The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-24


BIDS FOR PARE CARRIAGES
in the new Reservoir Park.
Mr.. Crenshaw moved that all bills be
paid on the last Monday of each month,
and that bills not presented by 0 O'CLOCK
on the evening Of that day to lay over
rntil the last Monday Of the following
month
Agreed 10.
The committee decided to pay s155
rer annum, as office rent for Mayor Ely
son.
Applications made for tie use Of
>held's Grove for a picnic, was allowed
if the lessees permission is given.
WANTS MORE ROOM.
CITY Treasurer Chidrcy appeared be-
fore the committee and stated that the
usiness connected with his Office could
not be done in the cramped space allowed
Lin. His office was too small, there was
r0t room TO put desks on which 10 put
the books. He should have quarters close
- tie Auditor, Commissioner of the
Revenue, and City Collector, and he left
i' with the committee - help him out.
lie wanted room for the accommodation
&C himself and the public
Mr.. Crenshaw asked: Did not Mr..
Greenhow keep the State office separate
and pay the rent Tor Ii: MI ChlldreY
i'd yes.
Mr.. Childrey said he was compelled TO
ave the additional office room. His
hOndsmen might be willing TO trust him
with 100000, but might not be willing
10 trus' some one else quarter OF mile
way
His office has been so packed and
crowded that Mr.. GrcenhOw has been
compelled to give his check for losses
during the day.
FAILURE TO SUPPLY BRICKS.
A letter was received from a. X.
Worth explaining why the company he
represents has not filled their contract TO
inrnish bricks Colonel Cutshaw eX-
plained that the failure by this company
- furnish bricks nccessitated him get
ling them from the other bidders at
so 80 per thousand instead OF 50 per
thousand as expected He believed Mr..
Worth had done all in his power TO get
the brick delivered, and the failure he
method Of making them.
The bond to be forfeited If the contract
was not carried out is 81, 300
Mr. Crenshaw said that lie was sorry
for the company, but this being the first
time a contract had been violated, il
would be bad 10 establish precedent by
falling 10 enforce the forfeiture.
The bricks were TO have been delivered
ut the rate Of 100000 day, but
bad not been. There should have
been 100000 bricks delivered, yet
only 25 600 had been, and the city had
been forced 10 pay 81 30 per thousand
more than IT contracted for in order 20
keep The City Hall going, and all from
this Chester company.
Mr. Crenshaw said he could see no Oh
.ct in advertising for bids aud entering
into contract without compelling that
contract to be carried out.
1t was finally decided TO postpone ac-
ton in the matter until the next meet
i3g.
Adjourned al s;i5.
THE COMMITTEE on CEMETERIES
met at the Council Chamber Yesterday
morning, at 3 o'clock Present, Messrs
Grimes, Chairman Phillips, Hunt and
| DickersOn.
In carriages ihey went to Oakwo0d
Cemetery, where they viewed the grounds
and enjoyed the keepers, Mr.. Dicker.
sons, kind hospitaliies. They found
that the new fence around the keepers
house, proteciingi from public invasion,
! ad been fully and Substantially built.
| There are eighteen miles OF carriage road
/ in the cemetery, Keeper Dickerson said,
which he had to keep in order, and that
/ Il hearse could on these roads drive up to
every private section in the grounds.
The flower plots were found to he
beautiful, and greatly ornamented the
rounds.
Fannie Lillian MadisOn's grave was
visited, and so was that Of the Chinee.
The former was beautifully turfed, but
lhe latter since the iron railing was
placed around ii seemed neglected.
Ii was noticed 10y the committee that
there were too few benches in the
grounds, only three dozen. They seemed
! 10 think there ought 10 be two hundred
The first section ever sold to colored
person was bought a few days ago by
Jane Wil'OD. 1t is located in that por-
ton of the grounds near the road leading
10 the York River Railroad, and is not
near the oiher section.
THE CONFEDERATE GRAVES
The committee thought something
ought to be done with tie graves of the
| l6, 900 Confederate soldiers whose wooden
head boards are fss, falling to peices, but
indicate no plan.
A visit WAS next made 10
sHoCKoE HILL CEMETERY,
and the sections overgrown with weeds
paradise trees and tall grass, disgrace
10 the city's property, were looked at and
commented on. The members have ideas
in there heads, but did not express them.
The city owns this cemetery, in which
lie buried some Of The greatest men ever
born on Virginia soil and 1t ought to
1 ho N frictlv carad for Al praaaut IN aopma