The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-22
FROM THE CITY HALL.
REPORM TO ne INTRODUCED IN
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A New Keeper for GavbIe's Hill Park-saI-
aries and tho Force Of tho Various
Tirc Companies.

The Committee on Grounds and Bui a.
ings held called meeting In room No
OF the City Hall last evening al GOV
o'clock. and after some discussion eject
ed MIR. John Turner TO n.i the uneNp'r'u
term OF mis- father. j. Daniel Turner "n'
d,ed recently. as keeper Of Gamble
Htu Park. for the unexpired term ehoihS
July LIST next.
10 aECRoASIZE TIKI fI8k DffA"l MEN.
The BOARD OF Fire Commissioners WILL
at me meeting TO be held IN the c'S
Hail this evening. take up the ques'io"
or ,scryanizing the Richmond Fire De
nartroent. A special committee, co"sis'
ing of President Frschkorh anu MeSS' o
James ii. Sheppard and q. Natt l"yio''
has had the matter under cohsiueia''o"
for a month or So ana WIZ sS"I'i'
~, ~ 81 understood that general re-
ducrioo of salaries will be recommended
ara tbe force IS also TO be reduced 10
some extent. 1t is not the intention 10
reduce the annual appropriation OF the
department but with the view OF having
the men properly quartered at the sew
eral engine-horses.
heretofore only four members Of each
company have been cared Tor by inc
department. but under the proposed pan
all the men Of eight companies VIII DC
paid for full time and kept at the en-
glne-houses at all times. -Four companies
will be operated by call iiremen, who VIII
probably be secured from those living
nearest TO the engine-houses
President Frischkorn did not feel as
posed yesterday TO make known the Vo
tails of the proposed plan until the Doaru
had acted upon ii, but stated that 'ne
effect Of IL would be 10 put thFty-siA
men at a FIRE on Main street in couple
OF minutes. while under the present sys-
TEN late at night so large number couiu
hardly be secured.
musings COURT.
The grand jury OF the May term OF the
Hustings Court convened yesterday, and
brought true bills of Indictment in the
following instances:
Felony-Wistar Archer. James Brown,
Richard Ball alias Peter Wheat alias
Peter Shaw. Nicholas Brown. Robert
Coleman (2). John Coleman. John Dam
gerneld, Edward Elyson, Charles Gran
derson. Slater Harris. James Hickman,
Walter Johnson Peter Kuhn. John Kel-
ley. William Lewis. William Moore, Scion
Merriwether alias Scion Burkly. Benja-
min Price. William Robinson, S. II. Shep-
pard. Samuel Smith 90. William Scott.
J. j. Sutherland. Albert Toney. Joseph
Webster, and William Washington.
Misdemeanor--Jacob Darlington. John
Douglas alias John Johnson. Eddie Ed
dlngton. Spencer Green. James Grady.
Sadie Hobson. Es.elIe Harris. Roland
Harris. Charles HutZlar. James Jones,
John Madison alias J. Lewis ~.
Charles Neal. Mary Norment, Benjamin
Price. Cornelius Price, Fleming Ran
dolph, John Scott, James Smith alias
Willie White alias Sam Obey. Samuel
Smith ~, William scott. Robert Smith. !
Edward Taylor. alias Edward Johnson
(O. J. c. Trainh6m. Absolom Thompson, |
]. w. Williams. and Ada Wilson.
In .he cases OF Thomas Johnson and |
Warner Brice the grand jury failed 10 |
find true bills.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The following suits were dismissed In
the Circuit Court, by Judge Wexford yes
terday:
Commonwealth Of Virginia VS.. Virginia
Steamboat Company; William H. Terry
& CO. VS.. NJ. jacobson; A. Cohen & Co.
VS. e. H. Baker; Mitchell Garnett & Co.
VS.. John T. Walker.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT,
Judge Minor OF the Law and Equity
Court. yesterday granted an Injunction
in the suit of William c. Chamberlain
against Martin l.. Mayo.
Judge George l.. Christian yesterday |
presented TO this Court the set Of resolu- !
tions recently adopted by the Richmond |
Bar Association in respect of the memory |
OF the late James Alfred Jones.