The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-22
SOME SALARIES
ARE INCREASED } | IA {. l
iColnn1ittcc on Poor Very Plea
sanity Rcadjusts Pay at
City Al,nshousc.
HEAD NURSES STIPEND CUT
-Four Under Nurses Get Addi-
tional Pay-Colltracts
Are Awarded,

The Council Committee on Relief OF the
Poor met at tho City Almshouse last
night III regular session, and, In addition
10 the monthly business, awarded con-
tracts for supplies for the institution for
the next quarter.
The superintendent reported So persons
received during October 60 discharged,
" died, I5 remaining October Slst-a,i
1 increase Of ovci. last year. In the ios-
pital rs patients were received ana treat
GU 30 discharged, 10 died. So remaining
on October 3lst-an increase Of . over
last year.
Tho payroll, amounting to fl.osO. and
bills amounting TO $l,5lSN were ordered
10 BE- paid.
subcommittee. consisting OF Messrs.
Dickcrson, T.. ". Miner and Snttcriield,:
was appointed to revise and recodify the
rules FOR the government OF the Aims.
house and It's officers and employees, and
report. ,S
Mr., Dabncy. chairman OF the Subcom-,
n,ittce OIL Readjustdng the Salaries ana
Wages OF the Officers and Employees. pre-
scented report. recommending the fol-
lowing changes: Increasing thessalary Of
the physician from, 800 TO 1900 per an
mum: cook from $3.50 to $500 per unnum:,
two nurses twShite) and two nurses (col-
x orcd). from s120 per annunl each and
board 10 $50 per annum each and board;
wagon driver, from $50 TO $40 per amlum
end board: night watch1pan, from $50 TO
f1lO per annunl, and reducing tho salary
Of tho head nurse from STD TO 1860 per
Annur1.
Mr. John b. Minor opposed the re-
diiction OF tho pay OF the head nurse,
and It was advocated by Mcssrs. Satter-
+. field and Dabncy Mr.. Minor moved that
the recommendation be amended by In
sertIng $50 per annun, as at present.
The motion was rejected, and on tic
vote, as follows: Aycs--Hobson,s r. ".
Minor, John B. Minor, Seay. Gunst--5.
Nocs-Dabney. Grimmel. Huber, Sattcr-
field. Wiiliams-5.
Tho question was then taken OH the
committce's report and their recommen-
dations were all rejected, and by a re-
corded vote OF ayes, 5-Dabney. Grimmell,
Huber. sattcrfield, Williams; noes. D.
IIobson Miner. Il. w. Minor, John B.,
Seay, Gunst Without taking any further
uction the committee adjourned.
Tho committee opened bids for fur
nIshinI supplies to the institution for
tho quarter commencing December list
and ending February 2Sth next.
Bacon shoulders ana soap. to Ktngan
e. Company; flour, rice. salt. TO Harvey
blair & Company: lard. to Armour &
q Company coffee. 10 c. d. Kenny; sugar.
10 c. A. Motley Grocery Company; but
ter. to Cay.tol City Dr.iry Company; her
Ri g,, 10 J. s. M-ore's Sons; Irish pota-
TO. \ L. Shultz: canned CORN to
+ q, ,nc, -t,unnamkcr Company; canned
tc,ratoes. to stokes-Grymcs Grocery
co,npp ~: starw and corn. to W. J.
Todd: Thiskcy. to straus, Gunst s
Company: straw and corn to w. j..
Wagner Drug Company; hospital sup
plies to Powers & Anderson; hose. halt
hose coiored dornestics. unbleafled
Jeans. to Burnett Lewis; mems coats
and pants. to John r.. Steinbrecher;
mems brogans and women,s shoes. 70
". A. Cheatwood; mems shoes, to W.
r. Phillips 6; Company.