The times dispatch. [volume], February 02, 1911, Page 7, Image 7

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IE OVER USE
ILLEY POLE
mimittcc Will Decide
Hscloses Lower Bidder
on Sewer.
Inci 1 Committee oh Streets ?
i-nlghl to take tip file qiies
nt use of overhead trolley
? Virginia Uullway and
Ipany and the Klchiuond and
iilway Company. Under its
I lie new coin puny, t lie Uieh
iletuieo, has the right t<?
s on the tracks <>t the ex;
i on Broad Street; between
llloventh; on Marshall Street,
?hty-ltrsl Street, and for sev
in Eulton, the rental for
|lie track to be pxed by ttrlii
npnd and llcnrico Company
efmfssion to string its own
is and furnish its own eur
that end aHks that the vir
ay and Power Company be
ihove to one side, to make
i new wires. The old com
p'posc the application, hold
ihee it is reu hired to rent
tiie newcomers, it will also
for the blocks which are!
11 Is argued that the j
rhead nystem la not strong j
arry the double load of two
er wire and two sets of feed j
thai suclj (i system would |
ease the danger to linemen
wlreH creased and In other I
.lug personal Injury, I
r In Server Contract. \
lit tee may also receive a re?
nt on errors la the Engt
? in Computing the lowest
ver in the AVest End, which,
cas forlunatejj discovered
en correct ? <1. i
it meeting of the Commit- i
ots bids were opened and j
blackboard for this newer,
specifying the amount for j
refilling, house connections, J
lther items The bids were j
the City Engineer, with In - :
to award to the lowest re
bldder. The computations
by Assistant City Engineers
Iton and Allen Sayllle, who
aynard ?: Co. as the lowest
icrk .1. Taylor Stratton was
> find that the total far ex
original estimate for the
since It exceeded $0.000,
tiles, tl'.e action of the Street
was not final, as contracts
ttount or more must be ap
thd Council,
? liter CoilCCru l.n?rr.
er was referred to City lin?
ing, who refigured the esti
OUtld that entirely too much
allowed tor house conner
tem In which the Maynnrd
ad bid low, and that when
o neglect your hair
eaves you? Going to
your dandruff until
bald? Then consult
ctor. Ask him about
'Hair Vigor. Never
\> the color.
anties,
j merchant whose goods
lieen models o purity
]ars. And remember
'ith my experience 1
la position to buy the
jom the Uni cci Slates
Jreign distiller cs. Mail
a specialty. We pay
>ress.
?ter and Dealer in
'tire Distillates,
East Main Street,
Richmond, Va.
Monroe 882-883.
J feature in the construction of
so unsatisfactory as cheap
The modern high-grade
ps a source of comfort, pleasure
to the entire household.
pw-Yarbroiigfa Co.
Ihth St., - Richmond, Va.
town orders shipped quickly.
[HE PUREST TONES.
jPEHGl SSOX PIANO CO.,
lib Eftst It to ml.
S $18.00 SUITS, $10.75
for Snfanfcs and Children
mum i?mb??a?'-* iii
Castorfa is ?, harmless Substitut? for Castor Oil, Pare?
goric, Drops and .Soothing- Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness.
It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth?
ing' Troubles aiid cures Constipation; It regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving licaithy ami natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TUT CCNTAUI1 CIU.!.??. TT MU?H?Y f-TWCCT. WCWVOMK CITY_
itic error was corrected, Burton & Co..
trading as the National ?.?'instruction
Company, which had hid lower on exca?
vation, Svds the lowest bidder, the whole
amount being about the original esti?
mate, much Ics:' than $3,000, and the
contract was nwarded to tin* Burton
Company. Meanwhile, Mr. Burton, be?
lieving himself to t>e th<> lowest id<t-\
der, ha?' brought the matler to the!
attention or the Mayor, but had filed
no complaint with the City Engincor.
Mr. Boiling slated last night that
Mayuard & Co. had not been officially
notified that they had secured tin; con?
tract, and that the error was found arid
corrected In his office before any notice
was sent out. Similar error Is said to
have occurred recently in the case of a
sewer In which tho firm of Fletcher &?
