Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-06
ELECT A POLICEMAN.
ms MURRAY, OF CLAY WARD. CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED Mr.. WASHINGTON.
,to,,,,ers of the Force Must Pay Their
Debts-Ligbi aud Water Committees
Other City Hall News.

An important meeting Of the Board OF
Police Commissioners was held IN the
private Office OF the Chief OF Police yes
,ordav evening. The principal matter OF
h,,s,,oss before the body was the cleo
,to,, ~ "a successor 20 officer Wallace
Washington, deceased. whose term OF OF
oca doe, not expire. until July !, 1@5
There were about eighty applicants Tor
~. nlacc. After great deal of discus
.,o,, ovor the merits Of the numerous
,,,d,dotea the board elected Mr.. CleVe-
land T.. Murray. who resides at No. 100
vyast CLAY street. Mr.. Murray Is ~ years
of age and Is bricklayer by trade.
H., "a treasurer Of the Bricklayers'
1.rion and is now employed on
Tho uotcl jefferson building. lie had
hcen an applicant for appointment on the
,,olice force for seven years. and once or
,,yice came within one vote Of election.
The new member will 20 on the regular
force.
Tho body then took up the question OF
,nerbers Of the force not paying ther
dohts and adopted the following:
"pe Il resolved by the Board OF Police
Commissioner That II any officer or
o,,,,,r If the Richmond police force
sr,u anvil himself Of any statutory law
g. ,revent the collection of any just or
honorable debt contracted since a mem
nor Of the force he shall de deemed guilty
-, conduct unbccoming an officer, and
may he dismissed, suspended. or ilnr1'
as the judgment oil the Doa'' mag
proper ....,..-.,,.l.
WAITER COMMITTED MEETING.
r.,.,,l,r session Of the Council Com
lite ON I.ieht was held in the city Han
a., 8 o,cIock last evening. Present were
G,oirnan Gum and Messrs. Taylor,
c"orga T. Davis, Gibson. Gaines Manu.
40 Ilorduicke. Superintendent Adams
,.,..'sont,I his monthly report. II showed
~ durin. the month OF March H,3i-'"p
cubic feet of gas were made. against 81
90 no durine the CORRESPONDING lh"Hih i1a1
v.ar. During that period HCj""" cunic
feet OF gas were consumed AGAINST -
2o7. 40 I'm the month OF March IN5. J NE
sum Of $l52. - Was received ior ,oNe "u-
ripp tho month. against S2.i0.Oi IN the
r,',,.sr,plin.. month OF last year.
nm. r.rort also showed that during
,t,r.b II -l2 $50 cubic feet OF water-gas
,,r. r,,d. The following articles were
usod for the manufacture Of the same:
! &, 30 gallons of oil. Fi,0iJ pounds OF COKE
and lu.SD pounds of steam coal.
Mr. Davis offered resolution providing
mat ON and after May lst the salaries Oh
The Gas inspectors be- paid by the cry
Auditor instead OF by warrants OF inc
committee. The resolution was auop'fd'
commuuics was received rom
Mr. IoLn Armitaec wherein the writer
| urouoe,d To purchase patent scrtbpci
| - a., .~nausr of SJ.r9, expecting the city
- furnish him IN leu Tn rcof with tai
! and ammonia equivalent 10 that amount.
| ON motion Of Mr. Grimes tho matter was
| laid on the table.
The pay-roH ior the month was APP
moved and the usual numbcr-of bills Or
| dcrcd 20 bc paii.
ON motion Of Mr. Gibson the committee
decided that the electric light AT tho cor
Nor off EelyiIcre and China streets be- rc-
moved to the corner of Row and How
HAD 80 QUORUM
4 called meeting of the Committee OF
| water was % have been held in the CITY
| Han nj O. o'clock yesterday evening, bu
as only Nessrs. }. ". White and join
| Mann Dr.. Responded to the summons
m. session was adjourned until o'clocl
! mis- afternoon The matter to be- con
| s.JereI is an amended contract for tn
! riping for the city for The year. At th'
! last meeting OF the committee the con
| tract for the pipes was awarded 20 TN
! Admission Pipe and Foundry Company
The amount involved IN this purchase j
about $1,000.