Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-21
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
,s MEETING OF THE COM
.,,rrrr HELD LAST EVENING.
THINKS FROM LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
,,.,er Department Rendered Aid
- Prevented $50 Men from being
thrown ont of Work-Aidermnn
..,bcn Burton school Trustee.

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ucubcn Burton school Trustee.
rrc council Committee on Relief Of
,t. POOR held a regular session in Room
~, OF the city Hall last night, com
,,srcng at S O'Clock. Only business OF
routine character was transacted.
Those 10 attendance were Chairman
c.rrcu. and MessTs. Hobson. Brock.
Nur Gunst. snead and Smith. Super
.raudcut Davis. and DR.. Trevillian,
physician TO the almshouse.
Tac superintendent submitted his re-
r.ri Of The almshouse for the month Of
Aarlst. showing that on August 3ist
norc were 229 inmates in the institution,
s. compared to 256 last year. on July
u.. there were 2i7 In the almshouse. and
during the month Of August q white
m,a. IA white women. / white child. 10
eo.orcd men. % colored women. and 3
ro.sed children were received into the
lnsutution. while forty-nine were dis
a. gcd as follows: White men, 20;
white women. s: colored men, S; colored
tae month three white persons and six
t..n colorcd died I'm the almshouse. The
r,.ort Of the City Hospital, which was
attached to Superintendent Daviss re-
MORT. showed that there were in the
hospital on August S1st last sixty-seven
.rsons. as compared TO scventy-one on
Inc same day of last year.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The following financial statement was
also appended TO the superintendent
report:
cty Almshouse credits...........sl3,5oO 90
Expended ....... ......... .......... $500 "
-nexpended ....-..... ...... ....... 1893 %
Department poor of the city
credits ........ ...... ...... ......W,Ol2 %
Expended ........... ......... ..'.... 0,ZVV 20
UncXpended .... ...... ...... ........N,Sll a
There was a great deal Of debate upon
the matter OF properly repairing the
surgeons room. and the work was
finally referred to a subcommittee, COM
POSED OF Messrs. Gunst Brock, and
snead. who were empowered 10 act.
The usual bills and pay-rolls of the
Two departments were approved and or
dercd to be paid.
Superintendent Davis extended the
committee an Invitation to make an in
fpecuon Of the two almshouses and hos
,,tal I'm the near future. On motion of
lir Hobson. the committee accepted the
invitation and decided TO make the tour
ON Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
After transacting some other routine
business the body adjourned.
Aided the LOcomotive-W Works.
The Committee on Water met in Room
No 10 OF the City Hall last evening at
1890 o'clock. Those present were Messrs.
Briggs chairman. CARRIER, Hawkins,
montgomery. Carter Cutchins, Noble,
end Tanner.
The pay-rolls OF the Water Depart
1oeut. pump-houses. and reservoirs were
approved and ordered TO be paid.
communication was received from
Tho Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works expressing its appreciation foI
pronpt attention on the part Of the
Water Department, in coming to its re-
lief AT a time when their supply OF
water was cut off from the works by
the continued dry weather The letter
went on 20 say that 100 men would have
been thrown out Of work but for the
relief which had been thus afforded the
plant.
The chairman incidentally reported
that he had ordered that prompt action
be taken To furnish the company with
water as soon as the request was re-
reived. and his action was approved, OF
motion OF Mr.. Hawkins.
PAYING FOR MACHINERY.
on motion Of MIR. Carter, the sum o
Al 600 was allowed Messrs. Chamblin 4
Scott on account of the contract fol
certain machinery for the New pump
4 u a a
house all machinery contracted for.
An application was received from thu
German American Association for thu
,,se of water at the Exposition Grounds
on September 9th. the day of its annua
celebration on motion OF MI. hawkins
The request was granted.
Free use of water for short periods
was granted i'm two or three instances
where cases of typhoid-fever exist an'
tho tenants are unable to pay for same
After disposing Of some other ROUTINE
Business the body adjourned
MIR. Durton Elected n school Trustee
4 Joint meeting of the Common Council
and Board of Aldermen was held In IN
Council chamber last evening for IN
purpose of electing member OF IN
school Board TO succeed Captain +. ID
gtarke. Mr. William NJ. Turpin, Presiden
of the BOdiu Oh AiNNl iiiN4is ia N'iHN1
Present were:
FROM the Common COuncil-Messrs
Blanks. Cottrell. Briggs. Ebel. Foster
Gunst. HARRISON. Hobson, j. j. Kins
Miller. Charles r. Noble Pollock, Mosby
RYAN. O. A. Hawkins, Tanner. Williams
Woody, and Caskie.
From the Board of Aldermen-M essrs
Bahen. Brock Burton, Carter, Cutchin'
Uardwicke Montgomery. Moore. Lawdel
smith. Starke and Vaughan.
Clerk August read the call for the meet
Ing and the reading OF minutes of pre-
cedlng joint sessions was dispensed with
Nir. r.. ID. Starke. in a brief and httin
.speech. nominated MIR. Reuben Burton a
mis- own successor on the School BoarC
There being no other nominations, N
vote was taken and Mr.. Burton Wa
unanimously elected
The new school trustee Is member O
The Board of Aldermen from Monrc
Ward. and Is well qualified for the wor
FOR which he has been chosen.
Mr.. Turpin, President Of the Board
Aldermen. has appointed the followin
members Of that body on the new Con
mittee on Charter Changes. provided fC
by a resolution recently adopted by bot
branches Of the city Council: Messr
zimmerman, Allen. Noble. and Carter