Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
HEARD IN THE HALL.
POLICEMAN CUTLER DISMISSED AND
HIS SUCCESSOR CHOSEN.
Meetings Of tho Committees ON Streets and
Ecircnchmcnt and Reforn-The safa-
~ 81 Hatbor Master Reduced.

a special meeting OF the Board Of 10.
g.. commissioners was held IN the ofioC
e. Major Poe yesterday afternoon. Mayor
i.l,.1n presided. The object OF the ses.
am vas 90 hook into the charges against
..ecr Charles l.. Butler. Of leaving the
e., without permission and Of conduct
.n..omne an officer and gentleman.
Old, accused had rendered his reSigna.
.. la, that was not considered.
r. charges were thoroughly invcsti-
...4 and sustained. Mr.. Butler was
dismissed from the force. and Mr.. c. NJ.
......n a motorman on the Clay-street
r, Inc. was elected his successor.
I rrston IS p years old. and resides
a Marshall Ward.
COMMITTEE ON STREETS.
street COMMITTEES held called
....rr in The City Han al O'Clock yes
afternoon. The City Engineer re-
r.fcj Mr.. Bahcns plans for street
mcnts ia Jackson Ward. and the
.rr adopted them
irwin Wosigcr appeared on behalf
Virginia Navigation Company. ask
rm. icn FOR the Richmond and
k ir the ward OF the Virginia
.Il Company. 4 similar rcqucs Z
80 tug y. Wright Company for
0e.on 81 The railroad tracks On
.t.0t from Twenty fourth street
tU tfr end Of the factory OF the
company. The two requests
..l.ttI.
tl 90 Afr. Curtis the City Engi-
.as directed 10 advertise for the
HaFIuE Ca DE done In tho various
DE city during the present year.
Hartley and Enrlght, Of Full
t .rrfrtl before the committee ask
f.o opening 81 second. Fourth
..i sixth streets. IN Fulton. from
81, Nicholson streets. Mr. Hart
.alleI attention 10 the existing
..p 10 Lester street Captain Curtis
tr.f fno committee recommend 20
the opening Of the four streets
.t'n. After. some discussion the
Thomas askcl that the Engineer
..f..'e i 90 repair the curblng, gut
ans sid walk on the east side Of
b'. ween Marshall and Clay
'u 'front.' Of the new Central
building The request was granted
motion ui mir. Sirattou IL was de-
f.If fho remaining meetings Of the
o.. ring The present term of the
io held az 100 +. ". instead Of
REDUCE HIS SALARY.
'f . meeting ~ the Retrenchment and
700 committee last evening the lone
' H.i so much talked about by
Horny J.. Carter in the Council was
Ifl Toe body recommended that
salary ~ the iIarbur Master OF the
h' reduced from So 10 IS per month.
ntn Tanner and Messrs Crooms
'rsl and Mann were present. as
captain John 4. Curtis. HarbOr
and several witnesses.
f0.nltion offered Ia the Council by
Noble provided for the cutting q the
Gown 20 So. Captain curtis made
b %
office. showing the importance OF the
Watchfulucss and attention ~ .
ability IN river and Aarhor mat
t" u flr" he concluded his remarks
zoe suggested that the salary Of
I'.'0or Master should be increased.
..r- who spoke Of the work To- b. per
r ly this Official were Mcs.rs. ;.
T.rtr-. G. j. Fox. John II. Iallcu
sfer for the Chesapeake AID onio).
H.-arf formerly manager Tor at
'f..rc d CoD. and Sig. ". Goodman.
....f hearing the statements q these
t.rru the committee won't into eN"cn-
session and decided 10 rec0rmehd
rs salary be placed az S-9j Ter
.t-. ue the Harbor Master has 10 iur-
tI- own office.
NEWS OF THE COUPTS.
~.. Hastings Court tried number 81
,...1 Gases vest, ebay. and fixed several
..- fIr trial ON later days. mos us
. of were tho following. james Eia-
. Tor carrying concealed weapons, was
. so and costs. Charles HutZler was
si0 and costs for selling liquor on
rlat. s. H. Sheppard was taxed $40
.- assault and battery kolanh haiIlS,
...srI.s N.aic. Cornelius Price Fleming
...rf iuh. and Absalom Thomson were
...a Nff.cn DAYS in jail each FOR petty
.r.srl. William Robinson ana Johh Cole-
man. CHARGED with hou- breaking W,rt
...t q. iaH for twelve months cacni J"hh
Yarr.rde'I went % Jail for thirty days
.. v.e fined , cent for felonlous as,
..uit. William Washington was aclHit'eu
l.tr NHHf.t. -. a.,
I. Flu. CTS f1rDuit Court YESTERDAY the
d. ~. Gary ~. King Erothcrs
-rI.-rt. in the case Of HeaNen-
-ruuusiiue q Co. rs. NJ MARKS,
... 10 by consent for S&6: Judgment
.-l rendered IN the cas- ~ the Ma
... Iank Of Virginia against AleNah-
uas trought IN the Law and
r. court yesterday by James +;
....r'arI against l.. VI. Blanton ana
..... lra certain lot on TWenty-iourth
between Marshall and clay. An
..n was granted. as prayed Tor, re-
..... defendants or their agents from
0r dIsposing of said property uhti
..ril.~ order OF the court j. Il.
also brought suit In this court
.r neainet the Metropolitan Lie
company for 500 dams