Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-16
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
Meeting of the Committee at the
AImshouse-COntrac Awarded.

The Committee on Keller or the Poor
held a regular session at the City Aims
house last evening at $50 o'clock. There
were present Messrs. Cottrell chairman,
Drewry, Gunst, Hobson, Mosby, Smith,
Snead, and Teefey.
The Superintendent OF the Almshouse
submitted his report for the month of
July. 1898 showing that the number OF
inmates June 30, 1898. was 233; number
received. 81: number discharged, Is: num-
Der died, u; number remaining July 81,
1898, 2S1. an increase over last year of
H. In the hospital: Number OF patients
June 80. 1898, 70; number received, 66;
number discharged, 61 number died. 10;
number remaining July 81, 1898, So, de-
crease from last year, 5.
The report was received and fled.
THE STATE OF FINANCES.
The clerk of the committee reported
the financial condition of the department
to August Is, 1928, to be as follows:
Almshouse payroll
Appropriation ..... 5000. ...........$S,2SO
Expended. ...... ........ ..."..... 1880
Balance ....... ......S, f5V
Almshouse expenses
Appropriation ....Nf,OOO 90
Expended ..... ............ 7,n2 80
Balance. ...... ...... ..,..'''.'So,zoi ~
Poor of city
Appropriation. ...... ....... ....sIOOO 70
Expended ........ .......... ....... LAB ~
RaIance .. ..... ........s2,556 O6
Construction appropriation ...... 1900
The payroll of the almshouse, amount
ing TO $500. and Poor of City. amounting
to s95. was approved and ordered to be
paid.
Bills on account of almshouse, a,125s7,
and Poor of City, s230i2 were approved
and ordered to be paid.
Bills for water consumed at the white
and colored almshouses were presented,
and referred 20 the chairman, with the
request that he confer with the Superin-
tendent of the Water-Works concerning
the question OF payment of the same.
Major Drewry, OF the subcommittee
on claim Of f.. +. Carter for damages to
buggy by collision with the ambulance
in October, 1897 reported that after
conference IL was decided to recommend
In settlement compromise at S5i, the
original having been 52
The report was adopted and motion
was adopted recommending to the Council
said sum to Mr.. Carter.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Proposals for furnishing the department
with supplies for the quarter ending De-
cember 81. 1898, were opened and consid-
cred, and the following contracts award
ed:
Fresh beef. lamb, and pork, to j. j.
Grayins; flour, herrings, rice, to X. h.
Williams & Co.; lard, bacon, TO kingan "
Co.. coffee, to Il. Levy &c Sons; sugar,
tomatoes. to ]. ID. & r. S. Christian;
soap, vinegar, Slater, Myers d Co.; Dut-
ter. to w. T. Smoot & Co.; molasses, TO
c. w. Antrim 81 Sons; oatfiakes, to ID.
O'Sullivan; potatoes, j. L. Vaughan; corn,
hay. to S. r. Beverage & Co.; oats, 10
Mayo, Denoon & Co.; straw, to l. H.
Sutherland; hose, half-hose, cotton 10
julius Meyers Sons; plaid domestic, 10
j. NJ. Fourqurean a. Co.; drugs, to A. II.
Robins; shoes, TO w. X. Philips Co.
mems coats and pants, TO j. j. Stein
brecker.
Contracts for coal and wood were
awarded as follows for period or one
year from September l, 1898:
steam coal. to Benjamin Cottrell & Son;
anthracite coal, to S. IL. Halves & CO.;
pine wood, to Warner Moore; saving, 10
]. n. King; hauling, TO Oscar Epps.
The steward presented his bond, given
in the American Bonding and Trust Com
pany, Of Baltimore, and the same was
duly approved.
II was decided to make tour or IN
spection on Tuesday, August %, 1885, at 3
p NJ and invite the members OF the City
Council and the heads of the several city
DEPARTMENTS to accompany them through
the institution.
on motion of Mr.. Mosby, the superin-
tendent OF the Gas-Works and Inspector
of Gas was requested to report to the
committee whether the use OF automatic
gas regulators on the fixtures In the In
stitution would reduce the consumption