Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-14

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manner annually 'retahe1 the wnoie sum
so appreciated, which exceeds tie sum &C,
tualIy disbursed by The sum OF ,OZ'4Z ~
cents.-Y our |, eommittee further state
that for the year 1916 and part OF 1917: a
young man was boarded and cloathed by
! Mr. Rawlings, who was engaged IN copy
ing and other business in the office not
requiring skill, performing the same du-
ties which had been previously performed
by Mr.. Allen when he lived on the same
terms with Dir. Samuel Greenhow's al
lowance had been increased in part of the
year 1914 to February 1915 at D4Oo per
! annum.
Your committee further state, that in
the summer of Isle, a book keeper, for
merly employed in the office, was discon-
tinued by the present Principle Agent,
who has from that time performed the du-
ties of the said book keeper himself,
which services are worth at least D.5O0
per annum, and could not be procured to
be done by capable clerk for that sum;
to enable him to do which. the Office hours
| stated in the rules and regulations of the
Society, have been at all times disregar-
ded, and the duties performed early and
late, so as to have the books and papers
at all times up and promptly ready.
Your committee further state, that in
the account of annual disbursements and
expenditures laid before the General
Meeting, the allowance to the principle
agents for clerks hire, has been regular
ly stated, but they do dot find that any
minute examination of that matter ever
took place at any general meeting-Your
committee herewith report copy of all
the orders which they find to have been
made on this subject.
Connected wi h the subject of salary,
your committe state that house and Of
flee has been furnished the Principal a
gent, by orders of the Standing commit
| tee which are here referred to-Youf
committee have not had time to have
them copied We beg leave to refer to
the Journal itself
Your committee further state, that the
sum of two thousand dollars has been al
lowed to the Principal Agent, for his own
salary, by order of the Standing commit
tee, from the 9th of October, 1911, to
tho present time, as appears by the docu-
ment before referred to.
That tie first clerk in the said Office Is
now on a salary Of 1850 dolls; the second
clerk on salary of 1000 dolls payable
by the principal agent out Of the fund ap-
propriated for that purpose, and before
referred to.
In respect to the second clerk employ
ed in this office, we find that the duties
required of him, make it necessary that
he should be an able and diligent clerk.
We further state that the present clerk
has at all times Performed those duties
with diligence, accuracy and ability
Your committee tlrther state, that the
duties OF the office If tHis society arc ire
gular, requiring attimes The constant ex-
ertions OF all engaged in it; at other times
the business is less pressing; that when
VIM. ii. Allen could be spared from the
office, he has been allowed to act as a spe-
cial agent of the Society in the City of
Richmond from theyear 1917; that in the
same manner he has acted as a collector
in the City of Richmond and Manchester
since the year 1915, and from 1916 in Pc
tersourg, and made several trips in that
character to some of the contiguous coun-
ties, and Immediately after the fire in Pc
tersburg, was sent to Suffolk on the same
business. The collections made by him
in Richmond until the last year, were
made as sub agent for MIR Taylor,
Il.
considerable district excluding the City
of Richmond. Your Committee further
sta e. that the fees and commissions which
would have been paid to others for the
same services have been allowed to the
said William H. Allen without deductins
them from his salary, and that for the
last three years, the said fees and commits.
sons together with his salary have
amounted to about 1900 dolls. per annum.
Your committee further state that the
business of the society in their Office in
Richmond has at no time suffered by
these occasional duties performed by the
said Allen, nor could these services have
been procured to be dons as well for less
money, or better for the same money
Your committee further state, that the
duties performed by VIM. II. Allen IN the
office Of the society are such. as that ifhe
had never been engaged in these occasion.
al services, the Society could not com
plain that he had rot full employment.
On Mr.. Robt e.. SCOTS motion, the
following Resolution was then adopted.
Resolved, That the Committee to
whom was referred the Report of the
Committee appointed by the last General
Meeting, be discharged from the further
consideration of that Report, ercept so far