The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-25
HANDS AND CARTS FORCE
WILL Be UNDER COIN
Engineering Department OF Large
Force Of Men.
CITY NOW IN TWO DISTRICTS
Board Gradually Concentrating Con-
troll of Departments Under Few
Hcads--ApparentIy Antagonlstic TO
City Engineer Boiling,

! At the suggestion Of Commissioners
HirschberE, the Administrative Board
Yesterday adopted a plan by which
the men OF the hands and carts section
OF the City Engineers Department may
be provided for by Superintendent
Cohn. OF the street Cleaning Depart
ment. and the work now being done
by the hands and carts force may be
continued under the general super
vision OF Mr.. Cohn, while the CITY
Engineers department may be relieved
Of It's present congestion.
The board has for some tlrnc been
considering tho proposition of cur
failing the expenses Of the city IL
has considered the elimination Of incl
dentals in connection with the City
Engineer's Department, the Water and
Gas Departments. and the Department
81 Electricity, and In doing SO has
StrlteH to amalgamatG certain divisions
of tha various departments so that ons
man might control the situation.
Divided Into Two Districts,
In the adoption Of the suggestions
Taade by Mr.. HirschberG yesterday. tia
board divides the Street Cleaning De-
portmcnt into two districts
Tho Eastern District, ali that part
OF the city on Church fI.li and greater
part of The central section OF tho city,
, east Of Fifth street is placed undcc
the immediate direction OF W f. WOOD.
who has been associated with the de-
partment for many years. Hts salary
Is fixed ~ $1,000
The Western District liz to be under
charge OF +, L. Crsary, assistant to
Mr.. cohn
c, r Atkinson is TO have charge of
the street basin inlet cleaning force,
and an emergency street repair forcs
Is TO he organized. superintendent
Cohu to select the men
This section of the street Cleaning
Department. it lis believed. will take
care of many oF the men who will be
thrown out OF the hands and carts
/ forces or April J.
! All the equipment Of the hands and
carts force and eaten basin section are
| 20 be turned over TO the street Clean
ing Department under the Hirschberg
suggestion, which the board q approves.
! The CITY Engineer is required TO re-
port all emergency repair requests 10
the hoard, that body. after ApTil ]. 10
designate the department which may
be required to do the work
! The reason givea by tho beard for
these changes is that the appropria-
tions for the year are insufficient for
! the maintenance OF the various do
rartrnents. and IN order to keep within
the appropriations curtatlmcuts must
/ be made,
To CentraI1se Control.
II is generally understood, however,
that the real intention OF the Admins
/ istratiye Board is to ceutralize the
work of the departments
This has been demonstrated In Eff
forts to consolidate the Electrical and
the Water Departments. and TO get the
street Cleaning Department and that
OF the City Engineer closer together
Rumors around the City Hall are
/ tnat eventually one man will control
the Offices OF the City Engineer. the
Electrical, Gas and Water Departments
This man will be under direct super
vision of tho Administrative Board
\ It ia also rumored that City En-
gineer Boiling will not be this man.
/ played It's antaeonism toward hin, on
several occasions, and the action yes
terday emphasizes what is runnored in
/ City Hall circles
In eliminating the hands and cart.
force, the board retains that part az
( IL tn the Southside. and that part In
the Nortside. while the old force. which
has been figure in the city for many
years, IL turned over to the Street
Cleaning Department.
Under the general suggestions made
by Mr. Hirschberg yesterday. the forca
now In the Department Of Electricit-
working under the special inn rovernent
appropriation. were directed 10 remain
at work after April j. and to contInus
unt,l further notice.