I'rospcrls of settling the question of
U,o purchase of a city farm before tho
I Present Council goes ?ut of onio? ot,
September I. are believed to he excood
j ?"??>- bright, and, with this ?.,>?! in
. view, a special meeting of the Ooin
I mil too on Finance will bo held olthor
this aftcrnoon or to-night, the hour
J to ho determined this morning.
The committee will receive a recom
mendation from tho Administrative
H'.ard that the Ncwstead Farm, on the
| .lames Hiver, eight miles below Rich
mond, which consists of 1,161 acres,
bo acquired at a price of $65 an acre.' J
or a total *f $75.465.
The Council Commit too on Public |
Ruildings. l'roportios and Utilities has I
tho purchase of this1
same property, and its recommenda- i
Hot, was referred to tho Finance com
mit too which in turn called up,,,, the
Adinlnistrati vo Hoard to make a re
!i"M'k n,1,MV weeks members of
iho board have boon onKagcd in in
boon o- v:il lo,IS Proporties which havo
con oftorod ,o ?,o city. From th
irst the News toad alto has boo,, tho
f.?\or to. tho only objection raised |r.
being wh,ch |s
in sonic quarters as excessive. I, is
said that the owner. J. Mi-Phall Ins i
1 it. ton years ago.
""Mil- wiij, noi.n
*I'KCIAI. sksskiv
'J?* V*0?iiMoo Committee approves
to 'iw. i'! , ro':omn",|idatIon will
moo J 'r , r'1 ?f A'?*?rfien. which '
meets Tuesday night. A Special sen-j
he'ld hlf' , ,Vomm,,n Co?ncil will bo!
b Id before ,he end of the month. so
imr h , ? ordinance authorizing the
'* Put on its passage it mav
' ,)nc??rre(l in before the nnvC.,.
