The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07
FROM THE CITY HALL.
HALF A DOZEN COUNCIL COMMIT
TEES ORGANIZE FOK THE TERM.
All OF the Old Onicials Re-elected-The
Committee on Light To Take Appointing
Power from the Superintendent.

! NO. OF the City Hall yesterday after
noon at o'clock When City Clerk g. r.
August called the committee to ord
the following members answered 10 their
haines' John Mann. Jr., John X. Grimes,
george Is. Davis. II. l.. Garter. James
Caskie, c. w. Hardwlcke. H. NJ. Noble,
and James T. Vaughan. Mr.. r.. d. starke
was absent having been CON- PEELED to
leave the State on account OF sick child.
Mr. Carter nominated Mr.. John X.
! crimes Tor chairman. while Mr.. Vaughan
/ paced IN nomination Mr.. Davis The first
0aHot resulted In a tie Messrs. Vaughan,
| 1aFGWlcke. Grimes. and Noble voting Tor
| MI. Davis and the others for Mr. Grimes.
At the next ballot Mr. Noble changed
! MS vote 10 Mr.. Grimes. and the latter
was elected chairman by vote OF to 3.
] MT. Hardwicke was then elected sub
! chairman. and the committee decided that
| the regular meetings be held every first
thursday Of the month at i. NJ. IN
| room No. G.
Mr.. Joserh NJ. Shelton was then elected
| btu clerk Of the light department and as
| clerk to the committee
! Mr.. Carter offered n resolution provid-
| Ing that In the election Of gas Inspector
! and assistant inspectors no man should
! be eligible unless he was a gas filter
! Mr.. Davis opposed the resolution. and Mr.
| Hardwicke offered as an amendment that
| only carpenter should be an eligible
| person Mr.. Carter explained that the
| law required that gas inspectors should
| be practical gas-htters.
Mr.. Caskie stated that II he was 70
vote for a new official ne would prefer
| a practical gas-fltter, but inasmuch as
| the present inspectors had given fun
| satisfaction he considered such resolu-
ton TO be useless. The resolution was
| then rejected. only Mr.. Carter voting for
! the same.
Mr.. William i. Knowles was by accla-
nation reelected gas inspector.
The election OF assistant inspectors next
| came up. IL was decided on motion Of Mr..
! Davis that each member should cast his
| vote for six Of the candidates. and that
| the six receiving the highest number Oh
votes should he declared elected.
The following were the old assistant
| inspectors who came up for re-eiecuon'
| Joseph G.. Batkins, Henry O.. Miller VIII
| liam ". Wood. William L. Purcell, VII
! liam 5. Davis, William J. Mayo The
| following new applications were Med'
GonwaK r Johnson syss I. r K KaTnSti =
Bagley, J. Samuel Wilkinson, John q.
Mcdowell, Thomas =. Pollard, Chastine
! T. Hill j. H. Conner.
Superinterdent Adams stated that every
one OF the officials had given full salts
faction, and he hoped that they all would
be reelected; The vote resulted as ioI-
Miller. 3. Wood 8; Davis 3; Wilkinson,
4: Bagley. 3; Johnson. 3. knowles, 3; hliI'
q Mcdowell, ]; Conner, !; Pollard, %;
| lass. - fdNtSt ~ barnett W. Az bl''
assistant inspectors were. therefore, de-
clared to be reelected.
Mr. Davis moved that hereafter all en-
plOyes of the light department be app
pointed by the committee instead OF by
the Superintendent as at present.
Superintendent Adams stated that the
ordinance gave him the right 10 make
the appointments, and after some iurthtr
discussion the matter was laid on the IA
bic until the next regular meeting, ana
the city Attorney was requested 10 SUD
nit his opinion Qn the subject. The COM
mittee then adjourned
TO IMPROVE sHocKoE cRErE.
The Committee on Shockoe Creek met
I'm room 30. II of the City Hall az $50
o'clock for organization. The following
members answered u the roll-call. Messrs
Briggs. Bloomberg. Epps, King, Vaughan,
Mitchell and Griffin Mr. Epps was elect
Cd chairman and Mr.. King subchairman.
ON motion Of Mr.. Bloomoerg IL was de
cided that the committee meet every
third Tuesday OF the month at so l. NJ
I'm room 80. II Of the city Hall.
Colonel Cutshaw briefly explained what
work he deemed advisable to improve
Shockoe creek, which embraced an area
of twelve square miles. but the matter
was finally laid over until the next meet
Ing.
COMMITTEE OK cEMETTRIEs.
The Committee on Cemeteries mot for
organization half an hour later In room
No. T. the following members being pres
ent. Messrs. Grimes, Diacont Cottrell,
Briggs, Joseph Carter and Vaughan.
ON motion of MIR. Vaughan, Alr. John X.
Grimes was elected chairman, and Mr..
Vaughan was elected subchairman, on
motion Of Mr. Carter.
II was decided % meet In room No.
II Of the city Hail every Wednesday
before the first Monday II the month, at
G.3O o'clock.
Mr ". 4. Dickinson was by acclama-
tiOn reelected superintendent OF oak
wood and Mr.. Frank 4. French was Zee
elected for a Ike position at Riverview
cemetery.
on motion Of Mr. Diacont a furlough
Of ten days was granted TO Mr.. Dicken-
son. beginning July 18th. The committee
then adjourned.
COMMITTEE on HEALTH.
The Committee on Health was called |
together for organization by city Clerk !
b. T. August, shortly after 7 o'clock, in |
present. except Mr. Trower Captain f. |
H. Reeve was elected chairman and Mr. |
Davis subchairman. II was decided TO |
hold the regular meetings OF the COM |
mittee IN room No. il OF the city Hall !
every second and fourth Thursday OF !
the month.
Mr.. A. r. MAYO was reelected clerk |
Of the president Of the Board Of Health, |
Dr. w T. Opeenhimer.
The committee adopted the rules Of the |
old committee as guidance. ana decided /
to GO on a tour Of inspection next We'd |
miners Office at 3 O'Clock.
COMMITTEE OK WATER.
The Committee on Water met in room |
No 10 Of the City Hall at 100 o'clock, |
when Messrs White. GrOOms, Mann, |
Rovkin. Trower. Bahen MOuntcaste. !
and Briggs answered to their names, Mr..
Brock being the only absentee.
on motion Of Mr. Mann Mr.. White
was reelected chairman and upon MI;
Bahen's motion Mr.. Mann was elected
subchairman. The committee decided 10
hold its regular meetings every last
THURSDAY in the month. at ! Z. NJ, in
room No T. Of the city Han.
The following officials were re-electGd
Tor another term OF two years: Mr.. l.. T.
Davis. assistant superintendent: Mr.. ].
~ Tonllnson superintendent Of pump
houses. w 7. Roach, keeper or the New
Reservoir: Mrs NJ. l.. Baker, Keeper OF
The Marshall Reservoir.
The payroll Of the painters was ap-
nroved and the chairman was authorlZed
to sign warrants Tor the payment VI DIS
on freight for water pipes.
If was decided 10 so on q tour or IN
sDection on the last Thursday IN July,
leaving the City Hall at o'clock
COMMITTEE on FIRE DLTARrAsNT
The Committee on Fire Department
was called to order In room No. IL OF
tbe civ Hall at 8 o'clock last evening
Nfessrs. Gunst. Don Leayy. Joseph w:
Garter Page, Hardwicke and Mitchell
were present. on motion Of Mr.. Carter
Mr. Marx Cunst was elected chairman
and Mr. Hardwicke sub-chairman. -
The committee decided, after some litue
discussion 10 meet hereafter every thiId