The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-17
SOME RADICAL CHANGES
aDOPTED BIZ THE C0MKITTEE ron
THE ALMSHOUSE.
The Office of Steward Revived and Its SAL
airy Doubled-Changes In the ray Oh
Other OTcials -O.her Matters

Tho session of the Committee on Re
lief Of the Poor on Monday evening was
the most remarkable one held BY thdl
BODY for some time past. 1t lasted LOT
mare than five hours. and resulted IN
some rather radical changes. The once
Of steward. which had been pracueai''
abolished several years ago. "heh 10
duties and the pay OF 800 were eonio'ie'
upon the superlntendent, was resuscl-
tated. although IT had never Deeh =.
punged from the rules. Its salary va
doubled. and it's duties were also sIeaps
increased. While the 500 OF Inc Stew"
salary were taken from the pay Oh ''
sts,erintendent, the committee saw III W
Increase ths salary proper of the gu
pariitcndent from Sl,l2 20 WV per Ia
The first assistant superintendent H'i
tcfcre received a salary Of SOL per yea
and was allowed the sum OF W -
l.onth in provisions. making MS pay d"
all SSH. and the committee agreed on F"
slight increase, by making his salary 80
and CciDg away with the provisions ~
second assistant superintendent, VINO -
in charge Of the colored almshOuse mere
tCfore received SCI In cash and an al
lowance of so rer month In provisions
II the Council adopts the recommendation
of the committee, he will hereafter re-
ceive a salary Of 500 per year and free
fuel. gas. water. and house rent. The ma
tron used to receive 800 ana go an
rually in provisions. hpt hereafter she
will receive the entire amount OF 800 IN
cash. The baker was formerly paid >i-J
annually. but The committee guided by
the wages that bakers are making else
where i'm this city, decided 10 cut his pay
4 down to 500 per year. The wagon driver,
who is to go after sick persons. TO carry
them in his conveyance 10 the hospital
is row receiving a salary of Sl2.oO per
month. and from the expense account the
sum Of $50 per month; besides ne re-
coives annually provisions. amounting 10
$50 Hereafter, If the report OF the com
mittee passes the Council. he will be
given n salary Of SIS per month and MS
board. The salaries of the other en-
ployes were left unchanged, and, as MT.
Blake stated at the meeting, with all the
recommended changes, the actual outlay
Of money has n1t been increased, but II
has really been cut down Si2 per year
MIR Noble also II ade a strenuous effort
to have an accountant appointed for we
DEPARTMENT, who was 10 make close eA-
animation of all the different accounts
but he found only assistance in Messrs'
Br,ok and Reeve the other members tax
inc IT for granted that MIR Blakcs meas
ure. compelling the Mayor 10 have the
accounts OF all municipal depart
ments examined at least once a
year by an expert will be con-
CURED in by the Common Council on
the first Monday IN August. wnen IL
reaches that body from the upper branch.
In view Of the fact that the Board OF
Aldermen has already adopted this meas
ure It was deemed unnecessary by the
| Of 10. "a
crploymCnt Of a special accountant III
this instance.
The fight over the question as TO whetn-
er the first assistant superintendent shail
live at the almshouse or outside OF ~ ~
! institution, was again taken mp al the
session on Monday night but the altera-
ton of the rules was confirmed nY the
same vote which favored IL originally.
Soon after Mr. y. b. Grooms had been
elected for that position a change Of the
rules was asked for. so as TO allow Mr
Grooms. who is married. TO take mp ms
residence outside of the ingtituton. IL
was then fought by those who thought
the first assistant should .tay In the M
stitutlOn all the time. IL order TO oe
near the superintendent. I'm case Of an
emergency. The majority Of the com
inittec. however thought differently and
| the same vote prevailed on Monday night
as on the former occasion. II was as
follows:
In favcr of the amendment: Nessrs.
/ Brock. Blake. Noble Reeve. McDowell-5.
Against il: Messrs. Ferriter, Don Leavy
/ Seay, and Snead.
| The institution being guided by city
! ordinances. any amendments would have
to be passed on by the City Council, the
committee only having the privilege OF
recommending the change TO be made
/ BY some oversight. however no report
has ever been made 10 the Council In
regard To- this change. and. although the
/ first assistant superintendent has been
| living outside Of the institution FOR some
time. the innovation has never been men.
! toned by the City Council.