Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-10
THAT PRIVATE FUND.
II is Discussed at a Meeting OF the
Board Of Fire Commissioners.
WILL MAKE NO STATEMENT YET
To Await the City Accountants Com
pIete Report-Businessa at the Aims
house-,Jevish Cemetery Desires n
Piece of the City's Property.

The Board of Fire Commissioners held
a lengthy session last night and dis
cussed the question OF the right OF that
body to keep private bank account OF
funds from sales Of old material ana fre-
alarm boxes and gongs. Those In at
tendance were President Frischkorn.
Messrs. Charles F. and c. w. Taylor l..
G. Jenkins. ]. S. Levy, and J. X. Shep-
nard. Chief Fuller Assistant-chiet
Shaw. Secretary Paynter. Superintend-
ert Thompson, and City-Accountant
Mccarthy.
President Frischkorn submitted TO the
board statement concerning the receipts
and disbursements. as revealed In the
nrivate account referred to. the facts
in connection with which have already
been published in the Dispatch. These
items covered every small transaction,
from the sale OF a piece OF old iron Tor
~ cents to that of horse. or 1000 feet
OF old hose.
CITY ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENT.
The City Accountant made state
ment OF his review OF the books OF the
department, which Is not yet compete
He made few suggestions concerning
the bookkeeping, and the board VIII
probably inaugurate new system. Cap
tain Mccarthy could not help conpn-
menting the board upon the splendid
showing made In the private account
although he did not think such a sys-
oil frah hlp for the DOdFu
to have kept up.
The board debated at length the adyisa-
bility of making a statement through the
press but decided TO wait untll CITY
Accountant Mccarthy shall have sub
mltted his report through the proper
channel to the City Council.
H. Il. Miller. of Engine Company NO.
Z submitted his resignation, which was
accepted. and A. +. Carleton, or the
same company, was promoted TO MI the
vacancy. Eynwood Ford was chosen a
substitute In the same company. and the
board adjourned.
Out at the AImshOuse.
4 regular meeting of the Committee
on Relief OF the Poor was held at the
city almshouse. last night Messrs. Nc
Doweu (chalrman). Blake, Donleavy.
Ferriter, Snead, Reeve. Brock. ana
Seay being present. The monthly re-
mort of SUPERINTENDENT Carter was pre-
sented. II made the following show
ing:
Number of inmates on January 81, 1896,
375: received during the past month
white men, II: women, l0 children, T.
Total. 25 Colored men, 8: women, IL;
children. T. Total. q Discharged du-
ring the month--White men. 49, women,
4; children, l. Total. is. Colored men
5: women. I3; children, 4. Total, %.
Humber of deaths during the past
month. Whlte-l man; l child. Total, 2.
Colored-l man; woman. Total. 2. Num-
her of inmates In the institution on Feb
r1Iary %. 1895, $50 against 2's who re-
mained there on February 2s, 1888.
DISTRIBUTION OF SHOES.
Considerable discussion arose about the
distribution Of shoes, clothing, etc, to
outdoor poor, which, under recent mo-
ton adopted by the committee. are to
be issued by the Superintendent only
upOn the recommendation OF a member or
the committee.
Mr.. Blake, on the part Of the sub
Committee on Iron Safe, stated that
a safe had been placed in the almshouse
at an expense Of S31. The committee
was ulScudlstl, anu lht iNb'ie hi'h.
Mr.. Seay. on behalf Of the sub-com-
mlttee on purchase Of medicine, recon-
mended that the medicines be brought for
the next three months from the Powers
Taylor Drug Company. This was agreed
TO.
Superintendent Carter stated that he
had given the contract for the furnishing
of -four to the r. f. Williams Company
WANT THE CITYs LAND.
Mr.. Snead informed the committee that
the committee representing the Jewish
Cemetery were desirous of having a
price named for the property between
the cemetery and the almshouse, which
is owned by the city. Ii was decided
to consider the matter at a called meet
ing. 10 be held some time during the pres
ent month
A resolution was adopted on motion
Of Mr. Ferriter recommending 10 the
Council that the sum OF $500 be paid to
John O'ConnOr, an employee Of the lnstl-
tuition which Is due him as back pay.
The payroll Of the department for
the past month was approved, and the
usual number Of bills were ordered to be
paid. The latter amounted to s1,6205l
for the almshouse. and sl,s95.32 for the
outdoor poor.