Kelly was the lowest bidder.
.Mr. Lynch, of the committee, says ha
will revive his proposition for having
smaller sewers built per linear foot on
flat bids. Even had the error not been
dlsco\ered before the contract was
awarded, the city wouid have paid for i
the work, not by preliminary estimate, |
but by actual measurement of the work !
done.
Wendling Presents Life of Great
Apostle?Introduced by
Montague.
In an apostrophe to "Faul of Tarsus,''
George tt. Wendling, speaking last
night in the .lohn Marshall auditorium,
brought tears to the eyes or many of
the multitude which crowded floor and
gallery to hear him. 1? seemed as if
for a "moment Saul had appeared apaln.
need, hut unflinching, faclhtr the sword
of the executioner and Baying, "I havo
fought- a good fight; 1 have kept the
faith;" Ti wus the masterpie'-e of a
master orator.
"Paul \v;is the greatest religious ora?
tor and the bravesl man that the world
has over known." said Mr. Wendlings
"lie war? a man of fine physical powers,
and not ugly and weak, as some have
nlctured him. He war* a married man.
because only a married man could be?
long t ? the Sanhedrim which voted that
Stephen hi- ntoned. Resides, Raul was
too .sensible a man not to have been a
married titan. His advice to married
people nri'Uat have hern hnsed on netual
experience, for no one but a married
man could nave given such advice, to
married people."
Power of Kn rrio*tnr**.
Paul Mr Wendling asserted, was a
great orator, because his strength lay
!:i "consuming earnestness." The great*
orators have been groat only on the
subjects about ?.'.'hieb they were con
Putrilngly earnest. The preachers In
the North ami South In IS6I. who de?
livered shell wonderful orations after
S unit er, vyere great because th?v were
sn earnest that they wcr:> willing 'o
lay down their lives for their country.
"Judaism,'? said Mr. Wendling, "is
the Gulf stream which Iras kept hn
nianity straight and strong. Judaism
will fin illy fuse all mankind and anni?
hilate on*ie and social barriers.
"Great is thy heritage, O .leu-, wher?
ever thou pit. T believe that the day
is coming when the Jewish ideal of
brotherhood of man will be consum?
mated, and I am ?lad to scr that so
many lews are Intermarryinsr with
Gentiles. Final recognition will be
glyen to the .tew. The prejudice against
Israel i= the burning shame of our
civilization."
The whole course of the career of the.
sreat apostle was traced by Mr. Wend?
ling Interlined with many beautiful
descriptive touches. It was the man
Paul th.it he stressed ? the man who
suffered all endured all. and unfalter?
ingly mar,ep.ed to death, sereue in his
majestic faith.
.?>1o lit neue'? Future.
La^t night Mr. Wendling was intro?
duced by ex-Governor Montague, who
was. in turn, introduced by Secretary
MoKee. of the Young Men's Christian
Association. "I am about to present
1 to you a man whom Virginia has de?
lighted to hmior In the nast. anil whom
! believe Virginia will honor in the fu?
ture." said Mr. McKee This announce
ment was greeted with a volley of ap?
plause. ?vhlrh increased when the for?
mer Governor came forward.
To-night Mi. Wendling will lecture
at S:P,0 in the same place on "The Im?
perial Boo1:." On Monday night he
will lecture on Robert E. Ree in tb<->
Joseph R/yon Auditorium of the Ynnnir
Men's Christ Inn Association, a special
stibserlptii'm being now made for tms
purpose. All those who wish to sub?
scribe may do so by application to the
office of tiie association. If there shall
be. more subscribers than will fill the
Y. M. C. A. auditorium, the lecture will
be held in the Academy of .Music.
After Sojourn in Norfolk Wearer
of Windpad Is Ready
for Baseball.
Coorgc Cowan, who for the sixth con?
secutive year will wcur a Richmond
uniform this season, has returned to
town, after an absence of four months
spent In a Norfolk newspaper office.
