The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

Private Office to Be Given the
Secret Service De-
partment.
The Council committees scheduled to

The Council committees scheduled 10
meet this week are:
For N1onday-Claims and Salaries, at
S o'clock: Accounts ana frlil'lns' d. -
Poor, at 5.
Third Market, at 8.
For Thursday-Second Market, at I:oo
O'Clock; Schools, ut 7:i5; Water, at $40.
For Friday-Police, at 4:3n O'CLOCK, d.
Johns BuryinS- Ground, at S.
Tho two offices occupied by Haior How
ard and Captain Tolnlinson ana Li'e ailel
of the secret service Will III a snort White
be transformed into three. rms VIII give
CaDtain Tomlinson Il private once, "hcre
he may transact his business OUT ol iGaeiL
Of the public eye. This office has lons
, ~. ~ neededI by the secret service de-
partment.
Mrs. Agnes Lynch, of No. oEs West
Court Street Cincinnati, writes TO tnleI
Howard asking him TO look out Tor her
son. Clarence Lynch, whom she has not
seen for a long time.
Tho Collector of City Taxes is now
busy making Il list of unpaid city. TAXES
real and personal, for 1901, which INST VIII
he turned over as delinquent TO Coitector
of Delinquent Taxes on tepruafy ~
Persons VINO littSc ii'I t'SAh'A 49,
real or personal, paving and pipe-con-
nection bills for 1901, can, by, paying be-
fore tho last day OF this month (Janu-
aryl avoid having themselves reported
as delinquent.
The Board OF Fire Commissioners has
directed Superintendent Thompson 10 Cd
tain ali information as to the cost, etc,
of an up-to-date searchlignt to be used at
Wi that the department
is determined to be as complete as pos
siblc. The light is for use when the fres
are smouldering. and is designed Tor the
purposes of aiding in the protection OF
life and property
The ordinance requiring all persons "
secure permits from the City Electflcldh
before turning on electric ctiieii'a ~
putting in electric wires, Will NC o''lo'''
enforced from now on.
Civ Electrician W. Fl. Thompson mas
issued instructions to the electric plants
not TO turn on currents until the permits
!,ayc been secured. The purpose OF inc
J 1lnance is to prevent the strtnglnS OF
wires without expert supervisors.
Air. George II. Rhodes. of st. Johns
Co.nmandery, No. ], Providence II. l.
called on Major Howard to-day.
Superintendent Boiling said yesterday
that the first shipment OF the new ana
large tire-plugs, ordered by the city some
time ago, have been received ana are
being placed in the yards. lie says they
will DO put in positions already desls
mated as soon as they are all recetEeu'
The firepIugs are four inches and VIII De
adequate to supply all the water neces-
sarv in case of tire in the districts OF INC
large business houses.
The sewers now being constructed IN
der the direction of the City Engineer
Department arc going along with reas-
enable speed, and will be completed III
time to come within the extension OF tiIie
granted by Council.
MI. r. c. Ebel. president Of the Com
mon Council, is now at the Virginia RIO.
Springs for his health MI. EneI lla S, nv
been in perfect health for a long tille.
He has stated that he would "ithof. .'
from politics when his present term III
Council expires. Mr., Ebel is on the BOARD
Of Sinking Fund Commissioners, and 10
a member of the School Beard.