Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-14
SHALL WE CHANGEI IT?
MATTER OF CLEANING STREETS
CONSIDERED.
BIDS ARE TO BE ADVERTISED FOR.
Expert Testimony Heard, md Is to
tho Eject That One superintendent
Cannot 10 the work without Com
pctcnt Torcmen Over the Gangs.

The Council Committee on Health had
spell Of retrenchment and reform yes
terday evening.
Those in attendance were Chairman
Hobson and Messrs. Burton, Jones.
Banks, snead. Moore and Williams
After transacting some routine business
/ the ordinances and resolutions from the
Committee on Retrenchmont and Reform
came up. and the ordinance relative TO
a street-cleaning department under SUI
perintendent, the substance Of which has
been published in the Dispatch, was also
considered.
Captain w c. Wilkinson, who for
twelve years managed the Changing
of this city, and kept the streets ana
parks clean. was put upon the stand as
an expert in this line of work. In an
swcr to.a question propounded to him
| by Alderman Moore. Captain Wilkinson
said that he did not think one man couid
superntend the STRENGTHENING Of the
entire city. If elected to the position OF
I superintendent OF STRENGTHENING under
the proposed ordinance, he would not ac-
copt it. lie could not, under it, do JUS
tice 10 himself and TO the city.
NIGHT DIVIDE THE FORCE.
Mr.. Jones asked Captain Wilkinson II
he thought one superintendent could get
along with this work if he divided mis-
men into four gangs and had foreman
over each gang. The witness replied in
the affirmative provided a proper man
was engaged as foreman. This, Captain
Wilkinson said would entail more COM
pensation for the foremen than the mem
bers Of their gangs. He admitted that
the STRENGTHENING could be done by con-
tract for Cess money than it cost at pres
| ent.
Sergeant Orange, of the police force,
who was for thirteen years one of the
| sanitary officers OF the city. agreed en-
tirely with what Captain Wilkinson had
said. and argued that in the event Of
| having a superintendent and foremen
! for this work. the latter should be paid
more money than the members of the
| gangs. and should be clothed with police
authority.
Policeman Holdcraft corroborated what
had already been said relative to the mat
/ ter. and ne was followed i'm similar testi-
mony by Captain Touts, one of the SUI
! perintendents of hands and carts of the
! city; Sanitary-Inspector James. and DIR.
Stratton, one of the city physicians.
WILL ASK FOR BIDS.
At this point in the proceedings Mr..
! c. W. Throckmorton. Of this city, was
| accorded the privilege of the floor. and he
! said he represented parties who would
/ guarantee TO clean the city under con-
/ tract at a sum at least $500 lower per
! annum than the present cost of cleaning
the streets and removing garbage.
After some little debate. Mr.. Jones
moved that the committee ask the Coun-
! ell for authority to advertise for bids for
! cleaning the streets and removing gar
/ bage. and this was adopted. The COM
mittee then adjourned.
City-HaII Court News.
The Hastings Court was engaged all
/ of yesterday hearing the case Of VIII
liam Holmes. the negro mail-carrier, who
appealed from Justice Crutchheld's de-
cision sending him to Jail for three
months for stealing harness. Holmes
was acquitted.
judgments were entered in the Law
and Equity Court in the following cases:
p. II. Gary's Executor VS.. j. Z. Car
scr for $j,02i.45.
Augustine Royal e. Co., VS.. ]. =. Car
son for S2.51222.
! BY an action of detinue Walter d.
! Moses & Co. recovered a piano from
Isabel EclIles.
The case of F. L. Twining against the
/ city Of Richmond is set for trial in this
court to-day.
Suits were brought in the Law and
Equity Court by Straus Brothers against
/ John r. Anderson Tor $500 damages, and
| by l.. r.. Christian against Thomas r.
| Marshall. action of debt for s176.32.
Notice of motion for judgment was filed
| in the Circuit Court Clerks Office by
/ Peter Paul VS.. w. c. Mcdowell for
/ S56O61.
Judgment was confessed in the suit Of
/ A. Saks & Co. VS.. Stewart II. Ford for
/ $114.93.
/ Clerk Christian, of the Hastings Court
/ yesterday issued a marriage license to
/ benjamin w. Jones and Florence Min
I sing.