Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-06
WILL HAVE NOCOOKS
so DECIDES THE JAMss-RIvER COM
MITTEE AFTER A LONG FIGHT.
Members .RsssgninR Cnder Mr.. incredibly
Decision-Dusy Day in the Hustinss
Court City Hail News

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Committee on James-RIver Improvement
last night. The nght upon the question
| Of cooks on the tug-boats, which pro-
voked great deal Of animated discus
sion. was brought to an end, the result
being that no chef at all will be had In
future. Just how this viii affect Captain
| Thomas Cunningham and his crew and
the work upon the river cannot now be
| told. There were in attendance upon the
meeting Chairman Landerkin. and Messrs.
Allison. Christian. Noble. Powers,
Vaughan, Epps, and Purcell.
Captain Cunningham had recommended
| the reelection Of his old crew, including
| the two cooks. who also worked as deck
hands The election was postponed from
a previous meeting until last night, when
II was gone into upon motion Of Mr..
Epps.
Mr.. Powers moved that the whole list
| be elected In accordance with Captain
| Cunninghams desires
| Mr.. Noble offered an amendment pro-
| viding that the election be gone into
| except In so far as the cooks were con-
| cerned. He said 1t was unreasonable TO
| suppose that the white voters OF the city
| would stand by Democrats who put negro
| Republicans into positions that numbers
| of white persons would be glad to have.
A vigorous fight In behalf Of the cleo
| ton Of white cooks was made by Mr..
| Epps who said that he was not making
a fight against any set Of men, but Tor
| the election Of two white men to NIL
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white mans government white men
would have to be given positions over
negroes. 1t was a question OF principle
which actuated him In taking the stand
| he had for the Anglo-6axon race. III
negroes were given those places, he would
not be in q position to go before MS
people and ask their support for the
Democratic party.
Colonel John q. Purcell had something
| TO say concerning the matter. He re-
garded cook as very personal 40
mestic, but thought that In view OF the
economic movement now on foot, the
cooks should be dispensed with entirely.
After some further discussion. Colonel
Purcell moved, as a substitute for the
whole, that the positions OF cooks be
abolished. A recorded vote was called
| for, and the substitute went through, only
Messrs. Epps, Noble, and Landerkin
voting against 1t.
The other old employees on the river
| were reelected. These cooks receive
| salaries of $40 a month each, and hold
their places until January lst.
MR.. TRAvERS RESIGNS.
The resignation Of Mr.. s. w. Travers.
| one Of the members of the committee
! from the Chamber Of Commerce. was
| read, and laid upon the table until the
| City Attorney gives his opinion in writing
| concerning the legality Of such a MEM
| ber Of the committee selling or being in
| terested In the sale OF any supplies to
I the city. This was one of the reasons
| that Mr.. Travers assigned for resigning.
| He said he had been furnishing some ma
| terial for the gas-works, and could not
| continue to do so under Mr.. Meredith's
recent construction Of the law in such
| cases.
| Colonel Purcell said he had learned that
| some one In his store sold the city a few
\ barrels Of blue-stone a couple OF weeks
| ago. and that II the statute provided
| against such transactions he, too would
| resign, as he did not feel that he should
| be forced to maintain such watch upon
| bis business to see that the city did not
| become one OF his customers. Here the
subject dropped until future meeting.
| MINOR MATTERS.
Captain Cunningham submitted his re-
| port as to the quantity OF rock taken out
| of the river DUNG the past month.
The City Engineer made q report OF
| the work done on the City Of Richmond,
which had been sent TO Norfolk for re-
pairs. He said that the dredge had been
returned to this city. and when fitted up
with crane, would be ready for SER
| vice.
The usual routine business was trans
acted and the committee adjourned.
The Council Committee on Third Mar
| ket met yesterday evening and disposed
| Of the usual regular business,
Busy Dsxase5s8 Courts.
The Hastings Court was exceedingly
| busy yesterday. A large number OF small
| cases were disposed Of and two negroes
were sent to the pententiary. On the
| 10th the case of George Green (colored).
| charged with the murder OF Albert John
son, will come up for trial. The following
we the cases heard yess Yesterday; y hroo,
| ing into the store of John Podesta. Sent
| to jail for six months.
Francis Washington was sent TO Jail
| for six months for stealing a lot of gro
| ceries from John Podesta, and was also
| fined $40 for carrying a concealed weapon.
John Dowell, charged with house-break-
| ing, was sent TO jail for sixty days upon
mis- plea or guilty.
| Elijah Stevens was sent to jail for fif-
| teen days for stealing twenty bushels OF
wheat from Savage. Beverldge & Co..
John Logan, charged with petit lar
| ceny. Sent to Jail for fifteen days.
George Pye was sent to jail for thirty
| days for stealing a chicken, the property
of William Poindexter.
| Dabney Smith was sent TO the penten-
| tlary for five years for breaking and en-
| terlng the dwelling house of John Hughes
| In the nighttime. He also received a
1 sentence OF thirty days confinement In
| jail and was assessed s. for shooting a
| pistol at Edward Valentine in the street.
| Josephine Tuttle was sent to Jail for
three months for cutting Julia Randolph
/ with a razor.
Mary Jane Washington was. sent TO the
| penltentiary fer one year for stealing
| S5i from Thomas Walker.
THE CITY CIRCUIT COURT.
| The resolutions adopted by the Bar
/ Association of Richmond in respect to the
| memory of Mr.. Francis Mcguire were
| read by Mr. Wyndham r. Meredith, who
| nature concerning the life and character
| OF that well known lawyer. In order
| ing the resolutions to be spread upon
| the records OF the court Judge Wexford
made beautiful reference to Mr.. Mcclure
| as a member of the bar and as Chris
In the case OF Hendricks & Co. against
! the Preston Belyin Furniture Company
the jury returned verdict for the plain
| tiff for $l34.i4.
Suits were Instituted az follows:
| Citizens Bank of Richmond against s.
| p. Clay and John @. Mcdowell for sl2S.
| Citizens Bank OF Richmond against
| W. A. l.. Seal and II. +. Luck, Jr., for
| Sl10.
| DECLARATION IN THE NICHE SUIT.
| Tho declaration in the $4,000 suit of
! Captain j. X. Michie against the Chesa-
| peake and Ohio Railway Company was
| filed In the Law and Equity Court yester-
| day. Notice OF the bringing of the suit
! was published in yesterdays Dispatch.
| The bill is very lengthy, and alleges that
1 the company was grossly unjust TO the
| defendant in discharglpg him on the
| alleged ground that he had not made pro-
| per returns OF funds OF the company.
| amounting TO one hfty-cent piece, two
| dimes, and nickel, the whole aggrega-
/ ting 75 cents. Conductor Niche claims
| thnt h hos heen greatly ininred by the