The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-30
CONWAY'S CASE
WAS DECIDED
The Fireman DishonorabIy Dismissed
From the Service.
BUT ALLOWED HIS BACK PAY.
Fire Commissioners Also Decline 10
Permit Department TO Participate
in Civic Carnival Parade.
Other COMMITTEES.

The Board Of Fire Commissioners last
night considered the case Of Fireman Con
way, Of Engine House No. Z, who quit
his Job Sunday without previous notice
OF his intention. He WAS dishonorably dis
missed from the service, but his pay for
the month Of September up TO Sunday was
allowed him. The commissioner also de-
cided that # would be unwise, because
unsafe, to allow the department to par
ticipste in the civic carnival parade.
There was a full attendance Of the
Board. President Fnischkorn occupied
the chair. Secretary L.. $. Jones was In
place. Also present were Chief Engineer
Puller, Assistant Engineer Shaw. Super
intendont Thompson. and ali the captains
Of the various companies. It was a post
poned meeting, which should have been
held Monday.
When the case Of Fireman Conway was
taken up It was stated that a phone mes
sage had been received from his doctor,
SAYING that the fireman was sick and un
able to appear before the committee. The
case was discussed at some length. capt
Watt Taylor moved that Conway be hned
S2s. but a substitute was adopted, dis
honorably dismissing him from the ser
vice and allowing him to receive his Sep
TENDER salary up to Sunday last. Con
way was tried on the charge of being alb
sent without leave.
several appointments ncceSatalen Dy
Conway's dismissal were made. j. J.
Loterzo, h%ostler, was appointed to Con-
~ ~ Nd nAFmNImInf
boseman. succeeds LoterzO: +. f.. Wade,
substitute in Engine Company No. z, was
transferred 10 No. Z as Woods successor
The secretary was instructed 20 reply
10 : w. Travers. Of the Civic Carnival
committee. who invited the department TO
participate in the parade. The Board de-
clines the invitation, stating that fire FISK
would be too great 10 admit OF the oe-
partment turning out on the occasion re-
ferred TO.
other routine matters. including the
auditing of bills and pay-rolls' was trans
acted.
The Committee on Police met at the
second Police s%tation-house yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock and made an msDec-
ton of the premises. The members present
were: Messrs. Seay chairman, Peters
and Shea.
Squire +. p. Jones. guard of the vagrant
gang. submitted his report for the month
Of September setting forth that the gang
was employed twenty-three days I'm remoV-
ing distractions from the bed OF Sh0ckoe
creek and that the average number or
prisoners employed for the month was six.
The gang will go to work on the rock pile
beginning with the mont of october.
The police payroll, AMOUNTING to s~I'esfS''
and sundry bills, amounting TO s53j.01, were
approved and ordered to be paid.
The clerk reported the following bal
ances on account Of appropriations for
1893: Police payroll, 1872 95.40; contingent
fund. ss5l.3S: patrol wagon fund, s792.Z:
contingent fun. special (vagrant gang,
S1.33l.75.
Proposals for furnishing the city with
license medals and tins for the year 1900.
were opened and considered and il fell 10
the lot Of +. ]. Grace to secure the con-
tract for the license tins. and 4. r. Epps
was awarded the contract for license med
ais. The committee adjourned 10 meet at
the Third Police station-house on the oc-
casion Of its next regular meeting.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
The Committee on st. Johns Burying
Ground met at s O'Clock last night n
transacted routine business. including the
auditing of pay-rolls and accounts.
The Committee on Third Market failed
to secure a quorum. Messrs. Cottrell and
Peters were the only members present. An
effort will be made 10 have a meeting
Monday evening. A proposition 10 divide
this market will probably be considered at
the next meeting.