The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-09
MOULD GUT OUT
ALL EXTRA FEES
( C0UNClLMEN WEARY or ADDI-
T1ONAL CHARGES PRESENTED
ny DISTRICT PHYSICIAN. j
BALk AT SECOND BILL
! PAYMENT OF SUM ASKED BIZ DR.
SLOAN WILL RE MADE. But
THERE'S TROUBLE
AHEAD.
BALK AT SECOND BILL

Indications are that the day is not
Tar OH wf1en city Instruct physician,
who draws 40 per mouth Tor -hIs
services, will not oe aple to collect
addItional tees from the city.
Al the next meeting OF the COM
mittee on streets. Councilman Ter
gusson proposes to introduce an oroi-
nance limiting such physicians to
their salaries, so lar as pay from the
city Is concerned, and requiring them
10 treat all city patients tree OF
charge.
Mr. Ferguson made this announce
ment last night at the meeting Of the
Council. when the finance commit
tee submitted report recommending
that DIR. Julian w. Sloan, city pay
sician. be paid s25 for service In at
tending J. Il. Rowland, an employs
Of the city engineering department..
who was injured while In the dis
charge OF his duties some weeks ago.
Powell lnquisative.
! Isn't he tho same doctor that pre-
scented another bill Hike that some
months ago? asked Mr.. Powell. OF
Monroe ward.
He certainly Is. some one votuu-
teered.
We'll, for ono, don't propose to
stand for the second BILL" declared
MI. f-oWPtiy Win tnutu SIbpbhSASs
Then IL was that Mr.. fergusson
arose and laid bare the plans that
he had in view. MIR. FERGUSON was
whiting to vote for payment Of the
bill, but II would be the last OF that
sort he would stand for.
Chairman Pollard, of the finance
scommittee. explained that under the
existing ordinances Or. Sloan was
entitled 10 the amount embraced in
the bill. In this. he was supported
by MIR. Pollock and other members.
How They Voted.
Put TO vote, the report OF the
committee was adopted as follows:
Ayes atkins. Blake. bosehen.
Bradley, Butler. Cease, Ferguson.
Haddon, Hobsou, Lynch. Miller.
Mills, Primer. Pollard, Pollock. Pow
rr.. J. r., 2cade. Richards. Richard
son, Sullivan. Cmlauf. Vonderfehr.
Workman, Peters.
Noes-Brown, Burke. Fuller. Glib
Ntrschberg, Huber, Lumsden. PeWeii.
Powers. J. c.. Rogers
only two VOTES were cast against
adoption of a report from the finance
committee recommending that the
state Fair Association be awarded
the sum OF s2.s407s. which repre-
sents the amount in excess OF the ap-
preparation allowed by the city for
constructing the administration build
ing at the fair grounds. Those sot-
Ing In the negative were Messrs-
Powell and ]. T. Powers. -.
Would Raiss Saiaries-
Other reports from this committee
which were adopted are az follows:
Resolution raising the salary Of AS
xistunt City Treasurer Tucker from
37ae to 1880 per year.
RESOLUTION raising the salary Of tho
engineer at II water pumping sta
ton iron, si,eaa To si.seo per year.
Fixing the, salary OF the assistant
xuperintendent of street cleaning at
sl.0S0 per year.
Adding $500 to the salary OF Judge
scott OF the City Circuit Court, maxi
ing his annual compensation 1850.
which is the amount drawn by the
Judges Of the other principal courts in
Richmond.
A report recommending an appro-
priaiinn of So. 500 for purchase of prop.
erty TO improve Washington Square
IN south Richmond WAS tabled temper
ariIv. In accordance with the rules.
Will Get Money.
Concurrent action Was taken Win
reference to claim OF 1870 allowed
Miss Florence kellam as a result OF
being injured by "A fire engine on tins
streets
To the ordinance committee was re-
ferred report from the electricity
j COMMITTEES recommending that the an
nual salary of the gas Inspector bo
fixed at $4,000.
The grounds and buildings commit
tee presented report recommending
that all docs. whether licensed or un-
licensed. be prohibited from roaming
at large through public parks OF the
city where squirrels are kept The
paper went to the ordinance commit
tee.
Rsfsrrsd to Committee.
To Ee finance committee was rec
ferred the Fuller free text book or
diuance, and also the ordinance reea.
lating bill posters The ordinance pro-
vtdinG for a raise In pay Of the public
school teachers was referred to tho
special COMMITTEES authorized To probe
the public schools Of the city.
Mr.. Brown, Of Washington ward.
introduced a resolution fixing the sal
airy Of the clerk OF Hastings Court.
Part II, at $500 per year. and that
Of the. assistant clerk at $500. The
paper was referred to the ordinance
committee.
Reports from the ordinance commit
to recommending 10 per cent. In
crease In salary OF all members Of the
city police and fire denartments were
!. refefred. 10 fhp's, hnaNce c6rnMftteA To
the same committee went the paper
recommending a raise In salary for
] the elementary teachers In the public
schools.