The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-12
MANY OFFICERS
WANT INCREASE.
Meeting ofRetrenchment and Reform
Committee.
MAJOR zALLEN URGES ACTION.
In Taking the Chair He Says Past
Committees Have Been Signal
Failures Another Meeting
on October I'D.
MAJOR FALLEN URGES ACTION.

The Committee on Reuenchnent ana
Reform met at O'Clock last hight ''eatu
publication for increases i'll the saiai1es
ot A number of city officials, ana "ieAo..e
.,ctinr ,,Don any Of them adjourned 10
meet october I'D, when the mater VIZ NC
taken ND in executive session.
There we're present Messrs. Allen Icha'r-
nam. Drewry. Gordon, Glenn, uiosoil'
Mills and Gunst. 49,
This was the first meeting held SINCE uie
orga,za ton of The new coln,nit'ee. !,
In accepting the craftsmanship, Major AZ
len thanked the committee, ana eaiiis7''s
entreated the members to dlscafo po'ti
sentiment and politics, and 10 dlschai 80
their duties feariessly and without laNoi
to anyone. He said heretofore the meet
insls of the committee had been signal tan
ures and suggested that they lay down
q. plan of procedure based upon principle
and carry 1t out. whoever it might hit or
hurt.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Major Drewry moved that after me
hearing of those who had business SO 40 10y a
before the committee, that the body go
into executive session, but the motion was
defeated.
The committee then took up The resoiu-
lions increasing the salaries OF NUMBER
of the city officers. The first was that re-
storing The SALARY OF Justice Jonn ),
Criltchfield TO $1,000 per annum justice
CruIchfeld came before the committee ana
said the members were familiar with ms
duties. and he would be grateful LOT
The restoration of the ten per cent wnich
had been taken off. In answer 70 Ques-
ton by Mr. eileen Justice Cruichl'eid
said The work of his office had largely IN
creased in the last few EearS,
rocnIl,tin.1 was that increasing
tho salary OF Detective Captain Iomln-
snn from $50 to 500. and those OF Detec-
tive Sergeants Hall. Gibson and Wren from
So to $50 per month. Captain 1onl4iAsvh
was heard, and he asked the committee 20
increase the pay OF the sefSeahts' even
though they could not see theH way Ni1"A
. to raise his own.
ono ,,t,yt an,,1lcat:c,1 was that of Hai'hor-
,r,ste, John A Curtis for an Increase OF
salary from $500 per year 10 500 per nlo!l1h
CAPTAIN CURTIS made statement and
thought the office might as wsll be apot-
ashed unless a fan. salary was pad
The office OF assistant superintendent of
Water Works was next taken UP, ana an
sncrease from $3.50 to s2.ooo was asked.
Mr. f. Il. DAYS, the INCUMBENT spoke
for himself.
ms. superintendent of Pump Houses was
next called and Mr.. Alexander Delaney
s|EiS iltdit .iS2iAtitSS h'-A At+-- -
CLERK N WATER WORKS
Mn. A J. Gary, clerk in the office of the
Water Department. was heard, and wante'!
an increase Of S25 per month. Messengers
TO the Water Department We're represented
by Mr. Harrison, who asked raise from
50 to $3.50 per day
The following other resolutions were
also submitted: Increasing The pay Of
s25.o per day: increasing salary of keeper
Of St Johns Buryins- Ground s. per
month: increasing pay of janHors Of the
three station houses from $40 to 500 per
month.
CITY ENGINEER.
The resolution increasing the salary OF
City Engineer Cutshaw from $4,c00 TO $1,000.
of the assistant engineer from $l,2He TO
S1.5to. and that Of clerk TO the engineer
from S1.0O0 TO S1,200. was heard and Colonel
Curshaw called attention to his duties, but
SAID he was not a petitioner. and was per
fectiy willing to leave the matter of his
own salary TO the committee. He did,
however, wish 10 ask that the salaries Of
The men in has office be increased He
thought they were poorly paid for the work
they did. and urgently asked that the in
crease be given.
CITY HALL JANITORS.
The jalitOrS in the City iIau Ilen made
IN appeal for an increase OF s. per month;
the clerk OF the Committee on AccounTs
and Printing asked q raise from $40 to s25
per month: the labore~s at RtverVieW.
lakewood and Shockoe Cemeteries wanted
an increase from $3.50 10 sl.,5 per dav.
Mr. A. C. Calder. engineer at the CITY
Hail. ask5al that his salary be raised 2
rer cent. Mr.. Gunst moved that the clerk
tabula.e the increases asked. along with
The present sa'aries, for the convenience
Of the committee, which motion was
adonta1
A motion was Than asTopte7 directing the
~Ierk 10 procure a statement Of the re-
ceipts for tjhe past year enid what amount
IF revei71le Hhe city could count upon for
the next year. based upon recent assess
nA'its.
The committee then adjourned 10 meet
on Morley night. October 22l. when al
The ap1l:catioas VII he cons derst1 IN joint
sassipn.
The Comn1rttee on Health met in regular
session al s O'Clock. Only matters of
routine >oturs engaged the attention of
the committee,