Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29

moved that the collection OF licenses for
| goats, dogs, wagons, shows. the tees
! from the city cemeteries, etc, be trans
| ferred from thee Auditors office TO the
office of the City Tax-Collector, which
would require another clcuk. probably,
In the Collectors Office. and at the pres
ent commission paid TO that office would
increase the revenue OF that ordinance
about 500. Mr. Jones held that the
taking OF these duties of the City Audi
tor would obvate the necessity Of having
another clerk In that office which would
cost the city more than $50 per annum.
This question was finally laid upon the
table until the next meeting. and a sub
committee. consisting OF Messrs. Harrel-
son. Rountree and Jones. was appointed
to report as to the best thing TO be done
under the circumstances.
WORK PROGRESSING SLOWLY.
Mr.. Harrelson here stated that he
thought the work of the committee was
progressing very slowly, and in order to
spur up things a little he moved TO in
struct tne Special Accountant to prepare
cornplete ls( OF the salarled officers
and employees OF the city, and present
the same at the next meeting of the
committee. He explained that he did not
mean at all that the committee should
cease OF SuSptUu It's WOtk VI SOiI1
through the various departments. With
such information I'm hand. Mr. Harreson
thought the committee could conclude It's
work in two weeks.
Mr.. Noble agreed entirely with Mr..
Harreson. and said that he thought the
committee should not only consider the
salaries. but the matter of adjustment OF
positions also. He added that none Of the
offices were, in his opinion. run upon
business principles. and that in many
cases IL was more important TO correct
these things than to reduce salaries. Mr..
Harrelsons motion was unanimously
adopted
The committee next took up the report
of the subcommittee on the inveStiga-
tion OF the condition of Broad street
which has been published in the Dispatch,
and varlously commented upon Mr.. Zim-
mermann, after the reading of the report.
gained the floor, and said that as he un-
derstood the renort. II completely exone-
rated the City Engineers department,
and that this was not his idea of what
the report should be. He could not make
up his mind that the Engineering Depart
ment should not have avoided those
humps on Broad street He thought II
the proper precautions had been taken
before those four tracks had been laid
upon Broad street, the evils on that
thoroughfare would not have been I'm ex-
istence.
Mr.. Jones stated that the report was
merely compendium of The evidence
furnished the committee, and that 1t was
for the committee 10 say who was re-
sponsible for the condition Of Broad
street. The question, as II appeared to
him. was whether it had been the duty
of the City Engineer, when he knew that
such a condition would result from the
laying of the four tracks on Broad
street. to call the attention of the Coun-
ell TO this fact Mr.. Jones also suggested
that the report might be amended so as
to direct that the street be put in proper
condition at a cost not to exceed the es.
innate of the Cly Engineer, which was
s.. 800.
MIR. MOBILES VIEWS.
"As a member Of the Board of Alder
mon which passed the ordinance with re
ference to the placing OF the four tracks
on Broad street." said Mr.. Noble, -
am unwilling that l should receive all
the censure. when some one else Is pro-
badly equally responsible | shall, there
fore. have TO vote against the report as
IL stands"
After some further discussion, the COM
mittee. on motion of Mr.. Noble. adopted d
an amendment in addition to the pro
position of Mr.. Jones TO put the
street in proper condition. so as 10 state
that It was the opinion Of the committee
that it was the duty of the City Engineef
10 have called attention 70 the fact that
four tracks on Broad street would re
suit In expense to the city. and an un-
slightly hump on the street.
The report was then unanimously
adopted as amended.
CONDITION or BROAD STREET
Mr.. Noble. at midnight, called up The
report OF Mr.. Ebel as TO the interesting
colloouy which ensued between Mayor
TAYLOR and Mr.. II. W. Rountree. when
the former was visited by the sOb-com-
mittee 10 ascertain the name Of the
member of the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform. who, It was alleged,
had approached the Mayor as 10 the sign
ing of the retrenchent ordinances Mr..
Noble moved that the report be received
and filed and that 1t was the sense of the
committee that the whole matter grew
out Of a misunderstanding made by
Mayor Taylor to Mr.. Evan Snead. mem
Der Of the Board OF Aldermen and that
there was no ground for the charge OF
improper conduct on the par, OF any
member OF the committee. The motion
was adopted. and the committee ad-
iOuIned.
Funds for the Health Department.
The Committee on Health met in Room
No II of the City Hall at 1880 o'clock last
night. Those in attendance were Messrs
Hobson (chairman), Blanks, Burton
Moore Williams. and Cutchins. The
usual quantity o. routine business was
disposed of, and the report of the sub
committee on the amount needed TO run
the department through the fiscal year
sg7 was submitted. Last year the COM
mittee expended the sum OF $500. Below
is given the estimate the committee
agreed upon for this year:
Expense account
Food for forty-four head of stock. $500 M
Blacksmith and wheelwright work 800 "
Removal of dead animals .......... $40 W
Veterinary fees ..................... leo "
New harness and repairs .......... $50 U
Disinfectants and medicines ...... s. "
Repairs TO sweeping Machines. 100 "
Stationery and printing .....s...... 20 "
oil and grease ....................... ~ "
Culvert tools and rubber goods.... ~ "
New carts .............. ............ 30 "
Repairs TO stables ................ 50 U
Brooms and rollers ............... so "
Telephones .......... ................ 1910
New tools ........... .............. rs V
NV mules ............. .......... 500 0,