The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25
FOR THE RELIEF or THE POOR.
rho Committee Awards Contracts for sup-

The Committee Awards Contracts Tor Sup-
plies Upon the Advice of City Attorney,
The Council Committee on Relief of the
Poor held a called meeting at the Aims
house last night for the purpose OF
awarding contracts for the furnishing OF
supplies and provis Ons TO the Institution
for the next three months. The following
members were present: Messrs. Cottrell
chairman, Smith, Walk8, Brock, Noble,
and Miller.
The chairman stated the object Of the
meeting. and the following- opinion from
city Attorney c. V. Mered TN was then
read as TO the authority Of the COM
mittee TO award new contracts before the
annual appropriation has been made:
Il am of opinion. that as the year has
begun. there is no objection TO your com.
mittee making its contract for the prces
at which 1t will buy when It purchases.
Your committee however. has at present
no authority TO make such purchase under
such contracts. But as you are forced
20 buy such necessaries, or turn loose the
inmates of the Almshouse. ! must advise
that your committee make such pur-
chases as are absolutely necessary, and
hsk the Council 10 raufy'
The chairman then informed the COM
mittee that as a member of the Finance
Committee, he thought he was able 10
state that the budget would be COM
p'eted so as to be submitted TO the Com
mon Council on next Monday night.
The following subcommittee were then
appo nted TO consider the bids and sam
pies submitted:
Medicine-Drs. Wake and Trevillian.
Groceries-Messrs Noble ana Miller.
Dry GOods-Messrs. Brock and Miller.
C'othes-Messrs. Smith and Wake.
Shoes -Messrs. Noble and Brock.
The bids were then opened. ION motion OF
Mr.. Noble and the contracts awarded
SUBJECT to the approval of the budget by
the CoIndl. as follows:
Beef. lamb and park to Mr.. J.J. Gravins.
bacon. to v Hechler q Co.; -four TO
Thomas Potts q Co; sugar. to j. 5. Moore
* Sons: coffee. to j. 5. Moore a Sons;
salt. TO Thomas Potts q CO.. molasses,
10 G. W. Antrim & Son: vinegar. TO Mr..
L. c. Younger: butter. To 5. r. Padeett
& CO.. potatoes TO :. +. Padgett & Co:
horrmgs. TO MIR. l.. c. Younger, rice. 10
Thomas Potts & Co; lard. 10 Il. r. VII
liams 4 Co.. soap. TO Il. Garcin * Co:
corn, TO Savage. Beverdge q Co; hay,
cats. Shipstuff brownstuff T. j. r. Amber
son & Son. straw, TO Mr.. Il. r Wilkinson.
brown cotton. brown jeans. shrtng. plaid
domestic ladies' hose mems half hose. to
Straus Brothers: shooting. to Julius Mey-
or's Sons. bed ticking. to the Fourqurean-
Price Company; mons pants. to J. J.
Stcinbreckcr. mems coats. to Mr.. Theo.
Ne.son mems hats. 10 be selected by the
Superintendent. material for bed spreads.
10 the Fourqueran-Price Company, mems
shoes - ppcrs and ladies' shoes. TO w.
II. Phillips q Co medicine to J. i. Glib
honey.
y sample Of dsnfectant from the Zymo
Chemical Supply Company was submitted
and referred 20 Dr. Trevillan. the ply
sd an 10 the Almshouse. and Or Wake.
Of the committee. for test.
Superintendent Davis stated that there
was no sewer connection In existence for
the Colored Almshouse, aud the commit
tee decided TO refer the matter 10 the
City Engineer. with the request to have
the cal remedied at once.
Superintendent Davis andADr. Trevillian
called attention 10 the fact that the in
stitution was often put TO a great neon
venlcnce by not having a telephone OF
the Southern Bell Telephone Company
IN the building. and that frequently am
buiance calls could only be communicated
10 their Office through the medium Of
rome business house. which had the old
telephone as well as the new one. there
telephone as well as the new one. there
by causing dangerous delay The matter
was discussed for some little time. but
the committee were OF the opinion that
they could not rent telephone Of the
old company. whose charter had EXPIRED
II was after II o'clock when the com
mittdc finally adjourned.