Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-30

tnnlal election. lie sEail De e1cCteu Dy tne
Finance Committee. and shall make and
report to said committee. under Its In
structions, and that OF its chairman. ar
examination into the books, accounts. and
affairs of any department OF the city gov
eminent; and he shall attend all meetings
of said committee, and perform such other
work OF the nature OF an accountant az
said committee or Its chairman may re
quire.
1t is also the duty of the Finance Com
mttee TO see that the accountant shall
Immediately proceed to examine into the
books, accounts, and affairs OF the diff
fercnt departments of the city govetn-
ment, taking them In the order that
may be designated by the said commit
tee. Each department must be so ex-
amined at least once In six months. The
accountants salary is TO be $500. and his
bond $3.50.
The ordinance was discussed briefly,
and Mr.. Hardwicke moved TO amend 1t
so as 10 fix the salary at $500, instead
Of 1850 per annum. This failed to pass.
and the PAPER was '.'commended 10 the
Council
To burn the Waste Paper.
Quite n lengthy session of the Com
mittce on Health was held last night.
and a great deal OF routine work was
done. Those in attendance were Chair
man Reeve, and Messrs. Davis, DON
leavy. Snead. Trower. Moore, Woody
and Burton. The bills and payroll were
approved, and DIR. Oppenhimer, presi-
dent Of the Board of Health, called
attention to the necessity Of speedy ac-
tlon upon the plumbing ordinance, re-
Gently recommended to the Coun-
Gil. and referred by that body TO the
fso.nrefffan JTirapco Ipr Oppapbi-
mer spoke Of the danger the city was
threatened with as long as she remained
without the plumbing MEASURE. and the
committee requested the Finance Com
mttce 10 report upon the matter just as
quickly as possible.
on motion OF Mr.. Reeve. the commit
tee decided 10 purchase at once two
horses and carts-one OF the teams to be
employed I'm gathering up and transport
ing to the crematory all the old trash
and waste-paper accommodating upon the
streets. This move is 10 DO away with
depositing these accumulations upon the
hillsides and dumps Of the city, and, in
stead, 10 have them burned at the Gre
matory.
Contracts for feed for the departments
stables were awarded as follows: To
Savage Beveridge & Co. hay, brown
stuff. shipstuff. and sheaf-oats; to Al
Vey Brothers, oats; 10 George i. hllS,
corn.
The Water Committee.
The Committee on Water held a regular
meeting in Room y Of the City Hall last
night. Sub-Chairman Lawder and Messrs.
Brock. Mountcastle, Trower, and
Bahen being present. a number of pc
ttions for the reduction Of meter-bis
were passed upon. and the usual rou-
tine business was transacted. Super!n-
tendent Boiling. I'm his report, said
that there was about $1,000 still to the
credit of the department. and that
after the payroll had been deducted TO
the end Of the fiscal year. there would be
a remainder of about 5000. which could
now be very well invested In piping,
while iron was cheap.
He was directed to secure bids for l5p
tons OF coal.
\ short extension was ordered on Gra-
ham street. and the committee ad-
journed.
There were regular meetings last eve
ming Of the committees on Second and
Third markets and on ST. Johns Bury
ing-Ground
Dir. Dcas Resigns.
DR. W. A. Deas has rendered his resig-
nation as Physician TO the Poor in the
Third District. the same to take olc"'
tomorrow The City Council will have
10 assemble in joint session to elect his
successor There are already number
Of candidates for the place, which pays
500 per annum. The law prescribes that
these physicians must reside in the dis
tricfs from which they are elected. and
provides that the Third District embraces
that portion Of the city lying between
Twelfth and First streets and the river
and Leigh street