Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-22
TO CUT OUR FIREMEN.
SALARIES TO Be REDUCED AND
SOME MEN PUT OFF.
A Plan to Improve tho Observation-Disclosures
Jury Indictments and Other Court
News-Oficer Butler Resigns.

At a meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners. to be held in the new CRY
Hall tonight, the question OF complete
reorganization Of the Richmond Fire De-
partment Will be considered and acted
upon. The matter will be brought before
the body in the form OF a report from
the special committee, consisting OF Presi-
dent Frlschkorn and Messrs. James II.
Sheppard and G. Watt Taylor. appointed
to look into the feasibility Of changing
the system here with a view to improving
the service.
For the past month these gentlemen
have been studying n solution of the
problem confronting them, and now have
their report drawn up and ready to be
submitted to the board when 1t corr
venes this evening.
REDUCTIONS RESORTED TO.
Much as the committee dsliked to do
so, they felt constrained TO recommend
general reduction of salaries in the
department and the cutting down of the
force to some extent. This IS TO be done,
IL the report is adopted. not TO reduce
the annual expenditures Of the depart
ment. but in order that the fremen may
be properly quartered at the several en-
gine-houses, instead of only four MEM
bers Of each company being cared for at
them. Under the plan proposed, all the
men OF eight companies will be paid for
full time and kept at the engine-houseS
at all times. Four companies VIII be
operated by call-iremen. who Will proba-
bly, be secured with regard for the near
ness of their residences to the houses, as
well as for their qualifications for fight
ing the fiery element.
y LARGE DEPARTMENT.
President Frischkorn. when asked by a
Dispatch reporter last evening FOR a copy
of the proposed plan OF reorganization,
said that he did not feel that it should be
given ont to the public until after the
board had passed upon 1t. lie said the
effect of the change would be TO put
thirty-six men at fire on Main street
in couple Of minutes. whereas, under
the present system, II it was late at
night and the cars were not running SO
large a number of fremen would not
reach the scene before day. He is SAN
gIIne as 10 the results of the changes
recommended by the committee, feeling
that it will elevate the excellence Of the
department materially.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS.
The May term of the Hastings Court
began yesterday. The grand jury brought
in true bills of Indictment against the
following:
For felony-James Brown. Wister
Archer, Richard Bacl alias Peter Wheat.
alias Peter Shaw; Nicholas Brown. Robert
Coleman C9. John Coleman. John Dan
gerfeld, Edward Ellyson. Charles Gran
derson. Slater Harris. James Hickman,
Walter Johnson. Henry Johnson, Peter
Kuhn, John Kelly. William Lewis, VIII
liam Moore, Scion Merriweathcr alias
Scion Berkley. Benjamin Price, William
Robinson, :. II. Sheppard Samuel Smith
60, william Scott. }. J. Sutherland. Al
bert Toney. Joseph Webster. William
Washington.
For misdemeanor-Jacob CarringtQn.
JoEn Douglas alias John Johnson. I'd
die Eddington. Spencer Green, James
Grady, Sadie Hobsou. Estelle Harris, Ro-
land Harris, Charles Hutzler James
Jones. John Madison. John Lewis ~,
Charles Neal. Mary Norment, benjamin
Price. Cornelius Price. Fleming Ran
dolph. Joseph Scott James Smith alias
Willie White alias Samuel Obey. S,muel
Smith ~. William Scott, Edward Taylor.
alias Edward Johnson go, j. c. Train
ham. Ahsalom Thompson, j. w. Williams.
Ada Wilson.
OTHER COURT NEWS
The following suits were dismissed in
the city Circuit Court yesterday: Common
wealth OF Virginia vs.. Virginia Steamboat
Company; William II. Terry d Co. Ns
NJ. Jacobson: y. Cohen & Co. ". T.. II.
Baker; Michael Garnett ~ Co. Us. John
T. Walker.
Judge Minor, of the Law and Equity
Court. yesterday granted an injunction
In the suit of William 6. Chamberlain
against Martin l.. Mayo.
Judge George l.. Christian yesterday
presented to this court the set Of rcsolu-
lions recently adopted by the Richmond
Bar Association in respect OF the memory
of the late James Alfred Jones.
THOUGHT To BE BLAIR.
The Chief of Police yesterday morning
received a pOstal-carI from =. A. VIII
lidms. president Of the Hartford National
Bank, at Bell Air. Nd. announcing re-
ward OF $500 for "a good-looking man.
giving his name as George i. Sag. 81
Waterbury, Conn, who recently defraud-
ed banks and individuals IN that section.
From the description given the chief is
satisfied that IL is the Harvey Blair well
remembered in this city.
Blair operated in an exactly similar
manner as when In Richmond. H. posed
as zelaous Presbyterian Sunday-sch1ol
worker and an enthusasti Pr0hbtionst.
locturng before congregations and sun
day schools, and finally succeeding In
getting his forged drafts cashed. Sage.
or Blair, IS said 70 have gotten several
thousand dollars out OF his Bell Air
friends.
officer Charles l.. Butler. Of the First
Police District. yesterday handed his re-
signatiOn 10 Chief John Poe. Jr. The
resignation Is 10 take nlaca AT nncn Mr.