The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-18
sPECIAL.NOTICkn.

/" The President Of the Gomncii, Win
paytizons in the coming election 1T hst the
supsrinte ndsnr of the Gas Works, having finished
the new works, reports the fact to the Council
whsreu pon Q eommttee.sf that body. headed BY tbs
President Of that body, In appointed to receive the
works from his lths snpsrintendent's) hands.
To this there could Be no objection, except ir:t-
ed the hrst worhs Second. ny this special erm
ulttse when there already existed Standing Soon.
mittea on Light" . hose experience was eertainiy
du les en- phatcslly embraced this very duty. Why,
then. IL may bs asked, was this special eonmittse
appointed and why the unususl course Of putting
tn. Pr. 8 DEN: OF the Couacil upon such q commit.
tee!
The COMMITTEES thus appointed In september last,
had referred to them. the letter Of ths 6uperinten-
dent Of Gas dated the 8 Of Septem ber--receives
letters from Messrs John Starr and A. r. Van
cisv.. dated the ~ h and 24h of October pithin a
Of the city elections the OH Of March make their 70.
port this Council, which report being ordered to
be ubishe d, has been t1ice pubinted course I'M
heard of and too plainly Indicated an object other
In this report of the committee. the auperinten-
deot 10 greatly praised to which there can be no OBJ
lection lille there may be oifere1co ut taste ~
the fuls.ms and elaborate manner 10 which it has
been done But theIe is objection to the manner OF
obtaining the two ap pended notes from Mr. John +.
Starr aud Mr.. A. H Vanc eve, and there 10 objection
to tn ase two gentlemen being regarded AZ disnter-
ested parties Why were they written to a. r. che
doings of this Superintendent IN with the
Judge of the works themselves! Then WHY not let
the Committee on Light perform that duty But II
neither were competent ana II was tnougnt neees
sary send to the Norht for informa'lon, how hap
pens it that thu two gentlemen eferred to- were the
suly ones cal ei tn The answer, no doubt, will DO
That III ,se two had visited the WORKS and were sup.
posed to be faly acquainted with thsm. True; but
mad not ore of them Mr. Venceve) oeen called upon
BY the supernt for aid and advice in putting
the norris that he is called upon to ts.tVy to
f. sionally Gas Eng'neer2 Was he not an inter.
ested party TO thi, extent. at least! Ard had not
the other, tMr. John Starr been upPiylng inc
aud il he pot at this time bidder or an expeetant
for he nev Gas Holder, recommended to be pur.
chased by this Superinter dent which TO cost 40 u.
$40 OOe? And he not interested TO This extent at
least in sustaining and compllmenfmg the Suferin
tendent Would not both of thess gentlemen be
object ed to before any court a. crested parties
the relations thus existpg and could ihsy not have
obtained other jud,es to for them, II they
found themselves uequal to the duty?
Then Whist d these gentlemen say? Mr.. Starr says
"In this do not, however, wish to be understood
~ endorsing the works as they now are 40 there are
some serious defects s1s Tome snod Of
thrown out o: the parts even at the expense 10
the city of new" What defects, and whose the
Superintendent? IfMr. Starr means to reflect upon
the former, his has been fruitless effort, a. Mr..
Campbsl,s character and mechanical skill is beyond
docs not mean the defects Of Mr.. Campbell, then he
mus, mean those of the present superintendent.
MT Vancleve says: Tho works were not in epe-
ration when i vist-d them, con,eqaently, could
not Judge of their efficiency. saw nothing at either
the new or old works. discreditable to Mr.. Wynne,
as manager.
NV examination CT both works was made of their
exterior appearance.
ri could not judge Of their efficiency, without an
inspection of the results produced"
now. IS gas works are only valuable for the re-
suit of their operations, tchch Mr. Vanc.ece did NOT
see and az the interior of these works. like the in
terror of watch, are all important, end these Mr..
Vancleve did not see it is of the msny peculiar
features in the report of this committee that they
ICON sratulated the Council on ths result which has
been attained by such superficial and indstinos
statements.
In conclusion. 1t Is to be hoped that such unfair
attempt to influence citizens, in their coming
ton, may be emphstically rebuied.
NH l8---lt- JUSTICE.