The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-07
THE -rlMEs-R1cHMoND VA FRIDAY JANUARY 1895
TO INSPECT ARM0RIES.
GROUNDS And BUILDINGS COMMIT
TEE TO MAKE "A TOUR SATURDAY
City Sergeant Epps Asks for Certain I'm
p'otements at the Jaii-Night Watch
ma Painfully Hurt.

The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings met in room No. > in the City Hall
last night. There were present Messrs.
Gunst (chairman). John NJ. King, Brock,
snead and Briggs.
Clerk Bates read the reports submitted
by George h. Hartley, superintendent OF
the Bureau OF Inspections of the Guardn-
tee Finance Company, OF Philadelphia
as to the inspection made OF the city
Hall elevators and boilers by Inspector
w. o. Saville. The reports indicated that
everything was in very good condition.
Mr.. c. o. Saville,. Clerk OF
the Chancery Court. appeared be
fore the committee. and asked
TO have certain additional fixtures put
into his quarters. The committee Voted
TO make the Improvements at such time
as funds are available for that purpose.
REGIMBNTAL ARMORY.
A letter from Captain II. I. Gray, the
ordnance officer OF the First Virginia
Regiment to Colonel II. c. Jones. GAZING
attention to the bad condition OF the
heating pipes in 'he armoiy, was reau'
Colonel Jones. in a communication TO the
committee. asked that the pipes De III
spected. and repairs be made without de-
lay
chairman Gunst stated that he had
had Assistant CITY Engineer Bates make
an inspection Of the pipes. II was leath-
cd from Mr.. Bates that certain repairs
uoro needed at once in order 10 save the
property from injury. The chairman hdu
taken the liberty Of ordering the repair ;
70 be made. and the committee approved
OF what he had done. -,
Mr. Briggs called attention 10 the large
consumption OF gas in the First Kegi-
mental Armory. and II decided TO nave
the committee at tho City Hall AT =.
NJ. on Saturday for the purpose OF making
tour Of inspection Of the several armo-
rIes.
JAIL IMPROVEMENTS.
letter was read from City Sergeant
Fms calling attention TO the immediate
need Of repairs 10 the boiler bake-ovens
and pipes. at the city jail. lie SUP
mitted an estimate ~ the cost or the
repairs. which was 1910
Assistant City Engineer Bates said ne
had made an investigation Of the jail iiN-
lures. and ascertained that certain re-
pairs. costing probably $780, should be
made without delay.
Mr. Gunst stated that tho need Of 4
new Jail became more apparent each day'
but he could not longer delay the max
ing Of the repairs asked for and moved
that one Of the members OF the COM
mittee he designated 10 cdli on tht 'ltS
Attorney and ascertain whether or not.
under the circumstances, the committee
had not the right to go ahead before the
budget was adopted ana have the repairs
ordered.
The chairman was authorized to confer
with the City Attorney, and was gwen
power TO act in the premises If II should
he decided that the committee had the
right to make the expenditure.
The mater Of an unsightly dump near
Chimborazo Park was brought up. and
the dump was ordered to be discontinued
until the return Of the City Engineer TO
Richmond
On motion Of Mr.. Gunst the City Engi-
neer was authorized 20 work the extra
hand i'm Chimborazo Park at his discre-
ton till The hands term Of nine months
las been exhausted. This was adopted.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ruskell announced
that Mr.. McGifin. the night Waterman
al the city Hall had a fall from ladder
yesterday morning. and was painfully
hurt He will be laid MP for several days.
Mr.. Ruskell said he had employed Mr.
Toler 10 serve temporarily as night watch
man. and what he had done was APP
proved.