The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-02
REFUSED TO GRANT
INCREASED PAY
To President of Board of Health, Park
keepers and Laborers.
PROPOSITIONS WERE REJECTED
Disinterment from Brick Graves-To
Improve Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
New Machinery for the Gas
Works-Meetin. of Interest.
PROPOSITIONS WERE REJECTED

The Council Committee on Retreuch-
mert and Reform met last night. Those
| present were NIessrs. Allen, Drewry, Dom
aloe, Gordon, Gunst and HARRISON.
Mr. Gunst moved TO take from the table
the ordinance relative to the increase OF
the salary of the president of the Board
of Health. DR.. ". T. oppentdner APP
peared before the committee and made
Z, statement in his own behalf After the
remarks were made by DR.. OpDenhimer
the ordnance was considered az length
The ordinance increasing the salary of
the pa,k-keepers OF the CITY was discuss
ed, as was also the ordinance hNins the
! salary OF the lsyborers at Oallwood ceIEe-
terry at $l.75 per day.
| After hearing the remarks OF the park
keepers ana ldborers the committee went
into executive session, w'nen al propos-
ais to increase the salaries were dis
cussed, MI HARRISON strongly opposing
the increase. TIE yose was taken ana
the ordinances were rejected.
The present salary OF the president OF
the Board OF Health is Sl,2c0 per annurn
! The salary OF the park-keepers is 500
per month each. while the laborers at
lakewood cemetery receive Sl.5G per day
| for their services.
lItE GEM
The Committee on. Cemeteries met last
night, those present being Messrs. Blanks,
Grimes, Miner, Montgomery, Smith, VIII
Hams and Clerk y. H. Mcdowell. The re-
port of the lakewood cemetery showed the
receipts for the month TO be StSt.20, HS:ltle
the report Of River View cemetery showed
the receipts for the month to be S3SSt.si
The report OF Shockoe Hill cemetery was
received and filed The payroll and bills
of
| River View cemetery requested that
| pipe for draining the roadway in the
| cemetery be purchased and placed in the
| cemetery Mr. Miner moved that the
| keeper be authorized to purchase the
| Necessary terra Gotta pipe for the drain
age of the cemetery, at cost not ex-
ceeling $4,000. His motion was adopted.
I, Mr. Smith moved that no vehicles be
Z! allowed to enter Lakewood cemetery on
| lakewood Memorial Day, May TO- 1860, ex-
| cent such vehicles as may be in the pro-
| cession of the lakewood Memorial Asso-
! cfa1Lon and funerals. His resolution was
| alo-hted.
! Specifications for UNDERMINING. painting
and repairing Shocleoe Hill Cemetery wall
| were read. Mr.. Smith moved that the
| specifications be referred to the SUP
| committee on ShocEue Hill Cemetery,
| and that they be authorized to employ
| an expert brick mason to prepare speci-
j ftcations and plans for repairing Shockoe
| HEN Cemetery wall. The subcommittee
Shall have authority TO advertise for
! proposals for the work in accordance
| with said specifications ard plans. and
to report the proposals with plans and
/, specifications to the general committee
at its next meeting.
a communication was received from
Mr. Joseph w. Laube, complaining OF
some discrepancy made in the charges
made for the disinterment from brick
graves in Shockoe Hill Cemetery The
committee decided that the matter was
not within its jurisdiction.
The Committee on Light met last eve
ming Those present were afessrs. Wal
lerstein chairman, CARRIER. Miner, Shea,
Mosby. Ferriter. Tanner. Seay and
Superintendent Joseph ". Shelton.
There was considerable discussion over
the proposed Improvements at the Gas
IVorRs-the putting in of new machinery
as well as improving the plant in other
ways.
There were four bidders Tor the remodel
ling work to be done at the Gas Works
The lowest bidder was the United Gas I'm
proyement Company, Of Philadelphia,
whtctn vvas $3.50 It IS thought that the
work will begin at an early date.
The Board OF Fire Commissioners met
last night. The mater Of electing
help to Engine Company No. i was dis
cussed, but there was no election
A petition from Mr.. Julian Bryant was
engines to be used ar the New Reservoir
in drawing off TIE water for tie purpose
OF cleaning the vest basin. The request
was refused