The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-01
BETTER CARE FOR
State BUILDINGS
Special Joint Committee Filed
Lengthy Report III Senate
Yesterday.
COMMEMORATE
Duties of Register Of Land Office
Transferred to Secretary Of
the Commonwealth.

After numerous delays the special Joint
committee appointed TO Investigate the
methods of caring for the public grounds
and buildings. yesterday filed It's report
with the Senate in which body II was
ordered to be. printed for the benefit
OF the members. No further action was
taken at that time. By unanimous on
sent permission was given to the chair
man of the committee to introduce three
bills carrying out the recommended ions
OF the special committee.
The report is essentially as forecast
In The Times-D Dispatch a few lays ago
with the exception thai the duties Of
the Register Of the Land Office are
transferred to tho Secretary OF the Com
monwealth instead OF to the State Libra
rian, as was at first contemplated. This
WAS a late change deemed advisable by
the committee. The report goes very
thoroughly into the subjects Nth which II
deals and touches upon matters of very
considerable interest to the lawmakers as
well. II reads as follows:
To the Senate and House of Delegates of
y Vigrinia.
The undersigned. your special commit
tee. appointed to make inquiry and in
vcstigation. concerning the best method
to provide for the roper care of the
buildings and grounds ut the seat of gov
eminent, and also Ms to tho advlsabflty
of separating the Office of register Of the
land Office from that OF the superintendent
OF public buildings ana grounds. respec-
fully submits the following report:
LIST. Pursuant to said resolution Your
committee made a thorough Investigation
opinion that the care and custody of the
buildings and grounds sheuld he under
the care and control of the superintendent
OF public buildings and grounds.
ond. That all employees and others whose
duty II is to clean said buildings. operate
elevators. machinery. engines and boil
employed for this purpose should be.
and remain. under the control OF the SUI
perintendent of public buildings and
grounds; and subject. TO be discharged
assigned.
Cd. That during the session nj the Gem
shall be appointed by the superintendent
OF buildings and grounds ono upon the
recommendation Of the CLERK OF the SEN
ate; one upon The me ndation of the
clerk of the House or DeleEatesf and NJ
third at the suggestion of this superiD-
iendent of public buildings and grounds.
and said j%anitors shall b. 70 appointed
and employed during the session of the
General Assembly, subject. however TO
the control of tho superintendent OF pub
lie buildings and grounds. with power
~ ~ AlANlt ~ u W fS
for cause: and in the event of such dis
In provided
4th. That the lights on tho exterior Of
the CAPITOL building are on the same cir
cult with the lights in the corridor of
the basement. and IN this fact lis dne the
burning of the ligf1s on The outside In
the DAYTIME Your committee. therefore.
Is OF the oplnion that all the lights on the
exterior OF the building should he efnng-
ed AS soon as possible. SO as to form
DIie circuit. re nal rate mud distinct r. frr...
me circuit upon which the lights on the
Interior OF the building are placed.
9TH. That the system of heating In The
Library building should be changed. and
the same system installed as Is now In
use M the Capitol building. The system
b bong N wh use N the said library building
system. making II almost Impossible Ia
Keep the said building clean. and, as the
beo, Tx - ! itt has a sapacity sufficient to
your COMMITTEES recommends the lnstalia,
nor o. oil ,his improved system of heating
inp a electric soan lighting IN the Library build
oin. Ihat the Library building needs
painting and frescoing. but your com
i bn de- would not recommend that this
heating n lighting has been Completed
ms above suggested.
an. That the boilers in the T.ibrar ~.
nuIiuihg, which have not been used since
the erection of the heat and mower N, nv
should be sold, and the proceeds I'm, ma
sale thereof should be usad In nInkinr
necessarS,changes, which. In the ooinIon
of your committee, should oe pIade ~ he
power-house.
sth. That certain changes should he
made at the power-house in regard 10
transferring the scales from the east end
or me same to the north side thereof;
and that the coal bin in the spower-room,
be changed by removing the brick wall.
and that the coal bin be ARRANGED imme-
diately in the rear of the scale. so as
to enable the delivery OF coal. after
being weighed. Immediately to the boiler
room. by way of said chute. rather than
by shoveling IL in at the window. as is
9th. That owing to the fact that tho
elevator at the Capitol is run by a 20
horsepower motor. and that the power
necessary to run said motor makes a
sudden strain on the engine at the power
mouse: and owing to the fact that other
lights at the Library and on the, public
grounds are to be furnished from the
n~ower-house. your committee recommends
that an additional engine be. Installed in
the power-house as soon as practicable