The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-01
THE VERY LAST.
FINAL MEETINGS or TIE REST or
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES.

Grounds and buildings and Public Chari
ties Committees Perform their Last Du-
ties Committee on school Delinquent
Important Action Taken-&c.
The last meetings cf the City Council
committees were held yesterday. AT i2
O'Clock last night the Common Council
and Board of Aldermen of the years
1SS6-1SSS, together with all their com-
mittees, passed on, Of existence. During
that time, two years from July /, 1886,
the Council and its committees have
done much for the benefit of Richmond
The new City Hall and the Electric rail.
way were started under their regime
The one Is rapidly being built, amt the
other is the success of the age.
The first meeting yesterday was the;
Of the
COMMITTEE on GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
This committee met for the purpose of
paying of the men employed on the new
City Hall for the weeks work ending
yesterday.
here were present, Messrs. kendler
(chairmsn), Pi2zini, Crenshaw, Snead,
and Mama full committee. They
passed on the payroll, and INDUCED in
complimentary speeches one with the
other, in which the clerk excelled all
Others in the pitbiness of his remarks,
after which the committee adjourned for
good.
Three of the five members of this com
mittee are members of the new Council
They are Aldermen Crenshaw and Snead,
and Common Councilman Mann.
THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC CHARITIES
met in the office of the Superintendent Of
Public Charities under the Exchange
Hotel yesterday afternoon.
There were present Messrs. Rowland
Hill (cbairman), Montgomery and Dick
erson.
The report of the keeper of Oakwood
Cemetery was received and filed, show
ing tba, the receipts during the Inonth
OF May amounted 10 $3.50.
The regular payroll and the routine
bills were ordered tO be paid
The chairman reported that owing 10
the scant time and the pressing duties of |
the City Engineer, he had been unable ia
complete the laying out of the Banks |
town property for cemetery purposes.
A communication from Mr.. w. a. |
DOhtiSOA, httltl vi Olh hUpu t'Ilt-
tery. was read and ordered To be re-
corded as follows:
OAKwooD CEMETERY,
June %, 1883.
To Me HonOrd5Le Committte on Cemeteries i.
Gentlemen,-I have been informed
that rumor is being circulated in re-
gard TO enclosing the keepers residence
at Oakwood Cemetery, that Is calculated
TO reflect on my honor and integrity.
therefore enclose papers for your inspec-
tion. and beg that you may see fit Ia ex
Onerale me from any blame in the mat.
ter. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM a. DICKERsGS, Keeper
A paper signed by 7. Wiley Davis, f.
Z. Jones, and Joseph W. Carter, bidders,
was ordered to be recorded, stating that
their respective bids for enclosing the
Keepers house AT OakwOod cemetery
were under seal, and that Mr. Dickerson
knew nothing abaut the figures therein
contained.
A certificate from f. l.. Powell, the
successful contractor, was placed on
record that he had no belief that Mr.
Dickerson, the keeper, had knowledge of
his bid.
THE COMMITTEE on SCHOOLS
was 10 have met at $50 in the Council :
Chamber yesterday afternoon. AT 7:30 $
the only members present were J. &.
Dickerson lchairman) Jones, and Bow. {
den. II required TO make quorum four
members. Those present adjourned and
went home.
The object of this meeting was to pass
on the routine bills Of the Mechanics In {
stitu,e. such as rent, etc, but failure OF
quorum sends them over 10 the next S
Council and its school committees II