Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-13


MUST DEAL THROUGH THE AUDI
TOR.
Referring 10 the question Of waste OF
gas. Chairman Noble stated that sub
committee OF the old Committee on Light
had made a thorough examination INTO
this matter. and had had the heads or the
various departments before 1t with view
of decreasing the amount OF gas con-
sumed He narrated the recommendations
OF this subcommittee, which called Tor
meters I'm certain places, an estimate 10,
an electric-light plant in the CITY nan
building &c, stating tnat the repoi'
never reached the Council
After some debate upon this subject
Mr.. Zimmerman moved that the sub-com-
mittee OF the Committee on Retrenchmeht
and Reform recommend that the several
departments pay for the gas consumer
in their respective departments out OF the
appropriatons made TO them by the Coui-
eli such payments TO be made regularly
through the Auditor. This was uhahi-
mously adopted. .,o,
Mr.. Rountree then moved that All ss'''
of tar. coke. ammoniacal liquors, &c,
should be made through the Auditor
office. the only exception I'm this respect
being i'm small sales Of lime for dlsih-
The subcommittee discussed the matter
OF contracts, and decided that duplicates
~ ALI contracts should be filed with the
City Auditor.
sALARY-LIsT TAKEN UP.
The salary-list was then taken up anu
there was much argument ana dlssehslo'
as 10 whose compensation should DC
duced. Several propositions We're nlade
as 10 the salary Of the Superlutei i1 sn ~
One was 10 reduce II from S5oV 10 >o'Vvo
CLt IL
down TO $3.50. The subcommittee coulu
moi reach an agreement upon the question
of salaries. so left it to the general Ooih-
rittee on Retrenchment and Reform.
II was recommended that the duties o,
clerk of the Committee on Light shouiu
be nerforned bv the Gas Inspector WIN
out extra compensation, and that one vi
the assistant gas inspectors shoulu pe
dropped and the work carried Oh ny tn0
other assistant inspectors.
There was some discussion over the
salaries of the bill clerk TO the Auditor
tine foreman Of the Upper works and the
clerk of the Lower works. and the SUD
committee recommended that they remain
as they are.
The City Pretty Clean.
The Council Committee on Health maue
lie annual tour OF inspection over the
city yesterday afternoon, ana iounu ~
toyn remarkably clean, considering the
season Of the year and the size OF the
present health force. THOSE VINO W.
along were Chairman Hobson ana NesSls,
Burton. Blanks, Williams. HAWKINS anu
Moore: Drs Oppenhimer Garclh' anu To H.,
rison. Of the Board OF Health ana D",
Gers Iamkin. Clinely, James, ana Nai
ton. the Sanitary Inspectors Inc parts
storted from the City Hall building IN Two
Ioree wagons shortly after o'clock yes
,ardav afternoon. and first visited the
Tenth-street dump. Thence they Went "
the head Of Sixth street to look INTO tn0
eondition of an open culvert, 10 when at
,e,tton had been called by alderman
Moore. The spot where the recent caFs
I'm occurred on Fourth street between
Jackson and Duval streets was me ~
Mace 10 attract the attention OF 'he coii'
rittee and IL was found that a teHpo-
49, sewer was being laid here as rapidly
as possible. ,-.,ao,ad
The crematory was thoroughly inspected,
and I, was thought that II would be very
advantageous as we'll as economlcai 70 INC
a., 80 beve another furnace down In the
1o,,er mart of the city somewhere, SO as 10
care Tor the refuse OF the East End
which now has to be hauled long us
lance.
NEED ANOTHER CREMATORY.
From the crematOry the committee went
IN the West-avenue dump, ABOUT WIZ,
No. has been so much complaint, ana
,,,hsrs there are regular pools OF water
IN winter Here II was observed tnat the
ravine was almost filled up with dirt ana
trash The Linden-street dump was next
viewed. and then the Spring-street Jump
onposita the penitentiary, was seen.
The committee visited Church Hlil anu
Investigated its condition from sanitary
standpoint, returning by the city staDies'
where some suggestions were mace ds u
tbs treatment OF the sick mules there.
u-tua No formal action was taken, 1t
,,as the sense OF the body that the city
,,o,,ld have TO have another crematory.
few more dumps, probably two or three
more mules and carts, and some good men
in the Mace OF some lazy ones now on the
force I'm order 10 more perfectly carry on
the work OF the department IL may De
necessary later on 10 carry reIuse GOWN
the river on barges .so
after the tour the committee ana the
IN vited guests were entertained at lunch-
con nv Or. w. T. Oppenhimer, President
of the Board OF Health. at his home, on
north Ninth street.
Had No Quorum.
Tbera WAS TO have been a meeting In
COMMUNICATION No IL OF the City Hall
Ia Of evening at 80 o'clock Of the Commit
tee on Ordinances, but II failed TO get
quorum. Those present were Messrs
pIoomberg and Cutchins. No business
could be transacted. Captain Alexander
Coke. the codiher of the new city ordi-
names. sent word that he was detained at
his room by sickness.