The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-06
MCCARTHY STARTS
SAAKE-UP Of GAS
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR DE-
TAILED INFORMATION ia
BLED ON TIE VOTE.


BLED ON TIE VOTE
Following the criticism OF the En-
sineer's Department. and that OF the
Superintendent of Water. the Admin
istration Board yesterday had the
Gas Department in the pit
Through the tact Of Commissioner
Beck, whose cool head probably
averted a conflict, the matter was
tabled, until a proper time
Commissioner Mccarthy threw the
( bomb YESTERDAY Comm / $ sio err
! Hirschherg handled tine fuse the day
! before. Neither Commissioners FoIkes
I nor Beck tempered with the fireworks.
/ Commissioner Whittet. who is always
conservative. is Ill In a hospital
The disturbance IN an unusually
! placid meeting yesterday was pre-
cipitated by Captain Mccarthy. His
/ temperament Is generally understood
/ By the public.
| Knowles On Gas
II seems that exception had been
| taken 10 d remark by Superintendent
Knowles the day before who declared
that he knew as much about gas a 9
any man in the city, or in the coun~
! try"
This remark. apparently. nettied
/ Captain Mccarthy, who evidently does
not think the Superintendent of the
Gas Department does know as much
about gas as any one else. although
he has been al the head OF the de-
psrtment for many years.
! So. yesterday. Captain Mccarthy
presented a number Of technical ques-
tions to he handed Superintendent
Knowles. In order TO test his kncwl
edge of gas. II was raid BY a citizen
/ present at the meeting Of the board
| that Captain Mccarthy never agrees
with any one who does not agree with
him.
I Superintendent Knowles VAS rot
/ present ct the meeting of the board
when the paper was presented. II is
said that Mr.. Knowles Is impetuous.
t too, and that IL was good that he were
not on hand when Captain Mccarthy
intiulated that ne did not know all
about gas.
] Lost On Tie.
When the paper was presented. iii
the shap OF q resolution. Commission
er Hirschberg stood py Captain Me-
+ Carthy, but Commissioners Beck and
! Folkss voted against IT, and on a tie
I.yote the resolution was lost
Mr. Beck eudeavored TO smooth the
/ ripping waters by moving that the
resolution he laid away for future
( reference.
! II is generally understood that an
effort is being made by the City Hall
and other politicians 10 unite the r.
sponsihiliiies Of the Departments ~
+. Electricity, Water and Gas under one
head. With this accomplished, II In
rumored around the City Hall that the
Departments of Street Cleaning,
Hands and Carts and other similar
! .xf1 t,.. 4aI
head.
( Five More Street Cleaners.
/ With the possibility of one hundred
men being dropped by the Hands and |
| Carts Department on the first OF April, |
| II was encouraging yesterday to those |
wavering between nothing To do and |
| the poorhouse. that Ave additional /.
men were added 10 the Street Cleaning |
force.
| The requirements sought to be an |
! forced upon Superintendent Knowles |
| yesterday are embodied in the follow I
ing list az submitted by Captain Nc |
Carthy 1t was said yesterday that |
Notwithstanding the action of the |
board in voting down Ike resolution !
| Superintendent Knowles will. of his
, own voiition. submit just, the things |
asked for by Commissioner Mccarthy !
and HirscEherg, Here Is the resolu- /
| ton;
Mccarthy Resolutions.
Resolved, That the Superintendent
of the Gas Works prepare and pre-
sent to the board a statement show
Ing the following racrs and answer !
! ing the following questions:
| 'sFirst--A list OF any and all i'm !
provements. additions and alterations !
made at the works IN 1918. 1914 and I
1915. with the cost OF each.
"Second--A statement of the names |
OF the persons or firms or companies !
I furnishing the said alterations and
additions.
.sThird--To file with the board the /
| original drawings or blue prints on /
1 which the aforementioned work was |
| based, with the names OF the design !
! ers and manufacturers.
/ ''F'ourthAll items OF cost Of de- /
signs and specifications and the names
/ Of the authors OF the specifications /
and statement Of any fif any, specl- !
| fications prepared at the works.
s'Hifth--To file all correspondence !
concerning the work herein mentioned
to show the origin Of the plans, etc, /
from the first mentioned of the pro-
posed improvements to the execution |
Of the contract
'.Sixth--To file any plans, drawings |
or specifications for improvements !
drawn and made at the works and |
without outside assistance"
Gas pipe Contract.
| The board yesterday awarded a con-
| tract for supplying gas pipes 10 the |
( department to the Virginia Equip. |
ment and supply Company. at SGT so |
d ton, and the hauling was given to
| the Tyler Transfer Company at 80
cents a ton for 4 and S-inch pipe. and |
90 cents for s, 10, IL and 16-inch !
pipe.
The, board also, 81 approved tho con-
!. tracts awarded by the FIenrico County
Supervisors for road work in the |
county under the 100000 appropria- !;
1 ton. under plans proposed by the !!
state Highway Commission. The
work. - proRpse1, Viii amount 10