Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-07
CITY FARM AND LIBRARY
BILLS BEFOSz COUNCIL
Believe Both May Be Passed
at Meeting of Body
Tonight.
PATRONS ExrnEss CONFIDENCE
II Farm Measure Is Adopted. Library
Resolution Stands Good show,
Spirit Of Cooperation Apparent in
Ranks Of CITY Fathers.

The eyes OF the city will lie nxed
upon Common Council tonight. for
two measures ot considerable moment
are to he disposed OF by that body.
IL vas stated last might that at least
three members OF Council are out O,
the city. Many matters coming TO the
lower branch from the Board o.
Aldermen apd the Finance Committee
VII! require a two-thirds vote. 80
that thcr" is an uncertainty rs TO the
appearance OF a working quorum n,
the meeting tonight
Tn" first of the important PROPOSE
tons to hH taken up tonight VIII l.,
the resolution providing FOR a bond
issue Of $4,000 For the purchase Of
n city farm. There are several con-
unSencics in reference to this pro-
jec,, tn" most serious OF which Is tn.
fact that before the city can opcr-
ate the farm, free from complications
which may arise because Of nom
Jurisdiction in civil ana criminal mat
iers, legislative action must be
secured. II is believed by many Nom
bcrs Of Council! that this barrier may
he removed. or At least waived. in
aSnUCh as ii is calculated the farm
Will not h" in working condition be-
fore the General Assembly gets to-
gather. and before criminal or civil
Jurisdiction is invoked. all obstacles
VIII have been removed.
stands 10 Lose Nothing
Even though this be not possible"
one Councilman said last might
whatever legal action may be ncces-
sary can be taken care OF by Hcnrico
County until the city obtains extra
jur!sdictional rights through lcgisla-
tive action. There is no certainty
that any such calls may bc made. so
that the city stands to lose nothing
hut 10 gain all. practically. hy max
inc provisions for the purchase Of the
farm now"
Chairman James u. Peters whose
special committee devoted many DAYS
TO consideration OF the question of
city farm said last nigh, tina, h"
believed the members OF Common
Council tonight would he ready 10
act in accordance with the demands
OF practically every citizen. lie said.
also that he believed that the H.
hrary resolution might be taken from
IN" table and acted upon favorably
so that both the big measures that
doomed UP in the spring campaign
may lac disposed of to the satisfaction
.: the people.
The library resolution. which was
recommended by the Finance Com
mittec with but one dissenting vo.r:
tost out In Common Council for II"
lack ~ two votes. Fourteen votes
was necessary. while the patrons Of
the bill could muster but twelve.
These patrons hop, tho opponents
VIII at tho meeting tonight fall in
line and give the people what they
demand. Those who voted against
the resolution were: Atkinson, Ladd
Moore, Robertson. sullivan. Smith
and umiauf. ENGLISH, patron OF the
measure. changed his vote from
aye" ~ mo" in order TO move to
reconsider and table. Mir Rodrn was
not present. but il is understood he
favors tho library plan. H. also in
Dictated at meeting of the Finance
Committee tina, he favored city
farm. although n" would have had
the PROPOSED appropriation nxcd at
$4,000
Appropriation Of S.5.0Gu.
The Finance Committee on Friday
afternoon adopted = motion To rc-
turn the city farm resolution TO
Council with the Recommendation
that II he reject.~. This resolution
provides for an appropr!a Of SIS
700 tor tn" purchase of the Hricl
farm, located In Hcnrico county.
"oSH' 80 = % q 'ii'fN from tNt t!it con
sis'!ng OF 3tl acres This farm was
selected by tn" committee from Il
iis' OF aoou. seventy farms offered
the CITY Nineteen Of these farms
were insp"ctsd by the committee
four. OF apparently equal value. were
finally selected, and these were
visited by the full Utilities Commit
Tee and members OF the Finance Com
inittee Following this. experts from
tn" Agricultural Department o! Wiz
GINA examined the soil. visited IN,
locations ind gave written reports as
10 IN" relative values Of the several
i"IHs Upon this report tn. com
mite" selected the Briel farm.
An exchange OF views al the meet.
ing o. the Finance COMMITTEE, in
dicatd that there was no fixed de-
termination on The part Of the com
Tnitte- as body Personal expres-
s'ons were divergent II was finally
agreed by all that the paper should
oe sent bhck to Council. SO that its
various angles might be fully dis.
cussed on the floor Alderman
Workman opposed this motion hut
the committee. otherwise. with tn.
exception ~ Mr Roden. who was
absent. voted 10 rcjcc,
Council VIII have number Of other
papers before i. So that 4, +. he.
lieved tae Session viii be prolonged.