Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-18
important business the committee
journed.
ErtrnNngant Use OF Gas.

important business the committee adj
journod.
ExtrnNngant Use OF Gas.
The Committee on Light held quite an
important session in Committee-Room
No. Y % the city Hall at o'clock last
evening. Those present were Sub-Chair-
man Mallcrstcin. and Messrs. TANNER
Allen. Stokes. and Nitte The Superin-
tendent presented his usual report OF
the operations Of the gas-works, ana the
special subcommittee appointed TO look
into the alleged excessive use OF gas IN
the public hoidinGs of the city SUD
mit,cd a very important statement, re-
gulating the use OF gas IN the city Han
by the institution OF dr0p-lighis. ana
summouiug the heads Of the departments
before the committee for the purpose OF
cutting down the quantity Of gas con-
summed. superintendent Knowles offered
some figures IN this connection. showing
that during the first seven months OF
this year there had been q saving in pub
lie Of $500 cubic feet OF gas. or Ss2S,
according 90 the price Of that commo-
dity.
After some argument as 20 what steps
should be taken IN this direction, the
body referred this matter back 10 the
subcommittee for further information.
ghc Superintendent was instructed 10
get estimates Tor freproof buildings TO
cover the oil-tauks at the Lower gas
works He was also directed 10 brick
up the ammOniaCal-liquor tanks In order
10 save waste by exhaustion.
IL was ordered that three electric-lights
be placed On proper position I'm Chimbo-
razo Park. This was done al the request
of the Committee on Grounds and Build
ings.
Bills and pay-rolls were approved. and
the body adjourned.
The Relief of the Poor.
At $50 o'clock last evening the Com
mittec on Relief OF the Poor held its
first quarterly meeting since Mr.. George
b. Davis became Superintendent Of the
Almshouse. Those present We're Chair
man Blake and Messrs Hobson, Snead,
Smith, Gunst and Wake
Tho report Of superintendent Davis
showed that there were in the almshouse
july 3lst rs inmates. as compared 10 2B
on the same date last year; number Of
patients In the hospital July 81, 1896. So;
received during the month. p white and
% colOred Sixty-seven were discharged
from the institution during the month
while ~ died Of whom were white and
9 c0lored. The statement further showed
that there at present remained 10 the
credit Of the almshouse S61B.55; outdoor
poor. S.22lA
The matter Of providing collins for such
bodies as by law should be delivered TO
the Anatomical Board provoked some
discussion. Superintendent Davis eX-
planned that these corpses were put in
common pine collins. which were made
by the inmates OF the almshouse, and
only cost about 70 cents 20 81 each.
Mr. Gunst thought the department
Ia a
dozen plain collins 10 be used I'm deliver
ing all these bodies TO the Anatomical
Board These collins. he said. could be
returned 10 the hospital after the corpses
had been disposed Of and thereby the
city would be saved several hundred dol
lars per year. Mr.. Gunst put his idea
into a motion. which was adopted.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The committee then went into the te-
dious business OF opening bids for the
department for the next three months,
the result being as follows:
For beef and lamb, Meyer Kirsh; ba-
con. 10 V. Hechler. Jr: flour, 10 r. r..
williams & Co: lard. 10 V. Hechler. Jr.;
coffee. TO Leopold Levy sons; sugar
TO G. ". Antrim & Sons: soap, 10 Leo
pold Levy & Sons salt, 10 r. f. VIII
liams & Sons
The Other Committee Meeting.
There was also a short session yester-
day evening Of the Health Committees
subcommittee on reorganization Of that
department. Dr. Oppenhimer (presi-
dent Of the Board Of HEALTH. and
Messrs. Cutchins Burton. and Jones
were IN attendance. An informal talk
as TO the character Of the report 10 be
made 10 the general committee was in
dulCed in but no definite action was
taken. The subcommittee paid further
attention 10 the payroll Of the depart
ment. and Adjourned TO meet again I'm
few days
A regular meeting Of the Water Com
mlttee was held I'm Room No. y OF the
City Hall at 7.30 O'Clock last night those
present being Messrs. Briggs CHAIR
mani, Stokes Carter, Cutchins, Mont
gomery. and Tanner The bills Of the
department and the usual pay-rOlls were
approved. and some other unimportant
routine business was transacted.
The Committee on First Market met
at the city Hall yesterday afternoon az
o'clock. but only routine matters were
disposed OF.