Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
WANT POST LIGHTS.
JAMES RIVER COIIITrgE ORGANIZES.
Capt. w. H. Curtis Elected Chair
MANIA Pleasant Trip Down the
River-Tug and DredGe to he In
spected-Accouats and Printing.

Inc Committee on James River I'M
provement met for organization on the
city tug Thomas Cunningham. ST., at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. CIty-Clerk
Ben T. August called the body to order.
:. There were present Messrs. Donahoe,
seay. and Mosby. from the Board OF AL
dermen, and Messrs. HARRISON, Ebel.
Curtis. and Mccarthy from the Common
Council. Mr.. August read communIca-
tion from the Chamber OF Commerce,
which stated that at a meeting held Oc-
tober 18th the following members had
been unanimously chosen to represent the
citizens on the committee Messrs. w. IL
Allison. Lewis ID. Crenshaw, Jr, Thomas
Christian, H. Theodore Ellyson. E. H.
Ferguson, Jackson Guy. and John f.
Mayer. Every member was present ex-
cept Messrs. Ellyson and Mayer. both of
whom were out Of the city.
The Clerk announced as the first bust
ness to be transacted the election Of a
chairman.
The name of Captain w. H. Curtis was
the only one presented. and he was elect
ed by acclamation. In brief terms he ex-
pressed his gratitude for the honor.
Mr.. Seay declined election as sub-chair-
man, and Mr. Donahoe was elected.
On motion of Mr.. Mosby 1t was decided
to meet on the same day and hour as
heretofore-namely. the first Wednesday
in each month at p. NJ, in the City Hall
or on the tug, whenever the chairman
deems 1t advisable.
TOUR DOWN THE RIVER.
The tug was then cast loose from its
mornings and headed for Dutch Gap, the
committee agreeing that the trip should
be regulated SO as to return to the
wharf OF o'clock.
An application for the position of engi-
neer on the dredge was received and read
from Mr.. w. r. Farrell, but the commit
tee decided not to go into the election OF
employees until the August meeting.
The committee entertained their visit
ors in the cabin of the tug, where a de-
lightful lunch had been prepared Among
those present, besides the members OF
the committee, were Colonel w. Z. Cut
shaw, Mr.. Ben T. August, Mr.. George
Ruskell, Mr.. Jefferson Wallace, Captain
John A. Curtis Mr.. John A. Ryan. Mr..
II. j. Shervin, Jr., and Mr.. w. H. Rich.
ardson.
The trip to the Gap was made under
exceptionally pleasant circumstances as
to the weather, and the spic and span
condition Of the tug came in for much
comment, Captain Thomas c. Cunning
ham being highly complimented upon it..
PETITION FOR POST LIGHTS.
The committee reconvened on the re-
turn journey TO consider a petition to the
United States Lighthouse Board for post
lights along the river. Mr.. Ferguson in
troduced the petition, and offered a reso-
luton that the petition should be signed
on behalf Of the committee by the chair
man. The resolution was adopted.
The petition is as follows
''As the navigation of the James river,
particularly on dark nights, is very oiffi-
cult, We, the undersigned, most respect
fully request that your honorable board
take into consideration the placing OF the
following seven post lights on said river
viz: /, Glover's Bluff; 2, Hog Island; 3,
Harrisons Bar; 4, Turn Buoy, below Jor-
don's Point o, Woods Wharf, below City
Point; 6, Can Buoy, at entrance of the
Appomattox river; z, on Picketts Wharf,
in Turkey Bend"
The petition is signed by NJ. B. Crowell,
agent Old Dominion Steamship Company,
Norfolk; J. w. Mccormick, general agent
Clyde Line; James O'Neil, steamship Ten
nessee; L. w. Mccarthy, pilot; Lawrence
Simmons, master steamship Winyah; Jo-
seph Whitaker. first officer; James A.
Smith, superintendent Old Dominion
Steamship Company; T. c. Cunningham,
city tug; r. l.. Curtis, yacht Princeton;
James S. Tunville, master steamship Gulf
Stream; Ed Goslee and Robert Pride,
officers.
Mr.. Ferguson offered the following
which was adopted:
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Guiding the chairman, be appointed by the
Chair to investigate the workings OF the
dredge and tug-boat belonging TO the city,
and the cost Of dredging. material. &C..
and to look into other matters pertaining
to permanent improvements, and to re-
port at the August meeting Of this COM
mittee."
The chairman appointed Messrs. Fer
gusson, Crenshaw. Ebel, and McDonough.
Mr.. Cutshaw called attention to the
coal barges sunk by the ship-lock, and
suggested that the committee should d.
rect that they be removed. Mr. Eoel
moved that the City Engineer, City Attor-
ney. and Harbormaster should be con-
stituted a committee to take such steps
AZ NAV be necessary to have the wrecks
removed. Adopted.
Ezekiel Elected Clerk.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
Ing met yesterday afternoon in the city
Hail for the purpose of electing clerk,
a deadlock having occurred at the meet
ing held for organization last week
Members present were Messrs. West
(chairman), Bahen, Bloomberg, Fergus
son, and Lawder.
The following gentlemen were put in
Messrs. George Z. Bowden,
w. s. Woodson. w. c. HILL Fl. L. Ezekiel,
and w. p. Southall. The result of the
6rst ballot was: Ezekiel, q, Southall, 2;
Woodson. /, but upon the next ballot Mr..
Ezekiel was elected, Messrs. Bahen,
BIoomberg, and West voting for him,
and Messrs. Ferguson and Lawder for
Southall.
resolution that the Council should
be asked to appropriate $500 TO carry the
committee TO the end Of the year was
adopted. and after number of bills had
been referred for auditing the committee
adjourned.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries