The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-10
S Rect SERVICE E: r
TO BE UP TO-DATE.
Superintendent Cohn Asks for a
Number of improvements.
INCREASED FoacE. is NEEDED
Question Of Remova, of Railway Tracks Left
to City Attorney for Report-Commlttee
Without Job-No Monkeys for the
City--Iommlttee Meetings.
INCREASED FORCE is NEEDED

TO give TO pa 49, ~
c.eaning system, and to help Superiii-
tendent Cohn u his efforts to secure an
up u-datc department.
At the meeting of tho committee last
night speeches were made by Messrs.
Miner. Seay, Shea and HCbson, and each
speaker emphasized tho fact OF an IN
adequate force OF street hands, as was
shown in the recent freshct when the de-
partment was crippled in its service
throughout other sections of the city,
l,y its concentration in the flooded dis
trict.
The result Of the discussion was a
Recommendation to the Finance Commit
-. an appropriation sufficient TO
make of the department d i4.st-cldss
one, and an additional! appropriation 20
be known as an emergency fund, to De
used to employ extra men in cases OF
floods and neavy SHOWS.
Superintendent Cohn reviewed the work
during his administration. and made
number of recommendations for an add
tional crematocy in the eastern section
Of the city, for twenty more men and
for fourteen carts. lie, also, sussesteu
that his men be uniformed. He asked
for an additional appropriation CT s7.19o
for the coming year. Last years appro-
priation amounted to s6olS2 There
now employed by this department los
men.
Mr.. Miner thought that a cart and
man should be stationed on Main street
and OH Broad Street all day to remove
refuse, and Mr.. Hobson said work at
night was much more satisfactory than
that by day, because there were fewer
obstacles in the way Of the men.
The payroll and bills were approved.
Those present were Chairman Hobson,
ssrs. Burton. Miner, Shea, seay,
Stein.
The Subcommittee on Streets, with
the question of the ACCESSIBILITY of remov-
Ing the tracks Of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac and Rich
mond and Petersburg Railway connect
ing companies from west Broad Street
and Belvidere Street. in charge, met yes
terday and referred the proposition to
the City Attorney. MI. Pollard will look
into the matter and ascertain the re-
speoive rights Of the city and the COM
pany HI the premises and report back
to the committee at a meeting to be
called by the chairman.
Those Of the committee present were:
Chairman King, Messrs. Gibson, Mosby,
Glenn, Burton and Pollock
The Police Committee met last night
to inquire into the question of bond
from the contractor for building the dog
pound. The contract was given to R. e.
Elmore e Co. for $500. the bond being
$1,000. Work on the pound will begin at
once.
Within four years the Council Commit
tee on Fire Department has met but
twice. The committee, of which Mr.. Pc
tiers is chairman, has been called to meet
next Monday night. at which time the
City Attorney will be asked to define
the duties of the committee, If there be
any.
:-l,4
didn't believe there was anything for the
committee to do, and if that were So,
he would ask that it be abolished Those
on the committee are Messrs. Peters,
Whalen, Wiltshire, Whittet, Burton and
Bahen.
The proposition made by the Electric
Park Company to give the city a lot. OF
monkeys as the starter for a, zoo. pro-
vide6 the city would appropriate $500 with
which to build a house for them, and 500
annually to feed them, has not struck
members of the City Council very favor
ably Mr. Glenn said last night he would
| not vote for such a proposition under
| any circumstances, and Mr.. Peters said
| he would be willing to take the money
| that is spent in music and place 1t in
| the monkeys and whatever other animals
| might be secured. Mr.. Mosby was not
prepared to commit himself on the SUB
| iect of the moneys.
An Intellectual attempt was made yes
terday afternoon by Chairman Gibson
| of the Council Committee on Grounds
and Buildings to get a quorum OF thai
| committee together.
The meeting was called Tor O'CLOCK
but at 4:3o the only members present
were Chairman Gibson, Messrs. Grimes
King and Washer. City Attorney Pol
| lard was also there
The purpose of the meeting was te
| enter 4. protest against the employment
of coored men on the construction OF the
| new jail. and to ask That the time lost
| nv the inability of the local contractor
| TO secure men be allowed the genera
| contractors, the Stewart Iron Works, O
| Cincinnati. and that the extension OF tht
| time limit be made.
There was no quorum however an(
nothing could be done. Those who were
not present were Messrs. Pollock, Blanks
| Adams, Ferrlter.
In speaking OF the gas-holder for up
town. officials of the gas Office and mem
bers of the Council are almost unanimous
in their favor of 1t. superintendent
Knowles, in his annual report
always makes the suggestion tina
such a holder De placed up to"l. 'oupSt
ntendents before him have made IN
same suggestion. but the matter has neve
assumed definite shape. Now. however
there is more serious attention being pal
it and it is altogether likely that som
ction may be taken by the Finance Com
mittee when the budget is made up
The cost OF a holder OF sufficient. slz
! to carry two-days' supply would o.
about S10O, Geo Several places have beei
pointed out for the location-one OF then
in the Penitentiary Bottom and the othe
near the crematory.
The proposition to put members OF tn
Citv Council on a salarie6 basis. reso
luton providing for which was introduces
in the Common Council on MONDAY nigh
bv Councilman CARRIER, is causing dis
cussion Not only do the members o
Council take an interest In IT. out sOusi
ness and professional men. OUTSIDE OF Pc
,;.;.. ~, inferest ed In the proposition.