Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
REMOVES MYERS AS
CHIEF OF SURVEY
Board Sunmarily Relieves En-
gineer of Position Given
Him in November.
DISSATISFIED WITH RESULTS
Second Assistant City Engineer
M. O. Hankins Appointed to
Direct Surveying Corps.

Dissatisfied with the progress OF the
work OF surveying the annexed terri
tory. the Administrative Board. in spc-
c;al session Yesterday morning. sum
marilv removed Z. T. J. Myers. Jr.. as
chief engineer in charge Of the sur
vey. and appointed i'm his place NJ. 0.
Hankins Second Assistant CITY En-
gineer. Major Iankius has been in
charge of the construction Of sewers
in tho city proper and Of the laying out
OF new sewer construction i'm the an
nexed territory.
II Was said Yesterday bv member.
OF tho Administrative Board that there
had not been the progress in the sur
v"v which they had expected and that
the work was being done so slowly that
Intended improvements could not bs ac-
complished in the time which had been
allowed for them. Effort was made AT
n recent meeting TO have Mr. MYERS
relieved, but action was postponed un
III the board could cast about to find
n man to nll his place
HAD NOT FILED
COMPLETE REPORTS
In the meeting Yesterday morning
tn" board called Major Hankins into
conference, and learned from him tbot
he had completed the surface survey
and the aurvey for sewer construction
10 Scott's Addition whereas. /, was
said. the board lacked complete renorts
from MT. Myers 10 the work which
had been accomplished ny him and his
corps OF ten assistants MIR MYERS
was not present at the meeting and
ol'F Engineer Rolling, under whom Mr..
Myers was employed was also absent
MI rolling said last night that he had
not been apprised Of the action of Tho
board. and that nc had deemed rho
work OF Mr.. Myers TO be conne,ent
and satisfactory
The board, however, took d;No-ort
view, and Clerk w. W. Dunford was
instructed 10 notify Mr.. Myers in writ
ing mat he had been relieved Of his
duties, and that another had been an
pointed In his place. 1t was stated.
however. that he may be allowed IN
continue as an assistant to Major Han
kins. II he so desired until tho frs,
OF the month
IL was with great reluctance that
members of the board admitted vester-
nay afternoon that they had taken such
action against Mr.. Myers. They s,id
that the need OF surveying rho nou
territory was pressing. and that i'm
provements would he DELAYED unt,1 !,
was completed
APPROPRIATIONS OF s5o,OoOo
WAS MADE FOR SURVEY
-"r. Myers was employed by the
board during the latter part OF Nover,-
ocr' 1914, soon after the annexation
ordinance went into effect on Noyen-
Der D An appropriate of $40, 600 wos
''"oo loF the survey. and IL will! cost
.i.rhioefs OF the board stated. at least
s'o'"oo TO complete the work Fig
a. Is were not Immediately available TO
snow how much had been exnondod
under the direction OF Mr. Nvors
Under the charter the board has tho
right 10 merge departments u,der 80.
control. and to employ and 6iscb,rgo
from the city's service those whom -
appoints. Attention was drawn TO ,Lis
TACT yesterday 1t was stated that
me board feels that the survey vii,
uhoer the new arrangement. proceed
more rapidly. and that the results viii
be more quickly apparent All of Mr.
MFersS force will be maintained on
the payroll so far as they NAV he
found competent and serviceabla
HAWKINS EXPERIENCED
IN SURVEYING WORK
Major iankins is regarded as an
apt man for the extra burden assign
ed TO him. He has had much exncri
ence in surveying. In 1892 no SIR
Veyed that territory known as Too
District. embraced between Broad and
Grace streets and Lombardy Street
and the Boulevard. In 1906 he suryov-
ed and laid off the sewers in tho "bic
annexation. comprising Fairmount
the northeastern and the southeast
ern sections of the city His work
mas been so closely associated win
general survey. said a member of tba
hoard, that il was deemed proper to
place the general and the sewer sur-
Hey under his direction.
Ihe new arrangement will moan .
saving TO the city of 5000 month
according to member of the board
Mr.. Myers has been paid $500 month
as engineer In charge of the survov-
ing force. He is well known in Rich
mond. and is prominently connected
He has been employed in railway sur-
vey work, and is generally regarded
as competent engineer
Adam Diacont, clerk of the Second
Market' was temporarily suspended by
the board because of alleged absence
from duty. He Will be required To
make answer to the charge.