The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-01
EVERYBODY GOT
PAY INCREASED
Ordinance Committee of City
Council Favors All
Applicants.
HIGH COST OF FUNERALS
Recommended That Charge for
Carriages Hereafter Be
81 Each.
HIGH COST or FUNERALS

everybody that asked for an increase
Of salary from the Council Committee
on Ordinance. Charter and Reform last
night had 1t recommended, and the
committee in addition recommended a
number for those who did not appear
as applicants. This included 49,, O..
Ainslie and Police Justice crutchfelt
The lesser employees were openly has
tening to get on a higher rate of pay
before the Administrative Board takes
office on January l.
| All papers relating to annexation Of
| territory to the city, including peti-
tons from Barton Heights. highland
Park and a section west of the city.
were laid over to a special meeting to
be Eeld on Friday night. November 5.
when all persons interested in the
matter Of charging the bounds OF the
| city are invited to be present.
! High Cost Of Funerals.
! Councilman John Il. Bliley. former
Alderman A. W. Bennett and others APP
peared in support OF an ordinance au-
| thorizing an increase in the rates OF
| carriages. especially for funerals Mr.
Bliley. the spokesman. was introduce!
I
Trust" Tie ordinance authorizes an
increase in rates on carriages for flu
nerals from $3.50 to 81. Mr.. Bliley adj
mitted that the rates for pleasure We
hicles were not being followed. since
| the introduction of taxicabs, hackmen
now charging what traffic Will bear.
] The increased cost OF feed and the en-
/ larged bounds of the city were urged
| to justify the increase in rates. TIE
ordinance was recOmme nded for adop-
ton.
/ Mr.. Rogers appeared in support of an
| ordinance requiring the City Treas
II urer to maintain six substations for the
I payment of capitation taxes during
! the month Of November OF each year
\ In a letter City Treasurer Pace said
i that such an arrangement would re-
| suit in great confusi1n to his records
The matter was passed by to hear fur
) Their from Mr.. Pace. Special Account
! ant Crenshaw presented an ordinance
i pr oviding for the employment OF street
collectors for delinquent personal
i taxes, on commission. which was rec
commended, and an ordinance simplify
ing the meth ID OF paying into the city
4 treasury money deposited for gas.
which was also recommended. His
/ plan for revising the system IF book
j keeping in the City Auditors Office,
which is now said to be in an anti
quated and much confused condition.
/ was laid over to a special meeting, to
which City Auditor Warren will pe sum-
/ moned.
| The Pay Increases.
Then came the pay increases. The
pay of the machinist in the Fire De-
| partment was recommended to be in
creased from sos to $125 a month, and
the employment Of an extra enginenran
in the Fire Department was recon-
mended- The salary OF Mayor Ainslie
| was RECOMMENDED to be increased from
| $500 t. $1,000 on recommendation o.
\ Captain Mills, who claimed that /. was
far below the dignity of the office TO
| have subordinate officers, whom the
! Mayor could remove. drawing more
| pay. Mr. Umlauf opposed this increase
! He would wait and see what the new
Mayor is going to d.. Mr. Pollock
! thought the new Mayor had aire>ds
| amply demonstrated his exceptional
! ability. and the increase was recon-
/ Inended.
The pay OF the keeper of the New
| Reservoir was recommended for in
| crease to SIS per month and of the Ia
| borers at Marshall and New Rescr-
| voirs t. $225 per day each. The FIRST
! Assistant Superintendent of the Water
Department and the Superintendent OF
| an increase in pay from $500 to $500.
| but the committee cut both requests to
| s., 600 and recommended an increase to
that figure. The pay of the storeke'&er
in the Water Department was recon-
mended to be fixed at $50: that OF the
keepers of Maury and Riverview Gem
eteries at $50 per month each and ouse
| rent: that of the valve men In the Gas
Department from 50 per day to $3.50 per
day each, and an additional nurse at
S35 per month was authorized to be
employed at the City Home. An oTdi-
nance increasing the number OF dep
uty inspectors of gas and providing
additional clerks in the Gas Depart
rsent Office was tabled TO hear from
Gas Inspector shelton An ordinance
authorizing the employment through
on, the year OF two laborers at Shockoe
Hill Cemetery was recommended ior
adoption.
stable Permit Rejecsea.
The petition of T.. A. Saunders TO
n. allowed TO erect a Ioo-stail stable
at Broad and Lodge Streets was re-
ported for rejection as beng 200 near
the handsome residential portion Of
Lee District
The ssIarv Of TN. rol.-c Justice was
recommended To- b. increased from
s.. 50. 9, s2.oca. TO put Justice Crutcn-
a.Id on a PAR with civil Justice TUE
pin who receives S.-oce.
Til. resolution from the old C"un-
ell In regard to continuation OF the
investigation Of the curriculum OF the
public schools was laid on the tabie-
thus .udiaS tn. long drawn ut base"
which wrought 50 much havoc an the
schools last session and which accom-
rl:sb-d nothing save tn show :h. Ian
! or harmony between the school authos-
i,!cs and teachers aad the ..oris OF
IN. Elementary Tc4rn-Ts' Ms gaat'"n
"a, tak. the management Of the schools