The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-21
MR., REUBEN BURTON CHOSEN
He Succeeds Capt. E. D. SlaTke as a
Member Of The School Board.
THANKS FOR Mr.. ROBERT 7. BRIGGS.
His Prompt Action Kept Seven Hundred
and Fifty Men FROM Being Thrown out
ofEmployment-session OF the Com
mittee on Relief OF the Poor,

Ihose present when the Joint meeting
was called to order by President William
NJ TurDin were as follows:
From the Board-Messrs Bahen. Brock.
Burton Carter Cutchins, Hardwicke,
Montague Moore, Lawder. Smith. starke
and Vaughan
From the Common Council - Meesrs.
Blanks Briggs Cottrcn. Ebel. Foster.
Gunst, Harrelson. Hobson. King. Law.
der Miller, Mosby. c. r. Noble. Pollock.
Ryan O. a. Hawkins. Tanner. Williams,
Woody and Caskie.
Mf. keuben Burton, the popular mem.
DER or the Board OF Aldermen from Mon
roe ward. was last night unanimously
elected by a joint meeting OF the CounciI
90 hll the position on the school Rosrd
,rit va ant Dy the resignation OF Captatn
r. y. Starke. OF Clay Ward.
AFTER letter from the School Board
caiung attention 20 the vacancy and the
ohlclal call for The joint meeting had been
read by city Clerk b. T. August. Captain
Starke, Dan neat speech placed Mr.
buIlon IN nomination. dwelling especial
V upon his fitness Tor the position.
no other names were placed In noni-
ualloH anl MT. Burton was unanimously
elected me chorus Of "aves" balno n
testimonial TO his popularity
PRESIDENT Iurpin then announced thu
joint committees.
Electoral Committee Messrs. J. II.
LaWder and James H. Vaughan.
ON Charter Changes-Alessrs w IL
zimmerman. O. s. Allan and Henry L.
The Joint meeting then adjourned hav-
ing been ln session only twenty minutes
COMMITTEE on WATER.
me committee on Water met ~ 7:3o
O'Clock last night. there being present
uN
klns, q. r. Noble Carter. CARRIER and
Montgomery.
The following letter was read from Afr
j. j. Montague. of the Richmond Loco-
motive and Machine Works, thanking
ne chairman for allowing the Works 20
obtain n supply Of city water during the
time that they We're deprived Of water
in' drying mp OF the creek from which
10 is usually obtained
Richmond Va. Sept. No. 1897.
Ar. r. IT, Brlgg7 Chairman Committee
on Water city Council Richmond. Va:
Dear Sir-Wo desire 20 cvnrfsq our ap-
probation of your kind attention 20 our 70
GunSt iu regard 20 our water supply. and
thank Won for your prompt action in
coming t0 our relief at "a time when our
supply was cut of hy the continued dry
weather stopping the flow OF water IN
our creek
Had you not acted 90 promptly our works
must have stopped and 600 mon been
thrown ont OF emnlovmont.
You. -orv truly.
~. MO E
Mesers. Che5tcrm1I .ld Parker. who
have recently erected houses in Ice dis
trict were granted permission 20 use city
water upon the assurance being given
that they had made sewer connections.
An application was received from
Messrs. Chamhlin. Delaney a. Scott for
$1,000 ON account OF machinery being con-
structed for the pumn-houec Ihc com
mttco decided to inform tho firm that
the money would bo paid upon the de-
livery Of the machinery at the pump
house.
a letter was received from Mr. Charles
IT Philips asking that city water be
turned ON at the ENn0srOn Grounds
SoDtomhor 20th-Gorman Dav Tho re-
quest was unanimously granted
Bills and pav-rO'ls were ordered paid
and the committee adjourned
RELIEF or THE POOR
The Committee on Relief OF tho Poor
met at $500 o'clock Chairman S r. Cot
TROLL presiding and the following mem
hers present: Mes7rs. ilObsOn Brock
Smith Miller and Snead
Superintendent Davis presented the fol-
low'nv ronort Tor the month ending Au-
gust 81. 1897: