Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-28
THE CITY'S STREETS.
THEIR CONDITION SEVERELY eRrr~
icIsED nY HEALTH COMMITTEES.
nAY WEED our IHg FORCE.
strcet-cienning Department 0rdl~
nance 0pposed--rhe Free-wntsH
List TO he Reyised-Amount CoI-
Iccted for Sanitary Tax Last month

The Council Committees on Health
water. and Second Market met IN the
civ Hall last night. The only discuss
sion of any interest occurred In the meet-
ing OF the Health Committee. where tho
present condition OF the streets and the
movements was severely criticised. The
ordinance creating department OF street
cleaning was considered, and returned
10 the Council, with tie recommendation
that it should not pass. For the rest
only routine business was transacted.
The Health Committee was called to
order shortly after s o'clock by Chairman
Hobson, there being present Messrss
Hawkins. Moore. Rountree, snead, ana
williams.
THE President Of the Board Of Health
was instructed to advertise for bids 10
furnish the department With steam coal.
The committee also instructed the
President OF the Board Of Health to pur-
chase a pair of horses. TO be used IN
cleaning the streets.
DIR. oppenhimer suggested that 1t would
he n good thing for the COMMITTEES to pre-
pare an ordinance requiring each family
to provide a measure, composed OF cast
iron. or some other material. OF size
that could be easily lifted by one man.
10 receive the ashes and refuse. Ha
called attention TO the fact that II now
required two men to lift the barrels IN
use. which are extremely unsightly. no
expressed the opinion that these mea-
sures could be secured for about ND
apiece. and that they would not ne stolen
~ a suitable penalty were imposed.
DIR Opnenhimer was instructed TO LOON
further into the matter, and report az
the next meeting.
RAD CONDITION OF STREETS.
The condition of che streets was then
discussed, and Mr.. Hobson said mat no
was i'm favor of the whole street force
being kept employed. When all are
at work" said Mr.. Hobson, there are
but seventy-two men--about one 10 every
I 100 inhabitants. Some of these men
don't do work worth $50 day. and 10
do this work successfully we must get
rid of some of these men and get others
Mr. Snead said the city could not APP
propriate money enough for the heaith
Department to keep the streets clean IN
the present condition of the paving. he
went on to call attention to the very bad
condition of affairs existing in certain
quarters.
The ordinance providing Tor the
creation of a department Of street cieans
inc and removal of ashes, which has been
pending in the COMMITTEES for some time,
was taken from the table, and Mr.. VIII
liams moved that 1t be returned to the
Board of Aldermen, with the recom-
mendation that IL be rejsoted.
After long discussion, the motion OK
Mr.. Williams was adopted, only Messfs,
Rountree and Hobson voting In the nega~
tive. The committee then adjourned.
COMMITTEE ON WATER
The Committee on Water met last night
in the City Hall, with the following mem-
hers present: Messrs. Briggs (chairman).
Tanner, Noble, CARRIER. Carter, end
Hawkins.
The payroll of the department. TO tha
amount OF $2.2O2.6S. and bills aggregating
sl15. were approved and ordered to be
paid. Several applications Tor rebates
on water bills were received and acted
upon.
The entire free list was referred to the
subcommittee on Free Water, Wtu
power 10 act.
On motion Of Mr.. Tanner, II was decided
TO pay the sum of so extra compensation
for the transfer Ol tno ihetNi o'~nS'
work generally occupies about twenty
nights. Applications for connections
with water mains were received and
acted upon. and one exte2sion on New
orleans street was ordered, after which
the committee adjourned.
SECOND MARKET COMMITTEE
The Committee on Second Market met
nj 6 O'clock last evening, with sub-Chair-
man Zimmerman presiding and Messrs.
Brock and Noble present.
The clerk reported that $3.50 had been
collected on account Of the sanitary tax
for the month OF December. The pay
roll was approved. and the committee ad-
journed-
The following committees will meet To-
day: Subcommittee on Retrenchmenr
and Reform. 10 a. NJ; Streets, 4. NJ
Third Market $50 p. M; ST. johns