The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-08
WORK ON JAMES RIVER.
RErEEycHMsSI WOULD IsJUEE
rHE DEPAgrxESI.
This seems to be the Opinion Of the Cons
mIttee-RuIes Adop;ed-Reports on
Work Accomplished.

rbs Committee on Improvement OF
lanes River met yesterday afternoon On
the CITY tug. The members present We
usssrs. vaughan ,chairman)' AA'-so"'
c--,s.,an Curtis. Ferguson Montgom-
~ p,eot and Starke. Committee CielA
.is,ss u. Mcdowell and serEe4n'-As-
As George c. RuskeA were bsss7''' IA
their Official capacities
Tha reoorr Of the captain o. VIC -,
to- Cunningham, showed t-Al = s-o~
% sard and gravel. -" c1oic ya'us, 80
-, removed from ire channel c-'i-s
the month of June
IT tn nzv-ron and bills aggregaiins
1855. were approved
IT, -euort was made that q the Se"'
aonropriation for lsS7. S.ts-5@ hAa ben
expended during the first SIX noI'ns o.
tie year. leaving : balance O. sS'-t' i''
that period
TIE report OF the subcommittee ep-
-.o!ntea 20 investigate and repolt Nh.'
could ts done IL. the way q reifenei'l--si-
vas submitted. Il was as follows
"Richmond. Va. July :. ~
-, re Committee CT Improvement o.
James River;
DGentler,er.-Yorr subcommittee. aq-
-ointet 70 look into the matter os -
;reochme-t and reduction CO expenses,
-a-neo-frilfv submit ne following.
.a-r-. Affairs CT the department have
49, sr,iv examined. and We md he
work progressing fairly well, but some
80 bsmpered from the need q al ad-
6i-iolzl scow.
AZ present. there "a employed II the
ssrsr.r,eu- the following:
aOo tie tug:
"Can-ain. az Z salary q 8 - Per Al
49,
$780, q. 4 szfs-r q g. 70 re- a.
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