The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-04

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| AS far az / can fearn by careful IN
! quiry and examination the department -
! being carefully and faithfully administered
| and the energy and vigilance OF the super
| intended arc everywhere apparent
.Thc cash transactions Of the depart
mont. with the exception Of the sale OF
coke. are made properly through the
/ Auditor. There SIS no good reason why
pavncnts for coke should not be made
I through the Auditor and the coke de-
/ lvcrcd upon the Trcasuror's receipt in
/ stead OF FOR cash.
CASH TRANSACTIONS.
"'rho same idea IS applicable 10 every
dcYaitnc II the city government There
should be- no receipt or disbursement of
/ cash in any OF them save through ne
Auditor 10y warrant The coal received by
! the ras-housc is accepted on railroad
weights and 10 would seem desirable 10
Introduce there, scales capable of weigh
ing ear loads OF coal. The cost OF such
scales would Doc. ] am informed seven or
eicht hundred dollars.
Tho tsb'"s and details set ont in the
report OF the supcrntcndouta OF gas and
water could not bo prepared unless care
mi daily accounts were kept and they
provo the careful attention ~ these de
partmeuts 20 the details of their wol@s.
"As instructed By your chairman.
have aided I'm tho transfer OF rhe Office
- collector of delinquent taxes TO the
rev incumbent An the riua FOR taxes.
etc.. of % date prior 10 lNj are in the
hands Of tho Auditor. The bills OF 1913
are in the HANDS OF the new collector and
have been recoipted for as follows.
Real estate. S55.3fl67. personal prop
crty. s-3g0fe1. pipe connections cicr
N.774M. paving bills. ST.io5~. gas DIS
Si.0m57 Total. ssIiu.42.
-ofd Wn .f1Iadoid rruoeIod. Woll 9uL~
baby he somewhat modified by eNamina-
tons now In progress"
FOR CLEAR WATER.
The REGULAR report OF tine Committee
on Water embraced a report suggesting
plan whereby the city could have
better and clearer water supply. Inc
renort recommended the construction OF
a settling basin for the purpose or set
tline the water and gave 30 estimate Oh
I tho cost of such a vessel, placing the
figures al $4,000. The question went 10
tho Finance Committee, on mouoh u
/ Mr.. Br.sgs.
The same committee urged the Adoption
/ of a resolution. which was agreed TO-
| apprOpraung a. sum not exceeding SloV
/ 10 extend the water main,on Water street
/ TO the wharf Of the Virginia Dredging
/ Company in order TO supply the Bay
| Line steamers with water.
A number Of frame building permits
were granted.
From the Board Of Aldermen came n
resolution directing that the Committee
/ on ShockOe Greek be empowered 10 enter
b into "a contract with the Chesapeake ana
| Ohio Railway Company 10 carry out i'm
/ pr0vomonts upon Shockoe creek IN aO-
.r.ff'N NtlA fU
/ the office of the city Engineer. Favor-
able action was taken upon the paper.
on the final rOll-call Mr. Walierstein
| offered an ordinance placing the not pro
| ceeds from the sale Of the strip Of land
| lying between the City Almshouse and tho
/ Hebrew Cemetery 10 the credit OF fund
/ 10 be known as the almshouse extension
/ fund and directing that the Committee
/ ON the Relief of the Poor should sell at
public auction the colored almshouse
| building. providing a sufficient amount
can be derived from this and such other
| property as can be dispensed with boy
/ this committee TO provide "a sufficient
| amount 10 build an annex 10 the present
| white almshOuse for the care OF cOlOred
inmates of the institution.
At the suggestion of Mr. Bl0omberg
/ the author OF the ordinance struck out
the clause embracing such other prop
erty as might Dee dispensed with
President Caskie asked # any plans
and estimates had heen made I'm conncc-
ton with this matter. and Nh Waller
s,f -.r,,c6 ,t,. ,-f7-. mo- rl,ns had be.r
,,rcrared be bed hen informed thst the
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THE CITY rNCTNrrR'S OFFICE
President Caslda fNr Tanner i'm tbo
/ chairl smoke briefly ON the ordinance
saving thai bc was i'm favor Of the scheme
but ho was anxious t. give some more
definite information before De could vote
! for it lie said he was opposed 10 going
Go the City Engineers Office for plans.
He thought mistakes Of this kind had
been made in the past. and was Of the
opinion that the Richmond architects
should be- given "a chance ON some Of
these houses. The city's school buildings
could have been made more beautiful
artistic and useful II plans had been adj
vertiscd for. and he believed the struc-
lures would have cost less money.
The President said that from what he
could learn there was not an architect
I'm the Engineers office.
Mr.. Wallcnstein explained the merits
OF his prOp' sition. saying that the piSs-
emit colored almshouse was an' ugly SUI uc-
ture ana was PERFECT i.e. ,Iip 10y