Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-08
COMMON COUNCIL
PASSES MEASURE
CLOSING STREETS
Favors Proposal of Mann
That Certain Thorough
fares Be Fairgrounds.
SUSPENDS RULES TO TAKE
UP IMPORTANT QUESTION
Final Action, However. Left to
Citizens in Districts
Affected.

comoou Council las, might under
suspension OF rules adopted AN ogd.-
nance presented By Councilman James
T. Mann providing for tho closing
OF certain streets ~ stated periods.
- 10 used as backgrounds 10Y the
Shi!drcu Of the 'Itl. I'Hc crdiuaur,
provides tina: thc Director of rubli,
SAfctE ma! clos" certain streets al
Ter consent ~ "a majority 90. the ,.J-
&chS living along or adjacent 10 such
streets has been obtained
\ Simiiti ordinance Is nov on the
books. Hut owing 10 certain amhl.-
hs,S meyer hc.u exercised Tho Siam
"r"inaurr clarifies TIL" situation III,
nlSdsui" was advocated By Council
men Jones Mann l'mlaui English.
Morton. hitktTScU and Peters. while.
tnuuc'imeu Seato- and EatNius
Thought It shouii have been referred
ia the ordinance Committee tor pub
Mr. Mann pointed on, ;hat tin. ordi-
name" protects tho citizens. il that
motor, tn" streets can he closed. ;h-
director IF public safety must hear
from AL per- ons interested iN ANY
particular street which IL i J-s!: ned
10 close
Tnc news 90 tb> action by ,'ouu-
ci. viii n" halted with plcHsurv by
tE' l.iru"'- ei cnl.dgcu who have
hcru hcr,t-;or SHUT OF from any
,linG ~aNcgin- 90 :, playground b.
inE too az from 'n" puh.ic parks
'nd too 't"Sn To- ,ruGtst"d and dan
t'roU> thprpUgniaro> said Nj. Mann.
have been hv>:rG.d by citizens
gomm'uling IN" Tor ny action IN
ih'S ma,isr ront!g"ed Mr. Mann,
Wha Times lis nj.h last week that
contemplated offrriu. 'Nr measure.
am =iad 'ouurii lost m" tim" in
putting tho ordinance. on It's passage.
1,. o..
TucSdat uicnt VIII concur
Forwards school dissolution.
resolution offered bi councilman
Morton. directing ;hat the nond is
sac for rur,hasr - school propcrty
and buildings amounting 10 Sl.ic0.-
"'u b" issued IN TWO hlocl,% instead
~ lhrSr a# ~ iir-i proposed was
iprV Irdo to the Finance committee.
Ns cNc'u>iv'iy printed ia tn Times
Disuatcn Iast week AIr Morton de.
,i-cs 'hc funds designed r"r GyNr
>"ar 10 come under This year - -
FROM .dipU. % That Nor~ on many
~ tn" PROJECTS may begin, without
The delay which ma. cutaH IT the
money j. hcld uutl nest Year. The
rrSt batch ui h"uas. amounting 10
S3"o.on0 was To lave bctn used Tor tho
u''v Central Junior High school
Building. opposite tho iohn Marshall
High School. rU Marshall street. In
securing This lot. there would be de
lay IN getting possession of much OF
the property dt" 10 leases which do
not "Npir. until September In in
oudnlg the approximations Tor the
~. nrrIinliuary lynrr "a. l,. ION.
rhis yCar 80 ,h;,'. i'm man, eases nov
school. may he rcsly In. or,lI1anry
tor th" beginning ~ III" term In !!-".
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