The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
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Tells Committee Exactly What.
Duties His Assistants
Perform.
I. ANXIOUS X 10 GET LIGHT.
Todd Charges to Be Considered
Along With General
Investigation.
ANXIOUS TO GET LIGHT lei i |

Along With General
Investigation.
Groundwork was laid for a COM
! plete investigation and reorganization
OF the office of the City Engineer by
a subcommittee appointed for that
! purpose, which held It's initial session
last night. City Engineer Boiling af-
ter being relieved at his own request
from sitting as a member of the In
tended and complete statement OF the
duties and responsib-..tie of the office.
outlining in detail what was expected
of each of the Assistant Engineers,
directly under their charge. Mr.. Boiling
indicated that later he would himself
recommend some changes in the orr
ganization, but his statement was
limited to the conditions he found
when he. took charge on January 10.
done by the Office during his term.
Beginning next Tuesday night, each Of
the Assistant Engineers In turn Will
be called on to testify, and 1t Will be
for the committee to determine how
nearly they have measured up to the
The committee decided to defer trial
of the charges brought by Councilman
Charles e.. Richards against Fourth
Assistant City Engineer Todd until af-
4 bers would then be more intimately
familiar with the workings of the Of
flee. incidentally referring to the
Todd matter, A4r. Boiling admitted
that Mr.. Todd had violated his in
sstructtons and rule of the Commit
Messrs. Lynch, Ferguson, Don Levy
and Jones, Of the committee. We're pres
emit with Clerk J. Taylor Stratton and
Stenographer Travers Daniel. Chair
Tuesday night the committee would
first hear any citizen who had any
specific complaint against the depart
sment. Mr.. Boiling. joined with the
committee. in publicly inviting ali
Office to come forward and give the
committee what information they may
Nj. Boiling explained that before
being elected City Engineer he had
,sistant Engineer under Colonel Cut
shaw. and in his later position OF SUI
.perintendent of the Water Works had
kept generally familiar with the work
office on the death Of Colonel cutshaw
he found the corps of assistants. all
OF whom have been retained, as fol-
lows: Jackson, Bolton. First Assistant
iIhs 3 iIiSSl L dlldlcIEO, .oeCOuu M
sistant Engineer; Fontaine Jones, Third
Assistant Engineer: Charles L. Todd.
Jr, Fourth Assistant Engineer: Frank
T. Bates. clerk; j. TAYLOR Stratton.
, e,kl Travers Daniel. Jr. Ste
Last year Council authorized the ems
ployment of two additional assistants
Tor sewer work, and Mr.. Boiling made
his first independent appointments in
Allen Saville and E. j. Keegan. Other.
wise the force as organized by Colonel
Cutshaw continues In office. When
Mr.. Boiling assumed office there was
also another party OF engineers, under
charge Of Mr.. Hankins, engaged in
making the surveys Of the annexed
territory
Mr.. Bottoms Duties.
Taking up the duties of the first
assistant. Mr.. Bolton. the City En-
g q e, explained that he had charge
and teams. used in the general street
force, for grading and crawling of
streets s n.e IS also :, Of the. planting of trees
and the making of tree.boXes. Mr..
ers. new and repair work; also Of
sewer connections for parties erect
Ing houses. The city now has about
one and three-quarter miles Of sewers
under construction. and Is advertising
Tor bids on about two miles more.
IN small pieces scattered over the
to bridges. including the perplexing
problem of keeping open the old Free
Bridge. and has direction Of the steam
rollers; Much of his time is taken
ing daily inspections of sewers under
The two newly appoint
ga assistants work directly under his
instructions on the new sewers. He
weekly reports of the work done by
all the forces under his charge. in
Guiding much laborious calculation as
TO material employed in construction.
The Second Assistant.
:, The Second Assistant Engineer, Mr..
: Inmates Of cost and supervising the
laying Of all guttering, CURLING and
paving. He has had entire charge of
al the asphalt block paving laid in
the city. His work in preserving the
cross sections, Mr.. Boiling says, was
peculiarly successful. He also gives
all street lines for houses to be erect
ed, an Important duty, In which the
city might be liable for damages in
ed the difficulties of establishing lines
in the old parts OF Richmond, where
records are conflicting and incomplete,
and where corner-stones have been
called Or on nr pas sifs5srsG
for the City Attorneys office. and
spends much time searching records
as to property owners and rights.
The third assistant Mr.. Jones, has
charge Of the parks of..the city, in.
all of which there Is more or less
work being done. Since the appoints
ment OLA Building Inspector he has
been relieved Of the care of build
ings belonging to the city. Mr. Jones
is also In charge OF James River Im-
provement. and has spent much time
on the various wharf plans. He as
ssts Mr., Taliaferro in giving street
lines and In projecting lines for new
streets. having made the extensive
Lester Street surveys, which have
been twice changed at the request of
Marshall Ward Councllmen, and which
have finally gone back to the original
lines surveyed by City Engineer Boil
ing In 1908.
atter te epa Re repay
ing OF streets and paving OF alleys
and alley entrances. clearing the
streets In case OF accident and re-
moving dangerous trees. He also
superVises the laying Of all new brick
and granolithic sidewalks, ana meas
Eures and certifles for each separate lot
to the clerk OF special assessments.
~ AS to theaoftice force. Mr.. Boiling
said that Mr.. Stratt ton was one OF
the hardest-worked men he knew.
keeping a laborions record of the
Street Committee, making up It's ac-
counts and Keeping a ledger with