The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-14
LOCAL NJ ALTERS.
The Late Commissioners Of the Revc-
nue and EHfs 7'ny.

The Late Commissioners Of the Reye-
nue. and iHfs iny.
at a regular meeting Of the City Council,
held on Monday. July odd, there was in the
report Of the Committee on Finance the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Your committee have also had under
consideration the bill of J. c. Fischer as
Commissioner OF the Revenue, amounting to
Il, ,42e.1I !, hut as your committee hear many
complaints OF the inefficient manner in
which the duties Of The Office have been dis
charged, and ;,S it is not the province Of your
committee TO examine into the complaints
tins made. they would respectfully rccom-
mend tha, the same bc referred TO lis Honor
the Mav0r for fIll Investigation and report
to the Council"
The subject was referred to Mayor Kelley.
and in response nc writes the following let
ter TO the City Council:
MAYORS OFFICE.}
RlCuMoNr, August Il, 1872.
70 the CITY Co,ncu:
Gen,lcmcn,--A resolution OF the Council,
adopted July -. requesting me to inycsti-
gut" certain charges Of neglect OF duty pre-
irrrcd against Mr.. Julius e. Fischer. late
Commissioner CT the Revenue, WAS laid before
nc on the 9th Of the sane month. and has
had my attention.
inrlosr herewith The Written statement
OF Mr.. Rrgiauii, the City Collector, showing
in what respect aud with what results the
city ordinances were not complied with by
that officer: and also letter OF Mr.. TalIman,
who wa, substantially the officer, giving his
excuse or explanation Of the irregularities
admitted.
It i, quito apparent that III Sptciul respects
the ordinau" VA. violated. and that the pub
lie treasury, us well rs the convenience of
citizens. has suffered ihCrctrom.
think the source of the difficulty may be
\ found in the fact that Mr.. fI:chcr did not
| pretend to give the Office his personal attell-
| ton. There was no ilcgaity III this, and it
| is pity there WAS not. When the present
!iIl Of tha, officer Is paid he will have re-
cciyrti aS compensation for his last years SER
vice the sum Of $500. For this sum, do
moi doubt. all the work of his office might
have hecu thoroughly and promptly dis
charged. with u handsome salary 10 the CHIEF.
| submit tn the Council The pronrie'r II mo-
hbitin- the farming ext ii any city Office,
and ruui>hing The same rs the State does.
With the single exception Of the >hcritlalty--
and that ought moi to he ccXccDtcd-thc farm
wealth is punished by dismissal and Il per-
pctuai disqualification from holding such cl.
| lice, both on the part "f the Hiliccr aud the
| pcrSon 10 wh",n IL farms it Code, p. lnW
aud like prohibition might prolitably he
j initiated in our City Code.
! submit to the better judgment of the
Council, also, whether the penalty of five
dollars for "acl; days default ii The rroscn.
| ratirn OF the laN-hcok> hy the Commissioner
! after thr 1t "f juno, prescribed hy section
II of the ordinance amending chapter Xii. OF
| the City Ordinances, passed April StlI, 1872
is not entirely nadeqmtc.
\ default IN this matter jcopardizcs the
| city's credit by entltnccrin- the punclr,I
discharge of the city, obligations I" her
| bondlludcr-, and i: il matter nr grave con,
ccrn. Very respectfully,
IouI oncdnnf snrta,....,
[Si2Nedl y ~. hEILEy, Mayor.