The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14

A VACANCY TO BE FILLED / I:
Lengthy Session Mapped Out for The Alder.
mea-To ttays INSPECTORS in Electrical
-. gepariment-nsny Candidates in
So. Jaeksoa Ward: -

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TIC r,eeting of the Board of Aldermen
this evening viii be an Interesting one.
Besides inc routine work, several matters
of general, Importance Will CONC up Tor
consideration, the principal, one being that
IN referenceFto tho wat9-a supply Tor the
Fire Department. a committee from the
chamber OF Commerce will appear before
the Board with q memorial asking tnat
something be. done to relieve thetsitUation.
A nominee miliisbc presented, to aii the
vacancy now existing in the Board from
Clay Ward. Mr.. sseay will name the man,
but he has not yet made UP his mind as
to whom he shall nominate
.IIs quite embarrassing TO ne, ne
said: there are 50 many good men IN
der consideration.
Mr. Irving Beve-idge. from the north
side of the ward, is being suggested as
good MAJ; to4heai ali; breaks in the ranks
OF the ward politics.
Two trustees for the Carnegie Library
Eoard will be elected. MIR. Whittet. the
father of the movement viii probably be
elected one of the trustees, ana ny
Gordon may be chosen as the other
The Committee on Electricity at its
& meeting last night decided TO recommend
Z 10 LIE Finance Committee The appropria-
tion Of $500 for the yearly salary Of a
,nan TO be attached to the, department.
& CT electricity, for the purpose Of in5oect-
t1zg buildings in the courSs OF erection
and toregplate the use OF wires, and to
see that ali contractors secure proper
licenses for the stringing of wires. The
sasnspector is to he under the control Of
City Electrician Thompson
The meeting last night was held in
room No. 10 on the fourth -four Of the
= City Hall which has Just been furnished
and fitted up for the committee.
Electrician, TbonDS0n'S annual report
Eas read. which made the following
showing:
Total number of incandescent lights T,3oS
Total number of arc lights 20l !.
Total number of motors---.....-,-.-- %
Total number of fans.......--..---.~ lob
Total number of generatorss!-.........-
Total number Of local iphones...--.-.. lSt
'tptals number of 1c0-drop annun-
GATORS. $1,000.
Total number of elevator annun-
ciators.. .....-.,. ........---...-.-
{ Permits to change wiring.-.----..-.--
Permits to install wiring.
Permits to add Gct ittoaai lights. -.
2 permits to over,2a5 wiriT1g-.-.--.--..
Permits to chans.> tfEllts............-..
Permits to instaa 3tones. and string
wires .....-.-...-.-. oil
Permits to mai4A service connections 225
All of the electrical work has not been
risidly inspected. owing to the fact that
the standard; rules were not adopted by
tha Council and turned over to us, until
December 5, 1901. We have found great
difficulty in impressing on the electrical
contra ctors OF the city the necessity OF
filing applications for permits in TINS
Office, Whereby the members OF, the t1re
Alarm and Police Telegraph force, VINO
: are now doing this work, together Win
their. regular routine duties. and VINO
-, y-Ar1lI lA L.
abled 10 keep up with this work. Many
Of t1,e contractors claim that they have
a license to do business in the city. ana
they do not see why they should be COM
Delled TO file an application for each JOB
of work they do. while many individual.
electrical workers are constantly dong
electrical work in the city without any
permits.
E.Wires are constantly being run
throughout the city without our hnoWl-
edge. and, in view of this fact, it is al
most Impossible for me and my limited
force to keep abreast of the great amount
of electrical work now being done.
therefore recommend that an approprla-
ton of SI5 per month be asked for the
suppose of employing 4 competent all
around electrical man. whose duties
Should be under the direction OF the
city electrician, to promptly inspect any
and all electrical wiring now erected or
Z which may be hereafter erected under
The rules and ordinances of the city.
The electrician was instructed to rigid
sly enforce the ordinance in reference to
the matter OF securing permission for
electrical construction from his office.
These presene Were: Chairman Gunst,
= Nessrs Gordon. ThoInason and West
REPRESENTATIVES from the various eiectri-
cal companies Were present also
The Committee on Fire Department
met at the call Of Chairman Peters. The
meeting wa4 called fer the pur-