The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

w D. CoIauitt Co.
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SPECIAL NOzlCEs.
A. To Citizen" and the CITE Ems OF
carefully sustained from taking any part In the cs n
vas, in regard Z, the office he holds He has in
n, way or manner eountensneed Or encouraged inc
In tbs papers does he know who 10 the author OF
any Of them; and it would have been more eonso'
ID shout the whole campaign. But The article in
this Dispatch of Saturday morning last signed "Citi
contains many ststements which If believed,
are cslcu ated to place him aud 'hs Committee on
Light and the Inspector positions before this
community that he feels in duty bound to reply to
ttsm.
city" Mr.. Knowles has, until this year, made OFT
the table of the number of consumers; ami 10 til
report made for the year ending February 2sth 1855
ths number reported ia 1870 During the past year
ri have bsen added, and yet the greste.t number
that can be counted now Ii 1905. As tbs ordinance
does not require the meters TO be visited 'ceeky
cannot why any calculation of labor shouio be
baaed upon such nption. As regards the in
FEASIBILITY of visiting these monthly, 1t Is Only necss
ssry to state that have heard Mr.. kaowes say he
visited and the state OF every eter in the mid.
die Ward, which contains 500 consEmters in from
to DAYS. But, allowing ten days to perform this
duty in III. lageDt Ward, would 1t cot be possible 10
visit all The meters in the city IN a month! Astp
the othef numerous duties "rfaving jobs rum CT
Gss, &c, the Assistant Inspector snd the Supe
r.ntsndent have both attended to these duties and
Mr. Knowles has bsen exempted from ell of them
during the whole of the past year. Soon after hls
reelection last April he complained TO the Chairman
Of thu Committee Light that the duties were too
much for him to pc firm, end this gentleman told
MIN Il at if he would give the meters tbs requisite
attention he sh u ne released from all the duties
and further that IT the visit ag Of the meters month
~, under this exception, wss too mush for him
perform easily that thu Com n1ittee would be sat
listed ihs duty was performed oncein 6weeks also
su eriz~d ar. Knowles to t,k- o. many mon ss he
ded at any time, to Assist him to fill lie meters
or help him in any way that he desired. LII under
these clrca instances he preferred to neglect the me
and perform other duti.s has he his frie
any right to plain Of hi, being overworked? But
admitting that he f,quirod do ali that C1t'-
ecu" say he ia, did he the duties of the
Office with full knowledge Of its duties? Did he
Los promis the Committee Gu Light that he would
do all the ordinance required, and does not his official
o. bind him to fulfil these and did he not take
tn wi firm conviction that it was i'm possible
nim to perfoi m them "Cisizenn also endesvors to
mat it appea that In consequence of the ordinance
forbiddng any one except the Inspector or the As
run d. wn" by having much to attend to, while
the meters wers frozen up during the p's. winter.
SO far from this belng true the Superintendent his
she right to permit persons TO stend to rneers. and
nearly every gas ftser IN the city relieved these
permits from me, being anxious 20 afford every faci
ty to the consumers in getting ;heir metres thawed,
besides which sons ten or Twelve hands were taken
f ON the works to assist the lnsp sctor.
IN g 50 accused Of appearing before the Com
mttes Light agsinst Mr. Knowles With charges
which are Indefinite and general" Let sas be an.
sxe.ed by the Committee:
RICHMOND, March q, 1857
To Richard G. Norris, Esq, Chairman, and the
members of the Committee on Light:
GENTLEMEN. VIII you be kind enough to state
whether not the charges preferred against, Mr.
Kno les at the meeting in April last are indeE ate
and genersp or specific, and what they were and
'N' wal Your obedient servant,
r II WYNNE
! In answer TO the above insertogstoiss we state
that Mr.. Wynne did make distinct charges against
the Inspector of metres.
lst That Mr. Knowles had not examined the me-
ire, once per month, required by the ordinance.