He looks well and is authority for the
statement that he never felt better In
his life. Every fan in Richmond . knows
Scrapiron Cowan. Whatever else may
be said of him. It remains that he is
always in a game of baseball from tho
I start to the finish, and he plays to win.
I Tho ono and only fault which this
wearer of tho windpad possesses is that
on occasion he allows his enthusiasm
to run away with his Judgment. There
bo some who arc- of the opinion that
this is rather to be applauded than de?
cried, y
"1 wont to Norfolk to earn a living
during the winter months," said George.
"1 was treated splendidly down In that
titan's town, and I have been kept in
? ondRion by wot king a linotype ma?
chine eight hours a day. Did you ever
work a ilnbtype machine? If you
never have you can form no Idea of
the value It possesses for developing
a man. It is the best training table I
know
PufH iirnt He Cut).
?-But I sure am glad that I will be
back In Richmond this season. For six
years 1 have been connected with the
Richmond team. I have given them
the best I had in the ehop. Sometimes
It was good, sometimes not so good,
and at other times it may have been
rotten. Rut It was always the best I
Could do under the circumstances.
"This season I feel that I will be
better than ever. I .am in good condi?
tion and will keep in condition until
the season opens."
Cowan Ir-: ;i good catcher. There is
ho getting away from that fact. If he
Is retained by the Richmond team?and
there are many who hope that he will
be-?he should be of much assistance
in whipping the team of youngsters
Into shape. He knows the game from
beginning to end, is keen on gauging
the weaknesses of opposing hatters, is
popular with a large percentage of the
fans, and the management could make
no mistake in tying to him as the vet?
eran of the catching department. There
must be an old head In this department,
and neither Owner Bradley nor Man?
ager Sullivan will go wrong in fetain
, ing his services,
(Continued From First I'aire.)
he bad ever entered Into any marriage
alliance other than that contracted
W|th Queen Mary.
It has been many years since a
prf-soner has been tried In this conn try
under the statvite Invoked in the pres?
ent case- In olden times the offense
was punishable with branding and the
pillory. In to-day's trial the govern
ment invited the freest publicity, and
the court room was crowded with no?
tables.
SaoNCHiAL Troches
Can be carried in puree or vest pocket?always
ready to relieve Couchs, Hoa.rse.neia or lung af?
fections. Take whenever required?contain no
opiates. A favorite among Speakers and Singers.
Price. 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sample free
John 1. Brown & ^on_Boiton, Mmt.
Wedding Gifts j
IN GOLD AND SILVER.
Exclusive and appropriate piece:-. Our
prices always please.
Schwarzschild Bros,
Shirts, collars and cuffs carefully laun?
dered, properly handled and returned to
you looking like new.
ECLIPSE LAUNDRY.
"Seth Thomas'' Eight Day
AUTOMOBILE CLOCKS
Strictly high grade. Waterproof and
burglar proof. Built specially to fill all
possible wants of the automobile public.
Smith & Webster, Inc.
Time Specialists. 612 E. Alain Street.
Day and Night.
PHONE?
Madison 46 Day.
Madison 48 Night.
Call for the "AIco."
RICHMOND TRANSFER COMPANY
This Trade-Mark
is A
Badge of Honor
WORN BY
Richmond, Va.
Operates a Band Saw Mill and four
Dry Kilns. Capacity 60,000 feet a day.
(Continued Erom First l'sg.e.)
present City Engineer, tho office is In
such condition that a number of re?
forms aro needed to bring It to a bus?
iness-like basis; that the importance
<>f tlie oitlco and amount of the city's
funds handled warrant, and, if the sug?
gestions of your subcommittee are
adopted, wo believe that they wilt
largely tend to Improve tho efficiency
of the oflice and the value- of it to our
city.
Expenditures Moderate.
2. We find that the total expendi?
tures Under direction of the Engineer's
Department for the last live years was
$2,018,807.94, and the percentage of
salaries against these expenditures is
3.23 per cent., which wo think Is very
reasonable.
3. We find that First Assistant City
Engineer Jackson Molton has been
derelict in the discharge of bis duties
to the extent that he has not assigned
sufficient work to the assistant en?
gineers, not- required the proper re?
ports of inspectors to be tiled by the
Inspectors under his charge, thereby
losing to the city the full value of
their services, or getting tho full efii
ciericy supposed to have been provided
for tho oflice.
