Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23
'CITY-HALL TROUBLES
rnE salcklAyEas Before GROUNDS
AND BUILDINGS COMMITTEE
The Essisssr WIN Invsssissss the Ones
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Bus,nsss Of rmpeesanes rranssetsds

The Grounds and Buildings Committee
met vesterdsy afternoon. Sergeant Epps
appeared aud explained the necessity for
| better facilities at the city jail for cases Oh
virulert insanity. and Colonel Cutsnaw
was instructed to arrange two cells Tor tho
comfort of these unfoftunates.
The question of whether or not the City
Engineer did right in giving to the stone
| cutters the work of cutting brick chases'
which the bricklayers claim belong 20
them, was then taken up and the City A..
| torney asked for his construction OIL the
| ordinances in connection with tue maj:
soement OF affairs and employment Oh
workmen on the new City Hall.
THE xSarNHxR CONTROLS.
The Attorney explained an opinion which
| he had previously rendered to this COM
mittee. which was to the effect that the
| Engineer had the power to make appoint
ments and the committee only had power
| to approve or disapprove his acts.
| Representatives OF the orickiayc.ss vi,
heard. their grievances being practicaliy
AZ published in Friday mornings DIS
PATCH. III.
Colonel Cutshaw was asked to make MS
| statement in connection with the matter,
and said he thought the bricklayers had
acted hastily; that he did not know o, the
time the question was under MS consiue,a-
ton that they were subject 70 nue. oy
their union for working Win stohe-cus'oiS
III cutting the chases.
WILL REPORT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.
Mr.. Hsrdwcke moved that the Engineer
be instructed to look into the grievances
of these workmen and report 10 inc com-
mittee as soon as possible.
Mr. Houston said he would not vote TOR
the motion because he thought the matter
could be settled at once.
The Chairman: | would like TO ask the
| City Engineer if he could decide this ques-
| ton now.
Colonel Cutshaw: cannot. Nor can
| I neglect nv other duties to do so: 90
not care to decide question IKE TINS until
| have seen some of the other Drickiayers;;
| 90 il ia of no use to have your motion reau
az soon az possible it will be done as soon
| as practicable.
1he motion was then changed so that
| the Engineer was instructed TO report as
| noon as practicable"
MR.. IURPIN's RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Turpin then offered the following
Whereas, by an ordinance which became
| law on August Is. 1886. the Committee on
| Grounds and Buildings were authorized
| 10 commence said new City Hall at once,
| by the plan known az the DAY Work rs
far as practicable !" therefore. be 1t
Resolred by the Committee on Grounds and
B,nHinqs. That all bids for plastering said
new CITY Hail be returned, unopened. TO
| the respective bidders, and that the City
Engineer be, and is hereby, directed to
plaster said new City Hail by day. labor,
| the workmen to be FIRST listed by the
| Committee on Grounds and Buildings,
1t was lost, only Messrs. Turpin and Seay
voting for it.
BIDS AND CONTRACTS.
| Bids for plastering the City Hall were
| then opened and were az follows: A. z.
Billing. S59. 227; w. j. Gilman, $50, 500; j..
| N. Gilman 4 Son, S59, 500. The question
| of whether or not white hod-carriers could
| be obtained elected much discussion, as
| the bidders claimed they could not get
white men mere to do that class OF Work,
and that it would have to be given
| TO negroes. To this the committee
objected The matter of awarding the
contract was postponed and bids we're
opened for the electric wiring of the City
Hall. This was finally referred to the City
Engineer for examination and report.
and the contract for the plastering was
awarded to j. w. Gilman Son at the
price 800.
The committee gave the work OF ex-
cavating and grading the boiler-room to B.
p. Clay TO be done for 1915