The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-02
List Of Recommendation

Your committee. 10 which was refer
once Of the City Engineer. beg leave
respectfully To Ike the following rec
concentrations. which, II adopted, In
our opinion Will largely tend to i'm
prove the conduct OF the Office:
!. We recommend the adoption of the
attached ordinance. giving the City En-
gincer the entire charge OF the force
and discharge and to assign to his as
sistants clerical force and those under
him such duties as he deems proper,
and that the City Engineer should be
mittees having charge Of the various
work under the City Engineer.
. We recommend the adoption OF
the ordinance herewith attached, re-
neers and clerk in the City Engineers
Department give bond. in the penalty OF
$4,000 with surety satisfactory to the
City Attorney, payable to the city Of
faithful discharge OF the duties or
their office.
Appointment Of Inspectors.
3. That whenever in the opinion OF
the City Engineer 1t may be necessary
to have an Inspector to supervise the
work ordered by the different commit
tees in charge OF the Engineers De-
partment, the City Engineer shall have
the power ia appoint an inspector to
look after and supervise the work be
ing done, after said work shall have
Deen oTIeTSd bS the committee.
4 All inspectors of the city Of Rich
mond, working In the City Engineers
Department without regard to the
class of work upon which they may be
employed. arc TO be employed on a
monthly basis. the rate Of pay of said
inspectors 10 be fixed by the Commit
tee on Streets, upon the recommends
ton of the CITY Engineer, and when
not employed S an inspector to do
such other work assigned to them by
the City Engineer.
Office OF CHIEF Clerk.
s. That the :, once force be increased
assistant. whose duties VIII be confined
10 the office. and to be in full charge Of
the office. In the absence from the Office
of the Cit! Engineer and 10 give TO
ing to the Office any and all kinds Of
information that the necessary infor-
nation can be given without inter
rupting the balance OF the office force
in their Various duties, more than Is
absolutely reecssary. That the said
assistant shall answer all telephone
calls and again save the constant In
formance 81 their work.
Also the addition of two rodmen to
assist the other assistants In making
etc. and wren not employed as rodmen
they could be used to great advantage
on other work in the department.
These men to be transferred from the
SlItSt !ciGe at - pci dhS, ana tncIc-
fore not Increase the force and eX-
pcnsc Of the engineers Office
Hold Assistants Responsible.
G. That tho assistant engineers he
held strictly responsible for all work
under .llair' charge, and keep accurate
records of tie work done daily and
report each week the progress of the
work on charts. And the INSPECTORS
under them should keep daily records
Of the work done. number OF laborcrs
and teams employed material fur
nished. in tile books or cards furnished
them for that purpose And when the
work Is completed. these charts record
books, etc. should be fled in the city.
Enginecr'a ofice and indeXed, so as to
be readily accessible for reference.
That the assistant engineers report
each morning at the Office for orders
from the engineer. and TO meet any
contractors who wish to consult them
about the work, unless It is important
for them t. so at once to the work
before coming 10 the office, and this they
can report by telephone
New City Mnp.
we recommend that an appropria-
tion be. asked for making survey and
accurate map Of the Old part OF the
city, as the city map Of 1872 is fun
OF errors Is TO streets and alleys. and
Is almost effaceC and the figures illeGi-
bic and IT Is almost an impossibility
to give the public accurate or intel
liSent Information from it.
s. We recommend that the book OF