Engineers Criticized.
4. We find that Third Assistant City
Engineer Fontaine Jones, was care?
less In the discharge of hi.-: duties, by
hot giving the correct measurements
of several plecea of work under his
charge.
0. In regard to the complaint prefer?
red by Councilman Charles E. Rich?
ards against Charles E. Todd, Jr.,
fourth assistant city engineer, your
subcommittee begs leave to report the
following findings: That Mr. Todd has
been derelict in his duty In that bo
gave estimates on work before same
had been ordered by your committee
or the City Engineer, and without first
having proper measurements, and fur?
ther by allowing contractors payment
for work before same had been meas?
ured, thereby setting a precedent
wjilch, if followed, might possibly en?
tail a great loss to the city, and which
is entirely in violation of the rules of
the office
.Most Ilnve Authority.
0. In conclusion, we beg to say that
wo believe that if our City Jlngineer
makes full use of the authority that
is, or will lie conferred ca him. the
efficiency of his office may be greatly
Improved and Rs value to the citizens
of Richmond bo in keeping with their
I just demands. Our investigations have
proven tlwit the City Engineer s Office,
handling a large amount of the city's
I business. Is no different from any
other large business, and if we are to
expect a satisfactory, as well as eco?
nomical conduct of that office, the chief
of the oflice should be clothed with
the authority to employ or discharge
such persons as In his judgment con?
tribute to or detract from tne success
of the city's affairs that come under
hi3 direct supervision.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) JOHN J. LYNCH,
\V. 11. ADAMS,
JOHN F. DON L.EA.VY,
F.. II. FERGUS SON.
C C. JONES,
Subcommittee.
I.Ist of ReoomnieniliitlotiH.
Tour committee, to which was refer,
red the matter of Investigating th*
i office of the City Engineer, beg leave.
I respectfully to make the following rec?
ommendations, whirl), if adopted, in
our opinion will largely tend to im?
prove the conduct of the office:
1. We recommend the adoption of the
attached ordinance, giving the City En?
gineer the entire charge of the force
under bin. with the power to employ
and discharge, and to assign to his as?
sistants, clerical force and those under
him sm-h duties as ho deems proper,
and that the City Engineer should he
held accountable to the different com?
mittee.; baying charge of the various
work under the City Engineer. i
2. We recommend the adoption of ?
tlie ordinance herewith attached, re- j
quiring that the assistant city en^-1- ?
neers and clerk in the. City Engineer's
Department, give bond in the penalty of j
$2.fit'0. with surety satisfactory to the j
] City Attorney, payable to the city of I
Richmond, f nd conditioned for the !
faithful discharge of the duties of
their office,
Appointment of Inspectors.
3. That whenever in tlie opinion of
the City Engineer it may be necessary
to have an inspector to supervise tlie
work ordere] by the different commit?
tee? in charge of the Engineer's De?
partment, the City Engineer shall have
the power to appoint an inspector to
look after and supervise the work hp
ihg done, after said work shall have
been ordered by the committee.
4. All Inspectors of tho city of Rich?
mond, working In the City Engineer's J
Department, without regard ;o the
class of work upon which they may be.
: employed, arc to be employed oh a
monthly basis, the rate of pay of said
inspectors to be fixed by the Commit?
tee On Streets, upon the recommenda?
tion of the City Engineer, and when
not employed as an inspector, to do
such oth'T work assigned to ti.oni by
tlte City Engltieer.
Office of Chief Clerk.
R. That the office force be increased
by the appointment of a chief oflice
assistant, whose duties will be confined
to the offi? -. and to be in full charge of
the office. In the absence from the office
of the CH..- Engineer, and to give to
any and ail citizens and persons com?
ing to tbe oflice any and all kinds of
information, that the necessary infor?
mation can be given without Inter?
rupting the balance of the office force
in their \trlous duties, more than is
absolutely necessary. That, the said
assistant shall .answer all telephone
calls and again save the constant in?
terruption of ihe others in the per?
formance of their work.
