The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-21


on the ground that Wren had been hon ora.
bly, discharged, aud that his case could not
now he considered BY the Council.
THE Chair said that Mr.. Christian was In
order, as be was merely giving an argument
why his resolution should be adopted.
The question being taken, Mr.. Christian
demanding the ayes and noes, the resolution
was defeated by the following vote:
Ayss.-M -Mcssrs. Christian. johnson of jackson
Ward. oliver pulsm, Wingtled-5.
NoEs-MeSsrs. Bargamln, Garter Gmr.is, DAVIS Jaws
kins. Manson, Mctggcr. straus. Talbot, rover,
whi,lock, johnson of Clay Ward-lo. -,..-
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
Mr.. English. from the Committee for the
Relief oil the Poor, submitted report show
ing the number Of persons received, died,
discharged, &C., at the almshou:e during the
months Of June, July, aad August; collins
and meal issued. and service rendered By the
ambulance.
Persons admitted during June. July, aud
August, 81 !; discharged, 80; died, Al. R"-
naming in the almshouSe, 232; remaining
In the almshouse September 1, 1874, ,,229.
Meal furnished. 145 bushels and pounds;
coftins issued, 81; burials furnished, 81.
Number of cases in which medical assistance
has been rendered: White, 20; colored, II -
total, 80.
The committee also state that new boiler
has been purchased and put into the alms-
house at q cost Of 81, G22.75. They ask that
arrangements be m,de 10 pay for it from
some other fund than the appropriation TO
the Committee for Relief Of the Poor. The
report was adopted, and that portion rela-
tive to the boiler referred TO the Committee
on Finance.
SUPERINTENDENT KNowLEs'S HORSE AND CAR
gIAGE-C CAN 1T BE DISPENSED WITH?
Mr.. Higgins, from the Com nittec on
Light submitted the following report, which
was read {:
RICHMOND, September 6, 1875.
Honorable President and Members Of the
city CouncH:
Gentlemen, n,-The Committee on Light
have had under consideration the following
resolution, adopted by the Council June 7,
1915:
Resolved, That the Committee on Light
inquire and report as SOON as practicable
whether or not the horse and carriage now
used by the Superintendent Of the Gas.
Works can be dispensed with.
The summer recess prevented an earlier re-
Spouse 10 this direction Of the Council. but the
committee now beg leave to report that they
have carefully examined and considered the
matter, ard are Of opiuion that the horse and
wagon DOW used by the Superintendent can.
not without great inconvenience be dispensed
with. The committee believe tina. the hire OF
the driver may he saved, and have so drec!-
ed; but in the present condition Of the Works
they believe that it would not be possible for
The Superintendent TO discharge fully the du-
ties imposed on bim by ordinance without
the assistance of some vehicle. Tbe pipes OF
Richmond traverse distance OF forty'hre
miles; there are between eleven and twelve
hundred public lamps; extensions and repairs
are oftrcquent occurrence; and our city, as the
Council! is aware, is extremely extended N
population. Now, the ordinances require tue
Superintendent to give personal supervision
TO all street work and all Indoor WORK con-
nected with the production and Distribution
of the gas and, in addition, he visits the In
Spector's office every day, as well as astend
TO duties in both the upper ana lower ofkS.
To perform these services efficiently on loot
would be next to impossible. and the only
question is whether the city should encounter
the expense or exact it Of an otlcer whose
salary Is but eighteen hundred dollars year.
We do not suppose there should be two opln.
ions on such question. BY the dismissal OF
the driver we reduce the cost Of maintaining
the horse to $50 per month, and we regard
such an appropriation we'll bes owed.
In this connection the Council will permit
us to add that We have endeayorcd to con-
duct this important branch of the public
service with the stric' est regard to the pub
lie good; and we fnd evidence Of our sue
cess in that endeavor in the continued im-
provemcnt in production and in manage
meut which our successive reports exhibit.
Ii is matter Of great satisfaction to us, and
we doubt not to the Council, that this econo-
mr and care are so wcrking out these happy
results, in improvement in quality and
dminution in cost, that we may confidently
promise that our next annual report Will
surpass its predecessors in both these re-
spectS.
Among the means Of this success constant
and yigilant supervision holds high place,
and in the interest of that valuable quality we
recommend that the trifling cost OF this
horse and wagon be borne as heretofore and
charged to the expense of the Gas.Works.
Since last report your committee approved
of bills amounting TO Sl2.3lS.24, as follows:
July, Sl.521.47; August, 81, ,240 9S; Sep
tember, 81, ,j46.T9; total, 81, 1884
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN NJ. HIGGINS,
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