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


| any accident shall occur either to any
DEPARTING stock, wagons. carts roll
| ers. etc. belonging TO said department,
OF TO any parties. stock. vehicles or
other property, whatsoever, g. fun and
| mediately made OF said accident, Civ
| ing name or parties. time occurring.
probable result OF accident. This re-
| port Is to be made to the City En-
| glneer. who shall have same filed for
| future reference
! Il. We recommend that the CITY of
| Richmond be divided into not more
| IMAM SIX 90 nor less than five CD dis
tricts, the metes and bounds Of said
districts 10 be established by the City
| Engineer, ana 10 be changed by him
| whenever necessary In his opinion for
the propcr and equal distribution OF
! work among the assistant engineers.
! Each district shall be under the abso-
! lutte charge of one assistant engineer.
/ who shall be held responsible for same
/ he shall report 10 the City Engineer.
and shall also perform any other du-
| Ties when directed to do SO by the City
| Engineer.
The engineer in charge OF district
shall have direct supervision of his
district, and be in charge Of all work
coming under control Of the city
Should the district engineer at any
! time not have enough work to keep
! him occupied he shall report said fact
| detail him on other work. II necessary
| In his opinion: likewise should said
| district engineer find the work too
| heavy for him at any time, ho shall
request the CITY Engineer for aid.
which he may then furnish him for the
| time being.
Completion of Surveys.
| 1t shall also be the duty OF the dis
Hot rit,r,r i.tl
| make a detailed survey OF his district,
! Establishing lines, grades, etc, where
ever same are not established, and To
! make notes Of all existing encroach-
nents upon streets and alleys.
All inspectors arc to be under the
/ City Engineer who. shall detail then
I to the different district engineers, when
requested 10 do so by them, for the
| proper inspection OF tho work
| Whenever the district engineer needs
en- Inspector. he shall REQUEST the City
/ Engineer to detail one TO his district
and the inspector shall then be directly
under the district engineer until the
work Is finished, when he shall i'm
nediately report to the City Engineer
| for assignment OF other duty All
! hands and carts tho repair force and
tree force are TO be under the City
| Engineer, and he shall detail q sufTi-
| Client number TO tho district engineer.
| when requested to do so by him, In or
| DER to make necessary repairs. or to
| do work ordered by the Committee
| on Streets, the district engineer stat
| ing in his requisition the number re
CURED and for how many days.
Must Report Weekly.
| The district engineer shall also mako
| gineer at least once a week OF all mat
| ters pertaining to his district, in such
! manner and form as may be directed
| by the C!-v Engineer. The chief clerk
of the oMcc under the supervision and
| approval o. the City Engineer. is to
| have the buying OF all material and
| supplies needed and not ordered by the
! Committee on streets. and he shall pur-
| chase same in sufficient quantities,
| whenever practicable. to obtain the
| lowest available prices, and shall fur
| trict engineer, upon proper re1nisition
| from him a regular form shall be
| issued for MI requls!tions. and this
| form always used and duplicates kept
All inspectors shall make daily re-
| ports 70 the district engineer. under
| whom he may be working. which re-
! port shall embrace fully the progress
| OF the wo-K, amount OF material on
hand and amount Of material need ed
for the immediate future These re-
! ports re to be on forms selected by
| the City Engineer. md after being re-
/ ceived by the district engineer shall be
| approved by him and forwarded ny tho
| City Engineer for flling IN the office.
House Numbers.
| IS. We recommend that tho City Al
l
| dinance transferring the numbering OF
| houses from the Office OF the City En-
! gincer 10 the Office OF the building In
spcctor, gro that the Building lnspec-
tor be !nquircd 10 designate proper
numbers for houses when requested so
| to do by the property owner.
6. We recommend that the City En-
EInccr be directed to install in his
office some up-to date standard letter
filing system, on the order Of the Globe
Wernicke system. now In use In the
some one nnri In the office he desig-
mated to keep these files In proper
shape.
Il. THAT the city Engineer be direct
ed to purchase Purcclls At!ns show
ton OF tie city. and that he subscribe
TO the Daily Bulletin. showing the
! property transfers and that the
draughtsman be required to make
/ these transfers on the atlas OF the old
part Of the city ana also on the Pur-
! tnow In the City Engineers on1ce)
! every day as they come IN. thus keep
| ing the property transfers OF the whole
city up to cate,
Local a assessments.
! IS ON attention having been called
hy the city Engineer to the great labor
| and trouble and time consumed IN issu-
and alleys, the cost OF which is charge
/ able 20 property owners and the small
| rovenuo yielded to the city In return
| for this work, We recommend that nm
/ ordinance be recommended to tho Cnun-
I ell doing away With the Issuing or nl-
1 legations, and that The paving az side
/ walks and alleys he dnnc at tho cost
| or tho city, Sr some simple me thod ba
| devised doinS away with the iahor!ous
| task Of issuing allegations.