Also the addition of two rodtnen to
assist the other assistants In making
surveys, giving lines, taking levels,
etc., and when not employed as rod men,
they cotlid be used to great advantage
on other work in the depart tiienf.
These nen to be transferred from tho
street force at S2 per day, and there?
fore not Increase the force and ex?
pense of tho engineer's office.
Mold AvslstaiifH Responsible.
f>. That the assistant engineers be
held Strictly responsible for all work
under their charge, and keep accurate
records of the work done dally, and i
report each week the progress of tbel
work on charts. And the Inspectors
under them should keep daily records
of the wovu done, number of laborers:!
and teams employed. material fur- J
nished, in tlie books or cards furnished l
them for that purpose. And when the
work Is completed, these charts, record
books, etc., should be tiled in the t'ily
Engineer'?; effice and indexed, so as to
be readily accessible for reference,
That the assistant engineers report
each morning at the Office for orders
from the engineer, and to meet any
contractors who wish to""oon<otlt them
about the work, unless II is important
for them t ? go ;it once to the work
before coming to the office, and this they
can report by telephone.
New City Mnp.
7. We recommend that an appropria
I tiou be asked for making a survey and
accurate map of the old part of the
city, a-a the city mnp of ist.: Is full
i of errors os to streets and alleys, and
Is almost effaced ami the figures illegi?
ble, and it. Is almost an impossibility
to give the public accurate or Intel?
ligent Information from it.
s. We recommend that the book of I
ri ference known ag the "Work Book,"
"? ii 1? a synopsis of tho proceedings
of the Committee on Streets, have an
Index of the different Items f.?r ready
reference as Ci when any piece of work
was ordered and when completed, and
that the urrlsta nts and engineers bo
rd i ilrod to cr.ter upon Its margin when
the ft'ork Is coniplotod and t!ie date of
completion; and that each assistant be
required to record In Iiis notebook and
list fi:-- werk given him. and keep n
dlar; show rig the progress arid final
' sei utlon of each piece of work given
him.
l'ltrchnslng Agent.
0. \\> recommend that the chief clerk
of the otlleo. under the supervision and
approval oi the- City Engineer, shall
purchase all materials and supplies
needed and not orderod by the Corrim't
tee on Streets* and ho shall purchase
same In sufficient quantities, whenever
practicable, to obtain the lowest avail?
able prices, and shall furnish tho neces?
sary supplies to tho engineers and as?
sistants upon proper requisitions from
them, which shall be on a printed form
in duplicate. Each assistant should j
file in t'ne off.'ce the record sheets or I
books of the inspectors In charge of;
any work done, and so tiled and in?
dexed that it can bo readily exam
'nod.
1'*. Wo recommend that the assistant
engineers In charge of work see that
the inspectors on the work are capa?
ble arid faithful, and report any neglect
of duty i Incapacity on their part to
the City Engineer.
Hour* of Work.
11. Wc- recommend that the nccom
pi nying ordinance be adopted fixing
the hours of the Engineers' Depart?
ment as follows:
"The hours of duty of the engineer,
.assistants and clerks shall be from
9 A. M. to 6 P. M., except on Satur?
day, when said hours shall be from 9
A. M. to 1 P. XL, and the ofllco of the ;
City Engineer shall be kept open to
the public for the transaction of busi?
ness from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M.. except on
Saturday, to i p. M. The Engineer
i shall also attend all meetings of the,
Committee on Streets, and have a
proper record kept of their proceed-!
lnSs." I
T.lue.n and firmle*.
12. We recommend the adoption of
the accompanying ordinance:
"To amend and reordain section, 17 |
of chapter of Richmond City Code, i
191,0, concerning the marking of street
lines and alleys and giving grades for
the erection of buildings, etc., and that
the assistant who Is assigned to mark
tho lines of streets and alleys for par?
ties proposing to build bo also re?
quired to mark and give tho grades
Whenever such grades have been
adopted by the Council, and that When'
called on to give these lines, and grades
tho second or third time, that tho
builder or owner bo required to pay
Into the Treasury tho sum of $5 be?
fore tho lines shall be again marked.
