The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-25
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sewer mans. and the others nave pceh
outlined. There will be. perhaps fourteen
IN an. and they Will be printed ana copies
or them furnnhcd TO the various Depart
rncnts. while the others VIII De soid 10
those who are interested In city properly
The city OF Baltimore has. WITHIN me
past six months completed It's toposraph'-
cai survey at an outlay OF Slz''VVy' WHO
This work I'm this city has been FAR less
c,,crefve There IS no regular sewer sys-
tom i'm Baltimore. and the city VIII D"
concealed 10 cxpcnd from five 10 ten mn
lion dollars during the next ten years Aoi
che Introduction Of a sewer SYSTEM
After three scwer-maps have beeh V"i'l-
,lcfod. the property-maps viii be maue'
cspccially those of the public PARKS
,rbe hands and carts Of the city are
divided off into three districts. ne mn
nm TO about five years ago. receiver -
nor day. but since then they arc l'd-'- IL,
ne dav. this IS somewhat more thdh VIZ
at5 ~. individuals. but city employees
.hould Justly he paid little hlshoi' g.. A.
mon work ten hours per day anu ~ -
A. Tho interest Of the city 20 have mana"
- Cor each Of the three districts VT.
7C..la,,ot cutshaw agreed with MT N'"h
-. .ho c4tv mules were oitch lou 49,
a. choir movements. but ne thoub"' '''''
OWL was difficult OF remedy wi,
m so,ror foreman supcrvises the NVi n
20 ,.,,,structinf- sewers under contIacl "'U
ofso rcnairs. continued Colonel 'ui, ~
an his statement and the expense 20
rlo,ine, him is charged mp 10 'ii' 80
Of tho sewers. The blacksinilh an" il,h.
shoe the mules. while thc WIN
,n,.i,s tho carts or makes new ones Wh,n
~ zinc IS NOT otherwise occupied. lie
o. Maid hv the day. and the ina'oila' "''
go. a.. furnished him. Some TIME as"
,nc Co,ncu PASSED a resolution uhu.r
,lbicb Tho men are paid for each oay
ON which they have reported AT the s'ap'c'
,b.the- fhcv 20 10 work OF not on &C
count OF rainy weather.
Ncitber the duties Of the Engineer nor
Of his assistants are strictly coiiih." ~
engineering. 10 the execution OF slI''1 I'M
provcmcnts and construction OF seWeis
IN tbo city of Richmond the city Engi-
reer is required 10 took also after the
nublic parks. the superintendent oil WhlCh
ho is lie IL also the architect OF the
cuv. and since about two years ago the
engineer of James river Improvement
Before that time the last-namcd position
was held by Major Whitcomb. and the
cltv paid him s.. 400 annually for his SER
vices while he drew a like salary from
| the United states Government. The cry
Engineer is further directed 70 90 what
ether branch of the Councl OF any NoU''Di
committee may require.
Under this provision the city Engineer
| has huut the new pump-house and the
! New Reservoir. has made the designs Tor
/ tho laying Of the new gas-mains. also OF
the trcstle at the Lower Gas-Works,
| over which the coal-cars enter the yard.
lie has also made the plans and super
visod the construction of a number OF
school buildings. has made the plans
and constructed two market-housc and
| has. under the Fire Committee, drawn
the designs for three or four engine
houses. before that matter was turned
over TO the Board of Fire Commissioners.
The City Engineer built the new city
/ Han. took down the church that stood
/ on its site, and rebuilt the same. made
/ the designs for four armories, and built
/ five. In an, some twenty-odd buildings.
| besides the City Hail. were constructed
/ under the supervision OF the City Engi-
neer. which represent value of about
/ 100000. lie also made a design for a
new clectrc-light plant and designed the
/ BankstoVn Cemetery. The force OF
| the office has never been increased but
! the salaries have as the work increased.
| The city ordinance provides that the
| Office shall Doe open from 4. NJ. TO .
! J.. NJ. I'm winter. and from $50 A. NJ.
! 10 i. NJ ia summer. but the officers
never leave until Il. VI. or later. Under
! the ordinance they have a right 10 do
private work after office hours.
Besides looking after the parks the
city Engineer also supcrviscs the nursery
, near the New Reservoir. which comprises
about ten and one-half acres of land.
10 contains at present about 5000 Of all
sorts of forest trees which are TO be
! planted i'm the streets of the city. or
/ ODD the public parks. Last year about
/ 500 trees We're planted NJ an expense of
/ not quite $500. This year IL is proposed
/ 10 plant between 1900 and 1000 trees.
They atre set out i'm streets wherever prop
/ crty-owners desire them. and an the
/ latter have 10 do is TO place boxes around
the trees for their protection.
The throc district managers then ap-
! peared before the committee and explained
in detail the working of the hands and
carts. The committee then went into
executive session to prepare its report 10
the general committee.