Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-22
CITY WILL Be ASKED
TO BUY LAUREL FARM
Director Of Institute for Boys Ap
pears Before Finance Commit
tee With Request.
RIDDEN TO PRESENT PAPER
Councilman Impressed With Prac-
ticability of Schcnc-Judge j.
Hoge Kicks, of Juvenile Court,
Has Salary Fixed ut So, 900 Year.


Hoge Kicks. of Juvenile Court
Has Salary Fixed ut 5000 Year
Common. Council will. az it's next
meeting, be called upon to consider
| iarm Inc proposition WAS suggested
last night at the meeting OF the ri
nance Committee of City Gourmet!
when II. w. Spiman. one of the Iii
rec,ors OF Laurel Institute for Boys.
invited the committee to visit the
grounds OF the institute At Laurel,
give II an inspection and consider
the matter OF purchase.
| Ihc institution will be moved next
year TO a large farm on James River.
In Powhatan County. about twenty
cilities tor caring for wayward boys
Will be enlarged and it's methods i'm
proved. The State of Virginia has
n nkGn GNHF the MAJ OF the
| control OF It's affairs. The property
at laurel embraces ITO acres. 1875
Of 3ar which are in splendid condition
Spilman.
Use nS City Home.
lie suggests that the city purchase
me me Farm: utilize its buildings for
at the City Home. and raise produce
and feed for the city institutions aud
the animals connected with the va
tiSus CIT! departments. MIR. Spilman
believes the city will make a splen-
did investment. and that the farm
Will pay Tor itself in few years.
me committee was invited to visit
board of directors He was informed
that the committee could take no
olhcial action NJ this time. or until
so directed by Council. Mr.. .spilman
then siEnitcd his intention of having
suitably drawn paper for prcsen,
tation 70 that body at its neyt meet
ING; and Councilman T.. l.. Rodcn,
of Lee Ward. member OF the Finance
Committee. stated that he would pre-
sent the paper and explain it's pur-
and grounds of the Laurel institute
are in fine condition; that there is
an electric plant, laundry. shower
baths. barns. and a large amount of
and accessible by several highways.
ana with a siding able to accommo-
u"te ten freight cars.
committee Is Impressed
Members OF the committee were
impressed with the proposition. and
IL was quite evident tina, active
steps VIII be taken to bring the mat
'er 20 mead at an early date.
Castor Lichtcnstcin appeared be-
ioIe the committee last night 10 adj
, r"%als an an approximation of $4,000
He stated the fund committee had
made plans for securing fund OF
s1",ooo Tor the erection of {; suit
HG,e monument to Matthew Fontaine
Maury' 20 be located in the West
End. anu that the city would be OK
pcctcd 10 contribute $4,000 as it's
snare III Derpetuating the memory OF
this great Firginian The commit
lee tabled the paper until a later
n!cct!nS when the fun committee will
u,scuSs he suggestion. II will prob
;;s oe prousht un al a Special meet
noon.
delegation OF colored residents of
,,sa ~, appSa!ed 10 the committee to
Sohs!deration OF the action of Council
IN transferring the proposed colored
srnooi building from Sidney TO a point
On thc notrh OF Broad Street west NJ
Harrison. because of the large MN
Der OF colored children living in Sid
niey: who would have to go more than
e"rous , M I" Schooi, crossing dan
'cuS 'HorouselfareS on the road
Cinim sidney Colored section.
. ne cohtsnt!on was that Sidney was
a., aEpicai coiorcd section. with a pop
owned their homes. IL was sintrI
thai more than Loco coiored children
, DC accommodated at the pro-
p"sed school. and that there wouiH h.
nc inconvcnienccs to the white nconie
OF sidney, rs the school buii6ine
would be Isolated and far from the
white section "
City Council has already acted npon
..ne resolution providing for the cree
| tion of the school ON the norm ~
IRE ,tro"a street: hu, 1t was suggested
ia! whth action on the approximation
IS taken the situation may resoIvn
,se,t into better shape for the col
Alderman Melton urged tho co,,ri,
zee 10 recommend for udoptiou "A rrso-
lut!on placing W. II. Dobbins. an arc1
,,hi IN OF the Gas Department on
me smpG Fannuated list. His motion
| prevailed and the resolution Gxinr
| me period as beginning on Srn,.,nhnSr
/ nFSt. was adopted
Fix Kicks Snlnry.
| =, :, ltso'utlon liking the salary Of the
ahhnin' was. on motion of Mir. RIDDEN
adopted and recommended 10 counr;i
one M.S Of i th ,he Judge Of this court
! even footing with the other courts
man ns the total salary $5.0OO a Year
ne increase Will begin on the FIRST
iar.!, o' n. hscai year. February /,
i'-i Juuge y. G. Richardson presidcs
o'tr thls court having been elected
at the last session OF the Lcrisiattra
10 succeed himself for a term Of eigh,
on motion Of Nj. Melton a rcso,u.
tion appropriat:ng $500 for prIuti,,r :,
ttntaiIyc draft OF the proposed bni'iid'
~, oot re, was rccom'ncnded for adop-
non. ms draft has been sub,niitnJ
|" the Ordinance Committee Nv = s,Ih
committee Of experts
me committee viii meet next Tues
troller cnfer vi 'oh'p-
Thoss present a; the meeting wor.
II. Waverly Melton. C.nunrilnt.,' ma"
!'"ten, jacob Enlauf and T. J:,,i..i,.E
Phillips. ''"'''s"
Rake Fund for Endowment.
Easing Of an endowment which
snail maintain a SUITABLE cus,n I.io,'
-, NC Lee Mausoicum and chan,j