The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-03
COUNCIL To GET
JAN|T0R SQUAbBLE
Committee on Grounds aud Build
ings Rejects Ordinance and FL
nance Committee.
WANT FULL AUTHORITY
Rival Recommendations of Two
Bodies Not Unlikely to Cause
Wide Breach.

Building Inspector Beck win be
given the privilege of watching the
ianitors Of the City Hall work and
of reporting any delinQuencies to the
=tt-t..,tfrstttec grounds atst3
buildings If the decision of that body
has any weight with council.
such avas the CONCLUSION reached
at q meeting Of the committee Thurs
day night. incidentally the action
of the committee on finance. which
recently recomme nded a conflicting
ordinance giving Inspector Peck fun
authoTitr TO hire and fire, was de-
nounced as a high handed piece Of
interference calculated to destroy the
dignity Of this body" As "a result
CLASH between the city solons on the
two committees Is not improbable
The entire matter will now go be-
fore councils as o whole. which body
is placed in the rather embarrassing
position NJ being unable To act with
out offending one Of tho two com
mIttees concerned,
The squah bible which may result in
r. councilmanic split found its origin
in the desire OF the Janitors to have
their pay Increased from $50 to Ss5
monthly. The committee on grounds
and buildings were willing to grant
the increase, but suggested the abro'
CATION to themselves OF the direct
/ control OF the men In other words
they specified that the tanitefs SHOULD
he elected by and be responsible %
the committee. thereby practically
RELOCATING Inspector Beck to the po-
citicu Of ffgurehead o%erseer.
{ Ffnancters object
The committee on ffnancs objected
, to this arrangement and recommend
ID a substitute ordinance providing
mat the grounds and buildings com
mittee should have general care OF
the city Hall, providing for two Are
men. two watchmen and three elsva'
tor men, at varying salaries. and %
not more than seven janitors, to b.
paid at the rate OF SEQ per diem
This vas all well enough, but thsr
came the hitch. The committee re
commended that the janitors be an
pointed by the building inspector an
that official he given permission q
discharge such employees for cause
reporting such removal 10 the com
mittee at it's next meeting.
This solution pleased neither tn
committee on grounds and building
nor the janitore. The former wante'
! full authority. The latter declare
they would not work on q per dtsr
basis which would permit of their be
ing laid of without pay.
When the ordinance Of the financ
committee came back to the member
in charge of grounds and buildings
was turned over to subcommittee
, the members of which reporte
/, Thursday night, rejecting It's term
I and declaring themselves as being un
: alterably In favor of the original or
dinance,
II was finally deci0ed 10 transfe
, the discussion to the floor of tn
, council. where it will he threshe
. out finally.
Several other matters were take
up at the meeting Thursday nigh
among which was the adoption ct q
= extended ana detailed report provtt
:. ing for the reopening Of certain pla.
: grounds. The subcommittee on pla,
!, grounds was authorized to delega
! One Of Its members to attend a col
j vention of playground experts to
J. held In Rochester. n. Y. fhe e.
penses OF the trip are not 10 excee
sSs. and are to be paid for out of Il
playground fund.