The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-01
HOME HAPPENINGS.
YESTFRDA US RRPORT OF FJFNTS
~ THE CITY
Four Council Committees ia session-Elec-
tion Of Keeper of the New Pnmp-House.
Committees on streets. Police. and Elee-
trio Iights-General Local News.


trio Lights -Generai Local News.
The Committee on Water met in til,
off, g of the Water works at five o'clock
Yesterday afternoon for the purpose oi
electing superintendent OF the new
Pump house
This was the third meeting of this com
mitlec TO elect a superintendent. the FOR
mcr meetings resulting always in Tie
six members being present, Mr.. Charles
L. Williams was absent on account Ol
sickness. AT the meeting yesterday Mr.
Williams, who was very feeble bu, able
TO leave his house IN carriage, was
present along gtwilh Messrs. Dickinson
chairman; WingGeld, Mann, Brauer
White and Bahen.
The committee proceeded 10 ballot.
The first ballot resulted: Tomlinson,
.; Boyden, 3; Orange, /.
Second ballot Tomlinson, 3 Boydon,
3; Williams, l.
Third ballot TomlinsOn, 3; Boyden
3 Orange. /.
Fourth ballot TomlnSon, 3; Boyden.
3; llu,cher. 1.
Fifth ballot TomlinsoD, 3 Boyden,
3 Eliinger, /.
Six,h ballot Tomlinson, 3 ;sBoyden, 3
Orange, l.
seventh ballot Tomlinson, 3 Boydon,
3; Williams, T.
After the seventh ballot, and the fac,
appearing that there conld be no election
unless some one voted with one Of the
thrces in order 10 make four u majority,
big talk ensued.
Prior 10 this time motions to adjourn
were made between each ballot, but
after the seventh ballot, Mr.. Brauer
moved that the Superintendent suggest
some one who might be considered in the
sense Of dark horse provided it be not
M,s-fs. TomlinsOn or BOyden.
Superintendent Boiling replied by
stating that his sentiments were expressed
ai The first meeting Of the committee, and
hc had nothing else TO add.
lie believed it dangerous to experiment
with unjried men He said that Boyden
and Tomlinson were able and tried men,
and knew their duty. Some of the other
candidates were good mechanics but he
was rot ahlo 20 say which of the number
were the best.
The eighth ballot was proceeded with
and resulted-TOmlinson 9; Boyden, 3;
| Orange .. Ninth ballot-1omlinson 3;
| Boyden. 3, and o. ange, |
On the tenth ballot Mr.. Charles NJ
Williams, who had voted throughout for
Mr. BOyden, changed his vote for Tom
! linson, resulting In the following vote:
Tomlinson Dickinson, Bahen, Vii.
i liams-4.
! Boyden Brsuer. Wingfeld, Mann-3.
Mr.. Tomlinson the newly elected
superintendent of the New Pump house
il mechanic of first class order and has
served two years as assistant superinton.
dent OF the Pump house. and had full
charge of The Old Pump house.
Sundry other business of an unimpOrt
ant nature was transacted, and the com
4 mitiee adjourned
ELECTRIC LGHT
The Electric Light Committee met in
the council chamber yesterday afternoon
a, 6:2j o'clock. Present Messrs Court
ney (chairman), J. W. Carter and Taylor.
The cloim of the Virginia Electric
Light and Power Company for lighting
the streets for the past month not being
presented could not be paid.
A communication was received from
Major w. II Gaines, registrar Of the
land flee, asking that three additional
electric lights be placed in the Capitol
square Action was postponed unit,
Major Gaines, who is absent from The
city, could appear before The committee.
/ The chairman stated that there would
he left after paying the July bill, $4,000
/ 10 the credit of the committee. 1t would |
require about $3.50 to pay for electric
lights the next five months, which would |
leave balance Of $3.50 that would be
Expended in additional lights
On motion of Mr.. Carter, the Union
. Passenger Railway Company were in
|sirucied TO place an electric light at the !
eastern terminus Of their line, corner of
3Twenty. and p. streets.
Adjourned
POLICE COMMITTEE.
The Police Committee held It's monthly |
meeting in the Council Chamber last |
evening at 7:15 o'clock. Present-Messrs
kJoynes, chairman; Courtney and Davis |
The Chief of Police stated thar he had |
communicated with the Water Depart. !
|ment and Grounds and Buildings Com.
|mitiee in regard TO the retaining Of the |
|hydrant at the morgue, and that both had i
replied that the matter did not belong to |
their department.
The Chief was ordered TO have ii re-
paired
Paw rolls to the amount of $G9ll 20
and bills 10 the extent Of $75 90 were
found correct, and the chairman was au-
thorized to sign warrants for the pay
mcni OF the same
The chairman stated that he had con
ferred with Ma, or Ellyson and the Chief
OF Police In regard TO the increasing the
police force, and that they had agreed it
would be better for the move in that
direction TO emanste from the com.
mittee.
The committee decided to recommend
TO the Council, that the present ordin-
ance be SO amended as to add sixteen
police to the force. This will make the
whole numhar aYactlv 100 "a tbara 49, !