I'd. That he did no: take the state OF all the metres
h ms Il when making out the quantities of gas cor
smsd; but In many ins snces he sent one of the Ia
bprers who employed the service pipe to take
thom
against him at . meeting Of the former Committee,
he had promised to attend to these dutes and in
than twenty four hours after making the promise
4.h. Th,tMr. Knowles had EN- ploy cd persons to
work f n him without the knowledge of Mr.. Wynns
5th Thai he had taken q man from an important
post to assist him. against the remonstrances of the
Thsse charges Mr.. Wyane pledged himself to sus-
tain, if the Committee would investigate them but
Mr. Knowles promising to do better in future, the
Committee consented to overlook the pasb, Mr.
Knowles ple3gnE himself to comply with The
quirements of the ordnsnss in future.
RICH'B Il MoRRiss, Chm,
r. w. kCDDsY,
JOHN Dove, 3Com. on Light.
]. M. TALBOT.
JAMES A. SCOTT.
To fHos. ii. WYNNE, Superints ndsnt, &c
That T. Knowles knew what charges could bring
against him evident to him. from the numerous
which had held in regard his do
ties and refusal to comply with tho equrements
of the ordinance. That he expected my OPPOSITE on
was evident his speaking of it several da,s be.
fo the m setns Of ths Committee and his obtaining
thA fv n pep 10 Tn,
the members of the Committee, and forestall the
opinions of the new members in his favor, besides
inviting five or six gentlemeu 10 be present at the
meeting for the purpose he said of seeng that ~
received justce
As to Ii light of the Superntend to appear be.
fore the COMMITTEES. it may be pIopsr info m Citi
zsn thst he isreqcired to be press n a ~
of the Committee. Alt the business which comes
before them passes either through his hands or those
of the Chairman and while he has neysr vet at.
tempted to dictate to them, yet his right to make
gestions for the benefit of the gas works or the
city. h.s neveryst been Questioned Art is it not
sppa ent to every one that while the resp visibility
O. the action of all the employees of the work Is
thrown up thu Superintendent. tina. he has q sht
ask hat the offices should be filled by competent
and reliable personst Ard conG any better reason
he given why should not have some choice in tn,
filing of the Office now neld by Mr.. Knowles, when
10 is notorou, that he has, duing ths whole of the
o. s year. used every effort to oisparARe manage.
sgeme of orks by arguing sanst neces.i-
t. for another gas holder thus atng Ih4 impr,
that wish to make unnecessary addition to the tax
time, engendering classification among the cJusu.
ners Of gas in the middle " ard by stating that ell
the bills are highe than they ever were be.
fore, and that il il owing entirely the gas, which
being impure than formerly. it IL nece.ssIy to
consume twice as much to get q good iignt. Would
the principal of any est bshment not think himself
aggrievso il he compelled to be placed at the
mercy OF one who would thus Gland siinely endea.
to tnjure him
In the paper of to morrow will snsw.r the ques-
tior about his gas holder. And IN conclusion lov
def Mr. Kno ves and his friends efuts any Of the
statements above made, or 10 prove that hive Ia
any single ins scted tow ards hi orhsrwss III an
fairly and no. oabiy. My who'e oticin coaducr for
hs past years open for the exaoins,oI of the
vi ole community, and ask no O her favor rnan an
impartial iavestlg CATION. 7his solicit and by th,s
willing to stand fall; and grateful se nse
OF Irdebe dness 10 my follow ciz.Ls f,r tho honor
hithsrto conferred On me, an their obsd ser.
yaat. THOs. II. WYNNE.
" city Sergeaney.-. Noticing In your
Columns, among The many candidates. for the said
Office the name OF Mr.. GEORGE w WILEY, We
his fnendsl feel called upon bsar our testimony
in his favor, knowing hin TO be capable aud worthy
that position. He ha. ways prove himself true
man, faithful to every trua. reposed in him,
Ing aud jealous in hs disc g OF his dutiesas cti.
yea me chan ar 20 itic4n, while all who know
his busipess gus ifoaiobs enhe affirm that
he 10 able 70 fill the fise OF Sergeant in msnnsr
unsurpsDxd by any of and has ps en-