Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-17

Aldermen appropriating 5000 for the pub
lie schools. Very respectfully,
f. C. EBEL.
HORACE A. HAWKINS.
N. THOMAS MOSBY,
o. A. HAWKINS.
r. T. BRIGGS.
Richmond, Va, November l6, 1897.
Friday night is the very earliest possible
date on whicn a meeting could be he'd
to consider the appropriation, as three
days must elapse before one brancn or
the Council can appropriate money after
the other has passed similar legislation.
The friends OF the appropriation Will,
therefore, not lose day In bringing the
measure up for action, and they count
on having enough votes Friday night TO
carry Ii through.
Mr.. Caskie was seen by a Dispatch re-
porter last night, and asked If he had
received the request to call a special
meeting of the Council for Friday. He
replied that he had not, but should he ~
ceive such a request he would, OF course,
comply with 1t. The regular meeting OF
the Council would occur December 9Th,
he said, and as the money now at the
command of the schools would last until
the 18th, he understood, there was really
meeting. He said he understood that a
request for a special meeting had been
prepared, and supposed that he would re-
ceive IL to-day.
Relief of Poor Awards Contracts.
The regular monthly session OF the
Committee on Relief of the Poor was held
last night at the almshouse, 'and good
deal of routine business was transacted.
ha M contracts
the ensuing quarter. The committee con-
yened at O'CLOCK with the following
members present: Messrs. Cottrell CHAIR
man. Brock, Hobson Miller, Noble, ana
Wake.
The Superintendent submitted his report
for the month of October, 1897 showing
that 90 persons were received into the
institution during the month, n dis
charged, 10 died, and number remaining
I'm the almshouse October 81, 1897, 232-an
increase over last year of 7. In the hos
pital 54 patients were received. AZ dis-
charged, died, and number remaining In
hospital October 81 1897 66-an increase
over last year of 10.
FINANCIAL. CONDITION.
Appropriation almshouse ..........l3'soO co
Unexpended ........ ...........S 2'6O6 ~
Appropriation poor Of the city......S'Oi2 20
Expended ......... ......... ......... o'Oll Do
Irnexnended. ........sl.O0 40
The report was received and Dled.
THE nay-roll of the almshouse, amount
ing to s677 so. department poor of the city
ss5. and bills amounting to sl.552-Ss, We're
approved and ordered to be paid.
The committee then proceeded to con-
slider proposals submitted for the furnish
ing of supplies for the quarter ending
March | 1898. and the following con-
tracts were awarded: Fresh beef, lamb,
and pork, to w. II. Brauer; bacon ana
lard, to V. Hechler, Jr.; coffee. to Z. ~
Kenney; oat flakes, to C. w. Antrim q
Son; herrngs, to l.. c. Younger soap
and vinegar, to Slater-Myers Company
butter and potatoes, to w. +. seymour
peas. to w. T. Smoot & Co.; sugar, sait,
beans. molasses, rice, tomatoes, and
hominy. to r. F. Williams & Co.; four,
to r. F. williams & Co.; hay, corn,
oats. and brownstuff, to s. T. Beveridge
e. Co: shipstuff, TO Virginia Feed Com
pany: straw. to l. L. Sutherland; shoes,
to w. r. Phillips & Co.. drugs. to owens
Minor & Co.. shirting. ticking, and cot
ton. TO NJ Rosenbaum; plaid dornestc,
to ID. G. +. Mitteldorfer; hose and nan
hose. to Burnett Lewis; mems coats ana
nants. to j. j. Steinbrecher; lumber 10
J. l.. Taliaferro.
After disposing OF a few matters OF
minor importance an adjournment was
had at l1:05 p. M.
An interesting finale of the evening $
proceedings was the return OF the men,
bers of the committee and clerk from the
almshouse to the car lines which was
made I'm the old ambulance or the ue-
partment AS an explanation or TINS IL
might be stated that when the committee
went into session the stars were brightly
shining. The members, having no fore
boding of the change OF climatic condi-
tions came unprovided with umbrellas.
The Superintendent was equal 70 the oc-
casion. however, and with Ambulance
Driver Nelsz in charge, all hands reacnea
the centre of the city in good shape'
For the Board of Finance.
The Committee on Charter Changes met
last night at S15 o'clock, Mr.. ii. w.
Rountree presiding and tfe following
members present: Messrs. Allen, carter
CARRIER, Ryan, zimmerman. ana Harrei-
son. City-Attorney Meredith was preseh.
at the request Of the committee. lie mao
made several amendments to the plans
prONlQluB lOf tiic SitD@NtN" - -
finance, and presented the bill as cnangea.
The City Attorney explained the several
changes made, and they do not materially
AFFECT the paper as already fully publish
ed In the Dispatch. The plan, after some
little discussion, was recommended as
whole to the Council.
Mr.. Rountree desired to know II the
committee was ready 10 suggest names
for the positions created by the bill. The
committee, however not being ready 10
90 into the matter, adjourned. on motion
OF Mr. Harrelson, until next Tuesday
night at s O'Clock.
Water Committee In Session.
The Water Committee met at 1:s0
O'Clock and transacted business Of minor
IMPORTANCE Chairman r. Il. Briggs pre-
sided. Those present were Messrs. Mont
gomery, Carter. Noble. CARRIER, and Tan
ner. The ordinance fixing the office hours
OF the Water Department in the City Hall
was taken up. and after some discussion
the committee decided 10 recommend TO
the Council that the change be made.
This requires that the office be kept open
from A. NJ. to +. NJ, instead OF from
q A. NJ. 10 6 p. NJ. as heretofore,
bids for the scrap-iron which accumu-
Iates at the pump-houses were opened.
the Superintendent having been instruct-
ed at a previous meeting to secure them.
The iron was ordered to be sold to the
highest bidder
4 communication was received from
the Board of Trustees OF the Virginia
I1h no MR.