Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-04
CITY HALL TROUBLES
COMMITTEE ADOPTS AMENDED Rules
AND REFERS JANrToRs' PETITION


=
The Council Committee on Grounds ana
Buildings met In committee-room no.
of the new City Hall at $50 o'clock last
evening and transacted q great deal OF
regular business. Colonel Cutshaw. the
cry Engineer. was In attendance, having
gotten sufficiently well to be out.
Messrs. J.. J. Montague and Whitehurst
& Owen rendered a bill against tho city
for Insurance upon the City-Half Lumber
prior to the time when the material could
be used at the building. The amount In
volved was about $500. and a great deal
OF discussion was INDUCED In and the
mater was finally referred 10 sub
committee consisting of Messrs. T,,rpin.
Carter, and Tanner.
ASK WORK ON PARKS.
Chairman Taylor espied a delegation
from jackson Ward In the committee
room, and extended them the floor. Clerk
Bates explained that these gentlemen
were present In behalf or resolutions
adopted at meeting of the Jackson
Ward Tammany Club requesting the COM
mittee, in giving employment undeF the
ordinance appropriatiDg $2Wo 10 ,ne
parks of the city, to give an equkapie
share of the work TO the unemployed
Democratic citizens of Jackson WarS.
Mr.. James b. Doherty explained, the
object of the resolution. He said sthat
1t was that the people of Jackson ~afu
who had no representation IN the Codncii
be given a fair share OF the work lie
thought 1t would encourage the ciUzehs
OF Jackson Ward, who were prec .ideu
from the possibility of getting employ
ment at tho hands of the city, a.: tue
delegations from the different wardssVerS
naturally looked after their cohstit'sh's.
Mr.. John McAnerny also spoke in t;shalf
OF the white Democrats Of Jackson aru'
WILL. GET THEIR SHARE.
Mr.. Turpin moved that the City En-
gineer be instructed to direct those nav
ing in charge the matter of employing
men upon the parks to give Jackson ward
the same showing that the other WaruS
of the city are given. Mr.. Epps hetrtily
seconded the motion, and 1t was ufani-
mously adopted. At this point MI. Soeie
made a proposition to alternate f1rces
of hands on the parks every weeb1 out
there being objection he withdrew Il.
Mr. Turpin moved that the Engim.'r De
instructed TO increase the forces tI al
the parks on which work is now seing
done, as far as practicable, accordiSg 10
the present division of the $1,000 Ihis
was adopted. Mr. Epps offered motion
that Colonel Cutshaw be instructed 10
contract for fifty benches for Jef4 rsoh
Park, to be paid for out or the i.ppro-
priation made for Jefferson Park ~ ,the
annual budget. The Engineer wais re-
quested to get an estimate for the Seats.
The question of insurng the boilers
and engine and elevator of the new CITY
Hall was referred to n subcommittee
consisting of Messrs. Mountcastle. %pps,
and Curtis for n report.
A TEMPORARY KEEPER. :
Mr.. Daniel J. Turner, keeper of Sam
ble's Hill Park. made an eXpian.tion'
through a letter. of his absence from
that park, which was due to his ihness.
During this time, however, his soa had
given the park all the attention he coulu.
Mr. Turner wrote that he hoped to be out
and attending TO his duties in few days.
Mr.. Carter said he sympathzed with MIR.
Turner in his sickness, but thought that
the park should be properly cared Tor,
and he moved that the engineer be dl-
rected to use his judgment as 10 the en-
ployment OF temporary keeper "a Gam
bes Hill.
THE HOWITZERS' ARMORf.
Plans for the proposed new Howitzer
Armory were submitted. and without a
word OF discussion the city Engineer was
directed to advertise for bids for the
structure The armory Is to be erected on
the site OF the old armory on Eighth
street, north of Leigh, and Is to front
10 feet on Eighth street and be two
stories high.
A petition was submitted from ;. j. Il.
Wright, chief janitor of the new CITY
Hall, asking that the number OF JAM
tors of the building be increased from
seven to eleven. The communication as
serted that the present force was totally
inadequate to keep the hail properly
cleaned.
Colonel Cutshaw said he thought the
janitors were mistaken in the belief that
there were not enough men to properly
attend to the building. The Engineer
said it seemed TO him that the seven
tanitors of the house and tha five court
janitors could certainly keep thes build
ing In first-class order. The petition was
referred to Colonel Cutshaw.
The janitors and elevator-men OF the
hall were allowed $40 each as Jay for
extra time furnished during the' days
when the structure was thrown open at
night to the public.
The subcommittee reported the amend
ed rules for the hall. which were adopted
after u great deal of discussion. Accord
ing to the regulations when an employed
puts on a substitute he is TO pay the same
in the discretion of the committee. Inc
janitors are also required TO go on duty
at L. NJ. and come off at midnight,
while the watchmen are on watch from
7 to Z, instead of from 8 TO 6 o'clock.