The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-05
Places That VIII Have TO BE Filled In the
City Hall by the Committee.


The Council Committee on Grounds and
Buildings VIII hold IN important session
in room No. 3 of the city Han on next
Tuesday evening al I O'Clock, Wheh'
among other things. the neces sdry num-
her Of officers and employees FOR tho Guy
Hall will have to he appointed for the
next year. Very little has been said,
so FAR about this matter, ana u Is more
than likely that all the incumbents. or al
least q large majority OF them. VIII DC
reappointed IL Is likely. however, that
some charges in tho rules governing the
employees VIII be suggested 10 sccute moro
satisfactory service for the oeneht or
the public.
Sometime ago the committee recon-
mended to the Council TO do away with
the head janitor and increase the number
of ianitOrs so as 10 employ eisht JAM
tors instead Of the present head janl'or
and his assistants. which would necessl-
tate an additional expense OF thirty ooi-
lars per month This recommendation
however. was laid on the table az inc
time by one of the branches OK the Douh-
Gil. where it still rests The facts I'D
tie matter, which will be cofropoi'tte"
by any careful observer. are mat 'he
building IS not kept as n might he done
considering the number OF men employer.
Besides the ianitoT ana his assistants
employed at present each one OF inc
five courts I'm the building has Its own
ianitor. who looks after the cleanliness
of his respective courtroom ana lne
rooms directly connected with II. me
Council chamber and tie various COM
mittee rooms are IN charge OF one an
sistant who keeps them in perfect con-
difion. aud the same can be said OF the
assistant in charge Of the rooms or uhe
Ilfv LnpiupnT's department
other portions Of the building, however,
are not kept i'm the same good oIde'' an.
il IS d weu-kn0wn fact. for instance 'la1
some of tne globes in the corilooiS ""'
NOT been cleaned for weeks ana nloi''N''
and there are some hooks and corners
especially in the stusco. Whlcn co~'" '~
looked after more properly
Another question which might De tex
,ilat.o 10 better advantage is the running
of the elevators 50 that the time Is mo-
couallv divided among the men on duty
ana at the same TINE the public mlhul
derive a little more benefit from IT, AS
fl is at present the man "ho goes on
duty at 4 J.. NJ. very o.teh itas ~ ol ~.
only four hours. while the others remain
at work lust twice a. long on Satuf
davs at present. the afternoon man nus
~ serve lust about one hour, foi as a.
mic fl,e elevator on those days Shu's
lovcn IL five O'Clock and Whoever enters
fine building after that hour has TO ciiii'
up stairs. ,. ,...,s,,,r
The three watchmen in the buhdihs
have the longest hours OF duty TWO Oh
them serving from Z. Vi. 70 a. W,
and one from Z A. ". 10 Z =. NJ anu
whenever a. shift from night TO daY IS
made which happens once every WeeN'
| ty,, Of t1a men have 90 be on dulN loI
eighteen hours IN succession AT mr.
v,atchrnen. however, are very ialthiN
I'm the carving out OF their duties an"
/ can always be found az theif posts.
of them. Mr.. r. G. Buroushs' nero ','a
rosition before the complexion ol
present building. in the Ola O.,y t 49,.
/ whore he succeeded the late MT 81
rus4on. The only other employ VINO "ip
/ Gutv I'm the old blllding was MT. >. J. %,
/ WRIGHT. the janitor. who was III sP'ti"'
charge of the Council chamheI'
-rbe following ifs tEe list of the present
ofcors and employees in the city han
who. of course. on hope 10 DO Iea9pol"'-
ed. and their compensation
4 G. calder. engineer and machinest
| 500 per month. ...t-.o. .rd
j. T.. Disney, assistant engineer anu
rnachinest. So per month.
7 q Morris and =. j.. Baker hrem'h'
/ $50 per month each ..- 800.
VIM j. Berry help to bremen 90 per
month. ,r,.-.,. .rd
J. Giovanatu. elevator men, SO per
month each. ...,,,
/ " r.. Cavedo. J a. Firth. l.. G. ltaake.
/ lanes Hannah. N. J. ODonneh' Thomas
! Bahen. assistant 1anitcrs. sio per moh''
| n G. burroughs. Henry G. Adams. y.
/ NIcGihin. watchmen. $50 per moi.'n'
w a. Toler olor of machinery go r''
/ on The elevator men Mr.. Thomas Us an
/ oi1 confederate soldier who has 70 GRIP
Med hand. and Mr. Giovanatu has lost
/ n leg by an accident.