The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-18

| then each department in detail could 10
| taken and a clear. comprehensive state
! mcnt brought in, which every cnc could
understand. His plan embraced the idea
/ OF obtaining the services OF the special
accountant 10 make out the comparative
report
Mr. Rountroe said that he feared the
plan involved too much unnecessary
work lie thought the best line or pro-
codure was TO take up the various de-
| partmcnt and make such rcccmmendai
tions as their judgment suggested.
nr Ebel said that while he approved
Of Mr.. Eountrec's view Of the matter,
+ ,,t no ea,v clearly where much valuable
information might be obtained hN going
Lacl, ten years and making a comparison.
Major Allen said hc thought IT would
be much better 20 have the rccoids OF
the past. which we're cold, hard. mathe-
maticoi facts. 10 aid I'm making plans Tor
the future. and would enable the commit
tee 10 give n solid reason Tor each ana
every action.
"l DO not agree with you" said Mr..
! Rountrco. "I think that " We ran IN inc
/ line Of action l propose II VIII ne the
fault Of the Council. and the only ieincry
for it will be TO get a new Council
MUSTN'T RETARD THE WORK.
Mr. Zimmerman approved OF Major
! Aliens plan if il did not retdrd TOO muOn
/ the work Of rctronchmenl' .
Colonel Jonos said that the desired IN
formation could be- obtained In very
49,, t,,,o as il was all i'm the posses
e,don of the city clerk IN the shape "a
l,oior Allen thought that his plan was
o. rrooer one. as 1t would enable the COM
rplttco TO ascertain the reasons lot ''e
increase Of various expenditures.
The matter was discussed "1 S0i'F
,,ncth of,er which Colonel Jones moved
that the clerk be instructed I"
.ra C,rmulate all the reports from lN''
n,a rr.eent time. with the area ana
,,or,iotion OF the city in the same PERIOD
and have that information present a' ,I'
,,oo,inoe Of the committee. The mo''o"
was unanimously adopted
Al, I,ountroe trcn moved tha' the COM
--,,lo ,rccood with the Investigation ol
tho ,.rious dcrartments before sc' ','7
~ .,,fetical information mentiont'' -,
/ s..,,t,,,- NTH fhe Health Department. INC
motion was adopted ..., >c-,-
nCt,cn Of Colonel Jones, me com.
..,.,oo decided 10 meet ON Thursday h's"e
in Zach Y eek. after January ls' "' %
,rroro was some further discussion ln
o, irfc,ral marrcr after Nhi'"
.o, r,iffoc adjourned 90 meet "N"',
r,,ce1.v morning at O'Clock
thin will pc made over the gro"
lima I'm compauy with the 'i'y hnE
GROUNDS AND BUliDlN"9.
rsa committee ON Ground and hui'n-
,nrs met promptly at o'clo.N ' Sf-
in room no. q of the city il''i' '''.
I,,an sncad presiding in lne
Of the chairman and suD-ei"'' '''''.''
/ the following members "e'' .t,
Nieesrs Mountcastle' hoD''''D'
| Briggs ana Brock. ... ,,o,,i,or
Nfr r. $ Brock. Jr., the now in'iil'V
| ,ntroducod to the committee 'y
/ civ clerk Ben. r. August ana wei
co,ned in a few pleasant words.
/ INC civ Engineer reported that ai'er
/ an contingencies were provided Tor cNill-
/ the fiscal year "a baiauce-a5l0.-s "o',u
a. icft On hand. which he thought could
NOT be bctter expended than in hnishing
tbe slide at Libby Hin. ON moioh
of Mr.. Briggs. the City Engineer sus-
/ gestiOn was adopted.
AT "a former meeting OF the conilnl'lee'
/ communications were addressed 10 lno
i.dles and clerks OF the various CIly
/ nan courts. asking them To luThisn "
/ list of articles required by thehl' ana
instructing them not to make p"icH-ee'
without notifying the committee. ne
/ civ Engineer reported last night that
he had added a sentence TO these COM
nrnicatons to the purport that the
| committee would under no circumstances
d. resDonsible FOR articles purchased
/ otherwise.
Colonel Cutshaw said that one OF the
t,d,,s had taken exception TO this por-
/ lion of the letter as too TART ana mat
D.. had informed him that the commit
fee was not responsible for IT, as IL
had been added without their know
| ledge. Colonel Cutshaw wished TO Know
/ whether the committee would approve
his action. or If he should write q letter
TO each Cf the judges assuming the re-
| sponslbiHty. On motion of Alr. Neaie,
the committee unanimously endorsed
| Colonel Cutshaws action.
A letter was received from NJ. J..
Smith & CO.. asking for renewal Oh
its lease of Seabrooke's Warehouse,
which is owned by the city. The com
mittee decided the renew the lease lor
three years at 81 800 per year. the same
price paid In the past.
The privilege of selling refreshments AZ
New Reservoir Park for the next two
years was awarded TO i. thinner for
the sum Of $500.
on motion OF Mr.. Rountrec, the COM
mitteo decided TO recommend the pay
ment Of a bill due the Cohen Company
for supplies furnished 20 the Law and
EQUITY Court. amounting 10 Sii.Sl.
The following were the successful
bidders for supplies TO be furnished the
city Han for the year 1897. The E.
B. Taylor Company. the Smith-Courtney
Company. j. W. Randolph y Co., George
B. Gaines. and the Southern Railway
Supply Company.
After ordering the payment Of the usual
bills and the payroll the committee ad-
journed.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Committee on Fire Department
will meet at o'clock this evening, in
room No. T. Of the City HAN.
A sub-committde of he Committee
ON Streets Will meet at 4 o'clock this
afternoon at the corner Of Fourth and
/ DuVal streets. 10 assess the damage done
property in that section by the burst
ing Of water-pipe on Fourth street
some time ago.