The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-26
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT,
The Committee Combined Pleasure
with Business Yesterday Afternoon.

The new Committee ON James River
Improvement met for organization on the
tug Thomas Cunningham, yesterday
evening 40 8 O'Clock, and after the cleo
ton OF chairman and sub-chairman, went
down the river 10 Dutch Gap.
CITY clerk Ben II. August called the
committee together. lie read n communi-
cation from the Chamber OF Commerce,
in which the secretary Of that body
named the members that had been chosen
for membership on The committee as Iol-
lows:
Niessrs. W. il. Allison. y. D. Crensha~,
Thomas Christian II. Theodore Ellyson.
Jackson Guy, E II. Ferguson and J. h.
Mayer.
The roll Of the committee was then
called and the following members an
sworod to their names: Mcssrs. Curtis,
D0nohue Moshy Soay HARRISON, Ebel,
Mccarthy. Allison. CrenshaW, Christian
Guy and Ferguson.
The election of chairman being the first
order Of business Mr. Ferguson nominat-
cd Captain W. H Curtis and he was
unanimously elected.
Nr. Tbel nominated Mr.. Soay for sub
chairman. and in explanation he said that
DE did So because he understood that Mr..
Moehv had declared that he would not
again serve in that capacity Mr.. Seay,
however. asked that his name be with
drawn. and Mr. Ebel substituted that OF
Mr. DOnOhue. Who was unanimously
chosen.
a letter was then read from Mr.. w. r.
Farrell who made application Tor the
position OF engineer of the dredger Rich
moud but the .lmmittce decided 20 adj
fourn without making any appointments
until the next regular meeting IN August,
and Mr. seay was excused.
The tug then proceeded down the river
with the committee ON board and few
invited guests. Among them Captain ).
A. Curtis. Colonel w. +. Cutshaw. Ser
geant-at-Arms Ruskell. Mr.. Jefferson
Wallace. j. A. RYAN, II. Richardson, and
II. !. Shervin. Jr.
Later the committee was called to-
pether for the purpose Of considering
petition 10 the United states Light House
Board for the placing OF a number Of port
lights on james river az Gl0ver's Bluff.
Hog Island Port Harrison's Bar Turn
Buoy Woods Wharf. Can BOuy and
Picketts Whar.
Tho petition was signed by the officials
OF the various steamboat companies that
come 20 Richmond. and the committee
instructed the chairman 10 sign the same
and the captain 0f the tug boat was also
authorized 20 sign it.
Mr.. Ferguson then moved that a COM
mittee be appointed 10 investigate the
workings OF the dredge and the tug be-
longing 10 the city. and the cost OF dredg-
ing. material. etc.. and 20 look into other
matters pertaining 10 the permanent i'm
provements. and 20 report al the August
meeting Of the said committee.
Col Cutshaw called attention TO the
coal barees sunk by tie shiplock. and
thought that the committee should d.
rect that they Doe removed.
Mr.. Ebel moved that committee, con-
sistiny Of the city Engineer. the City
Attornev. the Harbor Master and tho
chairman of the committee be appointed
IN take the necessary steps to remove
tbe wreck of the coal barges in the river
onDosite the wharves. and the committee
was so appointed.
A delfphtful and sumptuOus lunch was
,renared bv the committee. and all
h,rds eniovcd themselves immensely. re-
t,,r,ino 40 the city az eight o'clock after
eniovine a trip down the river as far as
Dutch Gap
Contain Thomas @. Cunningham saw
~ the comfort OF his guests, and the
ting was as neat and spick and span as a
T. : man-of-war on review.