The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-23
COMPLAINS ILLIe
TREATED HIM BADLY
CITIZEN WRITES BOARD THAT
PoUNDMAsTER USED DIsCoURTE-
Gus LANGUAGE.
TO IMPROVE SERVICE
WOULD GIVE
SUPERINTENDENT OF GAS DE-
PARTMENT POWER TO REG
ULArE BUSINESS.

Lieutenant Carl Illig. who has been
In charge of the dog pound since Its
inception and installation, is under
fire. Yesterday the administrative
board received a letter from T. j.
Hundley, who claims that he lost a
dog, and in his search for the same,
! found himself at the dog pound. He
was received by Lieutenant Illig and
escorted through the place in quest
Of the lost dog. 1t was not there.
Whereupon Mr.. Hundley AYERS. he
asked 1ilig many questions concern
ing the dog, and he further states ne
was received and treated by the
poundmaster in language and conduct
unbecoming 6 city official.
Therefore" said Mr.. HuEdley. II
make this complaint"
The letter was referred TO Superin-
tenden. Conn, of the street cleaning
vestigate this affair and report back
20 the board.
The board yesterday adopted a
resolution recommending to council
that tho superintendent of gas be
given the power to require corrections
In lights and burners and in gas con-
nections in houses in the city. This
recommendation will so through the
mayor to council.
The board Is anxious to give the
service 1t has been shown that
where gas Ia bad In its illuminating
effect. 1t is due usually TO the bad
condition of pipes and burners IN
side the houses The department
maintai that the gas as served at
the meter Is good. and that after IL
passes the meter it is the fault OF
either the inside pipe or the burner.
over which the city has no control.
1t is to remedy this that the board
would have It's superintendent given
the right to compel property owners
to have proper pipes and turner's.
The board recommended to council
the raising of the salary Of the SER
geant- alarms of the city council to
$4,000, ard that of the chief health
officer to $500.
Chief Engineer Boiling w&s direct
ed to continue the excava ton of the
bottom Of Shields lake. the cost not
to exceed the sum OF $1,034. The idea
Is to complete this lake Sc that with
in a reasonable number of years the
lake may be of some service to the
community.
City Chemist Whitfield yesterday
-appaarad- hafnra-the- administrative
board, explained his connection with
the sale of cocaine, which had been
turned over 20 him by the courts
He said that Judge Witt had al
lowed him fee. and in lieu of the fec
to take the cocaine. for hts extra ser
vices in analysing the drug wfen-
ever 1t was necessary in criminal
cases. He had sold the drug. he
stated, to druggists, and to no one
else, and did that because he felt au-
thcrized SO TO do. He said he had
no special desire to get control OF
the drug. and thought that the pack
ago now in the hands of the Hastings
court should be turned over to the
City home.
The city chemist stated in his re-
marks that the package now IN the
possession of the court, said to be
worth a thousand dollars, was not
worth more than s125.
II think the City hospital should
have that" he said.
Contracts to furnish the city cleo
trio plant with supplies for the COM
ing year were awarded to the West
ern Electric company and e. l.
Frorup & Company. The supplies
called for are $4,000 solid arc-hght
carbons. $4,000 cored arc-light car
bons, 10000 flame arc-light carbons
24S dozen lamp globes ana a supply
of tungsten and carbon incandescent
lamps to a net cash value Of $1,000,