The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-27
TO INSPECT The
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Sanitary Officers to Visit Each School
Once a Month.
FEED CONTRACTS WEREAVVARDED Ed.
Money for Repair Work on Public
Schools-BiIIs Ordered to be Paid.
To Improve Parks Of the City.
Road Along Lower Lake.

The Committee on Health met last
night. Those present were Messrs. camp,
Grimes, Thomson, Donahoe, Burton and
Gibson. Mr.. E. B. Thomson was assigned
to the committee in the place OF MAJOR
Sol Gutchins, who recently resigned as
q member of the Board of Aldermen.
Mr. 10. J. Pagan appeared before the
committee, and the charges against him
were dismissed.
The BIS for provender to furnish the
city stables were awarded as follows:
Hay, to S. T. Beverage & Co.; oats,
Mayo, Denoon & Co.; corn and straw,
John T. Anderson & Son; brownstuff and
sllipstuff. S. Il. Beveridge & Co.
Mr.. Grimes moved that the committee
order that the sanitary officers be in
structed that each examine every school
house in his district each month, and
that the Superintendent of Plumbing be
instructed to visit one of the school
houses of the city and examine and re-
port at once to the Committe on Health
as to its condition and the sanitary ar
rangements.
TO REPAIR THE SCHOOLS.
The Committee on Schools met last
night at 7:3O O'Clock. Those present were
Messrs. Reuben Burton chairman, King,
Ferriter, Williams. Mills and Blanks.
Mr.. c. r Walford, Of the City School
Board, reported that there was in the
hands of Mr.. n. w. Bowe the sum OF
SOS as rent from the Grant property, now
occupied by Central School, which was
ready to be placed to the credit of the
School Board for repair work
Other routine business was. considered,
the approving of the pay-rolls, and the
bills of the Virginia Mechanics Institute.
Bills owed the following parties, the
total amount of which is s60355 were or
dered to be paid: Captain Thomas Elicit,
%, ID, ll;a,,, 1nS- T a.
Gwyn A Lyell, ". r. Williams, William
J. Regan, Howard l.. Whtlock, William
l.. Sheppard, D. w. Des;lvia, a. w. Mar
tenstein, James C. Harwood, a. ii. Fitz-
gerald, John S. Fleming, II. B. Boudar,
C. II. Werner. Z. NJ. BEDFORD, DR.. James
NJ. Whitfield, Richard Duckhardt, Chas
r. Winston William c. Jones, J. Thomp-
son Brown, Winston Electrical Construc-
ton Company, S. II. HAYES & Co, Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company.
TO IMPROVE THE PARKS.
The Council Committee on Grounds and
Buildings met last night, with Messrs
Gunst. King, West, Snead, Ferr.ter. Law
der and Clerk Frank Bates present There
was some discussion over the considera-
ton of the bids for work on the parks
of the city, consisting of painting the keep
ers' houses, the laying OF sranolithic
walks and Improvement OF walks. The
matter was referred to the chairman OF
the committee and the City Engineer, with
the power TO award contracts
Considerable discussion arose over the
proposed work on the road near New
Reservoir and the road from CnimboraZo
Park to Fulton. The work to be done at
New Reservoir will consist Of improving
the road along the lower lake. Bids for
the work We're received. but they were
not opened. Messrs. Airport, Clay and
Bryan, who were bidders for the work,
were present and made statements.
The Committee on Second Market met.
Those present We're: Messrs. Hobson, Fer
ritter and Gordon. The usual monthly
pay-rols and bills were ordered TO De
paid, and the committee ordered Stall No.
81 to be removed, as it was deemed I'M
necessary and to be in the way.
WORK OF WAITER COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Water met last
night. Those present were MesSrs. Cor
don, Mills. Ferguson, Whalen, Wilittet,
Thomson, Superintendent Charles E.
Boiling and Clerk e. E. Iavis. Mr..
Thomson takes the place of Major Sol.
Cutchns on this committee.
There was a disposition during the first
part of the meeting to take some action
to hurry I'D the work of cleaning the
New Reservoir, but it was stated that the
contractor, Mr.. S. P. Clay, was seriously
i'll, and no action was taken.
Some discussion arose over the ques-
ton Of the selection of water inspectors
by the COMMITTEES instead of having them
appointed by the superintendent, but no
definite action was taken.
Mr.. Ferguson offered a resolution re-
commencing that $1,000 be set aside for
metres, but the resolution was defea ted.
An extension of the water main on
Vest Avenue was ordered.
Nothing was done in regard to extend
ing the water main along Seventh Street
10 the Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works.
After considering a number of applica-
tons for free water, the committee adj
journed.