The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-21
/ LARGE POWERS
|. FOR NEW BOARD
Differences of Opinion Over Con-
struction of Salary Clause
in Charter.
MAYORS INCREASE HELD UP
If Not Acted On in December,
New Complications May
Arise.
MAYORS INCREASE HELD UP

differences OF opinion have devei.
oped as TO the proper construction o.
thu proyisions of the new city charter
in regard to fixing the pay OF CITY
of,eia,s and employees not under the
administrative Board The discussion
ar,ss. as n sequence to the remarks or
NJ pul,er In the Committee on Oro1-
,apces Charter and Reform on Tues-
nav night, in which he charged gem
era, scramble on the part OF certain
lesser employees 10 get their pay raised
nesore the Administrative Board takes
.harpe Al the same time, sitting In
secret session the Committee on FL
nance recommended TO the Council ten
or a dozen salary increase ordinances
Chairman Grundy declining to make
,ublic the names OF those who win the
nimr,s For some reason not made
ruhIic, the committee tabled the ord
nanc. increasing the salary OF the
Mavor. a master which IL was bes'eveo
xvo,,d have almost unanimous ap-
.nroyal. Several other papers are pend
sing granting increases in pay. which
orisinated. as In the case OF the Mayor.
no, NTH the officials themselves, bur
Nth counciimen who considered II
wise policy to encourage progressive
and active men. AS these increases
were not solicited by the incumoen's
themselves. bat were offered in fecos :.
nition OF ,heic services. they Should
no, be cla.sed as salary GRABS
WIT Charter states.
I'm, the contention has now arisen
whether after January the Council
can. wi,hou. reference to the Admin
-je.-a,tve Board. increase any salary
7, vas certainly the intention Of the
committee which drew the new plan
of government 10 give the new BOARD
large powers over the departments
-ns.- its direct control. but over no
o.hs-s Il was intended that the Ac-
r,inis,rs,;ve Board should TX the pay
OF Al employees under its direction
AID .ha. che pay OF such oMcers as the
bard elects afte- once being Fixed
av the Council. should not be increased
WITHOUT reference 10 the Adminis'ta-
tive Board
eu- he sew charter doesn't read
ga. ~ay. Section IS saye:
-~> Ciry CSsncH shall N the pay Of
an .aeers. Hut whes sseh pay has been
go ~. saupe shall net be Increased
~ sAe CITY CSuDen untn the preDTsety
rA a,ereaae has beea re1e1reA t.
81 Administrative Beard esadde1ed
nv rAen, and reported 1Doo 70 TIE
c>~>en: provided. however. that the
C,eA ny Ae3eE1ae to the Adnanfs-
sr.ssye beard the Dewer t. N TIE pay
Il an sAc<rs twhs0 .they are new OF
-v ~ hereafter 01tASrt1e1 - A.
1900 .>A provided. further. that the
- - all employees u the city shall
De axeA By the Administrative Beard
.,s 10y. iron tine to tine. be n
$500 or AiaisisheA ~ said board
Opinions differ ae 70 the proper con
ssrucr.oa o: this section II was asio
yesterday By some members o. the
con,cil TIA. should the pending peopo-
sstion for increasing the salary o. the
ys-o- NOT be acted upon finally before
Ianuary :. that before sna acton
could the. be taken the propTetE 0,
euch increase" must be referred TO the
Administrative Board for report, not
wi.h..andsng the FAC: that the Admin
sstra..ye Board has no supervision over
the MAJOR. he being. IN fact. is supe'