The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-13


AMENDED AND DEFEATED, &C., &c.
The regular semi.monthly meeting of the
Board Of Aldermen was held yesterday after
noon in the Council cbanber-President
Meredith in the chair. Present at roll-call :
Messrs. Gray, Lipscbmb, Scott, Smith, Span
genburg, Todd, Wagner, Williams, and
thinner. +,
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMATTTEE ON :.
STREETS.
Mr.. Todd (chairman) presented the annual
report OF the Committee on Streets, to-
gether with the report OF the City Engineer
which were directed to be published in the
city.
Mr.. Williams stated that he had been re.
quested by his colleague, Mr.. Kellam, to say
that he was absent on account OF severe
sickness. ., %.@h"+
go. BELIEF OF THE. PooR, R,..- ,,,,--4.
Mr.. Wagner submitted the usual monthly
report OF the Committee for the Relief oi
the Poor, showing the number OF inmates
received, died, and discharged at the aims.
house during the month OF February, to-
gether with the service rendered by the ac-
cident ambulance; which was received.
BANK OF DEPOSIT FOR CITY FUNDS.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on FL
nance presented joint resolution author
izing the Committee on Finance to desig-
nate bank OF the city as n depository in
place OF the National Bank Of Virginia. on
lthe same terms as agreed originally with
said bank. Agreed to. ..-'..
| 5. '.' " LIGHT. -
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on Light,
presented joint resolution rejecting the
resolution instructing the committee to
have gas-lamp put up on Fourteenth
j, street between canal and Mayo's bridge.
Agreed to. ...sa..s ~ g. .'-,,
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RETIRE n 5HMENT
AND REFORM. .... 3.
Mr.. GRAY, from the Committee on Re-
trenchment and Reform, submitted the
unanimous report OF the committee-R. FL.
Whitlock (chairman), w. Fl. .HaXall, John
]. King, James T. Gray, Lloyd j. Beall-
embodying various recommendations and
ordinances for the reduction of the expenses
OF the city government. The committee
claim that the reductions proposed will
save to the city S26,S41, not including the
amount that they are convinced can be
saved by digging trenches for gas and
water-pipes by the contract system instead
of the present one. and the purchase OF
such supplies as are not now furnished by
contract.
The committee say they have made per-
sonal, searching, and thorough examination
into the administration of every depart
ment of the city government, and the duty
performed by and compensation paid every
officer and employG. In the discharge oil
this responsible and important trust they
have been industriolIsly and laboriously en-
gagged several hours Of each day since their
first meeting, January 9th, up to February
24th.
In the Gas Department they recommend
By resolution that the Superintendent be
required to furnish and feed his own horse,
and that the present carriage and horse be
sold at auction and the money PAID into the
city treasury that one of the gas-inspectors
be dispensed with, aud that the salaries OF
assistant inspectors be reduced from 81 ,020
to $1,000; that salary Of inspector be re-
| duced from $1,000 to $1,000; that the Com
mittee on Light be instructed to fix the pay
OF the retort hands at 1925 per day, and
foreman of the same at $3.50 per day; men
| in the purifying-room 1925 per day. and
foreman OF same $3.50 per day; coal and
coke-stockers, yard, coal-shed, and ash-roll-
ing hands, S1.75 per day !; foreman OF
same 50 per day; blacksmith, $3.50 per
day helper, S1,5Qper day; men at lime-kiln,
$l.5O per day; It. T. Taylor, night foreman,
$3.50 per day; Mike Fitzpatrick, messen-
ger, 81 per day, as at present; F. W. Ma
honey, foreman upper works, $40 per
month; j. c. Dohella and Shirley King,
4 watchmen at holder upper works, S2.25 pei
ddy each; foreman seryice-pipe hands (H.
Burkman), 1925 per day; seryice-pipe
hands, Sl.75 per day; A. Z. Hodgson, re.
pairer, So. 25 per day; William =. Knowles,
timer, So per day That the present sys'
tenn be discontinued, and that the street
lamps be washed by contract, thus saving
5000 per annum; that trenches for laying
gas and water-nains be let out by contract
In the Almshouse Department and Relief
of the Poor the committee recommend the
adoption of resolutions to purchase by con-
tract las far as possible) all needful supplies
for the city almsbouse, embracing shoes,
hats, clothing, wood, coal, groceries OF al
kinds, medicines, dry goods, &C.; that the
committee abstain from the use OF cigars
and suppers at the city expense; that they
make a monthly examination OF the account
of refused articles sold; that they fix the
pay Of the baker at sixty dollars per month.
that the City Engineer be placed in charge
OF the two new pumps. pump-house, reser'
yoirs, &C.; that he shall nominate superin
ltendent and assistant superintendent ol
pump-house that salary OF superintendent
OF water works be reduced from Sl,S00 to
S1,6a0; assistant ntsuperintendent be reduced
to 1,125 from S1,250; superintendent OF
pump-house, S1,0S0; assistant superintend'
ent, 5000. That the pay OF T. L. Lucas,
messenger, be $3.50 per day; E. E. Davis,
foreman, S2.75; w. II. Woodson, Taper,
So; w. 81. Trainham, Taper, S1.75; Sam.
tRobinson, Taper, $1.T5; K. G. Lucas, fore.
man, $2.75; T.. Fourdree, pipe-layer:
$1.75; Watkins Lucas, pipe-layer, $1.76;
T. 81. Ball, pipe-layer, Sl.75; keeper old
reservoir, $50 per month, house and coal fol
self and family; S. j. Hunt, keeper new
reservoir, $500 per annum and house fol
self and family; A. Krouse, watchman new
reservoir, $50 per month; laborers az new
reservoir, 81. 1.25 per day each; cart-drivers,
$1.25 per day each; that watchmen at ole
reservoir, who received $50 per month, be
discharged; that the services OF Mr.. c. L.
Davis, clerk in the water office at 81 per day
be dispensed with; that watchman ut same
Office (s1.75 per day. be dispensed with
that the force at the pump-house be reduced
and the Committee on Water employ two
men in the day and two at night to as
sist the officer in charge at the pump
house, to receive ..S2.25 per day each;
that refuse material be sold and money pu
into the treasury; that the Committee or
Water be instructed to have no more re
irest ments at city expense, this practice
having been INDUCED in heretofore on seVe
raj occasions to limited extent; that they
require the Superintendent to comply more