The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-23
ROI TON AND JONES
ADMIT MORE ERRORS
Health officer Levy Says City Engineer Has No
Authority to Abate Nuisances Without
Awaiting Meeting Of Street Com
mittee or Council

encountered a good deal of It,, espe-
clally in the matter Of abatement OF
nulsances. He cited few instances,
but attributed them for the most part
to the fact that the engineer Is power
less to act in certain cases without the
sanction of the Committee on Streets
and the Council, making weeks of de-
lay.
"The city Engineer" he said. seeing
to be hampered in these things by tina
lack OF authority and the lack OF
funds" In the instances named BY
Dr. Levy. City Engineer Boiling OK
planned just why the steps ordered by
the Health Department could not be
carried out, saying there were no funds
at his command out of which the work
could have been done, Then he asked
DR. Levy the question:
you have said you had none" said
Or. Levy, "and that is sufficient for
me-"
Better Under Boiling.
Chris. Manning, Jr.. and j. z. Phil
lips, Jr. were called in, They had
experienced trouble in making pipe
connections, and told about them. but
according to Mr.. Manning, 1t WAC
largely due to other departments. Ha
| thought that II all departments used
l
| the otYice OF the City Engineer there
would be less trouble He said that
| he had been doing business with the
| city in its various departments for
many years and that recently condi-
| lions in the annexed territory had
greatly improved. He added that thera
| had been more trouble under the late
| Colonel Cutshaw than under City En-
| gineer Boiling.
| Mr.. Manning's statements about thu
grades of Sheppard Street having I'd
be lowered. brought superintendent
Knowles to the stand. He said that
the grades had TO be lowered. but
stated that he got his grade from the
Hankins survey
Jones Admits Another Error.
| E. f. Richardson. keeper of River.
| view Cemetery. told OF two measure
ments made for grading done there.
one of 55i yards. and another OF sss
yards Neither bill had been paid. he.
cause tho discrepancy had been dis.
covered. both by himself and by Clerk
A. H. Mcdowell, OF the Committee on
Cemeteries. Assistant Engineer Fon-
taine Jones made the measurements
and later wrote letter of correction
H. s. Atkinson, former sewer in
spector. testified that he had been
obliged to change the grades OF a
sewer in Clay Street, because It would
have run almost out of the ground.
Assistant Engineer Saville said that
he gave the grades TO Atkinson. and
that if they had been properly follow
ed, the connection would have been
correct He added that the position
was moved to the middle of the street,
and that the inspector had naturally
. to make allowance for the rise.
After several questions, Councilman
, Jones was under the impression that
after giving the lines. the engineers
, had but little more to do with the work
, in their charge He thought that they
should stay closer by the Jobs and
. see that the inspectors and Others did
their duty.
! Auditorium Ceiling.
!, Assistant Engineer Fontaine Jonea
was the last man to take the stand
4 He replied to questions asked by AL
5 derman Don Leavy, in regard to tho
loss of material on the Auditorium
5 ceiling. He replied that the loss was
due to the fact that he and Mr.. Bass.
I of the Engineers Office, made the esti-
mates from plans already in the office.
, which they had no reason to believe
i We're incorrect
2 The committee has concluded the eX-
4 animation of such witnesses as were
called for the investigation. and rests
the case. At the next meeting inspec-
q tors and such others as Mr. Boiling
q wished to call will be heard, The
: session is called for next Tuesday at
e o'clock.