The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-09
THE ALMSH0USE AFFAIR.
TIE CH1RGIS or TRREG ULfRITI
~ iCCOTNTs
Discussed at Length by the Committee on
Relief of the Poor-Supcrinten-
dent Carriers Statement.

Tho Committee on Relief or the Poor
held its monthly meeting last evening
at the city almshouse. and the members
were under the impression that the ses-
sion would be- "a short and un-nterestng
one. but On that they were mostly mis-
taken. The members present were the
following. Mcssrs. Mcdowell chairman
Brock Don Loayy. Snead. Blake, and
Reeve. SIR. Feriter was reported to he
out Of town. and the only otner absent
member was Mr.. Noble.
The reports Of the superintendent ana
physician OF the institution were received
and ordered 20 Doe filed, on motion OF Mr.
Reeve Tire report OF Superintendent
Garter showed that on May 81 1880. there
were in the institution 2is inmates. Dnf-
ing The past month there were received.
White men. 80. women l2 children b.
total. go. coiorcd men. 90. women, l'i
children. q. total. 2G During the same
period the following persons were as
charged. White men, T., women o. ci-i-
dren. q. total. 20. colorcd men, q. women,
so. children. =. total. TO- During the
n.lnth of june there died I'm THE institu-
zion. C0i0rcd mon. o. women. &, cniiiIeA'
+. total. 10. On juno 30 1896 there zee
manned 300 tho malshouse rs persons
aealnst 10 remaining on the CORE pond-
ing day last year.
Under The healiue OF reports from sub
committees Ar. Bake arose ana s.ai' ~
0u behalf OF the committee alpoln.ti I'd
investigate the affairs of ine dtlai liAc'it'
that that body had not yet thHrh any
tl0l. for OWNS 90 tne an.eh.o on ''
chairman. uo report hau Dc'u "5l..t
upon However De- was prepared I'D joe
uDrf tine facts ln the case
Nr ~ray desired 10 KNOW ll tut '.'
committee had ever done nyln.hs j" ~.
earI TO agreeing on report. a-t w."
Informed ia the negative. he I.lli' s,,e
So rras anxious I'D see tno report So
mifted. FOR he fer c1hiiicft ti''. 81
was done. everybody would ue 81 uF-..'
~ fa-fs had been obtained hy ine SUD-
committee he thought ~ would lt ii-
material what form they were DID, anu '..'
therefore. moved that the Ini4,lt' 0
up.
10 rNyrsTIGArr TIE SALARY Qtfsil'N'
,fr blake stated that the subject was
t'...i-' nr nr him about three meet
inr4 AGO. when Doe desired to nave ...'
question as 90 salaries OF tMf''s ',r,-,l
Eestgatcd Al the time MI. ->"'i, .,....fi,,-
"a substitute providing for an ittt
fion of the entire department. NJ iNi.
subcommittee had held Two lh.''.i'-.'
fffs invesueaton had never hrrh
frto Hc thought aa pubic oit' 49,
n. boz willing tO have their gNalI5 4"'
fi-afel at certain times. II was lilr ".ts
~ ,be Mayor of Tho city. under me
law. to have the different acpai lll..9
Investigated every twelve m"H'nr. r.
If thls bad been done in the pas. '-.
fact of deficiency in The Gas hrlalt-
mont would mot have occurred
Captain Reeve thought the iioaIi. "a
raf these Investigations n1d NOT .hA
place before. Every department 7ho.it
b. investigated az stated periods ai"
if this was done there coell ho ie..
ton he implied DO amy oln.'I I'D
had come up i- an hIr--i' Z
it might look as 81 30 was infeul'l 10 CASE
"a reflection ou ile suIeiutrhir-.
SUPERINTENDENT Carter thsu alnI'-e.'
+ha committee. and called attention to
Tine fact that The money fc' clN'i ~,
him during bore year amounted l' ""'
s75. from the sale OF -ioia. "e'
rarrals This money was al once iuiu-
I'D over Ir him into the city treasury.
Purchases for lhc Use of The drpar NneNl
wen. only uaI after the bills had been
signed hy The chairman oi ine commit
t,e as well as hy the superintendent.
Sir Brock here referred CO. an article
published chat evening in the llclmonH
Star. which. he Thought rrN,- Iti ..
iously upon this aepartmie1i l. pom ''ii'
Brooks motion. the article WAS itA'
Look out for squalls All not serene
in aU of Tho cts departments. 10 DIS
more than probable that au investigation
WIu he hal into fNn conduct oi aN"I 'I
of the city departments at an carry Date.
An Inquiry as to an unifemized charge
chat appeared with great uniformity
reaching the same total month amer
month causes some or ih. commit gee .'
think tlere may ne ID nest ol mice li
this cheese h0N
Iho investigation now being ma lr @.
the Gas Department mas NOT Hrt .i'f.
suiiir Icnrr t0 enable any one To- give OUT
anything save surmi7ea as Io iir ''N-
lIIon of affairs 500 ihat department ana
THE STAR has refused io hlih' -".s''
SOME VAGUE rUNoR- ATL0sT.
s,,..-i,.+,.,l.,+ Carter th,r aa4in asked
f1r t.e privilege of being heard and
st.t,l thsf boz would like to have the
n..f+ar rhorourhlv investigated. and ho
t.,e .n,io,rs fa have The report of fle
,..i'i. rf. ban ta1rl if said thsf
- .-5 cfi.i..r. fad been taken arav
f-.'n, fl'. ir.tififion fo boo only returned.
- III tb1. n,folf be- lluehf over gaaIu.
g. --tr, ireis et.rv had come no hun
tf.o.,+p o,+ If tra -eulpiove4 He had
,.,+.- O., fra two rarti.s who. he was
+.fT faf circulated these stories. hut
XXI received r0 ranlv from them Hr
.,ir ..t lrv..r.r that who circulated
tI..- .t-lf.e would han. DO answer fCr
f..n h. hal Also been charged that
ha haa presented a illI of $40 every tNo
months for vegetables. and this was ine
matter the ng"siair ai-.ie J"7. L'"'
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