Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-26
CITY FATHERS 10 CONFER
ON 100000 BOND ISSUE:
Finance and Utilities Bodies
Will Hold Joint Meeting
Tomorrow Night.
ron rAnk> AND rl>,Gno,>ps
Resolution Providing for Rccrcaiionai
Projects Forwarded to C"uncii,
After STA Months Dciibcrntion.
with Recomm rndat lon THAT II Pass.

y conference between the Finance
and Utilities Committees of City
Council is scheduled for tomorrow
Light nj $ O'clock The Finance Com
mi;tcc ha, invited the Utilities Com
miusc to confer with it on the pend
ing resolution providing FOR a. ond
issue oC 100000 Gor parks. play
grounds. swimming pools. public COM
tort stations aud similar utilities.
This resolution was adopted hy the
Utilities Committee and forwarded to
Council with a recommendation that
II he passed This committee had
considered the proposition tor more
than sin mcuths. II had visited many
sites. Gcti number oi hearings and
discussed the various projects upon
numerous uvCasious The committee
rad reached Us conclusions att,>
tEOrCGGh Investigation, and had
practically Concluded that the only
way u which to proceed toward a
contamination OF their wishes would
bc through bond ISSUE. 'fn,y AR
suci lhat parks, fairgrounds anil
comfort stations We're parts az a..
municipal body which We're as nrr.s-
St"s IS almoS; any otncr Ia;ts 20:
the maintenance of heai;a, and
stable community. Tho pap. Was
sent 10 the Finance Committee 10
provide the funds.
Il j. anon this point the TWO COM
mitt""S VIII confer tomorrow night.
1t may De that the original doyu-
incui may hc amend "a and that funds
ui.y h. provided for some 81 the
utilities mentioned IN thu paper
adopted y the Utilities Committee.
.\mun. the projects and y Discus
sion bs toe Utilities Committee, and
recommend a by that body. are plans
for Il playground on iroad street b.
tween thirteenth aud Fourteenth
streets: enlargement; or HivrrAid
PARK. enhancement 81 Battery i'ark !:
small park At Patterson AV-nu. be
tween koseucath Road ana Tilden
Street; ru; chase of part ul Euck
iiill for park in south Hirhmond; to
enlarge Fulton Park &" pgvrias e.
p'Conor property 10: plnNGrouuds Tor
Fulton iii! school; 10 enlarge pai;-
wood Cemetery; 10 secure land at
Forest and Patterson Avenues for
ralE purposes Tor swimming pool
IN the ErS, End FOR public comfort
stations ~ seventh anu Road streets.
HiNcrs.dc t'ark ANA Byrd Park
Tlr Finance Committee. viii. az
this meeting. laE" q number OF In
rortagt pr,p".si,Ion> 10 dispose oi.
The matte: III apprpp-..Uu= Sl.p""
TOY Numbering houses IN North Rich
uoab. ard IA similar sum Tor ripruy-
!u- Gilbert street. VII be- taken no.
and ui- resolution providing for d
.@n"tg Bend issue for improvements.
e Pine camp viii -, discussed Two
PROPOSED bond issues for large sums
'Hi b. cons id-rcd Eur water WORKS
anG iI1prov emeni> and "Nrenslna
Sl.5oae05 IS ASKED aud ssooov is
sk"d Yer street. 81 ming
The resolution presented ~ ;h- .a.t
meeting q: the B,ard o. .i,J,ruca
p, KID MT Adams, inviting the
l'.t"d c,ulrdyral, Veterans To- hold
lHeir r.unlcn oi 1922 300 2lrAm ,nd.
and providing Tor an anpropgia;lou
ut Sihct u Getray oNp"i~cs Viii "e
Nen Up. !. ia probable this paper
msy 3D.. reported cut. 50 IL cam ha
oCtJ ur"u ~ IN" October u-tt,s. "f
t"uuy IA lime TO be rcsc-r-L 10 o.
Chattanooga when The mediation Is
presented a, th" rrUu.uI next month
The Melton resolution. rcduriu =
tho price OF gas. may also hr tukcu
M. Alderman Melton oi jefferson
Ward, presented thi, paper some
weeks ago. ilc SAYS the price "G aas
may - reduced oYsidcrahly without
lncurrins an expense upon IN, ujty.