Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-03
ALL WANT MORE PAY.
City VIII Investigate Pay and Duties
in All Departments.


According to the prediction of Chair
man Gilbert X. Pollock, of the Commit
tee on Ordinance. Charter, and Reform,
the expected has happened and the whole
sale applications for more pay from every
department of the city are pouring in
Many came from the various committees
last night and were referred to this COM
mittee
After three committees had begun
an investigation of the affairs of the
city, it would be found necessary. in or
der TO be fair to all and to do justice to
the city, that there should be q whole
sale investigation both to salaries and
to duties. With this view in mind the
following resolution. presented by the
committee, was adopted last night:
First. That the Committee on Ordi-
nances, Charter. and Reform be- and
they are hereby, authorize to inquire
into all branches of the city service. spe-
cially as to the duties and compensa-
ton of various officers and employees
and to make such recommendations as
to the methods and system of conducting
the various departments and as to the
proper compensation to be paid to the
several officers and employees as they
may deem necessary and proper.
MAY COMPEL ATTENDANCE.
Second. That the said committee shall
have full power to compel the production
of and to examine the books and papers
of any officer or department of the city
government and may order the attend
ancc of the head Of each department or
any other person as a witness before
said committee, and the heads of the
various departments of the city govern
ment and all officials and employees of
the city are hereby directed to furnish
the said committee with all the assistance
within their power in making the said in
vestigation.
The sewers contracted for in Lee Dis
trict having been completed. leaving a
balance to their credit unexpended
amounting TO SITS, a resolution was
adopted transferring the amount indi-
Gated from this special account to the
account of sewers generally and then the
Street Committee was ordered to con-
struct the following sewer connections
viz:
Main street, between Twenty-seventf1
and Twenty-eighth; Twenty-seventh
street between Broad and Grace streets;
Pine street from Cary to Main; Broad
street from Eleventh to Twelfth, and
Eleventh street from Broad to alley be-
tween Broad and Marshall; Q street be-
tween Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
street; Baker street between Sixth and
Seventh; Morris street from stack of
sewer south of Main to Main: Twenty
sixth street from p to @; Thirteenth from
Main to Franklin, and Thirty-first from
Main to Franklin.
CONTRACT WITH C. AND 0.
When the resolution authorizing the
Mayor to enter into contract with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
providing for the location OF fumes over
the property of the railway company
for the construction OF the proposed set
Ting basin and granting certain privileges
to the railway company in exchange for
privileges thus extended to the city, which
was adopted by the Board OF Aldermen
at its last meeting. came up for con-
currence. considerable discussion was In
dulged in by various members. who de-
sired to know the terms of the contract.
Mr.. West moved that the resolution
along with the contract be referred to
the Committee on Water, for which Mr..