The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-19
NO TIME LOST
ON DOG POUND
City Engineer Instructed to Make
Plans and Specifications.
JhNlTORS TO BE NOMINATED
Cold Wave Struck Central School Building
hot lime Looked for at Special
Meeting of the Street
Committee.
JANlTORS TO BE NOMINATED

Richmond will soon be rid OF the dog
nuisance The subcommittee on police,
Win the matter v. hand, have been ac-
lively engaged in examining into the cues
ton, and at the meeting at the City
Hall yesterday afternoon the City Engi-
neer was instructed to prepare plans and
specifications for the erection of dog
pound. The plan will be in accordance
with that in use in Washington, and will
provide for a shed about I50x50 feet, con-
tanning q number of cages TO be used
for combining dogs and goats, and sta
Bile attachment TO accommodate two
horses The building Will be substan-
tally built, and Will be SO arranged as
TO be enlarged If the necessity arises. The
dogs will be killed by the inhalation Of
charcoal gas, which is conveyed to a tank
from a charcoal stove through 3Q-feet
pipes. The City Engineer will have the
matter in hand to-day.
The Police Committee met Immediately
afterward and approved certain bills.
Neither the Council or the Street Com
mittee has taken further steps toward
pushing along the ordinance presented by
the Passenger and Power Company ask
ing for the right to merge'into any other
company OF similar character.
This is taken an indication that the
people at the head of the movement to
consolidate the Passenger and Power
Company and the Richmond and Peters
burg Electric Company are in no real
hurry to bring the deal TO a head. They
are going forward slowly and with care,
and neither side is expected to rush
things.
There were no further developments
yesterday. Mr.. Fisher is still here, and
Mr.. FTese. of the Richmond and Peters
burg Electric Company, is going to Ohio.
where he Will be in touch with the other
officials OF the company.
The Richmond and Petersburg Com
pany expect to have the line between
Manchester and Petersburg completed by
the middle of February
The Grounds and Buildings Committee
will meet at 1850 O'Clock tonight. BE
sides routine business, the nomination of
janitors and elevator men will be made.
There are eight janitcrs in the City
Hall and three elevator men. 1t is quite
likely that all the old men will be re-
nominated. There are no new candidates
in the field.
Central School building has been in a
chilly condition for three days. The heat
ing apparatus has not been doing its
duty, and the teachers and pupils have
The trouble has been remedied. however,
by the putting into use of both furnaces.
1t Is believed by Superintendent Fox that
the building will be comfortably heated
today.
The drinking fountain in use at Mar
shall School has proved success. The
other two We're out of order when they
reached here and We're sent back to the
factory New ones in their places are ex-
pected at any time, These fountains are
being used an experiment, and if they
answer the purposes FOR which they We're
secured. all the schools will be supplied
with them.
It is expected that there will be a hot
debate at the meeting of the Street Com
mittee on Monday night when the petit
ton OF the Traction Company TO extend
It's line out Franklin Street 10 Twenty
fifth thence north, comes up for special
consideration. The subcommittee 10
which this petition was referred, report