The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-09
PETERSBURG.

7 .
-, TuE rRE.DEPARTMENT INV ESTfGA-
ts I,ow - PRECISION OF THE COMMITTEE.
~ or A pETERsBURGER IN vIcEs-
..nc-sypogT OF ToBACc0--REyENUE RE.
D, Ss TO THE FEvER SUI
rERERS.
,lr..,os,,opacnce OF the Richmond D!spaich.I
i@"''>sO SEPTEMBER Z, 1878.
nh. Fire Committee has given the late
thorough Investigation. ana mas
nv s,~h, M, Mi the circumstances bearing
pl" .bs case The committee was in session
On nearly . o'clock on THURSDAY night,
s uas. sra;n last night, during which sessions
. a.a st-,donce Of nearly forty witnesses was
! !ns ,ndcr oath. The members met again
.sss attnrnoon at . O'Clock, reviewed the
tn;s and gave their decision In the
49, II NAV be proper here to state on
i, h inr after the fire Mr.. i. G. Dean, en-
'.e a, the steamer America, was ar
s:"nna before the fire commissioners on
.nn 7nhsrcc OF negligence in the care OF his
oncirr which for some time during
INC frc failed 10 work. The engine
FAMED badly. and it was alleged that
.hjs roaming was caused by some pre-
"ara,ion which Dean had put in the boiler
~ s,on leaks. and which had never been
fo,lv removed. 81 the failure OF the en-
To-" To-" 20 work it was also believed that the
S,"s,rrc,;nD OF property was greater than
world Otherwise have been the case. Inc
commissioners. after hearing the evidence
fnfnrc them, decided by vote OF two to
one 10 discharge Mr.. Dean from the De-
n,rtmcnt. The member who voted III the
rcra,jyc appealed from the decision OF the
commissioners, and the matter was brought
before the Council. That body, after dis
cussiop. decided 10 refer the case back 10
the comm;ssioncrs-ior afuIl Investigation
and NJ the same time increased the numoer
Of the committee TO tive--adding two new
members. This committee gave the fullest
range 10 the evidence. Their decision this
afternoon was
..lst. That in our opinion the charges
against the engineer have not been sustain
ed bv the evidence; but, Oh the contrary.
nc was proven to he not only competent
but efficient engineer. and we would recon-
mend that he be reinstated to his office.
..od. That the Library building and pro-
nerty therein should not and would not
have burned had proper judgment and dis
crction been displayed by Chef-Engineer
Jarvis in using the means at bis command.
sd. We feel it our duty to ask your
body 1.-THE CounciD to give vote OF ccnsure
TO Chief Engineer Jarvis"
This report was adopted by 4 vote OF 3
ayes: noes. noue-two OF the members de-
Ginning to vote. \ special meeting OF the
Counaj, vii! be held Monday afternoon to
consider the report.
Mr.. William :. Harrison, eli this city, this
afternoon received telegram from Nicks-
burg announcing the death OF his son, VIII
liam :. Harrison. Jr.. OF yelIoT-fcver. Ills
illness was very brief. He was thlrty.tWo
wears Of age. and leaves a widow and one
child. He was member OF the Howard
Association. and 4 noble fellow.
During the week ending to-day S9,GI2
pounds OF manufactured tobacco were en-
ported from Petersburg. The internal
revenue collections {or the week were
S27.9l4.j0.
The Dalot-boX system for the collection
al money for the relief OF the yellow-fever
sufferers is to he adopted here. A box has
already been opened ut the post-ottice.
The Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent hssocla-
ton to-day contributed so for the sufferers
at Fick>bGrg. ROBIN ADAiR.