Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05
TO HAVE AN INQUIRY
HEATH DEPARTMENT TO he
FULLY INVESTIGATED.
STRENGTHENING FORCE AGREED ON.
Council Unanimously Adopts the
ordinancc-Thc $4,000 Anproprin-
lion for sewers Again pexi,o.
other business.

meeting last night. and lively and in
teresting session Sc was. IL was gene
rally known that the report Of the Re.
trenchment and Reform Committee rela-
tive 10 the recent course Of the Health
Department in dismisslng five men from
the force would come up, and about one
hundred spectators were on hand to lis
ten to the proceedings.
The members OF the Council in at
tendance were President James Caske,
and Messrs. Blanks, Bloomberg. Briggs,
Cottell. Foster, Gunst, Harrison, Jones.
King. CARRIER. Miller. Mosby. Neale.
Noble. Pollock Rountree Ryan, Tan
ner. Wake, Wanerstoin. Whalen, VII
hams. Witte. and Woody.
After the reading of the minutes Of
the last meeting. the body passed over
The veto Of the Mayor the ordinances
ms to City Hall employees, reducing the
salaries Of the engineers, and abolshing
the position Of oiler.
The report OF the Committee on Streets
was next taken up. \ resolution was
adopted appropriating $500 from the
street fund to grade and gravel the west
side Of Plum street between Main and
Cary streets
The Clerk read the statement Of the
City Engineer concerning the $266S col
lected among private citizens for the i'm
provement Of Seventh street, and which
was now on deposit in the First National
Bank. subject TO the order Of the City
Engineer. A resolution. providing for
the expenditure Of this money in i'm
proving and repairing the bridge on
Seventh street, near Hospital, accom-
panied Colonel Cutshaws statement, and
after some discussion It was adopted.
The Street Committee was ordered TO
hear allegations as TO making improve
ments upon several streets.
A resolution apprOpriating $50 for put
ting ina sewer connections on Grace and
other streets and to construct a basin
on Franklin street opposite Pine street,
was referred TO the Committee on
Finance
The Council recommended to the Com
mittee ON Streets. a resolution taking
l.SS3 from the street fund to grade and
pave the roadbed Of Nineteenth street
from Main TO Cary street.
The resolution providing for repaving
on west Broad street. over the gas
main on that thoroughfare was, on
motion Of Mr.. Wallerstein, sent 10 the
Committee on Light.
Applications from the Southern Bell
Telephone Company for the privilege to
erect poles were tabled.
MONEY NEEDED FOR SCHOOLS.
The Finance Committee returned TO
the Council. without recommendation, |
Tho resolution auf,rouria t time 90 OOo IN Ia !
school fund. in order to carry the public |
schools to the end of the fiscal year. |
Mr.. Caskie (A1r. Bloomberg in the chair |
took the floor, and moved that the TesO- |
luton be recommtted TO the Finance |
Committee for some specific recon- !
mcndatiOn He thought it was very I'M /
usual for the Finance Committee to /
send to the Council a measure carry
ing with 1t so large an appropriation
without some suggestion as to what |
should be done with il. Mr.. Caskie |
called the attention of the body to the
fact that when the annual budget was
adopted for the year IL was agreed by
the two branches of the City Council
that none of the appropriations should
be increased.
Mr. Briggs who is a member Of the
rity School Board, stated that when the
budget was adopted nearly One-half Of
the school year was past and the board
had made its contracts with its
teachers, principals, etc. He pointed out
that the School Board had saved the
city 5000 by it's work this year. but did
not feel that IT should be expected TO
cut down its expenses $4,000.
Mr. Jones referred to the fact that the
School Board had been heard by the
Finance Committee when the school APP
preparation matter was considered
II was argued by Mr.. Wallerstein that
Il was useless to return the paper to
he Finance Committee. That body had
sent the resolution 10 the Council with
put recommendation, as was stated, for
HE reason that the funds We're not on
hand.
Mr.. Caskies motion was finally adopted.
The Finance Committee recommended ,
he following transfers, which We're APP
proved $50 from the account of dis
'ount and interest 70 the account Of col
ectlon OF deliniuent taxes; $1,000 from {
he same account to the account Of as I
,essment of special taxes; $1,000 from
he same account to the contingent fund
From the Committee on Light came a
,umber Of resolutions providing for the
'rection Of additional olectric-lights at /
.arious points throughout the city. All
II them were rejected.
The Committee on Claims ana Salaries j
exported with its approval, the claim :
Z Mr. Mountcastle for lettering license Z
ms. etc which was ordered to be paid. ]
An ordinance amending the city or {
finance concerning the markets was
libmitted by the Committee on Third Z
iarket. regulating market hours, etc, J
NO the same was adopted The object I
f the change is simply to allow the
'hlrd Market 10 be kept open during all ?
he week days all day long. Mr.. King 9
AID he thought that by this arrangement S
he market could be made self-sustainng. 8
REPORT on THE DISMlSSALS.
The next matter considered by the y
ouncil was the report Of the Commit o
.e on Retrenchment and Reform. rela- :
i've TO the recent dismissal OF the FIVE
lep who lodged complaint with the Coun-
N at it's last meeting. Here is the re-
OFT in full: J
That the charge of characterization u
against the men was found 10 be not d
roe. and that the specifications of their V
,aying waited upon the chief Of Police c
or the purpose OF having Mr. Johnson I,
Walton removed was without foundation 6
4 fact from the testimony OF that Omccr a
imself We therefore. recommend that g
he Committee on Health reinstate u
iessrs Ford. Branch, Kennedy, Johnson, v
nd Cole. and that they be paid per diem G.
or the time they could have made from o
ne time OF their discharge TO the time of 81
heir reinstatement
2 Whereas. Sanitary Walton a
nade a report 20 the President OF the :,
'oard of Health Of charge against the e