Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-27
CIVIC BODIES WILL BACK
PLANS FOR AUDITORIUM
Demand That Memorial Library
Contain Adequate Space for
All Large Gatherings.
MILLS TO RUSH ORDINANCE
Senator Will Make First Move
Tuesday Night Before Finance
Committee for Ccding OF Ford
Lot to State.

Practically every civic organization
and club in Richmond will he repre-
scented Tuesday night at special
meeting of the Council Committee on
Finance, called TO consider the Eif:
Of The Ford lot. at Eleventh and
Sinie. for the erection Of ,s2.ooo,ooo
library TO commemorate Virginia
heroes of the world war.
State Senator Morgan r. Mills.
chairman of the memorial library
committee. will appear as the spon-
sor of the ordinance calling for the
gift of the Ford lot in exchange for
which 10 widen Bank Street Com
mittees from the Chamber of Com
mrcc. the Richmond Advertising
Club, the Richmond Rotary Club. the
kiwanis Club and numerous other
civic organizations will appear 20
back up the ordinance with their
support Practically every orGaniza-
ton of note IN the city will be rep
resented.
Mayor VIII he Present.
Mayor George Ainslie has been
asked to he present ut the meeting
open discussion of the ordinance will
take place
Many citizens have expressed APP
prorai OF the plan by which Rich
block OF land worth about S15O Gee.
Mayor Ainslic would express no
opinion of the project yesterday. but
stated that he did not see how the
city could possibly refuse such an
offer as made by the State. He said
that the gift of the Ford lot would
be Il erea; sacrifice TO the city. At
crowded condition of City Hall and
The removal OF the Juvenile and DO
mestic Relations Court from the
Ford lot, besides other city offices.
mn r. ma &c l.
most essential. he asserted.
Plans were made several Years
ago. he. said. for building an addi-
ton to the City Hall on the Ford
lot, hu, the project was abandoned
because of the world war. Al the
present time municipal quarters for
Offices and courts are very much in
demand and the question of housing
the city's government much longer
without new quarters will demand a
great deal OF thought.
Mnst iinrr Auditorium.
Richmond cannot afford To lose the
chance TO acquire s..ooo00 library
and auditorium. which she Is much
In need OF. W. y. Clarke. Jr.. secrc-
tary Of the Richmond Retail Mor-
chants Association. stated last night.
in connection with the proposed gift
OF the Ford lot by the city for the
memorial. MIR Clarke expressed
himself as mach in favor with the
proposed gift of the lot by the city
If u suitable library and auditorium
arc erected.
Edward Rasland. president OF the
Montague manufacturing Company,ls
also much in sympathy with The
movement. lie stated last night that
the acquisition OF an auditorium
library viii he a splendid thing for
the city and that business men are
in accord with the plan. Through
Mr.. highlands efforts a committee
/. from the kiwanis Club will wait on
{ the Council Finance Committee Tues
day 10 express the approval by the
cub OF the project. Luke - Drury,
Ross II. Waller and Fred w. Rich
ardson are :. /lembers of The COM
mlttea. Nh. Drury being chairman.
w; II. Schwarzschild, president OF
The Virginia Retail Merchants Asso-
citation, stated that he WAS in favor
ot The project II a suitable auGiio-
riuln is erected in the building in
which entertainments which require
more room than the ordinary theatre
furnishes can he obtained. IL was
especially anxious, however. that the
ordinance provide for an auditorium
II The building which vii! he large
enough 20 accommodate any enter
-atn:re'.,- concert Or meeting which
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All Opinions Are Same.
>.-i.y a litrz-? building Mr..
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