Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-09
THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
Sarua, Reports Of Heads Of Depart
mems Ready fer tie Printer.
OIL. CITsMAN'S stGGEsI IoNN'
r,rL and Oncr improvements Hc-
.ommcndcd-Supcrintcndcnt % '"0
H,,sbou.c aud His Work-Chtei
uo,,nrd aad Police Patrol system

Howard and Police F"'r"i sHS'''"'
.--. r,ports ~ the various heads OIL
...,..ts of the city Of Richmond
r.0 ready for the printer Ih'y are
a. whole. while @ very voiuminous
30 documents. q collection when
zinc much Interesting aud useful IN
......, ,,ear.iing the city's affairs
.-.. annual report Of Colonel W. T.
.. che CITY Engineer, SIS n most
....r,,,f,e statement Of facts con-
.t.. e,ree,s az Richmond and her
.,..o.rrs department. In it the Ens'-
,.... anon The streets Of this city
..-.r very late in the year owing
...,... i'm making appropriations which
, finally agreed upon until No
Tables are given in detail,
.,.,,.- Che locations. amounts and
.. .. grading and travelling. the lineai
.....t Sewers. and granite curbs. square
o.. and square yards Of granite flag
......re.. cutters. road-bed paving. alley
...... 4r! brick sidewalks, work reIaid
.....rsi throughout the city, the to-
o.. s...ar.atous and expenditures. and
m. amounts OF work and expenditures
by varle
.... . .I.,ard. leading from Reservoir
s... o.s wIieucd full width from Main
...... .. Grove road. and should be filled
.. ....e 40 once, so that trees can be
.....I 40 20.
r.n street, Fulton, from Denny 10
>.....u street. has been condemned
t.i vM soon be opened.
All alley leading from Birch street
t Franklin street was purchased from
,r. ..thmonl College authorities Tor
.....- extension. u .is 20 Doe regretted
....t E,iaud street was not opened from
....,II.r street 90 Park avenue. ana p3lh
..r.r and Boyd street permanently
..-.f instead of making this alley.
... work OF repairing Eighth street
..... r.,-.sa bv tunnel has been finished
.-I l, street restored ana improved.
colonel Cutshaw reports his recon-
,..ri.u.ns concerning the widening OF
...rfr1 of certain streets. He refers IT.
..I.rauy 90 the repairs made during ule
..r af the ArmOry and other pubhc
,....stI.., Of minor Importance Iesa.d-
...- y.afk al the several parks. I'm the
I...sr connection. the Engineer says eA-
.....I improvements should bee made az
..,.rrs Hu and Reservoir Park az
.. Die speaks Of the worE done by
o.. committee ON the Improvement OF
lanes River. the purchase OF the me-"
...- t... &c. and says that some steps
.....I BE- taken Immediately TOWARDS inc
-....r.ut Improvement OF the chdIl" d
H. Gsk.ag.
Ar THE CITY ALMsHOUSE.
The report Of Mr. r. W. Carter, SUI
,...rt.1deut OF the city AImshouSe'
SHOWS that the total number OF applicants
received al the almshouse during the past
,.4r was 4s-G. Of whom Ni5 were Tot lu-
Dor and 4olg for outdoor relief. The
,srlber OF burials furnished TO the poor
during the year was go.
AT the beginning Of the year the aims
house had 81 inmates; during the year
>!s applicants were admitted, so thal Hl
IN iH rer-ons were benefited by inc
,r.tft.tf.n. and Of that number 4' were
horn FOB the institution. Inc Hu'Il"' /.
az u.rsous DISCHARGED during 'he y ,"'
-.. ,.-, while IN died az the almShouSt.
auI or December "'' 1870 ''1
t.r.ltt. was -a.
ND. uuual average OF inmates per day
$500 and the cost of maintenance
ar - inmate during the year was
y.,-1' ur 1916 cents per day.
rr,I,r tho year ot5 81 cords Of wood
,,.-. issued 10 the outdoor poor. show
tr, nm increase Of l79 II cords over the
.,.-...It-r wear. -Four thousand three
Hundred dolars was appropriated for the
.la-a ~ coal or this amount 5000
en-. expended by the ladies Of the
...te mission. ana Sl,3Jo by the colored
o. sion. , A..
r.. total amount appropriated by the
..... c.r1cu for The department for the
.. -.ar was SnI50 OF this amount
t-.U was expended under the direction
Gill. council Committee on RELIEF or
... Poor. and Stt15O was distributed
.-...- the various charitable institutions
lr tEs city. ~,
... bushels: prescriptions, G.7SS; collins
.ua.s. on; ambulance sent out
.. ...- Nearly all these items show
.....a over the year 1871
AMONG THE POLICE.
...r e p. Howard. the Chief Of Pc
.. ....arts quite an interesting ana
.-.,aparcd report. lie refers FIRST
... .....r-e I'm the number OF days
-.... t- .rners Of the police force from
.... F1lr men were thus absent
.m .- s-g DAYS. The following are
....t items for the year. 10 which
.. Howard refers in his report. Ihrie
.u.- N Of 5o2 arrests. as com
-. -. f,. while there were i5' less
.H..r.. violations reported. The tramp
....r.. .. .l the increase. There were
-. applications FOR lodging az the sia-
......... 80 three Of the station
f.... .r. r lad condition. and sally
.r..H no r.u.lrs. The deaths OF Major
..a I... Dr.. chief OF Police; captain
H u..-..ut- and Private j. $. Tai
r. ... reported The department. gene
... GOOD condition. The ChieI
......s ND. adoption OF the patroi-sys-
f. .r r.roy.ug the machines now az
E--9tIon-Uouse ana placing II
.- 'r HAM, under the control or
"...r.... '.r, w. ST. Thompson. az the
...t.,u Telegraph VINO could send
.t . .ue thereby doing away with
,.- az a saving of $1,000. WIN
at each sta,ion-house 1t woul1
equivalent 20 am Increase OF hi-
.. .r twenty To- the force at very
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