Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-21
IT YIELDS THE KNIFE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN CONCURs IN
INFRINGEMENT MEASURES.
THE WEICHTMASTERS ARE RETAINED
Refused to Cut Down Clerk to Sink
ing Fund mn,issioners-scver
An Adjourned Session.

An adjourned session OF the Board @.
Aldermen was held last night for the
purpose Of considering the business which
the body was not able TO finish at
the meeting held last Tuesday night
a week ago. The principal matters for
deliberaton were the ordinances and
resolutions recommended by the Com
mittee on Retrenchment and Reform,
and adopted by the Common Council!
and sent TO the Board for concurrence.
There was much debate and the great
bulk Of the Retrenchment and Reform
Committees report was passed.
Upon being called to order. the body
went right into the consideration Of the
report of the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform as It came from the
Common Council. The first recommen-
dation, an ordinance reducing the
compensation OF the Commissioner of the
Revenue from SIS to S-s Of per cent. was
| read.
Mr. Hardwlcke moved to amend By
changing the commission TO IL Of l per
cent. Forty per cent. OF a mans in
come was, in his opinion, too great
| reduction for the Council TO make.
Mr.. Allen opposed Mr.. uardwicke's
! amendment. As chairman OF the Re
| trenchnent and Reform Committee he
| said that body estimated that with the
! proposed reduction the COmmlssi oners
! salary would be between s. Joi ana N.@p,
! after paying all employees salaries,
when the salary paid 10y the state had
been taken into account.
Mr.. Hardwicke took the ground that
the city had nothing to do with what
the State paid but his amendment was
lost by the following vote:
Noes-Messrs. Allen, Brock, Burton
Montgomery. Moore Lawder, Noble
Zimmerman. and Turpin-9
Aycs-Messrs. Baheu. Cutchins. Hard
wicke. King. Smith. Snead, starke,
Vaughan-S.
The resolution was concurred IN Dy re-
verslng of the above vote.
An ordinance concerning the license
taxes on dogs. goats. etc. to simpilly
! proceedings, was cOncurred IN.
| The same action was taken Ut reSdi"
| to the reduction of ii OF i per cent. !"
inc conversation of the City Collector,
n,oLf,g the nav of this official 5-S Of
ner cent. upon all moneys collected
The salary of the Mayor was reduced
from &. 500 10 5000. An amendment,
offered by Mr.. Hardwicke, to reduce 1t
90 81. 600. was lost by vote of 10 to I.
WOULD NOT REDUCE IT.
A concurrent resolution to reduce the
| salary of the Secretary Of the Board OF
| sinking Fund Commissioners from GOV
nun, 10 $500 was discussed at
! great length. ,.,o,
The argument against the propo5uoh
! v,os onened by MI Hardwicke. neih-
her Of the Board Of Sinking fihu Coin
uissioners. who said that IL seehvu 'I,"'
the Committee on Retrenchment anu W
form had gone into "drag-het tar''o7,
/ md had recommended the reduction ol
t th'. ng,cer without having conferred at
al with the Sinking Fund commissioners
with reference to the matter.
Mr. Allen repudiated the suggestion mat
,bo~o had been any "drag-net' business
In the work of that committee. lie said
While II was true that the body had no.
heard from the members OF the ECaIu Vi
| sinking Fund Commissioners, II dld nav
tho civ Auditor. who was the Cierh vi
| tho Sinking Fund. before II, ana puos
| toned him fully in regard 10 the hla''ei.
| chairman Allen thought II was not "
proper thing for the mempeiS vi NV
| BOARD 10 attack the Committee on re-
trenchment and Reform by lnslhu",ins
nat II had made recommendations WIN
out due regard for the duties oi inc
| fees and officers involved.
rho ordinance was finally defeated
SOME REDUCTIONS ADOPTED.
,,,o. measures from the Committee ON
| Retrenchment ana reform
were the following:
a. ordinnnce placing the duties OF
Transfer Clerk in the Auditors once
! - mo C,lerk 10 the Auditor, without
extra compensation. Adopted.
/ An ordinance reducing the compehSa-
\ .io,, of the Assistant Clerk to the Audltor
rom a go 10 Sl.oc0 per annum. Adopteu'
An ordinance reducing the compensation
80 tIorbormaster from $50 to 500 per an!
num and prescribing his duties. Adop'eu:
A., ordinance relative TO the duties OF
CIcrlz TO Council Committees. Adopted
Resolutions in reference 10 We,shni"a
ters of the First and Second Mar NJ
obolishing the offices ana requiilnE IN. m
o1orl,s ~ these markets to perform the
duties. Defeated. -. 90
A. ordinance reducing the salary OF
Tho Cler,, Of the Third Market from N9
10 500 Per annum Adopted. ~ 4.
rorolution instructng the city AT
$50, "a anrfv 70 the Legislature OF VIZ
| oinia 10 so amend the present laws as 10
Teouire the City Sergeant to turhlsh an
necessary guards for the city JAN i-l1,0'.
of recurring the city 10 pay the sala'y'o'
one. Adopted. o...,,,o,,
An ordinance fixing the compensation
Of the Steward of the City Aimshouse at
500 per annum. Adopted.
An ordinance placing the controi OF
o,nnlovees of the City Gas-Works uhuer
The Superintendent of that institution
LIN tho duties Of the Committee on
Iicht mon the Gas Inspector, &c. l-ald
mon the table until the next meeting
LARGE DELINQUENT TAX-BILLS.
Ar I4ardvyicke here asked for ard OBJ
tanned A suspension Of the rU.es ana OF
fered an ordinance amending the prese".
/ 1;-,,nca relative TO the collection OF
| solipouent taxes. so as to provide COM
mission of only per cent. 10 the Coileclor
of DeIinnuent faxes upon all personal taN-
,,u,s omorn,ing to $500 and upwards.
,c,.t. NJ agreed to- and Mr.. Cutctins
,'rosorted resolution the object OF when
/ was 20 have the Committee OF HIoui'us
and Buildngs TO contract Tor ice ior All
the city departments
rrbe BOARD adopted this resolution, ana
conf 10 the Committee on Finance reso-
Intion appropriating $4,000 In per cent,
honds for sewer work, which was onered
by Mr. Allen. A. po,rd
| On motion of Mr. Cutchins. the Board
reconsIdered its former action WIN rel-
| erence to the personal taxes oil the
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company
bnt finally Caia the matter upon the table
until the next meeting.
The body then adjourned until next
! Tuesday night at o'clock.