Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-18
TITLE TO OLD FORD
HOTEL PROPERTY is
RE|NSTATED TOC|Ty
Measure Is Sponsored by
r. Lindsay Gordon, of
Louisa, and Others.
DOES NOT AFFECT
STREET DEDICATION
Converts to General Treasury
Balance Existing to
Credit Of Fund.
,iEA AsunE Is uErERuED
Houac Adopts smItbe, u..,i,,,,
MEASURE IS nErnnnEn
Housc Adnps smIthey Hr.olu,jo,
Providing for Aboiishmcn. nf I'm
nrcesaTry stntc Departments.

Repeal Of tho act NJ March -. 1920
creating War Library Board an
providing for the erection OF a library
building ana auditorium az n memo.
RAJ TO the soldiers, eailors marines
bhh women who served In the world
war. The turning hack to the city Of
h'chm0nd Of tn" Ford lot. and dcdi-
tHtion 10 III. city ~ tho strip OF land
by which Hank street was hrOadcncd
Is provided for in II bill introduced in
The House NJ Delegates yesterday, the
patrons heins DELEGATE u IIndsa
H"rdon. OF Louisa; Dclcgai. william
J.. BaEby, OF King and Queen and
Essex; Delegate T.. d Bolton. Of
sotctonrt. Delegate Marvin Smlthey.
OF Brunswick: Delegate Il. r. Bondu-
rant. Of Prince EDWARD. and Delegate
George f. keczell. Of Rockingham.
The BILL which was referred TO the
appropriations Committee. after pro-
v'ding for the reveal Of the act 10
sTec' library building and audi.
torium. also provides:
THE title TO that certain tract o,
'parcci Of land. located In the city ot
lpchmnnd nnd described in scctior
!. Of said act, as bounded by
streets. and ieretofora conveyed
uy the city TO the Library Board. 1.
rrr"hy reiusia,ed in tho city Of Rich
1iond
Hoard u Abulishrd.
, The Memorial Library Hoard pro.
rided ior In said act is hcreby
'bolished. and any balance existing
% tho credi; of said fund at tho same
time this ac; takes effect shai! by
he Treasurer OF tho state he convert
"a into the general fund Of the
treasury.
4 The repcal of this act shalt not
AFFECT the dedication ny and FOR pub
lic streets aud highways a strip oil
land nttten feet wide lying on the
south sid" of tho Capitol square IN
he city of Richmond. and now be-
ing used as public street and high
Nay"
The Il"us" adopted the following
Iolnt resolution introduced by peie-
gate Marvin Smlthey. az Bruins.
wick:
Ire II resolved by the House OF
Delegates uhe Senate concurring)
. That committee of nine, five from
the House of Delegates. and -four
rom tho Senate. bc forthwith ap.
pointed by the Speaker of the House
Il Of Delegates and the President Of the
senatc. respectively, which said com
mittee shall investigate and report
TO the General Assembly what Of,
| fcers, boards aud commissions. al
The state. II any. can he merged with
| other offices, boards aud commits
sions. or can-be safely abolished
i without dctrimcnt TO tho onicicnc.
! of any department az tho state gov
ernment. AMI whether any officers
or members OF boards or commits
sions are drawing pay from the
State out Of proportion To the JUS
raluc OF their services. or not com.
mensurate with the decrease In the
rost OF living or tho dehation oi
rapital.
''Re 1t further resolved. That the
raid committee shall report 1t,
landings to the General Assembly or
or before the first day OF February
1922. and shall prepare and intro
iuce In the House Of Delegates ant
the Senate bills and amendments tc
the state Constitution designed Il
rarry It's recommendations into eff
| feet