Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-26

"A I0IyTnT
lot the sewer force. I'm order to s,,nor,rI
.eno tne making OF connections. Now
NiON mat this man does not snperintend
me making OF all these connection"
men, SAID Chairman Allen. you
shoulu nave made that statement AZ the
1iIhe this matter was before the street
Committee" Wv "''e0'
o., ola not see any use TO do that.
Ihere are lot OF people who would
law thought what the City Engineer
leu Was superior to anything / might
a. yct When know thing I know
member.
The positions Of managers Of hands
ana carts, Waterman of city stables.
anu foreman OF the sewer force were
passed by and the committee also passed
'ne ely Coroner, who receives $3.50
P'i ahhuh under contract, In lieu Of fees
MANY NOT ACTED UPON.
When the item of six park-keepers, at
@iz.'O each was reached. It was ex-
Pid'hed that Mr.. Noble intended to offer
resolution or ordinance, creating a
parK-eang, TO work upon all the parks
ana under one overseer. and this, along
with the following items, under the head
or Grounds and Buildings, was passed:
CITY Nurseryman, $40 per annum; Jani-
tor First Virginia Regiment, 500 per an
mum; Janitor Howitzers' and Cavalry
Armory, $500 per annum Clerk to Com
mittee on Ground and Buildings, $50 per
annum; Assistant Engineer and Ma
chinist. City Hail, 500 per annum; two
hremen, each 5000 per annum; Helper
City Hall. $500 per annum; three elevator
men, each $40 per annum Janitor City
Hall, per annum, $72O; six janitor
helpers, each $40 per annum; three
watchmen City Han, each $500 per an
mum; Oiler $40 per annum; Captain of
city Steam Tug, 300 per annum; Engi-
neer city Steam Tug. Si,020 per annum;
Fireman City Steam Tug 500 per annum;
Wheelman City Steam Tug. $40 per an
mum; two deckhands, at $3.50 each, per
annum; Engineer City Dredge $500 per
annum; Dipper-Tender City Dredge, $500
per annum; Fireman City Dredge, $40
per annum; Deck Hand City Dredge,
$3.50 per annum; Deck-Hand City Dredge
$3.50 per annum; Deck Hand and Cook,
City Dredge $3.50 per annum.
The committee considered briefly the
duties of the keepers OF St. Johns, River
View. and Oakwood cemeteries, who re-
ceive S6s5, $500. and $50 respectively. No
action was taken upon these positions.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Rountree, the
superintendent of the City Almshouse
meeting TO explain the duties of his office
and those Of his subordinates. The en-
tire list Of officers and employees Of the
almshouse was then passed by until the
next session Of the committee.
The Police Department was next
reached, and Mr.. Rountree, after paying
"a high tribute to the members of the
force. referring to their character and
standing. said that he did not think mat
their pay should be cut. He moved that
the entire Police Department be allowed
TO remain as it was. This met with the
views of Mr.. Ebel, and the Police and
Fire departments were not changed.
A COMPLETE REVOLUTION.
Eleven o'clock the hour for adjourn
ment. having arrived Mr.. Jones said he
thought the committee was sufficiently
familiar with the remainder of the list
TO pass upon it as a whole then. While
he felt that the committees work had
not been wasted, but would have very
beneficial results, il was an impossibility 10
do all the retTenching upon salaries ana
wages. What could be done there would
be but a bagatelle, and the only way that
the desired $4,000 could be saved 10 the
city so as to bring it's expenses within It's
income was to have complete charter
reorganization of the city government
placinc all the departments upon bust
ness basis In the hands Of businessmen.
1T is for this committee TO Suggest
what is TO be done in this line sald
Chairman Allen.
Mr.. Rountree agreed with Mr.. Jones'
and while no action was taken, TINS Phase
of the situation will probably be discussed
further when the committee meets again
next Thursday night.
Want II Dairy Inspector.
4 regular meeting Of the Committee on
Health was held in Room No. II OF the
City Hall last evening, commencing at
1880 o'clock. Those in attendance were
Chairman Hobson and Messrs. Blanks
Hawkins. Moore. and Williams. The most
important matter considered by the com
mittee was the milk ordinance recently
prepared by the Board of Health, ana
providing rules and regulations for the
government of the sale of milk IN TINS
city. and also for the appointment OF
dairy inspector. The ordinance covers
several pages of foolscap, and prescrlbes
exactly what pure milk is and fixes
penalty against the sale of any other'
The measure also embraces clauses Ior
the inspection of fresh meats. 1t pro-
vides that the law shall go into erect
April /. 1897, and that no person or per
sons. company. etc, shall offer for sale
i'm the city. without proper permit from
the Board Of Health, and must sign an
agreement 10 abide by the rules and regu-
lation of said board.
WHAT IS ADULTERATION.
Section of the ordinance reads as fol-
lows: mo milk which has been watereu'
adnlterated. reduced. or changed in any
resnect by the addition of water or other
substance. or by the removal of the cream
shall be brought into. held, Kept, or OF
fered for sale in any place Within the
CITY of Richmond nor shall any one Keep
have. or offer for sale in the said city any
such milk. The term 'adulteration, wheh
so used i'm this section, means:
"a MIX containing more than IS per-
centum Of water or fluid.
"b) Mix containing less than Il per
centum of milk solids.
"(c) MIX containing less than per-
centum OF fats. ,.,,
"d1 MIX drawn from animals WITHIN
Afteen DAYS before or five days after par
turition.
"Ce1 MIX drawn from animals fed on
distnlery waste or any substance in
state of fermentation or putrehcauoh' OF
on any unhealthy food.
"Q) MIX drawn from cows kept in a
crowded or unhealthy condition.
"(g) Mix from which any part of the
cream has been removed.
"blO Milk to which has been added or
introduced water or any other nuid OF
any foreign substance whatever"
DR.. Oppenhlmer. President of the Board
of Health, made an explanation OF the
Importance OF the measure to the health
OF the city, and said that this work
should be assigned 10 a thoroughly hrst-
class man, who should stand a prescribed
examination, &c.
on motion of Mir. Hawkins. the ordl-
nance was recommended to the Counch
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