Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
THE MAYOR REDUCED
Committee on RETRENCHMENT
CUT THE PAY OF THIS OFFICE.
COMMISSIONS 70 USE ECONOMY.
REORGANIZATION Of Health Depart
mcnt Recommended Ordinance
Regarding Grantinc of street Pri-
viIc1cs Sent To the Council.

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yesterday. II convened at L. NJ. and was
in session.. save during a short supper
recess. until after midnight, and in that
time a great deal OF business was trans
acted. and several salaries underwent the
knitting process, so far as this booy h"s
the power to subject them to 1t.
A large number of recommendations
were made to the Council among them
the reduction of the sa,ary of the Mayor
from $500 TO $780, that Of the Gas In
spector from 81 800 to s1,2C0; that of foie-
man of the Lower gas-works from Sl'0Jl
10 81 200: authorizing the Boards of Poice
and Fire Commissioners and the Schooi
! Board to report TO the Council what re-
trenchment as to salaries and reductions
in their expense accounts they can ID" Nc
The sinking fund and other subjects were
| disposed OF, and the committee l. no"
ready TO make a final review OF It's re-
port before forwarding 1t to the COUNCIL
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
The committee was called TO, order III
Room .; After me Isond nsuai ,iy i MI Mr. Noble
who moved that he should be hSaIu ,o ~ -
the propriety Of the Ofiice OF Slty, W ,,o y,
ner being held subject to election oy 'ne
Dr. TAYLOR said that it was highly I'M
portaut that the Judge OF the hustlhss
Court should be the appointing power, 90, a.
the CorOner's court was lhuHidtelE - -.
nt.cted with the Hastings Court, anu o%,,is %
remotely identified with the council -
Tavlor said he felt sure that under tnD
present Arrangement he would De cDn
tinued in Office, but u the boHS. S.,,,'m, VI. be
uoiutment were vested in the Couhcll ne
feared that ne should have to tmrn p9n-
fician and commence wire-puillns' 10. iVI
which he was but poorly epulpPeu. of
office of the Coroner. ne sala' Il n,usT r.. ", ~
necessity be filed by a scientist Ut. - dE
lor concluded by asking the commute 10 ~
ieava his appoiutment in the hands OF the
Iudpe of the Hastings Court, ana not 10
furn' so important an office INTO pO-
''''~ FAVORs THE FEE SYSTEM.
Mr. Noble then moved that Mr.. Han
coct The Harbor Master OF kichhlOhu'
be heard on the fee system ana the Ie,co
ent method of remuneration OF nls -,
Mr.. Hancock said he had isaiileu 5iil,n lios- lio
the napers that the salary OF HarD0r Mds
ter was Ia be reduced. and he wisnen -
snectfullv TO suggest that the hdiuoi
should be conducted on tne IoS ssbo,,id
and that the Harbor Master one one s,,e,em
not be "A salaried one. Under tnts ,,ora
~ +boucht he might make ratheI Hlvl
| than the amount Of his salary, W, pu,,rdnn i"
citv would be relieved from tne ptht
altogether He believed ,.nar Inar ,nder me the
- system The state laws pioNluS 10
encb = system and he does not anticipat55 T.
