The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-12
BOILING PLANS
BETTER SERVICE
His Recommendations to BE
Basis Of Lynch Commit
tees Report.
PROVIDES FOR CHIEF CLERK
Committee Divides City Into
Districts, Each Under Sub
ordinate Engineer.
PROVIDES FOR CHIEF CLERK

City Engineer Charles r. Boiling
presented 10 the Lynch Investigating
Committee last night written sche-
dule of proposed plan for rcorganiza-
ton of the work of the Engineers De-
| partment, which IN its main points met
| with the approval of the committee
The work OF formulating report to
| the Committee on Streets has not yet
been completed The committee will
probably report schedule or Its ind
| ings, list of rccommendati lions for
changes and reorganization based on
the report of the City Engineer to
which one or more items might be adj
ded and an ordinance changing the
city code so as To carry these changes
into effect.
If the Committee on Streets approves
the plan for reorganization, ii will
then go to the Council as It contem-
plates the creation Of AT least one rev
position-that of chief clerk In the Of
hee-and TO some extent rearranscs
| the duties of other officials
Gives noiItnE More Power.
Details of working out the proposed
changes Will be left to the City En-
Sineer. who, under the proposed ordi-
nance Will have greater power than
heretofore, ard be more independent
OF the action of the various Council
committees having relations with his
department
At present the Engineers Depart
ment controls and directs all sewer.
street. park and river work. yet the
mead of the department has not the au-
thority to employ or DISCHARGE his
suhordinates. all patronage having
heretofore been dispensed by the Com
| mittees on Streets. Grounds ana Build.
inss' and Improvement OF the James
| River
Mr.. Bolling's recommendation for
creating the Office of chief clerk in
the office meets with the hearty an
proNal of Chairman Lynch. In the b.
sence of any clerical head the bust
ness of the offices is said 20 have shown
lhck of system. and there have been
many complaints from those who have
tried to transact business IN the En-
Gincers Office in the absence of CITY
Engineer Boiling himself. The CIV
has been Gsparagingly compared with
railroad corporation, where. in the
once OF the president. general manager
or chief engineer. there will be found
an officer who can speak with author
NY FOR his CHIEF In his absence and
give such information as the public
is entitled to have Such "A chief ,.lerk
hours, ready to meet the public and
transact business, relievin. CITY En-
sineer Boiling OF detail. and giving
MN more time to go about The city and
view actual conditions and oversee tho
progress OF construction work
Divide City Into Districts
Another recommendation of the com.
mitiee Will be 10 district the city.
putting :: subordinate engineer In
charge of each district. ana hold him
responsible for whatever work is 60
ing on there. The number and bounds
OF these districts Will be lief, to tho
mead Of tho department to determine
and their bounds may he changed from
| time to time.
For instance. there arc SIX ASSIST.
ant engineers There has been suc
gested the creation of four districts.
one embracing all Of tho West Eno.
III which there are largs sewer and
| street operations: another al of the
East End. where similar conditions
prevail; a third in Washington Ward.
where the city viii soon be engaged
IN sewer and street enterprises OF i'm
poftnnce. and a fourth having charge
OF All the central part If the old city.
the work there being mainly OF re-
| pair nature. with occasional stree, an.
| sidewalk paving
This would leave the First Assist
ant Engineer as a general assistant.
to have charge In the absence Of .he
city Engineer. and TO have special
| charge of such large undertakings as
the new concrete bridge. while one ~
the assistants would also be without
a district. aud could be specially as
signed to difficult work or emerpencv
| JOBS, or put in charge Of special pieces
| Of construction. such as the tunnel OF
| the Virginia Avenue sewer. needing
close technical Supervision
VIII Dismiss Todd Charges.
II Is not believed that the COMMITTEES
! VIII take serious notice of the charges
brought by Councilman Charles Il.
richards against Fourth Assistant
city Engineer Charles J. Todd. I-. Tho
evidence in that matter brouaht nv Az
Richards was conflicting to such ~,
extent, asserted members of the com
mittec that the charges had not becn
proven. and they did not even cali ali
| or Mr. Todh's witnesses The beliof
! is that the committee will he unani-
! nous in all Of It's essential items in
! its report
: minority report is not anticipated
| certainly 1t will not come from those
members who were present at the
lneetinE last night. The final report
! may so to the Street Committee next
Monday night, hut IL is more probnbin
! that ii Will be deferrc,! until tho CIV
| Attorney can prepare an ordinance GOV.
| cring the proposed amendments 10 IN.
city Code. in which case II will rcocb
| the Committee on Streets In limo 10
he rcportcd 10 The FEBRUARY meeting
! of the Council.
| Marriage Licenses.
! The following marriage licenses wcro a.
sued III the clerks office of the Hastings