Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-08
REPAIRS TO STREETS.
COUNCIL APPROPRuATEs LARGE
SUMS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
sUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
ecp.,r. Needed In the City Jail Foot
In m GoodIy sum-Finnnce Commit
TOO Promises an Appropriation for
FiItering Experiments.

routine business at the regular monthly |
meeting last night. The feature OF the
session. which was unusually devoid OF
interest. was the number of street i'm
nrovements ordered. More than forty
resolutions 10 this end were adopted, and
many allegations for proposed street work
20 he done in the near future were ap-
proved.
An interesting report was submitted by
the Grounds and Buildings Committee
"a 10 the repairs that are deemed neces-
sary by the City Engineer to the jail
The estimate for these repairs Is very
large one.
The report of the Finance Committee
on the filtering Of the city water, recon-
mended that the matter should be post
poned until some more opportune time
The committee. however, promised that
an appropriation for experiments sh"uiu
ne included in the next budget.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
The members present were MeS HsdS
BLANKS Camp, Cottrell, Curtis, Ebel FER
0nsson CARRIER Gibson, Grimes. Gunst'
Iarrelson. Heeke, Hobson. McCaIrtsilS'
Mills, Miner, Neale, Peters, PoilocA' tVest
Tanner, Teefey, Wallersteln;, cnst,je
Whalen. williams. Winston, and Caskle'
Wessrs Bloomberg and Woody were re-
ported absent on account OF SICKNESS
a resolution from the Committee on
Streets. asking for the repeal OF MT IT,
sure looking TO the graE CsILlipio was
voted down by vote of 19 TO r,,.,,oo
| The recommendation of the tlnahcee
| Committee that an additional driver 9i
| the city ambulance shouid De appTi,lt,o "a
| ..f< n m
THE METHODS CRITICISED.
rho CITY Accountant submitted re-
mort ON the office of the City Collector, IN
| witch he severely criticised some time
| honored methods in vogue there Ihsss
| methods, he stated, nave peeh na ~,
| down to the present lncunpeht. put W. III
| violate certain rules and regulations lalu
| down i'm city ordinances. Accompanying
| the report was an ordinance when VIII
govern the printing, making. ana manu-
ling Of tax bills. r,oo
Committee was considering measures 20
| facilitate the collection OF personal anu
Mr. McCarthy's ordinance, which deals
| in minutest details with the way IN VIM NM
shall be made and handled, was reau ano
adopted
THE FILTRATION OF WATER.
The Finance Committee submitted Q
| lengthy report on the question OF intern. M
the water of the city. The committee
reported adversely the resolution referred
calling for an appropriation OF ~
for experiments IN various hIteIlIt
methods. explaining that tins was doh'
upon the advice of the superintendent ~
| the Water Works, who deemed the pres
ent time inopportune for making the eX
periments. The committee further as
sures the Council that an appropriation
will be provided for In the next puuse' -
| xphq become
the ordinance he introduced at the Ias
meeting, looking to the building oil new
Jail. " 49,. 49,,
mittee had not reached that matter DIT II
The amendments of the Water Commit
tee to the ordinance granting the use o
city water to the Union Stock-f arus Coih
pony REPAIRS TO THE JAIL.
The report of the City Engineer as I
the repairs needed In the CITY ia" c "a
presented by the chairman p,, 95 tne C on
mittee on Grounds and Bulldlnss' III
report reads as follows:
To the subcommittee on Examinatio
Of the City Jail: -.
: GentIemen.-F'rom approximate est
mates of responsible contractors, the th'
rough repairs Of the city jail embrace;
= | Repairing all Drlck Wolh III eSi4ioA
!. ! and mortar.
Renewing woodwork.
Refining with iron cells, doors, &c
. Rebuilding steps and platforms In iron.
Renewing gas and water pipes and h'
I New closets and overhauling plumbin
and waste pipes.
| ters. s,.,o-
@ All this will cost ..........:........S5'd 70 70
!. Renewing steam-piping, coils, &c. l'ZSo
- Granoithic paving in jail-yard.... 40
TotoI ,S61
Building an annex for hospltal
and Offices on a lot opposite
y iail connected by bridge across ~,
p,,rchasn ~ iot ............... 300
n Building eleven new iron-cased
. cells in present boiler kitchen
u and office building and changing
8 to new annex building .......... S'Vo
I Grand total .........,... .....s34.46S
y pesnectfullv. w. Il. CUTSHAW,
d City Engineer.