Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
WORK ON THE PARKS.
WILL EMPLOY MEN TO HAVE THEM
PUT IN ORDER.
4 Plan Adopted to Prevent the Dis
charge From Jail and Re-en-
trance Of Such Unfortunates-o
Other Work Of Committees.

A regular session of the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings was held In Room
No. IL OF the City Hall at o'clock last
evening, and Messrs. Gunst tchairman),
Rountree. Lawder. Cutchins. Briggs,
Brock. King, Neale, and Noble were
present. 1t was decided TO have two
bookcases made-one for the Collector OF
Delinquent Taxes, and another for the
Committee Clerk.
The City School Board submitted an es-
floor of the City Han. for use by the
School Board. which was laid upon the
table after some discussion.
City-Engineer Cutshaw submitted an
appOrtonment' of the wants OF the
Grounds and Buildings Department for
the fiscal year 1897, and IL was referred
TO subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
siriggs, Brock. and King, which Will
meet i'm the office OF the City Engineer
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock to con
slider the matter.
Clerk Bates was directed to write TO
the City Attorney for his opinion as to
the right Of the Gas Inspector TO turn
off the gas I'm the municipal departments
II bills are not paid when due. In ac-
cordance with an ordinance recently
adopted by the City Council.
II Was ordered that a list of all bills
for purchases OF supplies made prior to
JdHudlg l. 1884, anu lfiioihlIS ubUtiN1
be sent TO the Council, in order to have
the same paid.
INVESTIGATION OF EMPLOYEES.
The committee decided to meet on Mon
day afternoon at O'clock to further con-
slider the matter Of the employees neces-
sary to properly care for the City Hall
building, and the Engineer was author
lied to have the boilers Of the building
lined with friedrich as economically as
possible
Colonel Cutshaw explained that the
condition of the New-Reservoir Park, the
nursery, and Chimborazo Park was
such owing to the prolonged lack Of
funds. that it was necessary to put at
work two regular men each upon New
Reservoir Park and the nursery, and one
regular employee at Chimborazo. and in
addition to this a couple of hands at New
Reservoir Park and the nursery for two
weeks each. in order to get these places
into proper shape. A motion carrying out
this suggestion was adopted.
Lunatics in the AlmshOuse.
The subcommittee from the Committee
on Relief of the Poor. appointed TO look
into the question OF what should be done
with patients or inmates returning to the
City Almshouse who had been sent to the
City Jail as lunatics and then discharged,
held a meeting In he office OF the Super
intenden. OF Public Charities yesterday
afternoon at O'clock There were IN
attendance Chairman James 1. smith anu
Mr. Miller Of the Subcommittee; Ut.
Trevillian, physician to the almshouse,
and Superintendent Davis. Dr. Treyil-
liam stated that he and the superintendent
had. with the subcommittee, interviewed
Judge Witt. Of the Hastings Court, VINO
has entire authority over lunatics in THIS
city. They had explained carefully to his
Honor the situation. and the inability OF
the officers at the almshouse TO provide
suitable wards for the care OF such per-
sons and had found him ready and will
ing TO do anything in his power 20 relieve
them OF their present situation. Judge
Witt had sugges. d or advised the super
intendent TO have a second commission
of lunacy held upon such persons, and re-
commit them again to the city Jail, as
surfing them that should the Jail physi-
clan again recommend the discharge or
such patients. ne would order a commits
sion of conference TO pass upon SUCH
cases.
IL was incidentally stated that the three
persons at the almshouse who had been
confined i'm Jail as insane but discharged,
only TO return to the almshouse. had been
dealt with i'm accordance with Judge
Wits suggestion. and having been n
second time declared TO be OF unsound
mind had been sent to the Central Hos
pital Of Virgiaia (colored).
The subcommittee decided TO report
the result OF this conference TO the gene
raj committee together with the fact
that the City Attorney had given it rs
his opnion that the Judge of the Hastings