The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-31
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BY COMMIT TEES Is.
Adjournment Out Of Respect to As
sistant City Engineer.
AWARDS FOR CITY ADVERTISING.
Police Committee to Further Consider Bids
for the Dog Pouud-various Other
Bodies Meet aud Transact
Business.
AWARDS FOR CITY ADVERTISING.

In Difference to the memory OF the
late Assistant City Engineer, Mr.. >. Z.
Bates. the Street Committee adjourned
Yesterday afternoon after approving the
payroll and bills, and appointing com
mittee to draft resolutions on the deatn
of Mr.. Bates. The committee consists
of Messrs. Pollock. Curtis and Bahen,
who will report at a special meeting OF
the committee on Thursday afternoon at
5 O'Clock. $50
The committee. had much business be-
fore it. A number OF citizens were pres
ent in reference to the Cross Town line,
and representatives Of the Traction line
were on hand to hear discussion on the
proposed extension on Franklin and
1'wenty-ffth Streets, and representatives
from the Passenger and Power Company
were there in regard to the ordinance
permitting that company to merge into
any other company of similar character.
All these persons will be present at the
meeting on Thursday afternoon.
The Committee on Third Market met
at o'clock with Messrs. Peters. Otway
S. Allen ana Miner present. Bills and
payroll were audited and approved. Inc
report Of the clerk, Mr.. r. y. Hughes,
was received and filed. Contracts We're
given to I>riddy & Dulany for wire
screens on all windows and door tram
sons The bids for repairing the roof
were rejected, because OF lack of funds,
the appropriation having run out, and
were deferred until the next appropria-
ton Is received.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing met last night and awarded con-
tracts for the coming year. Job work
was awarded to the Williams Printing
Company, stationery and blank-bools to
the Bell Stationery Company. binding to
Weymouth, Meyster and Smithie, and
advertising to the Dispatch and News.
The two German papers presented bids
lower than those awarded. but the COM
mittee did not think it advisable to adver-
tise in the German papers. Neither The
Time nor the Leader made bids.
The bids for the construction of the
dog pound were considered by the Police
Committee last night but the matter was
postponed for further consideration at a
special meeting at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The medals and tags were received from
P Mulinari, of Baltimore. and the pay
roll and bills We're approved, as follows:
Pay roll, S82l994; contingent, $2S0o4; pa
troll, $241.0I
On motion of Mr.. Glenn, the Pay of a
full month was ordered to be paid the
widow of Sergeant Cosby.
The Committee on Cemeteries met at
$50 o'clock, and after approving the pay
roll and bils an ordinance was recon-
mended. imposing a license tax upon al
those who are engaged in the business
of arranging sections at the various
cemeteries These licenses are to be Sc
cured from the Auditor upon a certificate
from the superintendent of the respec-
tive cemeteries. a subcommittee of three
vas appointed to ascertain the wants OF
the committee to be sent 10 the Finance
Committee on January 10th. The sub
committee Will meet next Monday night
at 1870 o'clock
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
met last night and transacted routine
business.