The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-05
KILL |NCREASEO Of
TURP|N'S SALARY
Common Council Refuses to Pass
Ordinance Making It $1,000
a Year.
NO AMOUNT AGREED UPON
Mayor Again Urges Adoption Of
Civic 1'lag-City Home Salary
Changes.

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after q rather stormy debate the
common Council refused last night H.
increase the salary OF Judge rurn,,,
OF tho new Civil Court, from $4,000 MS
recommended by the Committees ON
Ordinance. Charter and Reform and
FINANCE, to $4,000, subsequently tlinch.
ing the defeat by declining to recon.
sider. At present, no salary Mt all Ia
iAea BY ordinance, although the Gem
GRAZ Assembly provided that he should
receive s2i0O per annum for his SER
! The matter came up for final action
niittee. Mr.. Pollock moved TO amend
py making the salary $4,000, which
Mills Led Opposition.
councilman Mills led the opposition
90 20 =. me increase. he and MI. Pollock en-
snging In a wordy debate, in which
others took part
Major Cary opposed the $4,000 ordi-
nance; telling of Judge Turpin's own
opposition to a salary as largo as ST. 500
for the Assistant City Attorney. Mr..
lynch supported the increase. saying
punish Judge Turpin for his opposition
70 other salary increases. He stated
that Police Justice Crutchfield got,
~ "a a year, and that the Judges OF
each. He said that the position de-
manded man of extraordinary ability.
statement vigorously denied by Ma
1or Cary; who said there were many
Mr. Pollock denied that Judge Turpin
knew what the salary was to be when
ne ne became candidate for the position.
o rhe position demands q man Of extra
There is not a question OF law or
equity liable to come up In any court
IN this land that may not come up here,
and Mr.. Cary knows it..
- do not know IT. said Major Cary
The judge Is to do work now being
done IN few hours by Police Justice
Gi nyn,,i,hs and Is limited to cases not
Association for Minimum,
Mr.. Mills told of the work of tho
committee of the Bar Association and
OF the legislative committee. which
though frequently importuned, refused
TO NIX the minimum salary at more
than $1,000. declaring that at the time
the Legislature fixed this minimum
there was really an agreement be-
the pos sf 3ss soo e r e asfhfRs
said he had drafted the ordinance at
the request of the Bar Association
more than . two years ago. Mr.. Mills
Council were building up an imagi-
nary business for this new court. and
wanted the court to demonstrate its
worth and then have the salary raised
to whatever 1t is worth.
The Pollock amendment to make the
salary $4,000 was adopted by a vote of
IL to II. but this so overloaded 1t that
when put on Its final passage 1t was
lost. Mr.. Mills offered to change Ills
vote on reconsideration II the salary
was reduced to $1,000. The $4,000 men
STOOD to their guns to the last. the
motion to reconsider being put and
lost, thus killing the whole measure
IN Its present shape.
Mayor Wants Civic Flag.
A communication from the Mayor in
regard to the appointment of repre-
sentative on the board of trustees of
the Confederate Memorial Association
was referred to the joint caucus to be
held next Monday night
The Mayor also suggested the adop-
civic flag for the city. the acompa-
nying ordinance being referred to the
Committee on Ordinance. Charter and
Reform.
On recommendation OF the street
Committee a resolution WAS adopted
changing the name of Ivy Street to
Certain repairs were ordered at the
SEVENTEEN Regiment Armory at the
expense of the city, not to cost more
than $1,000.
No More Annexed Funds.
The Committee on the Apportion-
ment of Funds in the Annexed Terri
tory presented what Chairman Mills
stated was practically It's final report,
apportioning s30,5OO for various I'M
provements. thus exhausting the spe-
cial bond issue. The recomm endations
We're approved.
Mr.. Lynch withdrawing his objection
to the location. the ordinance in regard
to the fountain presented to the city
by the National Humane Alliance was
taken up and adopted. appropriating
$500 for hauling and setting it in posi-
ton al Brook Avenue and Broad
Street.
The recommendations Of the Com
mittee on Relief Of the Poor with re-
gard to certain changes in the salary
list and in the employees OF the City
Home was referred to the Committee
OF, Ordinance. Charter and Reform.
The bill posting ordinance recon-
mended by the Committee on Ordi-
nance. Charter and Reform. fixing the
license tax. at 5000. was side tracked
the cry of monopoly being raised when
1t was found that there was but one
billposter in the city. The propo-
sition went to the Finance Committee
A tempest arose over the applica-
ton of the Model Laundry to use soft
coal petition OF the neighbors In
opposition being presented. When
finally hedged about with requirements
to use high stacks and to abate nuis-
ances the permit was finally granted