The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-26

| making the annual appropriations 10 tli'
various departments as adopted by tn
Board OF Aldermen, and other work from
the Board.
THE GAS INVESTIGATION.
The resolution OF the Board OK Alder
men appropriating $1,000, to be placed to
the credit OF the Board OF Public Interest,
for the purpose Of defraying the expenses
incurred in the gas investigation, was, or
motion of Mr.. Higgins, corcurred in
unanimously.
! THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
The Clerk read the appropriation ordi
nance for 1884. [It has been published.l
On motion Of Mr.. Mcdowell. the ordi
nance was cOncurred in.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER's SALARY.
The Clerk read the resolution increasing
the pay Of Assistant Engineer j. Bolton tC
S1.5O0.
Mr.. Catlett offered the following as 9
substitute:
ReSolred by the Council Of the city Of
Richmond (the Board OF Aldermen con.
curring), That the Committee on Ordi.
nances be, and they are hereby, instructed
to report such amendments to the existing
city ordinances and resolutions as will re-
store the salaries and wages Of such officers
and employees of the city as have not been
increased or restored TO what they were on
the 30th day Of June, 1873, except the City
| Engineer, Superintendent OF the Pump.
| House, and Jackson Bolton, Assistant City
! Engineer: and they shall report such or
dinanceS and resolutions rs will fix the
salaries Of these last-named officers as fol-
lows: City Engineer, $4,000; Superin-
tendent Of the Pump-House, $780, and
Jackson Bolton, Assistant City Engineer,
| $1,000 per annum each, their report to be
submitted TO called meeting Of the Com
mon Council as soon as they have prepared
the same.
Mr.. Frischkorn approved somewhat the
resolution, but raised the point of order
that it was out of order.
The Chair failed to sustain the point.
Mr. PiZZini offered as a substitute for
Mr.. Catlet;'s resolution the following:
ReSolued By the Common Council Qhe
Board Of Aldermen concurTing), That a
spe cial committee, composed OF the chair
men Of the joint committees OF the Coun-
ell, be appointed 10 take into consideration
the salaries and pay OF the several officers
and employees Of the city, and TO draft an
ordinance revising section OF chapter 6.
and such other ordinances fixing the pay OF
said officers and employees; and should
such revision make ii necessary TO increase
the revenue OF the city, TO also revise the
ordinance fixing the tax rate, and report
an ordinance fixing such rate rs will pro-
duce the revenue required to meet the in
creased expenditure.
Mr.. Pizzini said il was evident that a
great many officers were paid too much
and some too little, and he therefore
thought that a committee OF conference
should inquire into this matter and take
such steps as might be deemed necessary
in the premises.
Mr.. Straus was in full sympathy with the
ployes who were badly paid. The cost OF
living was higher now than when the sala-
ries OF officers were reduced.
Mr.. Turpin would not touch the ques-
ton Of the increase of pay OF Mr.. Bolton
or any other man specially. He reviewed
the pay OF fremen and police, and COM
pared it with the pay the Engineer and his
assistants received. He said the Board
had refused to increase the pay OF fremen
and policemen. He thought OF the City
Collector, Conmonwealth's Attorney, and
City Auditor, and the bonds some OF these
officers gave, and the small salary they COM
paratively received. He wanted TO be fair.
and he therefore favored going to the bot
tom and increasing the pay Of all, il any
increase was to be determined upon.
Mr.. Randolph favored the PiZzini reso-
luton, and said he thought 1t most en-
phatically would meet the wants Of the oc-
sasion.
Mr.. Pizzini explained that he did not in
tend to oppose the increase OF pay OF the
Engineer. If the committee reported in
favor Of giving him $1,000, he would vote
for it.
The resolution was adopted.
EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY.
The resolution OF the Board OF Aldermen
appropriating 800 to the Eye and Ear In
firmary was concurred in. Also, resolu-
ton approprlating 5000 to the Spring
Street Home.
CITY HALL LOT.
The resolution OF the Board OF Alder
men by which the purchase OF the First
Presbyterian church was ordered as an ac-
quisition to the site for the new City-Hall
lot, being adjacent to the old City-Hall lot,
was concurred in by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bahen, Bowie
Brauer, Campbell, Clarke, Catlett, Frischkorn,
Gum, Hargroye, Higgins, Melzger, Miller, Pat
ton. Phillips, Pizzini, Randolph. Rose, straus,
Turpin. Weisiger, and EllysOn-23.
SoEs-Messrs. Elicit, Hayes, Hooper, King, and
McDOwell-5.
Mr.. Miller in voting stated that he had
always voted against the old City-Hall lot.
but now that the Board OF Aldermen had
agreed to buy the church property he was
willing TO vote "Aye."
Mr.. Rose said Mr.. Miller voiced his sem
timents exactly.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Bahen offered q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Streets TO construct
a culvert running from Duval street along
Coutts street to st. James street. and along
ST. James to Hill.
He also offered q resolution instructing
the Committee on Streets TO construct
culyert running from Duval street along
st. James street to Coutts street.
Both resolutions were referred to the
Committee on streets.
Mr.. Campbell offered n number OF reso-
lutions for various street improvements In
CLAY Ward. Referred to the Committee on
Streets.
Resolutions by Mr.. Hooper for like i'm
took the same course.
Mr.. Clarke submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued by the Council Of the city Of
Richmond, That our representatives in the