Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-08
WORK ON THE RIVER.
COMMITTEES MEETS AND CONSIDERS
nErRENCHMENT REPORT.
# CANNOT REDUCE THE FORCE.
Ma. Lived within It's Appropriation
-. p,x.. 81, Months of This Year
New Member EIected--News Of the
City-HaIl Courts.


ans Thomas Cunningham. sr. Tnose ~
s,,o,Asncc were Chairman Vaughan, anu
uessrs. Allison. Christian Gurus -
rersusson. starke. and Mon's'.'
ina Colonel Cutshaw. the CITY Ehsii'
contain Thomas c. Cunningha"
,,,s,ed his report Of the Work oone Up
.,a river during the month Oh
-,h,ch showed that 400 CUBIC S"iuS
- mud broken rock, etc. were i'
$50 ,roro the channel during that
time The captain also reported ee' '"'l'
,ena,ra necessary 10 the tug winch
ordered TO be made. Bills ana 9aS-'o'''
we're approved. ,,o
statement as TO the status Oh inc
Janes river account showed th"' NV
committee lacked little OF spe"u'ne
one half OF its appropriation dur,ns ene
a., s,x months OF this year. Inc " "p
,'ronr,at,on for the year was sS'V'y'
smount expended 10 July lst, Si''o-' D''-
ance &.5SS. ,,, ,yas on
rha James-river improvement was vi
L., ~ Mr.. Starke, allowed 100 pouhus
~ ice per day for three months'
,ruE RETRENCHMENT REPORT.
Tho subcommittee appointed TO lnVes-
.,.a-a the affairs OF the department win
,he view of reporting what retrenchinehl
could be made with reference TO reduc-
tion of expenses, submitted its report "s
follows: - 1907
''Richmond, Va. July T. 1884,
.To the Committee on Improvement u
James River: an
v,o,nted 10 look into the matter OF re-
,ranchnent and reduction OF expenses
respectfully submit the following report
rrhe affairs OF the department nave
been duly examined into, and we lhu
The work progressing fairly well, but
somewhat hampered by the need OF an
additional scow. A..
"At nresent there are employed in the
department the following:
ION the tug-Captan, at salary OIL
81. 200 per annum; engineer at salary OF
81 90 per annum wheelman at salary
Of $40 per annum; fireman. AT salary
of $40 per annum; deckhand at salary
OF $3.50 per annum
"On the Acknowledgements. nj salary
of $500 per annum; dipper-tender, at
salary OF 5000 per annum: fireman, at
salary Of $40 per annum; three deck
hands. at a salary OF 500.
''There is also employed on the tug on
an average Of five days per month, an
extra hand TO assist in necessary work.
PURCHASE ANOTHER SCOW.
sowing 10 the fact that only two scows
are under the control Of the department,
which are serviceable, and II appearing
from the evidence introduced that the
dredge is idle for short periods of time
in consequence of this, recommend
that the services of one deck hand en-
ployed upon the dredge be dispensed with
1--WE respectfully recommend the pur-
chase of an additional scow. as soon as
the committee can consistently do so, as
we believe the work would be greatly
facilitated, and the cost per cubic yard
of dredging considerably reduced.
'Tnasmuch as the appropriations to the
credit OF the department have been con-
siderably curtaied from time 10 time.
the amount appropriated for the fscal
year 1857 being less than for several years
past, your committee is Of the opinion
that IL would prove inexpedient and ILL
advised TO recommend any further re-
duction i'm the force employed"
The report then closes with a code of
rules recommended for the government
of the department and is signed by the
members of the ub-committee-Messrs
HARRISON, Christian, and Vaughan.
CANNOT REDUCE THE FORCE.
Chairman Vaughan said that in his
statement before the subcommittee Cap
tain Cunningham had been misunderstood.
The Captain had not meant to imply that
his department could get along with one
deck hand less. as had been understood
by the subcommittee. Captain Cunning
ham explained how il would be lmpract-
able to reduce his force, and the report
of the subcommittee was amended by
striking out this part of IT and was then
adopted.
After some discussion, subcommittee,
consisting of Messrs. Ferguson, Allison,
and Curtis, was appointed to look into
the matter of purchasing suitable scow
for the department.
The committee went down the river as
far as Drewrys Bluff on an inspection
tour. On the return trip the committee
reconvened and elected Mr. L. j. Ryan as
a member of the body, to succeed the late
W. III. Scott
There will be meeting of the Com
mittee on Accounts and Printing at G
O'Clock this evening. and regular ses-
sion Of the Health Committee at p. NJ.
Cannot Reduce 1t Now.
In reply to an inquiry regarding the
matter the City Attorney has written TO
the City Auditor. giving his opinion with
reference to the ordinance recently passed
by the Council reducing the compensa-
ton OF the City Tax Collector from rs
10 5-8 of per cent. upon all money col
iected. Captain Cunningham, The Col
iector raised the point that ne had made
out all his tax and license bills for this
wear. and contended that remuneration
could not be cut down certainly during
This year, his work having been substan-
tally completed. The City Attorney
holds that this contention is correct. and
that Captain Cunninghams compensation
cannot be reduced during this year.
City-HaIl Court News.
The Hastings Court was busy yesterday
axing cases for trial during this term.
Judge Witt set the following dates for
the trial of the cases named;
George f. Crawford, charged with lar
eeny. July 18th.
William Thomas alias John Tucker,
for shooting Officer Minor. July 18th.
John Wesley Drew. cutting Garrett
Mercer, July sth.
The case OF Charles Twitchell went over
10 the September term.
Cases were disposed of as follows:
John Ullman alias John Harris, charged
with use-breaking was tried yesterday
and sent to the penitentiary for two
years.
Wesley Brown. assault. fifteen days. ]
eent fine.
John Halliburton, assault. thirty days
[ cent fine.
Elisha Patrick. petit larceny, fifteen
Gays.
Judgment was rendered In the Law and
Equity Court in the cases of the Wan
marlborough Company against c. L.
Todd for S5l-62
The suit of Mrs. j. NJ. Powell against
The Western Union Telegraph Company
Tor StOe damages is on trial