Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-16
Mr.. LOYenStein 10 Be First Assistant
Superintendent OF The hlmshOuSe.
FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
street Committee Holds a Regular
Scssion--Report of Superintendent
Kpouics-Councii Printing and
Fire Alarm Select Clerk.



City Almshouse. IL was decided that Mr..
Ciooms or any other employee might
come before the committee and make
such statements as they desired.
Nominations for the position Of First
Assistant OF tho Almshouse were then de-
claIeu 10 be In order and Mr.. Hobson
presented the name OF Mr.. j. y. Walthall.
Mr.. Cottren nominated Mr. NJ. i. Pace,
while Mr. Gunst placed IN nomination Mr..
Isadore Lovenstein. Mr.. y. b. Grooms.
the. present First Assistant Superin-
tenuent, was nominated by Mr. Noble.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Wake, the
committee decided TO hear from Mr..
Grooms Mr.. GrOcms said that after cate
full investigation ne had learned tha1 II
was charged that he had charged more
on a chicken bin Of Mr.. w. A. Smo0t
than should have been charged. lie SAID
he was entitled 10 so a month in pro-
visions, and bought $3.50 worth OF butter
from Mr. Smoot, and changed the bill
from butter TO chickens. He also eN-
plained exactly how and why the bill
was changed.
Superintendent Davis recommended for
the place OF Fist Assistant Superintend-
ent Mr. J. h. Walthall. Mr.. Lovenstein
was elected on the fourth ballot, the vote
standing for Lovcnstein ana Tor
GTooms.
OTHER POSITIONS.
FOR the posinoh OF seeol,u ASsis'aiS
MIR. Snead nominated MIR. Herman Paul,
the present INCUMBENT "NilS/'iI' d -.
bradley was placed in nomination by
Mir. Wake The name OF Mr. chris.
Eyensen was presented by idr Hobson.
and Mr.. EyenseD was then recommended
in most complimentary terms Dy super
intendent Davis. MI Iaul WAS eie0'eu
on the first baUI0
Mr.. Cottrell plrcl in nomination DR..
w. j. West for tho place OF physician
10 the Almshouse, while Mr. Guhst hoill-
mated DIR. Il. Trevilian, the present
incumbe1G Dr. Trevilian vas eiec'ed
by on Roflty. III A'AueA ' 'l, az
Lyme c.en .es, ,I Pig
the ah1 by acclaihatioh.
Thosy applied LOT une Pos..ion %
MatIS aims se We're MIS- -.
L>sBd dacDoueau VIC
pressed MIS- >. "A, Dusli.
Mrs. sen oii INC IA %
ballot, as iiidue unani-
moy> ieetion was dlso
at tbs ION ol MI oHe@u'
made I'm
The elk nose u eoiiuuSs .ne
free dispensShe men came up aHI 'no
District Judson Cunninghain' Sseo liu. Us
trict ". W. Richardson; Inird Dlstllcl'
. j. y. Lewis; Fourth District, l.. L. Mars
ton.
Mr.. James !. Smith was chosen auui'or
of the committee. ,.
on motion OF Mr. Suns.' a. suo-0 e..ila'.
tee Of three, consisting OF Aessis' oniI'i,
Miller, and Hobson' 10 Nell.y '"s Iesui. -
the inventory recently taken upon the
Inauguration OF Mr.. Davis as Supeflhtehd-
emf was appointed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Gunst' he new
Officers elected were authorized TO quarry
at once and enter upon the olschaiso Vi
their duties August lst.
,-he committee then adjourned.
Tna street Committee's Session.
~, c.. e,o,omittee held its first ses-
nv o'' eS.-,.,l h,,airees last evening at
os.ioc,- T,hose present were Messrs.
. Sioe" a., ia,,, pioomberr Bahen.
go, .-arter Fhel Foster. j. j. King,
s,. 'on' IA Nfonntcostle a communica-
" oous' '. .'.,Is,sS fro,, Mr. w w. Wake
~ ED for better street-car facilities
VINO asneu ~ w. ssnec,arv i'm the vi
Tor JACKSON " "iu' go. .rec.e lie
emily VI .'t., on ordinance an
claiiieu nc - 1sos the railroad
proved Nosenio7i ten.roinute ser
company shouiu CIV ~ =" ,oat,ar US re-
wee at 'nal loi i... ,,.'l,,,onr CITY Attor-
&c. 90 ~ ,s-'.s f,S,nroittee
h,S aIa , " 81. tom he Traction Com
lno spp a., ,'r;,,,,ere of constructing
paus ~. - - ,heir electric line from
ri~neA 80. -, E,rst street TO Cary,
bioau ~ Syoit,,,rood cemetery. was
anu tnenee 70 ~. p',rtor referred 10 a
on mOtiOh VI " ~,ra,. f,o,, each
Subcommittee VI o"o .''istaa oonoicte ~
waru. ms I King Ebel Woody,
s"ssiI - - peban Ouite a number
~ interested property-owners were pres
ont headed bv Dr. George Ross and MT.
Thomas Potts but they left without eA-
pressing their views.
Captain y. Il. Guison, coahsel oA eno
Richmond Telephone CoinPens' " o..
present, and submitted an - -,
the erection or aaulnVi'"l .p 49,
This was referred 10 tAe lily N's
with power TO act -. ~o,,or,,,-
The ordinance when ordeIs plopei "
owners 10 cut the grass anu "eeUs VI.
walkways in front OF lots ana tenehlen ~.
was referred to the City ATTORNEY loi MS
opinion. ..,o,,o,
Several applications Ior 'ne S s5, "0 ''0''
OF sewers were ordered 10 pe 10. g., +,o
The pay-roil OF the uep e'l 1'0'''
past two "eeNS Mas go 49, 60, straot 10
Mr.. Burton asked that SaIs $50 $50 &c
paved from MauisV'i ~ ..'.,,,,,,.,,d "a
The committee DECIDED 10 Ie0oiiii'I'"u "
the Council that the Woih DC uone,
Mr. Bloombcrg onered resoiH,loh'
which was adoptef' REQUESTING 'ne ~.
Engineer 10 suoHlt al 'n0 ~ - - -
s,a,e i,,i'. -, ,ho hands and carts OF the
n"..t ,heir dnties. etc.
3 NC e. ~ transaction OF a good deal of
-, ,.,o.ss ~ minor inheritance the