The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
MUST GIVE WHOLE
TINE TO HIS WORK
Salary of Electric Plant Supcrin-
tendent to Be Fixed at
$2,75o a Year.

|
\ Council that tho salary OF the superin-
tendcnt OF the Municipal Electric Plant
| be fixed at 32,75o. An ordinance
| drawn by the Committee on Electricity
regulating the management OF the
plant and requiring the superintendent
recommended, after being amended by
increasing the salary from $500 10
$3.50, limiting the time OF oilers and
fremeD, now employed for twelve
| hours. to ten hours daily, and increas-
ing tho pay Of the rhicf engineer from
siio to 1926 per month. Mr.. IEirsch-
berg fought vigorously. hut unsuccess-
fuzzy. for an amendment requiring that
all employees Of tho plant should be
| registered voters and taxpayers. II
deveioped that one switchboard tender,
who came to the plant recommended
by tho Virginia Railway and Power
Company, for which he had worked. Is
not yet twenty-opc years of age.
though that fact was not known when
he was employed. The charS. Was
made that there was an eligible voter
in M. Hlrschbcrg's ward seeking the
position, but his was denied. Since
tho man was giving satisfactory SER
vice. the members of the committee
refused to vote to have him displaced
Tell. OF Plants Work.
Consulting Eneinccr r. w. Traford
who designed and has had charge OF
erection of the plant, and who has
hcen acting superintendent since It's
completion. made a general statement
OF the growth OF tho demands since
tho plant was FIRST proposed claiming
hpf hal a..
when designed. and that curren; would
be produced even moro chcapiy a tho
amount used increases
The ord nance proposes that current
used by the Water Department is to
bc charged for at cost, at no time TO
exceed cents per kilwatt, al
though when the electric plant turned
over the Old Pump House then valued
1T 100000 as a site for the plant, with
its water power rights Il was stated
in the ordinance that the Water De-
partmcnt was TO receive in perpetual
compensation without further charge
power TO pump 100000 gallons OF
water daily.
Al present The plants only custo-
mers are tho street lights and tho
Water Department. The ordinance
provides that light mav nc furnished
to public buildings. the various de-
partmcnts Of the city government TO
be charged by tic Committee on Flee
kilowatt hour MIR. Trafford said the
present producing cost of the current
at the plant was about % OF cent
per klowatt and several members
thought the charges against the other
departments excessive.
Stable Permits.
The Ordinance Committee also
recommended adoption OF the follow
Ing measures:
Stable permit for S. II. Cottrell, at
Hancock and Marshall Strcete
Stable permit for c. +. Sauer, at
Hermitage Road and Clay Street
Permit for stable TO w. Fred Rich
ardson. in alley between Grove and
Floyd. Plum and Jombardy
Increase in the salary OF the keeper
OF Oakwood Cemetery from 5000 TO 81,
zoo.
Ordinance fixing the salary of the
clerk Of the Hastings Court. Part H..
AT $500 per annum, and allowance
for deputy at $500 per annum, in
lieu of all fees.
spector from $3.50 TO $500 per an
mum.
Increasing the salary of the Az
sistant city Attorney from $4,000 10
5000. and requiring that he devote
ms entire time 10 the city
Creating the Office OF Manager Of
Hands and Carts, Washington Ward.
AT $500 per annun.
crea ting additional positions at the
city Home of head laundress, at $3.50
and tohrd; ward maid. at sl44 and
board. and day clerk at S35 per month
and board
Some Ordinances.
The committee also recommended
adoption OF the following general ordi-
nances:
Ordinance prohibiting any person
under eighteen years of age from driv
ing any public hack on the streets OF
tho city.
Ordinance prohibiting begging, hold
ing OF street meetings and general So
netting for any charity without a per-
NIT.
Ordinance allowing construction of
electric signs on roofs OF buildings
The ordinance liking the pay or mem.
bers Of the Administrative Board was
tabled. that Increasing the number of
saloon Licenses from $50 to ISL. to pro-
wac a bar for the proposed new hotel
at Eighth and Grace Streeta, was re-
ferr2d to subcommittee consisting of
Mcssrs Pollock, Lumsden and Brown,
and the ordinance limiting the number
OF pawnbrokers' licenses to three was
tabled TO special meeting to hear