Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
SALARIES TO BE CUT.
S,O.e IntimatiOnS That This viii Be
The General Course.
7sg KAYOR'S VETO S OYERRULED.
Po,rd Of Aldermen Adopt The Ordi-
nanCeS by a Decisive Vote.
. syEAp PROPOSES a PLAN.
.,...,ts 10 Reduce Salaries over
- 600 Twenty-Five Per Cent. ana
An Others Ten Fer Cent-LiNeiy
,,t.cusSion and Much work.


pi.cussion and Much work.
rt, work OF retrcnchment and reform
so.s OBJ.
r,o 6rst report Of the committee effect
, ,,sa saving Of $3.50 per annum 10 the
.,., has received the final approval Of the
4 ,..,.cu and "a second and more far-reach-
4 ... one Is now in the process OF prepara-
i tlou.
Tho Board Of Aldermen last night. af-
,r nm animated discussion. by the de-
...,e vote of II to 3 overruled the Mayors
,,to of the ordinances reducing the sala-
-.. OF the city Engineer and his ass
..,ants ana Of the superintendent of
,s. Gas-Works. and again adopted these
\ measures. Notwithstanding the objections
~, -ne city's Chief Executive.
The Board showed clearly that il was in
f..5r of pretty general reduction Of the
salaries Of city officials, and statements
d ,,al. bv Messrs. Allen and Noble during
t. evening seemed TO indicate that some
.o.eDng reductions would be made by
che committee. Of which both are MEM
t.rs Mr. Sncad introduced a resolution
ro reduce salaries OF all officials at pres
n ,rt receiving 5000 or over year p per
4 CENT and all under that sum 10 per cent.
ta, this was referred TO the Rctrench-
q rart and Reform Committee and a sug-
f.suon was made that I'm event Of the
action Of the committee not reaching the
standard of the ideas of members of the
Board as far as the reduction Of salaries
4 j.. concerned. tine resolution may be taken
ur 10 some future time.
The session OF the Board lasted four
& hours. and was fun Of interest. The only
member absent was President Turpin and
AIS he had the resignation of Mr.. +. ID.
s,arke as a member Of the body with
him. the successor to that gentleman was
z not chosen Mr.. j. Harry Lawder. a
member Of the Common Council. was
elected to nn the vacancy occasioned by
tine death Of Mr. Mountcastle, of Marshall
Ward Mr. Mountcastle's chair and desk
were draped in mourning.
Clerk Ben II. August. in the absence
Of the President. raped the Board to
Il ORDER at 7.SO O'Clock. and called the roll
The following members were present:
Nessrs. Bahen. Brock, Burton, Carter,
4 Cutchns Hardwicke. Montgomery, Moore,
Vaughan. Zimmerman. Allen, Noble
suead. and Smith.
Upon tine motion Of Mr. Vaughan, Mr.
Sol. Cutchins was elected president pro
tem. ana I'm taking the chair he briefly
acknowedged the honor conferred upon
him.
communication from the Mayor re-
4 snectng the observance of Christmas
Day was received and filed.
i The Committee on Finance recommend
s cd the rejection Of the petition Of the
8 Faith Home for free water. and of the
petition Of the Little Sisters of the Poor
& for exemption from culvert tax. In the
latter connection. Mr. Hardwicke, chair
4 man Of the committee. stated that the
q committee had decided to recommend the
rejection of the petition because IT
would create dangerous precedent. All
charitable institutions had met this tax
hitherto. and the eXempting of the Little
j sisters would inevitably call forth similar
Il requests from other sources
y ~ Henry L. Carter championed the
cause Of The Little Sisters but the reso-
Il lt0n Of the Finance Committee was
u adopted.
81 Tho Committee on Water submitted a
q ler0r. recommending the reference of the
Il claim of Mr. T. II. Mayo for restitution of
4 excess water-tax 90 the Committee on
n Claims and Salaries.
A resolution authorizing the payment Of
q Did of the Cohen Company for supplies
"A amounting 10 S44A was adopted.
WANT SHORTHAND REPORTS.
The Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform petitiOned for the sum Of $500, TO
n Dr. sod u the employment of stonogra-
a Iter 90 take verbatim reports OF the tes-
ID tmouy submitted to the committee The
matter was referred to the Finance Com
II muea.
AS soon as the communication from the
Common Council. announcing the action
n Of fhat body in passing over the Mayor $
n veto thc ordinance reducing the salaries
Fl o the CITY Engineer and his assistants
ana of the Superintendent OF the Gas
Works. Was read, the veto message, which
fs been printed in the Dispatch. was
taken up for action
The reading Of the Mayors communlca-
ton was not listened 10 with any parti-
GUAR attention The vetoed ordinance
was next read. and the chairman put the
question whether the ordinance should be
PASSED. Notwithstanding the objections OF
ite Mayor
Nr Carter rose at this point and said
D. believed he was right I'm asserting that
VI Was necessary TO re-enact an ordnance
i1 order 90 amend It. and he believed 1t
Would boz necessary 20 re-enact the ordl-
nance which had originally fixed the
salary of the City Engineer at 5000, II
lat salary was 10 be reduced TO $1,000.
he asked the Chair for a ruling on this
POINT
The chairman ruled that IL was too late
al itis juncture 10 question whether the
he" ordinance had been rightly or wrongly
passed in the first instance.
1r Noble said a number Of technical
points might be raised on this question
THE ORDINANCE RIDICULED.
Air snead said ne regretted that he
i-l not been able to be present when the
ordnance was passed. Had ne been pres
tht he said ne should have voted with
lle seven. and the Mayors veto would
never have been necessary. He ridiculed
Ue ordnance lie said II was child $
gay and out Of the question for the he-
Nencnment Committee to come with a
p" concentrations and promise 10 send
oAeif later. lie was unwilling, he said,
" Vote Tor "a report which came in such
'haie. IL the Mayor had signed the ordi-
,iiee be would have voted against the
p''aocrauc party In the Board There
nag been eight for and seven against the
N.nance and the eight included two
',nDers from Jackson Ward. 1t would
nave been right, he said, for the
'fof 10 have given the balance of power
" Jackson Ward. lie knew the Mayor
'a as anxious for retrenchmcnt and re-
.,iiA as any one, and he had even advo-
s''l the reduction OF his own salary.
"' Mayor bad been approached by the
t.s OF the measure and been promised