The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-16
COuUITTEE ON LIGHT.
Considerable Business Transacted Last
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Considerable Business Transacted Last
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The Committee on Light held its regular
meeting yesterday evening at o'clock,
the following members being present:
Messrs. Hardwicke, Vaughan, Waller
stein. Tanner, Witte and Starke.
Mr.. $. Stern was present and maze
statement before the committee as TO his
r.ouest TO have the gas turned off at lou
east Main street, and he refused 10 pay
the bill OF more than $l6 upon the ground
that ne had nothing TO do with the mousse,
he having vacated the place and turned
the KEYS over 10 the real estate agent. Inc
pas had been wasted by leakages AFTER ne
left the house.
Mr.. Manning made statement TO the
committee that he had given an order JOE
the gas TO be turned off at the house MT.
Shelton stated that evidently there hau
beon a good deal Of waste by reason or
some of the pipe having ben stolen from
the vacant house. Mr.. Stern's bill by the
month was previously about s..
Tpon motion II was decided TO recon-
mend TO the Council that the CITY AUDITOR
be instructed TO cancel the bill Oh SD
against Mr.. stern.
Chairman Starke reported that ne hdu
signed the contract for coal and coke ior
next year. but had increased the amount
bv ] 800 tons of steam coal and l'lO0 tons
Of coke.
In was agreed that the bill standing
against the Park-Place Methodist church
for lighting the clock i'm the steeple OF
that church be cancelled on the ground
that this Illuminated clock is pubic
benefit. and that the Superintendent on
the Gas Works have the changes in the
lighting Of the clock made without charge
to the church.
The ordinance relative to the conduct Of
the Gas Department AS referred 10 the
committee by the Committee on keirench-
ment and Reform and which was rec
commended with the number OF changes
and additions by Superintendent Knowles
and Inspector Shelton was brought 10 the
attention Of the committee and was laid
on the table with the understanding that
il would be taken up and considered to-
night after the joint meeting OF the COM
mittees on Light and Finance.
An application was read from Mrs. l..
NJ. Hart asking that the amount OF 5000
be refunded her for an overpaid gas Dill
10 that amount IL was explained that
owing 10 a mistake I'm the number Of the
house the error was made on the part Of
Inspector Wood. The committee agreed
10 recommend that the amount be re-
funded.
\ recommendation from the Committee
on Second Market TO place an arc hight
I'm the market house was referred 20 the
Board Of Aldermen with an estimate oil
the cost. and a suggestion that the COM
mittee on Light had no further funds Tor
additional appropriations this year.
The ordinance requiring each city de-
partment to pay for gas consumed by the
department. the same 10 be charged 10 the
annual appropriation made to each depart
ment. and so designated on the Auditors
hooks. and that the arwories and r'af-S
where the military companies hold their
drills be exempt from such gas bills. was
laid on the table until the next meeting.
The inspector Of gas was instructed not
70 turn off the gas in these armories until
the committee took action on the ordi-
nance.
After considerable further routine bus
,,oss the committee adjourned TO meet
again tonight after the joint session OF
tho Committees on Light and Finance.