The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-05

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wish the right to construct and operate
oouple tracks on Canal Street from Sew
enth to Fourth. thence a single : traci
along Fourth to Arch, to Third, sout-Third
to Bates. thence to Second, to Hospital,
to Fourth and down Fourth to Canal The
name of the company is the Richmond
Crosstown Electric Railway
MIR. Wallerstein presented a resolution
1nstructing the Committee on Streets to
investigate and report as to the anproxi-
mate cost. of paving Broad Streets from
Adams to Tenth with asphalt or some like
ma terial.
On Mr. Wallersteins molion the 5Coun-
| cilsappropriated S4OI25 to pay A. W, May
nard's claim for eXcavating and other
work done by order of the Police Justice
and City Engineer to ahate a nuisance.
DEFALCATION REPORTED.
| The Mayor sent the following mes
sage to the Council:
Richmond, va..lNov. T. 1901.
To the Honorable Council iCity. Of Rich
| 1con1: js.
Gentlemen,- will he mf official
notification to you of the defalcation OF
Cecil L. Epps, an employee of the Gas
Department.
Monday. moirai ,lgsss October 2sth. 1901,
the defalcatfon was discovered by Mr.
t. A. Williams, : an -employe in the
AUDITORS office, who Immediately notified
Mr.: Joseph NJ. Shelton, an employee in
the Gas Department, and the notification
OF the fraud being assured the same
was communicated to the Auditor who
notlheol the City Accountant, and Mr..
Epps was called to account and at once
admitted, the charge made against him.
was In the Mayors office the entire
morning, yet no information was lodged
with me of this defalcation, and for some
unknown reason, I was not notified until
q 4 In, hoe l,,-t J,n
Auditor demanded an official notice
from him in. writing, which he handed
me- and Immediately sought the City
Attorney for instructions. He advised
that 1 issue q warrant a once : for the ar,
rest of Mr.. Epps. This r did,. in my
own handwriting, as Mayor; and handed
The warrant in person to Sergeants Wren.
and Gibson at the Second Police Station,
arriving there about 1880 O'clock p, NJ
gave strict orders to them to carefully
guard allJitrains and to search the city
for the sdefaulter. Up to this time he
has not been apprehended, and I cannot
attach any blame to the police force,
as the defaulter had the start by many
hours. ;. am sure L voice your
sentiments wheng IIstate that the legis-
lative and executive branches of the
city government should be in strict ac-
cord in reference to the detection OF
fraud in the city departments, and L,
therefore, recommend an official cxami-
nation Of this case. SO that the blame,
if any there be, shall be property at
tached to those whose duty it: was to
report this matter to the Mayor as the
charter provides. 1 also recommend the
adoption of suitable ordinances to pre-
vent, If possible, a repetition Of sucn
frauds. The examination OF the books
is now. going on and l cannot, at; this |
time. report the exact amount of the !
defalcat!on.
Had the defalcation been reported to
me promptly, Mr.. Epps. could have been
arrested and brought to trial. We owe
it to ourselves to properly fulfill the |
duties of our positions, as bestowed upon
us by our fellow-citizens, who demand
the strictest integrity in their officials.
Very respectfully,
RICHARD NJ. TAYLOR,
Mayor.
The committee suggested was provided
for in a resolution offered by Mr.. Mills.
Councilmen.
Brief City Hall Notes.
The Secretary of, the Board Of Health |
has given out the following comparative
statement: ..s.ss... Yl @
Deaths-october, 1so1-white, males, 81;
females, 32-total, 60. Coored, males, q;
females, 35-total. g. Grand total, 1871.
Still births-October, 1901-White 5; COLOR
ed, I0-total, Is.
Deaths-October, 19O0-White, males 80;
44-totaI, IS. Colored, males, IS;
females, 26-total, II. Grand total, 154.
Still births-October, 19OO-White, 6; color
e6, 13-total, 10:
Better System is Wanted
GIessrs. Winston, Wallerstein and Tan
to-
tee on Light aided by the City Account
ant Mccarthy, are at work upon u plan
for the better keeping OF accounts. of the
Gas Department., with; the auditing and
the treasury departments. The Water
Department will cooperate in trying, to
work out a better system.
The City Accountant suggests that the
bills for the month be summed up at-tlle |!
of the month, and that at |
the end of the month the amount OF cash
receipts be summed up and the amount of
unpaid bills. If these two do not equal !
the former. it will show that there is
something wrong somewhere. The addi-
tional charges on delinquent bills can be |
kept in another column.
THREE IN Thu RACE.
4 There are now three candidates in the
race for City Sergeant as fellows: Messrs.
j. c. Smith Qnclrmbent), H. Claiborne
Epps, a former Sergeant, and Squire W. |
A. (Lonnie) Graves. The Squire, who |
was the last TO enter. says. he purposes
a Ted-flot canvass.
The Saturday half-hoiday season closed |
at the City Hall&nns November LIST but On |
last Saturday the. janitors and elevator
men, by force Of habit. knocked off worl, |
at o'clock. much to the horror of Clerk
P. p. Winston and Superintendent |
Thompson of the fourth floor of the CITY |
Hall and to the Inconvenience of those |
who had business in the. upper floors Of /
the hall.
The council Committee On Poor met NJ
10 O'Clock yesterday and went on . tn,,r
OF inspection. visiting the various chart
table Institutions.
Mr.. Hunt Chipley. the superintendent
Of the Bell Company. yesterday Afternoon
rendered Auditor Warren a check foY.
ST., OSO for the pole tax for the Bell -,Tele.
phone Company from 1855 to date. 0asI
The check was taken up about o.a,;
O'Clock and Mr.. Warren advised Mn.
chlpley to hold it until to-day, which
Mr.. Chipley did.
ToTCURE A COLD IN ONE Day
take Laxative ,Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il 1T
falls to cure. 3. W. Groves signature