Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-16
WHITE ALMSHOUSE.

salaries and duties as recommended:
WHITE ALMSHOUSE.
SUPERINTENDENT shall receive
c....,'s ....... COO o.
First assistant superintendent yo "
Natron .......... .................''' DIV W
Physician .......... .....'......'''' ivcV w
!, ~ ,..., COO o.
oanS, .,...., 721 %
1. - and ,. 120 o.
White nurses -four. board and.... 10 W
Wagon-driver, board and ........ l1o "
COIORED ALMSHOUSE.
Second assistant superintendent snail
cs,ve a salary Of $500 a year, with fuel
and house
Ward mistress .................''.'''.Sfo W
Colored nurses -four. each per year,
with board NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lo "
OUTDOOR POOR.
Clerk shall receive salary per
YEAR OF .......... ................1o w
Ambulance-driver ...... ...........''' ofo w
Visitor. from January LIST TO
April 1st per month"; ."........ ~ w
The duties of clerk TO outdoor poor
should require him to be in his once
from s A. NJ. to F. NJ. daily Sundays
excepted. he to keep account OF all soous
furnished him for distribution upon or
ders approved by the superintendent, vi
the Almshouse, book that shouia sno"
amount OF each article received, and 10
whom issued.
The duties of visitor TO outdoor poor
should. under direction Of the Superintend-
ent of the Almshouse. be to visit all report
ing for aid, he to keep an account OF the
same with the name, residence, ana CON
dition OF the applicant, he TO report the
same TO the nearest member OF the coih-
nittee on Relief OF the Poor in that DIS
trict. he Uhe visitor giving facts az
far as he is able to ascertain. by INQUIRY
their necessities. and II shall be dlscfe-
tionary with the member to WISH or
endorse the applicant as a nj subject lot
charity to the Superintendent.
We would advise that a committee
TO be known as Auditing and House Com
mittee be appointed, who are to have
power to examine books, persons, ana
papers. and premises, all OF which we
respectfully submit for your approval.
The report was signed by Messrs. Noble
and Blake. Mr.. Ferriter, who was absent
at the last meeting, explaining that ior
that reason he did not feel justified In
signing IT,
DISCUSSED AND ADOPTED.
The report caused a lengthy discussion,
but II was finally agreed to recommend
its adoption to the Council with few
slight notifications; one OF them being
the strikirr out OF the recommendation
for empNc.ng a steward.
Mr.. Snead finally offered the following:
Resolved, That in the opinion OF this
committee. nothing has been shown by
the investigation of the almshouss re-
aectlng in any manner on the integrity
Of the Superintendent
Each member OF the committee spoke
on the resolution. expressing his con-
victlon on the subject. and II was finally
adopted. Mr.. Noble being the only one to
| vote against II.
Nr. Noble and the Irregularities.
The Committee on James River Inn
provement met In Room No. IL at o'clock
| to investigate the charge made by
Alderman Noble in a published inter-
view that there are Irregularities In this
department. There were present Chair
man A. ID. Ianderkin and Messrs. Allen,
| Christian, Capers. Epps Allison, Muir
ply. Pecor. Noble, Guy and Hobson.
| Mr. Noble. being called upon Tor a
statement, said the committee had Gre
| oted an unnecessary expense in employ
ing Mr.. Carter at s75 per month to in
| spect the lumber used in repairing the
| dredge City of Richmond. Further, he
stated that the city tug was frequently
| used TO turn about New York steamers.
| and that this necessitated some expense,
| as coal was necessarily burned, and the
| city was out of pocket thereby. These,
he said. were the only Irregularities he
| knew of. and, in conclusion, he stated
that he knew Of nothing criminal.
When taken to task by members OF the
| committee, who said that Mr.. Carter was
| n valuable man, MIR. Noble disclaimed
any intention of saying that Mr.. Garter
did not do his duty
Mr. Allen spoke In reference 70 the
| charge that the city tug was being used
| as an accommodation for the Old Domin-
| ion steamer. and explained thai
| this was a simple courtesy, which was
extended by every tug IN the harpor. ~
was further stated that the duty of the
ING was TO assist commerce I'm the har'
Dor. and that in turning or pulling q
| ship around. IL was simply doing wha'
was REQUIRED OF it. II was shown by tbs
record that the motion to employ an in
spector Of lumber. which position MT Car
! ter holds. was made by Mr.. Noble. and
| Though he said he had no recollec
ton of having made any such motion
| no did not refuse TO father II, and iinalll
admitted IL. Some little unimportan
! discussion was then gone into, aftel
which Mr.. Noble by request. was excused
and the committee adjourned.
| In an interview with Mr.. Allison, aftel
the meeting, ne said In reference TO th'
Carter matter that whenever vesse
was being built or repaired. II was es
sential and customary 10 employ com
pe,ent man 10 inspect the material ant
workmanship as the work progressed