Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-24
LLECTNOE EMPLOYEES
THE COMMITTEE SPENDS SEVERAL
HOURS READING APPLICATIONS.
That City Hall L'ss-it wiz Probably "e
Made Up To.>ight-Rumors OF
n Caucus.

1,sb,een positions in the new City Han
,,t ~. applicants from which to select
,y.r. The causes for the large and curious
,,,,,s in the Council Chamber last eve
Linf.
4. WAS generally understood that the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings
would elect TIE employees for the new
structure last night, and, according to
the size OF the crowd which attended
tlo meeting. all those seeking places ana
tb.ir friends and relatives were on hano
D., see the result OF the deliberations OF
chairman Taylor and his co-workers.
There had been some rumor5 TO the
..0.., that "A caucus had been held on
..r,fl,y evening. and that everything
,... "clit and dried" Several members
80 The committee. In speaking To Dis
rltch reporter. denied any knOwiedsc o,
his session, though onetor TWO aaH't.'u
tlst they had been approached WIN
,.f.rercc % the formation OF combiila-
ton They declared. however that so Iai
,..,i.v anew no slate had been made up
Tro committee did not get very far IN
sd, work last night. After few pre-
,.'.t,,r,e-s the reading OF the petitions OF
,,nr,lrsnts. their endorsements, &c, pc
,tn. and was kept W until 1899 o clock'
,,n.u tho body adjourned AZ TINS s taso
IA, clerk had not passed the NANTES
81 ,los- Applicants beginning WIN -
GETTING TO WORK.
when Chairman Taylor raped the bohy
=. order every member OF the committee
We present. -,,,.,o,
kncr the reading Of the ordinance
,r.,fiug The eighteen positions In the ne"
t.f, Hail the opinion Of the Guy Attoth'y
with reference 20 the present "a'C"insn
,'tI ,,ultor I'm the old City Haii was SUP
-4t--cl il said. AT the request OF MI
Noble. | report that am Of opinion tha'
SIR Wright, the janitor. mas no uel'. ~,
,.--, ~ oGicc. and can be removed Dy 'hs
c1..,,rt.o,-Arrns. who appoints him.
.Tho Waterman at the old city Hal
,,. boon amounted for years by the com
,,t,,oo for "A term OF two years ana
,sroot recommend that the committee
undertake 60 remove him. But the 'oun
"a can '.t pleasure The watchman MT
Adams. ~ appointed for no particular
form. and can be removed by your COM
fnIttfC.' ,.,... l., a..
N was decided that al positions In th'
NV building be filed at once.
MIR. EPPSS MOTION.
Mr. Epps moved that the committee q
,nto an election 81 employees as lolio"s
JT-lrofg 10 NTcmfn, Uitm'H' N"l'"'''"
s,riior elevator conductors, engineer, ah'
assistant engineer. Mr. II. J." tartel
onposol the motion. but IT was adop'o'
~ a recorded vote. int.
n was then decided that all peutioh
eho,,lJ be read without regard 10 IN
,.sitions applied for. This continued To-
sbo,t two hours. during which there wa
Great rcsilcssncss within the CouhCi
chamber. ,...,,. 1.
AZ exactly 1880 o'clock Mr.. Gurus. y
accordance with his promise, moved L
,diourn until O'Clock this afternoon
There was slight opposition TO TINS, as
,c.e feared that the committee would no
No able To- finish the elections to-hsht
sir Turpin said he could not ana Woui'
not under any circumstances attend
meeting on Thursday tomorrow nlsh'
MIR II. /. Carter said he could D
prcsent nj i. NJ. and II was agree
tbat no vote would be taken with an.
member absent. and tho committee al
sourned until o'clock this afternoon
MINOR MATTERS.
lust prior 10 adjournment, however
Colonel Cutshaw said that Mr.. Ailan ma
declined 10 accept the city's proposition |
,au him the old building In when ia
Citv-UaU Offices ar" now located. IN
Engineer was authorized To- advertise 10
bids for the house the same 10 be II
moved from is present site.
4 nnal settlement was allowed hurlo
4 McGhee. iron contractors IN the he'
CITY Hall. to whom the city was inlebtr
10 the amount Of 5000.