The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-29
C Cilty En- ngin!l,e':'YeE e g Wants
Office Inv vestigated
by Council,
il IYNCHs ASSERTS
HELPERS LOAF
No Hint Of Graft and No Allega-
tions citing Bolling's Abil-
ity8or Integrity, Charge Be
ing That Assistants Are
Not Holding Up
Their End.

Not Holding UP
Their End.
In view OF statements made py /
Councilman Jonn J. Lynch. OF Jefferson |
ward, III the Committee on Streets last
nj gt,t, scity. Engineer Boiling demand
cd = and was granted an investigation :
Of the Engineers Department.
\ Nr. Lynch charged that Mr. Boiling
and one or two assistants have been
left to do all the work that there has
been gross loafing and sinefficiency on
the part OF other ssistant engineers.
With carelessness and inattention to :
the work of tho city: that the office
entirely lacks system and Is without
comprehensive records; that iniorma
ton is not accessible to the public In
the absence snt the City Engineer. VINO
must necessarily be out OF the Office
Tor much OF the time; that there Is loaf
.ing among clerks and draughtsmen.
some of whom arc oyerworked. while
Others do practically nothing, and that
the Office generally is not run on a
Eusinessiikc and mod dern# basis.
M Hint Of Graft.
trile tctarges as outlined bS Mr.
fLSncn arc more in regarG to lack OF
s.steln and busnssslike methods and
records in the office than TO any lack
.of engineering ablitty. and there is no
hint whatever ot any graft or ullsap-
preparation Of funds.
City Engineer Boiling stated to the
committee that he welcomed the full
est inquiry ana would aid the COM
In1ttee in amy way in securing re-
Organization OF the department along
the best possible t1nes. e.
The Lyncn resolution as adop ted In
cludes the city Engineer as a tiicinner1
OF the committee on tnyesti CATION;
" hici1 Is insde up sof Mcssss. Lynch.
Lea W.. "A stars ing IN Z; mar, out - lie
lSsork viii Foc called early licst week.
The nvestigatton Is #an outgrowth
ofsthe proposed ytrg ginia Avenue sewe1.
! Unlike the famous settling basin flume
| to which little attention was paid IN
! til 1T had failed from end: to end, ,f the
commtttee proposes to Investigate the
qualifications of Its engineers and In
Ispectors before beginning the work.
THE City Engineer was authorized last
might to sign tho contract with Stamp
Ter, RaS land ard Company for the 3eon-
lstruction work.
Needs Special Inspectors. Ssf
Mr. Boiling asked for authority to
Iscmploy u special insp ector on the work,
at 800 a month. representing that ac-
1curate Inspection was OF the greatest
limp ortance, especially in laying the
siccncrete flume under the canal. wllere
1.-THE east piece Of faulty work might
5Einv6lve the city In enormous damages,
even were the water OF the canal OBJ
5Estructed for only day. MIR. Lynch
4 fopposed tho suggestion. holding that
4 the inspection should lie done, by TIA
Irregular force, asserting that there We're
8Ethree assistant engineers on sewer
5twork. one Of whom should be places
lin charge Of this difficult undertake
q Ing, and held responsible for it, N MI r
4 boiling responded that the construc-
n ton work ma ppcd out fromboth current
4 funds and bond issues would tai ke Tor
Il manyE months to come all the time 1or
St.his force, In reply to w which MI. Lynch
Il s1asserted that there was Eloafing in the
Il sIdepartment; that Mr.. Boiling and one
II or tw o j assistants We're doing al The
VI work; that the clerks loafed q bout the
] i|jbuilding In the absence of the CITY
II $iEngineer;s that In his absence there
II was no one who could give an accurate
Ito the questions of "a citizer
j, or property owner "a n. iSss
q Demanded by MIR. boiling. Hsil ~
4 Mr.. Boiling promptly rose and de;
..Ilfmanded that the committee investigate
: ,,itiand 1ndHwhether there nres Iyorthl les:
4 or idle men III the depart tmer nj +, and tina,
Elsthe duties and responsi bilitiesS OIL every
j assistant engineer, spectorS and Office
t employe be gone over. and such change.
recommended as might seem best.
Several members of the commltte.
: ngreed that there should be a genera
L REORGANIZATION of the method s1o q til,
: ONCE, and the resolution as, adopted n
u structs the subcommit tee to$investigat,
v ltheS service In detail and to aprepart
!, def1nitc plans for the reorganization O
"a tha !EnEincer's office. ooktng to a bet
& esIitermentE of the service. s5ssi SIS
u The assistant engineers 4are:Ssa sirs
X Assistant. jackson B olton; Second AS
n sist ant m F. P. Taliaf ferro; {; Third Assist
9 g ant, Fontaine Jones; Fourth y y q ssistant
N Charles H. Todd. Jr,; Allan Saville an
81 John Keegan recently Iva ppolntede a
~ assistant engineers; rank Bates
--slsclerk; u. Il Taylor Stratton, hookR epe
q land accountant, and Trayers I'D antel
y 81 stenographer and clerk. N Inc In
9 snectors are employed on gseWer n work
2 ana there are various forement In charg
!. ~ street gangs, as we'll as drau ghts
y men, $rodmen and g ther clerica y Nel1l
t, ploycs In the office. IA
~ premier'a VI ltintatum .Ss u 81 Y
Madrid 81 October S.---l ~ a. 8 pee ch 1
tho senate n g q