The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-27
new DEP AR IMENT
NAY BE CREATED.
Proposition TO Be Discussed by the
Finance Committee.
A STRENGTHENING SERVICE.
Judge Minor Asked TO Appoint a
Receiver For tho Mutual tticeI-
ity Compans-Othcr Items
From tho City Hall.


The Finance Committee will meet to-
morrow night in Tie City Auditors office
to further consider the budget, and it is
quite probable that several meetings VIII
be held during the week.
y Councilman sad last night that dur
ing the sessions Of this Finance Committee
an effort would be made, ard strongly
backed UP, to secure an appropriation
sufficiently large to maintain a Street
Cleaning Department, separate and dis
tinct from the present department and
auxiliary TO the Health Department. The
argument viii be presented that the pres
ent arrangement for keeping the streets
clean is inadequate. and that there should
be an office created to be known as the
Street Cleaning Department.
Should the department be created, 1t
would absorb the present street cleaning
service, and the argument is made by
those who favor the scheme tnat the
streets would be kept in better condition.
It is understood that d member OIL the
Finance Committee looks upon the pro-
posed department as a most feasibie
scheme ana a good one, and he VIII adj
vocate the measure before mis- committee
JURORS DRAWN.
The following jurors were drawn IN the
Law and Equity Court Yesterday for the
next term beginning February 18th: K
B. Snead, D. G. Adair, d. w Witt2, +.
B. Loving, Hugh f. Davis, Joseph 2.
Sorg, David Connel, john kain, George
w. Catlett j. d. Christian, Leroy S.
Cohen, A. Greentree Crenshaw Cham
berlayne, Edwin H. Gourtney, Jo'1n a
Adams. James FL. Cooper, w. j. King, NJ.
D. Kidd, George w. West, and Henry IS.
Franklin.
The Jurors. for the February term of the
City Circuit Court were drawn yesterday
morning, as follows: a. S. Williams, JOIN
Apperson, Cornelius M,nor, NJ. w. Hazel
wood. E. S. I'erncyhough, j. s.. Munce.
C. Z. Richardson. George f. Schocn. a.
F.. Steinbrccker, L. a. Waddill. Charles
Charles Goldenberg, r. A Cavedo, f. H.
Habliston, r. S: Childress, S. d. Pleas
ants.
ASK FOR A RECEIVER.
On behalf of d number Of policy
holders OF the Mutual Fidelity Company
of Baltimore Messrs. r. w. Gardner and
Willis B. Smith yesterday afternoon pre-
scented an application to Judge Minor ask
ing that a receiver be appointed for the
Mutual Fidelity Company AID the Ma
tional Trust Company of Baltimore. in
this State. and asked for an Injunction
restraining the officers of the concerns
from removing from the State any money
collected or other assets.
Judge Minor took the papers in the ap-
plication, but did not examine them yes
terday. He Ray do SO tomorrow.
The City Hall boilers and engines were
inspected again yesterday and found to
be in perfect condition.
TO IMPROVE THE HARBOR.
Councilmen f. c. Ebe and w. II. Cur
It's, who went to Washington to confer
with the Virginia senators in reference
to an increased appropriation for the
ha here, have returned and feel en-
couraged at the prospect Senator Martin
will make an effort to secure the adoption
of an amendment to the rivers and har-
bors bill. as follows:
"And for extending the Improvement OF
James River to the head Of navigation
at the docks, in accordance with the re-
port submitted in House Document No.
234. Fifty-sixth Congress, first session,
s10o. 900: Provided. That a contract or con-
tracts be entered into by the Secretary
of War for such materials and work as
may be necessary to complete the project
recommended in said report, to be paid
for as appropriations may from time 10
time be made by law, not to exceed in the
aggregate s72i,9t3.15, including the $4,000
herein appropriated.
The committee will probably act upon
the measure tomorrow.
THIRD MARKET IMPROVEMENTS.
At the meeting of the Committee on
Third Market Friday last night. a. G..
Hartman, who was appointed to the place
on the committee made vacant by the