The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
MANY EMPLOYEES
WERE REELECTED
New Committee on Improvement of
James River Meet.
MESSRS. CURTIS AND DONAHOE.
They We're Made Chairmen of the
Body-City Tug Men Again
Selected Tor the
Work.

With one exception the various Council
Committees competed their work of or
ganization last night, tho committee 1dlt-
ing to organize bsiug that OF the f4fe
Alarm and Police Telegraph
Tho COMMITTEES on Improvement OF James
River met last night at / o clock tor the
purpose OF organization. The COMMITTEES IS
composed OF seventeen members, cohsu-
.ruted as follows: From tbs Common Coun-
Gil, Messrs, Caskie, Curtis, CARRIER, Nc
Carthy, Shea and President T. c. Ehel;
from the Board OF Aldermen, Messrs- Mos
by, Seay, Donahoe and President W. NJ
Turpin; from che Chamber OF Commerce.
Messrs. James n. Boyd, Il. y. Cary. L. ID.
Crenshaw, Jr. II. Theo. E.Ayson, j. r.
Mayer, Virgiutus Newton and ID. O'Suli-
van.
Mr. Ebei nominated Mr.. W. II. Curtis
for chairman, and ne unanimously
reelected. Mr.. Donahoa was unanimously
reelected sub-cnairman.
The committee is to hold its regular ses-
sions in the City Hall on the second We'd
nesday in each month at 3 Z. NJ. except
when tho chairman shall deem /. advisable
that the meeting be held on the city tug,
when the hour sha. be- named by the
chairman.
EMPLOYEES RE-ELECTED
Mr.. II. Theodore Ellyson was unanimous
ly elected auditor of the committee.
old employees We're reelected by accIalna-
ton:
Employees on Tug-Captain, T: c. Cum
ningham; Engineer, John r. Cumbea;
Fireman, William Meredith; Wheelsman,
William Watson; Deck-hand Daniel Clark.
Empfyes on Dredge-Engineer. William r
Farrell; Dipper-tender, James Riddle;
Fireman, James Colgin; Deck-hands.
Charles Latimer and William Roberts;
Waterman, Charles Brtton.
Mr.. Caskie moved that a subcommittee
of three. one of whom shall be the chair
man OF this committee. be appointed. whose
duty it shall be, acting with the City En-
gineer and City Attorney. to confer with
Mr.. William r. Trigg ana associates with
reference to dyking and improving the river
front from the ship-locks to Eighteenth
Street.
The motion was adopted and the Chair
then appointed as members of said COM
nittee Alessrs. Caskie and Newton.
The City Engineer was directed to adver-
tise for proposals for furnishing the depart
ment with coal and other supplies.
To IMPROVE THE CREEK.
The Committee on Shockoe Creek or
gained at 100 o'clock by eiectinS Mr..
John NJ. King chairman. and Mr.. r. L.
Peters sub-chairmaH. The committee de-
c!jled 10 meet subject 10 the call of the
chairman. II was suggested that the i'm
proyement of the creek, which was conf
menced three or four years ago, should be
continued. and several members expressed
themselves in favor of making an effort
10 secure appropriations for the work.
The chairman will call meeting shortly
and a tour of inspection OF the creek viii
be made and a report made to the Council
The Committee on St. Johns Buying
Ground met at $50 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon and elected Mr.. ". T. Woody
chairman, and Mr.. j. 3. Wood suh-chair-
man M W c. Curtis was elected audi
tor of the committee
The committee decided 20 meet on the
last Friday of each month at o'clock z.
NJ, at ST johns Burying Ground. For
the position OF keeper Mr.. Antoni Gratigna
was placed in nomination by Mr. Curtis
and unanimously elected.
PUBLIC INTERESTS
The Board of Public interests met last
night and was called TO order by President
Ebel. of the Common Council. Those pre5t
ent were Messrs. Ebel. Bloomherg. Elicit
Winston. Beck and Straus. Mr. Elicit
moved that the rules OF Inc Council De
afopted to govern the body. and that the
meetings be held subject 10 the call OF tne
chairman.
Mr. Straus made a few remarks con
cerning the welfare of the city de re-
ferred TO the movement to have clear
water supply. a better health department
and school system. He thought that the
Board of Pubic Interests was the most
important body in the cay.
Mr.. E.bel arose and SAD that ne was
ha,rtilv in favor OF the propositions made,
hv Mr. straus and in encouraging indus
,;;.s md new firms 10 come to this city.
ALI, WATER NEEDED.
ua felt sure that the industries could
ssf all the water supply they needed, aasl
mat he had already solicited the infarma
zion as 10 how the cites OF Boston. New
york, Philadelphia and others keep ,leir