The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-11

| habit OF getting into the armory after the
| janitor has locked up at night.
| The hill of city Sergeant Epps OF $40
| for rent of an oven during the time that
| the one in the city jail was being re-
| haired which has been pending some
| lime was then taken up and Mr.. King.
| moved tina, Il be paid minus the amount
| charged for fuel
| Mr. Snead moved ae a substitute that
Il be referred back Co Mr.. Epps and In
| doing so said that he was opposed 10
pavi.g bills which had been contracted
without consulting the city Engineer or
| the committee
After the city Engineer had explained
| the matter. saying that Mr.. Epps should
| be allowed proper compensation. but
not 80 much as so. Captain Fcriter
moved as a substitute for tn whole that
the matter be referred 10 the chairman,
Mr. Snead and the CITY Engineer.
Both substitutes were lost. and after
Mr.. King had altered his molten so as -
read 81. vote was taken on the same.
and II was lost
Mr.. Blanks then moved that the mat
ter be referred 20 a special committee
lie said that matters were always COM
ing up from the city jail, and he thought
that matters Of this character should be
lbOktN lliAos lie SUI NN~t'N tNi Nii'
committee Mr.. Gunsi. Mr.. Sncad and the
City Engineer who will confer with Mr..
Epps and straightcn out the matter. The
motion was adopted.
Colonel Cutshaw recommended the
placing OF granolithic cutters and curbs
on the east and west sides of the reser-
voir boulevard from the reservoir to
Beverly street
Mr. Lawder made a strong speech In
favor Of permanent improvements In tho
parks and moved that Colonel Cutshaw' s
Recommendation be adopted. The motion
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Snead called attention TO the fact
that the electric lights at Reservoir Park
had been cut off. lie moved and the mo-
ton was adopted. that the chairman and
suh-charman be requested TO appear be-
fore the Light Committee. and ask That
the lights be continued to the usual time
MIR. Heekc presented the report OF q
subcommittee appointed to investigate
tho difference I'm the figures of $. ".
Halves & co. and the city Westminster
I'm weighing the coal purchased by the de-
partment. The committee reported nu-
merous errors on the part of the Weigh
master. and. on motion Of Mr. Neale. de-
cided to pay the bill in question by the
figures Of $ n. HAYES & Co.
After Mr.. Snead had made few re-
marks. pointing out errors made by the
CITY Weighmaster. Mr. Gunst said that II
II were shown that Weghmaster Cherry
were incompetent. he should be required
to show cause why he should not be re-
moved. He desired. he said, 10 protect
the Richmond public. and not any special
individual.
Mr.. West moved that the matter be
called TO the attention Of the Committee
on First Market I'm order that they may
investigate the conduct of the office. The
motion was adopted.
Bids were then opened for supplies 70
the department. and contracts awarded
as follows:
Cylinder and machine oil Harwood
! Brothers.
Brooms. D. O'Sullvan.
Feather busters. Baughman Stationery
Company.
Galvanized iron buckets. George 3.
Gaines & Co.
Soapine. r. r. Taylor & Co.
Common soap, =. p. Taylor & Co.
4 number Of other smaller articles were
awarded to various bidders. and the COM
mitteo adjourned