The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-16
CITY POOR Ell
TO RECEIVE lI
COUNCIL COMMITTEE FINDS ~
SOME ONE II TAArEalHe q
WITH TICKETS.
DECIDE TO MAKE PROF.
SEVERAL INSTANCES ARE CTTMa
WHICH THE PROPER DE
LIyERIES WE'RE NOT
MADE, =

Some of the consignments OF G.
ordered by officials OF the City Hit
Tor the outside poor are not reach1
their proper destinations, it devel0Ne
at meeting last night of the Cod
ell Committee on Relief of the Po01
DIR. X. G. Cabell, superintendeht
the Home. reported that in several
stances it had been ascertained o.
the coal tickets had been tampGE~
with and that in these eases the c.
had not been delivered at the propM
place.
While no direct charges were rua&1
it was deemed proper to probe
matter further and this the conn
tee agreed to do. 49,
Coal is usually sent out IN. SuG
cases in haIf-ton lots.
In addition TO this matter, the Cone
rnittee, on recommendation OF To
house committee, resolved to recOIM
mend the creation of position OF f1336
uiar cook at the City Home at ri
salary of $50 per month, with IT,
stipulation that the cook be a man IT,
an expert in the culinary line. AWA
present the duties of cook are pe&S!
formed by an inmate of the Ho194a
who is allowed SIS per month Tor ~
services. 1t was also agreed to rNs4x
tain the baker at the institution 49,
draws $50 per month. n
Ambuianes Nearly RSady. -77'
A representative of the Americas
Locomotive Works reported that oW@
ing to some trouble at the plant t.
new city ambulance ordered sotD0I
months ago would be delivered cAx41E
next month.
At a meeting of the COMMITTEES ~
Water last night, SuperintendNy
Davis submitted an estimate OF $114X
600 for operating and maintenance eNM
penses for the coming year. The fMs
port was forwarded TO the finanH
committee Tor consideration In Coz
nection with the annual budget.
Superintendent Davis stated indz~
dentally that he had named Frank a.
Baldwin as director Of the sottItn
basins to succeed e. N. Ezekiel, -
signed
IA COMMITTEES composed or 061&SEs
Huber. Lumsden and Mitchell w1e
DESIGNATED to look into a claim pHo&
scented by Mrs j. s. Moore gToW1M
out OF personal injuries she alle0
she sustained by accidentally $780,
ping into a water meter book aloM
| the street.
AIsop Allowed Rebate.
me Commlttee on n6nt ouOWO0 -
P. Alsop q rebate on q gas bill whte%&
he claimed to be exorbitant. The 64l
amounted to SASHA. although his hH
ordinarily did not exceed $40.
was agreed to charge him only -
on the disputed claim. as 1t was me
probably that clerical error wAssTN
| sponsible for the excess amount. "A
| The committee on markets recon14
mended that an appropriation OF IL
be made to defray the expenses e.
Tom Joseph, inspector Of wei9nfm
and measures, in attending the eey4
enth annual convention OF tho NJ
tionai Weights and Measures AssoctAS
ton, which meets in Washington. ~
! c., next month. 9'
The committee on markets au<5
|. thorised Chairman Don Leavy to Di9W
| leases for stalls in the two city m1xMs
kets for the coming year. zI
The committee on the First mars
| ket reported progress in regard II
plans for the new market In tn
| downtown quarter. Chairman R09efM
said he hoped to have a deinite 70
port ready within week or to;
| The market will cost about $40,0Qe.a