anv difficulty in collecting the aueS. ~
smoke Of the systems IN VofIIv ofIIIlv,r,to, Mas
cifjes and the duties Of the HarDor Ma
90 bere which consist in Keeping lhe
channe1 clear. providing berthS ioI Ness-
| seis, and settling disputes that "''Se -
port. 49,. v-o,ob,raster of the
c,no,,d Market was next before tne COM
mittee, petitioning that he mlgnt pe ptar ptdr
salary and not left TO ihe 'ennI 'ni,,
merces Of a Zee ssSS sSs'ein, ,,esr and made
oytrsvaeant demands on his time. III
c1nding the duty of weighing the coal ioi
the city ,...a q nronosition
fror, the Weighmaster Of the FIRST NiaIAe' ,
Tor tbe lease OF the machine, ior Whlch M ne
- VgiiIlne 10 pay 10 the cry = .-.-
amounting TO per cent. on the invest
irTht .rbe matter was briefly discussed and
dronned no motion being maze 10 .e-
coDsider the action of the commute
when these positions were dealt Wi'"'
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Tho renort of the subcommittee ap-
rointed 70 Investigate the Health Depart
rlncnt was taken up, and considered by
sections. As amended. the report recon-
mende the creation or "A stfeet-ci,h.ittlls
denartment. TO be under the SUPERVISION
oS o 'einerintendent. who shall be elected
bS the Council. and receive $W Ssat
CONDENSATION; IL reduces the salaIy OF tbnYI snY
President of the BOaru or Heaitn 10 80
a year and fixes the salary or the phy-
- @' al the almshouse at 5000 a year,
and proVides that the PreSlqeht OF thc
Hoard Of Heath shall ill both pos l,' llons'
II further recommends that tne I0uI sdiii.-
t9rv nolice shall be returned TO the ponce
! Sorce and the Chief of Police instructed
to detail as many OF the force as may
| he necessary to perform duty as sahllaiy
inspectors during epidemics or o'her
ei,Is T5e ordinance framed by the sub-com-
nnittee appointed to investigate the conil-
ton of Broad street was adopted. ne
ordinance provides that any COMPANY or
nersOn applying for "a privilege 10 occupy
or use any street Of the city shali NE
with their application pans anu s.tcliIci5I
tions showing the location, ShaI aS'ti, a'iu
! extent of the proposed work. ana now ~
would affect the then condition ana GIade
| of the sidewalks. cutters, or road-oeI'
THE CITY ALMSHOUSE.
After a recess for supper the committee
cot back TO work at S.JJ O'Clock, anu ic-
nained in session until after midnight.
The first matter considered was the re-
mort of the Committee on Keller OF Tue
Poor, stating that for the proper govern
lncnt Of the City Almshouse IL was ne,
| cessary to have an assistant, nIst anu
n second assistant suDerintendent ana Il
| steward. and that the charge that the
! first assistant had been doing some out
side collecting during business hours nal
! been satisfactorily Investigated. On mo
! lion of Mr. Jones, the report was received
Mr. Ebel called the attention of the
body to the fact that the committee nsu %
taken up the matter OF disposing OF the
Office OF Second Assistant Superintendent
! of the Almshouse and on his motion tAe
place was left as ii stands
This disposed OF the department OF lne
city poor. and the committee took up
The question OF the compensation re-
| ceived by the secretary OF the Electoral
Board. II was stated that this position
| paid 500 per annum. , and mat Il was I pc
| ing filed by Captain Thomas Elicit. Nj
| Jones thought this TOO much money to be
| paid out for the work TO be done, ana
suggested that it might be well to allow
! a certain sum-say S2J-tO the secretary
for every legal election. 1t was learned
that the compensation was fixed by ordi-
nance. and, on motion Of Mr.. HaIrelson,
| the committee recommended that this
ordinance be so amenied as 10 TX the
secretarys salary at 500 per annum:
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The James River Improvement and its
officers and employees, and their compen-
sltion were considered at some length.
II was observed that S7.,00 had been ap-
propriated for the payroll account OF
| this department, and Mr.. Jones stated
that he was of the opinion that the Com
mittee on Reirenchment and Reform
should recommend 10 the Council that the
Committee on Improvement OF James
River be asked not 10 eXpend more Than
$1,000 upon its payroll during the n al
| year 1891. Mr. Noble explained that tn
| Committee on James River lmproyemo ut
| had abolished the positions OF cooks on
! the city tug. at saving OF 500 TO $500
/ q year.
After a great deal Of discussion of this
| matter Sub-Cnairman ROuntree suggest
| ed that the committee should recommend
that the Committee on Improvement or
| James River be asked TO report 10 IN
| Council what retrenchment II could make
In its department. Mr.. Jones then moved
| that the James River Committee be asked
for an itemized statement OF the expense
account and payroll account estimate
for this year, with such recommendations
| az IN rtfrenchrnent and reductions in cX-