That no person shall hereafter build
or erect any house or structure of any
kind where the grade has been estab
l llsbed without having received from
the City Engineer or one of his as?
sistants a certificate describing such
grader* and lines, and without first,
having said grades and lines marked
on the ground as aforesaid, and If
any such person fail to preserve tho
lines and grades so given and marked
on the ground, or shall commence the
construction of any building, or shall
fall m the construction of .such build?
ing or structure to conform to the
lines, grades and marks given; he shall
be liable to a fine of not less than $-<)
nor more than {100, to be im?
posed by the Police Justice of the city. !
each and every day's continuance of
such failure to be a separate offense.
Itcport All Accidents.
13. We recommend that whenever
One Mat;
Overcome
constipation permanently by prope?
personal co-operation with tho bene?
ficial effects of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, when required. Tho
forming of regular habits is most im?
portant and while endeavoring to
form them tho assistance of Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna Is most val?
uable, as it Is the only laxative which
acts without disturbing the natural
functions and without debilitating and
it is the one laxative which leaves the
internal organs in a naturally healthy
condition, thereby really aiding one in
that way. To get its beneficial effects,
buy the genuine manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for
sale by all leading druggists. Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna is never
classed by the well-informed with
medicines which make extravagant
and unfounded claims to cure habitual
constipation without personal co-op?
eration.
i lh'.-: 111 gars_-..jg
Special Suit
and Fur Values
AT
Baylor-Yarborough Co.'s,
207 Fast Brou.i Street
Removal Sale Is ob
Heaters at 20r/o
Jones Brothers & Co.,"
4418 East Main Street
Here's What One Woman Says:
" I fell and sprained my arm and
was in terrible pain. I could not use
my hand or arm without intense suf?
fering until a neighbor told me to use
Sloan's Liniment.. The first applica?
tion gave me instant relief, and I can
rio\y"use my arm as well as ever." ? Mrs. H. B. Springer,
921 Flora St., Elizabeth, N. J.
MORE PROOF.
Mrs. Frederic Holden, of 220 Merrimari Ave? Syracuse,
N.Y., writes: "We have found Sloan's Liniment a wonderful
remedy in our home for rheumatism, cramps, sore throat.
It has no equal. We know by experience."
is a splendid remedy for rheumatism, lumbago, cough or cold
and cramp. At all dealers. Price, 25c, 50c, and $i.oov
DR. EARS, S. SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS.
any accident shall occur, either to anv
of the employes of tho City Engineer's |
Department, stock, wagons, carts, roll?
ers, etc., belonging to said department,
or to any parties, stock, vehicles or
other property, whatsoever, a. full and
de/talled report of same shall be Im?
mediately made of said accident, giv?
ing name of parties, tlmo occurring,
place of accident, cause of same, with
probable result of accident. This re?
port la to be made to the City En?
gineer, who shall have same filed for
tut uro reference.
14. Wo recommend that the city of
Richmond bo divided into not more
than six (?">) nor less than live (0) dis?
tricts, the metes and bounds of said
districts to be established by the City
Engineer, and to bo changed by him
whenever necessary In his opinion for
the proper and eqital distribution of
work among the assistant engineers.
Eaoh district shall be under the abso
i 1 vi to charge of one assistant engineer,
; who shall iio held responsible for same.
I Ho shall report to th,> City Engineer,
; and shall also perform any other du?
ties when directed to do so by the City
Engineer.
The engineer In charge of a district
shall have direct supervision of his
d lei riet, and be in charge of all work
coining under control of tho city
'Engineer's ofllce.
Should the district engineer at any
tittte not have enough work to keep
him occupied lie shall report said fact
to the City Engineer, who may then
detail him on other work, If necessary
In his opinion; likewise, should said
district engineer find the work too
heavy for him at any time, ho shall
request the City Engineer for aid,
which he may then furnish him Cor the
time being.
Completion of Surveyn.
It shall also be the duty of the dls
ti let engineer as rapidly as possible to
make a detailed survey of his district,
establishing lines, grades, etc., where
over same are not established, and to
make notes of all existing encroach?
ments upon streets and ullcys.
