Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-24
COMMITTEE DECIDES ON
F|RE-ALARM STATION SITE
Triangular Plot AT Madison, Bciri-
dcrc anu Canal Streets Is Deter
mined ut Meeting Last Night.
FARM LAND OFFERED CITY
Petition for Extension OF Gas Mains
Beyond Limits Tablcd-Ainy I'M
prove Power Plant In Order to
Sell Surplus Electricity.

After considerable discussion. in
which every angle OF the situatioh
was explained. by Chairman Eatkins.
Councilman DickersAn. and Subchair-
man Peters. the Council! Committee
on Utilities last night recommended
'or adoption the report OF the sub
plot OF land at Madison. Belyldcrc
and Canal Streets, rs Il suitable site
for the proposed fire alarm station.
The subcommittee had Visited this
others. and hnding that the COS, OF
add tionai land AT the point recon-
inend"d would hc but s:.500. and the
location suitable, decided tina; the
city could do no better. ii the station
had t" he removed from the city Hall.
petition from Tho Bellevue Cor
porat:on for an extension Of gus
MAINS 10 It's property outside the cor
poratc limits. was tabled. on melton
Of Mr. Dickerson. after :, iottcr from
the Director of Public Utilities had
hcen read. In which ne stated he
could not recommend at tho present
side the city.
oncr city Farm Land.
Communication from 9. l.. and II.
l.. Dcnoon Offering certain farm sites
To- the city for city farm purposes.
Investigating this matter This com.
n!;tcc stated through Chairman Pc
terS, that II was not ready to make
rs report on the Laurel farm site.
the committees embraces Chairman
Peters. Alderman White and Council
man DIckcrson.
~ resolution introduced in tho
BoarH OF Aldermen by MIR. White.
between Battery Park. Roland Park
and Dupont Circle for trunk sewer
ana park purposes, was re ferrcd 10
thc Director of rublic Works FOR II
r"mnrt as TO feasibility.
The much Ia llict-o. resolutions of
which Councilman Dlck"rson is pa
IRON. calling upon Director Trafiorl
10 report TO Til" committee on tho
quaint and quantity Of gas supply
ana 10 suggest to the committee any
improvements which might y" mad.
70 The cicctr 10 plant. with the idea
ir!c power upon commercial basis
WIS referred to tho director and tho
city Attorney. to be- reported back
az the next regular meeting Of tho
committee. Mr. pickerson stated that
ne had been Informed that the city
might derive Il revenue Of at least
Sl,uoO.ooO from the sale OF electricity
nj n rr!cc slightly above the cost OF
Want city 10 I,uy Parks.
y petition from l.: l.. Frost and
others, asking the city TO buy certain
land in the far wcat End FOR marx
inG purposes. was referred 10 tho sub
committee investigating the amour:
ana location OF vacan, property
pN ". il' Guy. me Nlnnglly
resolution askn for this data was
referred 10 "a subcommittee embrace
in" Aldermen Nunnally, ana Woody
and Councilman Ladd Mr. Nuunally
stated that there arc hundreds OF
Thousands OF dollars worth of idle
city propcrty which might either be
put 20 good use or disposed oc.
Chairman Ladd. Of Il subcommittee
TO r"arrhnr" certain Office rooms In
the CITY 1'all FOR the convenience %,
IL" Employment bureau. reported
that his committee had not yet com
plc;"d its Investigation. Councilman
iphus, 81 'hi% committee. stated tina.
he had locked into the question Ia
some extent, but that there was moth
Ing tdnTih!" rs yet to report upon
The cu!i committee was present
t'ha.rmHn Batkiug called at:cn-
ton 20 this fact and pointed out that
ms committee held :ho record OF 100
H"r cent attendance during the wear
the members are Chairman na,kins
Aldermen EpUS. Nunnally. White and
woody counrilm"n p!ck"rson, Johns
add md pC,crG