The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-26
NEEDS O| HEALTH
BOARD SUPPLIED. ! !. L D.
Finance Committee econnen'ds.
Three Additional Employees Il
Of Department..
FOR 81 BUILDING L !. I INSPECTOR '' o.
Ordinance Again Recommended
to Council-Advance in Clerk
Rowelle's Salary.
FOR st' BUILDING INSPECTOR T E : !
Ordinance Again Recommended
to Council-Advance5 IN ClerE
Rowelle's Salary.

The Finance Committee OF the BCoun- |
Gil held a doubles header session yes-i
terday, and devoted six or seven hours
to disposing OF the work before 1T
The committee met first at 4 3 o. P.ss Nj
and satsuntll about 6, and resumed
work at $50, and sat until nearl y mid
night. e.
Much Of the late session was con
,sumed IN hearing complainants against;
the schedule of license taxes recently
Tentatively. promulgated by the Y 4 com. n.
imittee. 4 Naturally, there We're many
!protestunts on hand to object to {Sthe3 4
license figures, among them being fish
and+yoysterj dealers, dentists, 3laWyers,
an d = various others. After the meet
Ing it was announced that soma slight;
changes had been made, but Just what
these weresthe committee deemed At
best not to make public until the
Council meeting on Monday.
Health Department.
The committee recommended to the
Council an ordinance creating the Offices
OF medical inspector. registrar OF vital
statistics and stenosrapher, at salaries
OF $1,000. $1,000 and 5000, respectively
in connection with the City Health De-
partment. These are the offices deemed
essential by DR.. Levy, health officer. for
! the extension and even maintenance OF
i the work OF the department.
1.-THE committee also sozBrecommended an
i allowance to supplement the remunera- :
i stfon of Clerk r. NJ. Rowelle. 5of the City
i Circuit Court. Though the figure wa s
i not given out, It Is understood that the
i allowance amounts to more than 5000
per year. The, clerk is paid by the fees
i OF the office, and as the jurisdiction OF
i the court is limited and litigation has
B fallen off greatly in recent years, these
4 fees hardly afford support.
i Mr. Rowelle is one of the most etti-
4 Gent court clerks in tho State, and
q lwithal is "a refined and courteous gen.
4 tlcrn,.1. Few men in the City Hal
Il enjoy more 4 universal esteem thar
l"Ned' Rowelle, as he is generally
lknown. The city has heretofore sup
plcmented the pay OF the clerks OF the
Law and Equity Court and the Hust'
ings Court.
' Eight or nine advances Of about II
per cent. In the wages of city employc
were recommended. a few in the Cit!
!: Hall; but the majority Of them amon'
employees OF tho gas department. al
most all Of whom have been urgint
, increases.
The committee also decided to recon-
, mend to the Council an ordinanc
creating the office of building inspec
: tor. THls ordinance was once bcfor
| reported to the Council, but arouse
r opposition.s and was recommitted.
: The opponents Of the ordinance mad
! the fact that a code OF building laws la
not been provided in advnncesa pretes
= for opposing it. 1t was also r'lInorcd {
: the time that the opposition Of som
was due to tho fact that only civ
engineer was made eligible. <heres
some OF the members favored certaI
v aspirants who were not engineers. Son
I names OF prospective candidates for tt
Office wc4/, mentioned. I,
!, Tho ordinance has been urged by u
!, business bodies Of the city, by tho u
! surance representatives and by maj
Others. It's fate Is doubtful. hoWeve
unless the advocates of IT VIII Write Z
speak to their CouVilmen and Aldermt
on the subject, i,
Tho effect OF the creation of Il
i office will DO to provide a a'botter ella
: or buildings in tho business section
Of the city, and by diminishing u
danger of connagration. to redu
IN insurance rates In which 1reductit
rroncrty owners generally VIII shal
K BESIDES this, an accurate record
.@ building operations. their nature al
cost, will he provided. 3s,
Tho committee adjourned ito meet
- Thursday evelyng next at (which tll
,k lit will appropriate a portion OF
nj $4,000 set aside when 1t was dete
e mined not to reduce the taX ia
In There are many claimants Tor y pc
nd ton OF t>,s sum. 5