Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-19

Cltnl lttffflDk anu dtitit1 6- ~ lawyer
to take this office at the sum paid, OF
even at considerably larger sum. and
devote all his time to 1t. giving up his
practice entirely. with the possibility oi
being turned out In two years. MIR. Har.
reIson moved that the salary OF the City
Attorney remain as II is, and this was
adopted.
THE SPECIAL ACCOUNTANT.
There was much praise OF the work oi
Captain Carlton Mccarthy, the Special
Accountant Mr.. Noble said in Captain
Mccarthy the city had as competent a
man for this business as could be found
I'm the State Of Virginia: but he was oi
the opinion that the Mayor aud Auditor
were required under the laws to do ex-
actly the work done by the Accountant
II these officers could show TO the com.
mittee that they could not perform these
duties. he would favor having an assist.
ant. After some discussion. and express
sons OF desires to increase the pay OF
the Special Accountant, the salary was
left at $l.S00.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Noble, the
compensation OF the Clerk OF the Coun.
ell committee was left as It Is a present
but he was also made assistant tC
the City Clerk. Mr.. HarrelsOn took oc-
casion to say that the Committee Clerk
Mr.. A. III. Mcdowell had made very
efficient and energetic officer. whose du-
ties were already very heavy.
The committee recommended the re-
duction Of the pay Of the Harbor- Master
from $40 to 500 per annum. In this con-
nection Mr.. Zimmerman said that he
had always been under the impression
that the money spent by the city I'm the
Improvement of James river simply
amounted to dumping 1t into the channel
just to accommodate the Old Dominion
Steamship Company.
DO WITHOUT WEIGHMASTER.
The Clerk of the First Market was not
touched as to salary, but the duties OF
Weighmaster were placed upon him. the
position of weighmaster. at $500 per year
was recommended 10 be abolished The
same action was taken In reference to
the Clerk and Weighmaster at the Sc
cond Market. These clerks receive 1890
per annum. The committee decided "a
do away with the janitor of and all extra
help at the Third Market but left the
Clerks salary at $500 year. he to do
all the work about the institution. Mr..
Harrelson raised the point that the Third
Market was not beginning to pay ex-
penses, much less interest on the money
expended in the building and he was in
favor Of closing it. Mr.. King said he
wanted it given a little further trial. and
this seemed to be the sentiment of the
committee.
The pay of judges was passed by for
the present. They receive $500 each per
annum from the city, and $500 from
the State. except in the case of the
Judge of the Hastings Court, who is paid
81 200 by the city, but gets no compensa-
tlon from the State.
On motion of Mr.. Jones. the commit
tee recommended that the 1900 paid an
nually to the commonwealth s-Attorney
of the city be not paid longer
A resolution requesting the Light Com
mittee TO act upon the ordinances, &c,
touching the officers and employees OF the
Gas Department, which was referred
by the Board of Aldermen, was adopted.
These papers refer to a reduction in the
gas-inspecting force. and other economic
measures.
Mr.. Zimmerman explained that th'
Committee on Water had just constituted
itself into a committee on retrenchmen
and reform and had gone thoroughly
through the Water Department and made
certain reductions and changes. The
salary Of the Superintendent was left al
$500 per year and the other officers o.
that department were cut.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The office of President of the Board o.
Health was discussed, and Mr.. Rountre'
said that ne thought that this officer anC
the physician to the almshousc should D'
the same. He thought that the Presiden
of the board should do all this work.
ET.IA sl...e IL. l..ef A
Coroner should also be paced upon the
President Of the Board Of Health, anC
that he also do the duties of his two as
sistants who receive 500 each per an
mum, and that the pay Of the President Of
the Board of Health should be increased
to 5000 which, he added. would be q
saving of 81, $50 to the city. inasmuch as
the Coroner alone receives $3.50 a year.
Mr.. Zimmerman finally moved that the
committee defer it's investigation of th'
Health Department until some future
meeting and then consider along with il
the office of physician TO the almshouse
This motion prevailed.
The committee decided that the salary
of Mr. william II. Williams, the Clerk Of
Assessment of Public Improvements
should remain as it is at present, whicf
is 81 $50 per year.
On motion OF Mr. Zimmerman. the com
mittee agreed to hold it's sessions here
after from 7:3O o'clock till II p. NJ. anc
adjourned TO meet again next Tuesday
night
Brief Committee Notes.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings met in Room No. of the City Hall
at 715 o'clock last evening. Present
were Messrs. Gunst chairman. Briggs,
Noble Neale and Rountree; John NJ.
King, Brock, Snead. and Lawder. Only
routine Of a business character was trans
acted.
There will be a special meeting of the
Committee on Streets in Room No of
the City Hall at s o'clock tonight. to
conclude the consideration Of the ordi-
nances and resolutions regulating the En-
gineer's Office reducing salaries. etc.
which were referred from the Board of
Aldermen.