The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-12
TO RETAIN
MIR. 0'CRADY
Report Of the Subcommittee
to Be in His Favor.
TO CONSIDER TRANSFERS
The Subcommittee to Meet This EVEN
ing to Consider the Questionable
Action That Will Probably
Be Taken.
Report Of the Subcommittee
to Be in His Favor.
TO CONSIDER TRANSFERS

Behind closed doors the subcommittee
OF the Council Committee on Health, APP
pointed last week to Investigate charges
Of incompetency preferred against James
e. OGrady. clerk to the Board Of Health,
by Uty Accountant Carlton MCCARTHY.
met last night in the basement OF the City
Hall. For on hour they remained clos
eted, and when they finally emerged they
refused absolutely to even SO much as
discuss the matter.
1t Is thought, however, that the com
mittd tonight. will recommend that Mr..
O'Grady be retained In his present posi-
ton.
II has been stated by friends OF Mr..
O'Grady that he went into the Office with
out having had any instruction as to the
proper system OF bookkeeping, as q re-
sult of which his records are not quite
so clear to the City Accountant \as they
should be. 1t is further claimed that he
was given absolutely no coaching or in
structions as to the proper manner to do
the work. 1t is stated that he Is tho
roughly competent.
Present at tho session last night were
Messrs. Curtis, Satterheld and O'Neil,
composing the special committee. Messrs.-
SoAAAI
m!ttee. were spectators, while .Messrs.
Mccarthy and O'Grady were on hand.
Superintendent Of the Street Cleaning De-
pa1tment Henry Coin was an Interested
listener. He also acted as sergeant-at-
arms and in this capacity booted q couple
OF reporters out of the room.
When you buy meat, you must buy bone;
When you buy land. you must buy stone;
And both OF these may appear bad barter,
But when you buy tar, you must buy
water.
Such is the song that the Board of AL
dermen rendered last Tuesday night when
tee that Mr.. W. G.. Armitage be allowed q
rebate Of ten percent on his tar contract,
because 1t has developed that the stuff
con tains quite q deal Of water, came up.
Although the Common Council accepted
the report Of the committee and voted
the rebate, the Aldermen refused to con-
cur, sending the matter to the Finance
Committee, where it will doubtless die
Of suffocation, being smothered by the
bulk Of other stuff that has already been
referred.
The sub-street Committee. consisting Of
Messrs. Adams. West, Phillips, Whittet
and Bahen. will meet tonight at the City
Hall, when an effort will be made to ar
| rive at some conclusion in regard to tho
UNIVERSAL transfer system. General Man
ager HUFF and Major Miles NJ. Martin
representing the car company, will be pres
cnt and will present new plan for con-
slderation by the committee.
It Is stated that the scheme which will
be proposed tonight will practically con-
form to the opinion Of City Attorney Pol
lard in regard to the rights of the city in
the premises, and 1t now looks very much
as II the matter will be Strengthened out
1t is understood that two members Of
the committee are opposed to a change
in the present transfer system, and will
attempt to pass a resolution the effect Of
which will DO to kill further effort at a
compromise, II it is passed.