The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-02
SALARY RAISES J IS
WERE NUMEROUS
Council Passed :; S ed Many sE Held Up
Several, But rned. Down
N one. II
TO. PROVIDE EMERG ENCY FUND
Resolution to Set Apart $4,000
for Temporary Improve y
rnents5 Offered.

In a long and busy session OF nearly
five hours. the Common Council last
night disposed Of big monthly docket
of business. 1tawass salary grab night,
the salarieg OF practically every enl-
ploye whose petition was reached
being either passed or defeated. and
then Greconsidered and tabled, SO that
1t will come up again. Several were
recommitted in order to save them
from defeat by reason of adverse re-
ports OF the Finance or Ordinance Com
mittees.
"A notable exception to this rule was
the practically unanimous Increase of
the City Accountants Galary from
81, 500 to $500, following handsome
comriendation. OF his work and etti-
ciepcy by Subchairman Pollard, OF the
Finance Committee.
The Office of Assistant City Attorney.
at salary Of s1.50O per annum. was
created. provided the Board of Alder
men concurs In the action.
Money for Annexed Territory.
The sum Of s2,5O0 was appropriated
for special vaccination.
IA resolution appropriating moro than
ST 900 for 8otling the boulevard to allay
| dust thereon was passed by the Coun-
cil,.on the Endorsement OF several mem
bers.
| resolution providing a fund Of
$4,000 for making necessary tempo
aryeimprovements in the annexed ter
i ritory was sent to the Finance Com
|mittee sH&.
|iG Mr.. Philips offered resolution In
! structtng the Committee on GROUNDS
n and Buildings to ascertain and repor!
4 the probable cost, suitable plans anq
\ desirab le5 locations for four public com
| fort stations in the streets and two
in the markets. '55s u
4 Resolutions appropriatinE out OF the
4 special fund a. large sum for sewers
4 water and gas mains street Improves
1 ments and school sites In the new ter.
rtory from the special" committee
thereon. Went TO the table TOT TOT ,t'ire' IN
Session In Detail.
4 The Committee on Streets reported
ordinance authorzing t9s Mhiti9rs com
4. pany to extend their system Of hrt
4 protection under and across Twenty
!. fourth Street. The ordinance was
Il passed. IS i3 :.
to execute an agreement with tn
4 Tredegar Company relative Ito. con
structlor Of q. trunk sewer through ~,
property OF that company was passeu
\ Sprinkle with OIL.
The following resolutteens !, Of t.
4
u Finance COMMITTEES:
Il Apropriating $500 to an account Z
4 he known as planting trees IN th
city Of Richmond and to make hoxe
\ Appropriating $loo4s to the accoun
OF hands and carts to provide for re
cent increase In compensation OF en-
a Resolution appropriating $4,000 I
the account of temporary repairs !!
the annexed territory,
"A An ordinance relative to compensa
tion to tho city FOR the use of sewer
was pa ssed.
+ The Finance Committee reported
! resolution. appropriating Sho6s.76 70
: sprinkling with oil the Boulevard froi
broad to Beverly Street. j. IN
: Mr.. Cnrnon, patron Of the origins ~
j, resolution on tho suhject, eSplaine
q that he Had been informed by friend
il who had seen the experiment made8i
s Tennessee aud elsewhere thar two aI
y plicAtions 8$pf crude OIL would convel eSN'l
Fs. (Contlpacd on Second PaSe,l