Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-16
DAY OF COMMITTEES.
TEN MORE or THE COUNCIL
BODIES ORGANIZE.
CHARGES AGAINST KEEPER FRENCH.
These to BE Investigated Before His
Place IL FilIed-DeadIock I'm Con-
test Over n Committee Clerk
ship.

Yesterday was another busy day with
the organization OF Council committees.
Eleven were called to meet, and ten
succeeded in getting quorums.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
] ing was the first to be called to order,
meeting al p. NJ. There were present
| Messrs Bahen, Bloomberg, FERGUSON.
Lawder, and West. Mr.. West was elected
chairman. and Mr.. Lawder sub-chairman.
| The time OF meeting was fixed to be the
last Monday in each month at p. NJ.
| For clerk OF the committee Messrs. w.
| P. southall. G.. e. Bowden, H. T. Ezekiel,
II. d. Perkins, and w. S. Woodson were
placed in nomination. Eight ballots were
had without an election, the vote stand
ing at that time Southall. 2; Ezekiel, 2;
Woodson, /.
postponement of the election OF
clerk was decided upon, and the time
agreed upon to be at the regular meet
ing Of the committee, TO be held July 18th.
The Committee on Health met in Room
No. - at $50 p. NJ. City-Clerk August
called the meeting to order and Mr.. Jul
Illus A. Hcbson was elected chairman and
Mr.. II. Burton sub-chairman. The COM
mittee decided to meet on the second and
fourth Thursdays in each month at 1880
p. NJ. Mr.. William c. Camp was elected
auditor of the committee. The payroll
Of the department from June. 23d to July
18th, inclusive was approved. and bills
were ordered to be paid. The committee
decided TO meet on Thursday, July 2lst
at p. NJ. at the City Hail. and make a
tour of inspection.
CHARGES AGAINST KEEPER
FRENCH
The Committee on Cemeteries organized
at P. NJ. by electng Mr.. ]. NJ. Blanks
chairman and Mr.. J. S. Montgomery
sub-chairman. The time for regular
meetings was fixed 10 be the lst and 18th
OF each month at 6 p. NJ Mr.. Minor was
elected auditor OF the committee. Mr.. w.
Allen Dickinson was reelected as keeper
OF lakewood Cemetery without opposition.
Great interest was manifested in the
fight for the position of keeper of River
View Cemetery, now occupied by Mr.. +.
A. French. Applications for the position
were received from r. r. Nuckols. C. E.
Richardson, and j. NJ. Ryan. Several
communications were fled with the COM
mittee in which charges were preferred
against Keeper French Before going into
the election the committee decided 20
have the communications read, which was
done, and It was then decided TO postpone
the election of a keeper for River-View
Cemetery, and appoint a subcommittee.
consisting of Messrs. Grimes, Minor, and
Smith, to investigate the charges, and
have the persons filing same to appear
before the committee in person and sub
stantiate or prove the same.
l.
Smith were elected TO AL positions at
Shockoe-Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Smith being
elected over Mr. A. l.. Barfoot, one OF
the incumbents.
The Committee on Ordinances met at
615 p NJ, and elected Mr.. S. L. Bloom
berg chairman and Mr.. Sol Cutchins sub
chairman. The committee to decided 20 |
hold its regular monthly meetings on the |
second Wednesday in each month at |
=. NJ
THE MARKET COMMITTEES.
The Committee on First Market met at |
$50 z. NJ, and elected Mr.. John NJ. King |
chairman and Mr. c. w. Tanner sub |
chairman. The meetings of the committee /
will be held on the 1st and 18th OF each /
month at 1913 east Main street. The COM /
mittee ordered the payment OF the pay
roll of the department, and received the I
report of the clerk for the month OF /
June, showing collections on account or |
the sanitary tax to amount to slAD
The Committee on Second Market met /
at p. NJ. and elected Mr.. Julius a. LOB
son chairman and Mr.. William ii. Zim-
hermann sub-chairman. The time Of
meeting was fixed 10 be the last Thurs
day in each month. at p. Nj.
For the positions OF sweepers at the
market, Messrs. A. o. Miller and Dan
Butler were opposed by Mr.. Oliver Jones.
Messrs. Miller and Butler were reelected.
The Third Market Committee met at
tbs p. NJ. and elected Mr.. Evan Snead
chairman and Mr. r. l.. Peters sub-chair-
man. The time Of meeting was fixed TO
be the last Friday in each month at $50
p NJ Mr.. j. II. Barfoot was reelected
janitor of the market. The committee
ordered the payment of the payroll OF the
department and then adjourned.
SEVERAL OTHER MEETINGS.
The Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform met at 7:30 p. NJ, and reelected
Major Otway S. Allen chairman and Mr.
Marx Gunst sub-chairman. The commit
tee decided TO hold its meetings In Room
No. 5, subject TO the call of the chair
man.
Inc Committee on St. Johns Burying-
Ground met at p. NJ, and reelected
Mt. =. ". ItdluWlChc CHdlrludU anu MI.
". T. Woody sub-chairman. Mr.. Antoni
Irafigna was unanimously reelected 10
The position Of keeper. The time OF meet
ing was fixed TO be the last Friday in
each month, at s p. NJ. at the office Of
he keeper at the uryng-ground.
The Committee on Shockoe Creek was
he last of the committees TO meet. and
was called to order at SIS p. NJ Mr.
John NJ. King was elected chairman and
Mr. Phil. Shea sub-chairman. The COM
nittee decided to meet subject to the call
If the chairman. in Room No. II in the
city Hall.
Mr.. Bahen called the attention Of the
committee to the filthy condition OF
;hock0e creek, and Mr.. Shea Joined him
n emphasizing the importance of the COM
nittee's making a tour Of inspection. with
he end in view Of remedying the exist
ng nuisance in connection Herewith, The
Committee decided TO hold an early meet
ng for this purpose, the time to be desig-
ated by the chairman.
The Committee on Fire Alarm ana
'olice Telegraph failed Of = nuorum. The
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