All Inspectors are to bo under the
City Engineer, who shall detail them
to i he different; district engineers, when
requested to do so by them, for the
proper inspection of the work.
Whenever the district engineer needs
an Inspector, he shall request the City
Engineer to detail one to bis district,
and the inspector shall iln-n be directly
under the district engineer until the
work Is finished, when ho shall Im?
mediately report to the City Engineer
for assignment, of other duty. All
hands and carts, the repair force and
tree force ore to be under the City
Engineer, and he shall detail a suiii
Clertt number to the district engineer,
when requested to do so by hl tu, In or?
der to make necessary repairs, or to
do work Ordered by the Committee
on Streets, the district engineer stat?
ing in his requisition tho number re?
quired and for how many days.
Must Report Weekly.
The district engineer shall also make
full and ,'".*? tail reports to the City En?
gineer at least once a week of all mat
! ters pertaining to his district, in such
manner and form as may be directed
by the City Engineer. The chief clerk
of the oHlce, under tho supervision and
approval of the City Engineer, Is to '
have the buying of all material and
supplies needed and not ordered by the
Cpmnilttoe on Streets, and ho shall pur?
chase aamc in sufficient quantities,
whenever practicable, to obtain the
i lowest available prices, nnd shall fnr
| nlsh the necessary supplies to the dis
: tricl engineer, upon proper requisition
from him A regular form shall he
issued for all requisitions, and this
form always used and duplicates kept!
of same.
All inspectors shall make dally re?
ports to the district engineer, under
whom ho may he working, which re?
port shall embrace fully the progress
j of the work, amount, of material on
i hand and amount of material needed
j for the Immediate future. These re
| ports are to be on forms selected by
the City Engineer, and after being re?
ceived by the district engineer shall ho
approved by him and forwarded by tho
City Engineer fhr filing In the ofllce.
Rouse Numbers.
16. We recommend that the City At?
torney he. directed to draw proper or?
dinance transferring the numbering of
houses from the otlieo of the City En?
gineer to the ofllce of the Building In?
spector, r.r.o that the Building Inspec?
tor lie inquired to designate proper!
numbers for houses when requested so i
to do by the property owner.
IC. We recommend that the City En?
gineer be directed to Install in his !
office some up-to-date standard letter;
filing system, on the order of the Olohe- .'
Wernlcke System, now In use In the i
Building Inspector's office, and that :
' some one man In tho ofllce he desig?
nated to keep these files in proper
! shape.
it. That the city Engineer be direct
! od to purchase a p?rcell's Atlas, show- j
I lug the property owners in the old sec-; j
Lion of the city, arid that lie subscribe
lo the Dally ?plletln. showing the
! property transfers, and that the
draughtsman be required to make
these transfor* nri the atlas of the old
part of the city and also on the Pur
cell Atlas of the annexed territory
(now in the City Engineer's office)
every day as they come In, thus keep?
ing the property transfers of the whole
City up to ''.ate.
Local Assessments.
Is. Our attention having been called!
by the City Engineer to the great labor
and trouble and time consumed In issu?
ing allegations for paving sidewalks
and alley-, the cost of which is charge
ibl i" property owners, and the small
revenue yielded to the city In return
for this work., we recommend that inn
ordinance be reconirii ended to the Co tin- j
cil doing away with the issuing.of al?
legations, and thai the paving or side- i
walks and alleys be dono at the c
of ti.i> rlty, ,:r some simple method ho !
deylsocl doing away with the laborious:
task of issuing allegations.
19. Vour committee would suggest
that all blUrtera for work be furnished 1
with a blue print of work proposed
and approximate quantities of mate?
rial to ba moved and used on -work,
and in tanulatlng the bids, the Engi?
neer shall use the amounts given the
contractor by the Engineer's otflce.
Respectfully submitted.
(.Signed)
JOHN J. LYNCH,
W. H. ADAMS,
JOHN F. DON LEA V V,
E. II. FERGESSON.
G. C. JONES,
Subcommittee.
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