The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-10

Charter and Reform Committee was
held just before the Board Of Aldermen
was called 10 order, and a resolution
Wu4 huiriediy reported, appropriating
- "Voo Tor Increasing the pay Of teach
eTs and janltors OF the public schools
other than In the white elementary
grades. IN ths Board Messrs. Gunst
una Mitchell argued at length for sus-
pension OF the rules requiring resolu-
lions appropriatins money to first be
referred to The Committee on Finance,
asserting that all act of injustice hau
Deen done in raising the pay .of some
teachers. with no provision for others
Subcha!rmen Grun6y, OF the Finance
committee, agreed that an Injustice
mad been done. but reminded the Board
that IL had been done over the pro-
test of the Committee OH Finance, tho
CITY school Board and the City Attor-
ney. AS for the teachere who had
peen the innocent bone OF contention,
he thought they were entitled to the
raise and promised TO support 1t in
MS committee. but protested against
any appropriation of $4,000 being
made without allowing the Finance
Committee TO consider and report upon
1t.
The debate was extended. Mr.. Hob
son closed il by saying that while a
candidate, his oath as an Alderman
side and follow the rules of the Coun-
Gill;
How They Voted
The effort to suspend the rules {, put
the appropriation resolution on its pas
sage. regardless of the Finance Com
mittee. failed OF a two-thirds vote and
was rejected by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Atkinson, Bennett.
Bliley Cowardin. Donahoe, Don Leavy.
Gunst Nation, Mitchell, Moore, Patrnm
Powers-12.
Noes-Messrs. Adams, Butler Gilman.
Grundy, Hobson, Kain. Moncure, Per.
due and Whites.
The resolution was thereupon re-
terred TO the Committee on Finance.
AS explained by Subchairmau Grundy
the Finance Committee in making ,he
budget had provided s27,5O0 for in
'reasing the pay OF all teachers, a gen
@ral increase Of 10 per cent with an
ADDITIONAL sum for elementary teach
.rs, who were admittedly underpaid.
ADOPTION of the Pollock Umlauf amend
'nent TO the budget fixed the pay of
six grades OF elementary teachars. over
no opinion of the City Attorney. who
held that this was usurpation of the
bowers Of the School Board. This will
,orce the city to an additional expendi
cure or $1,000. making the total in
,rease in pay of teachers per annuIn
s4+.60o, or nearly as much as the whoIn
amount provided this year for repay-
'ng Broad Street
Plans for Bellevue School.
On roll call Mr.. Butler secured n ra-
consideration OF the vote taken ar s
former meeting. by which the plans of
BelleVue School were rejected and the
school Board instructed to secure new
clans for building not to cost NOR,
than 100000. and the plans, Including
provision for a Church Hill Auditori,In,
IN TINS building, wers sent back to the
Committee on Finance.
The ordinance regarding the uso NJ
streets by builders for material and
hosting apparatus, agreed upon be-
tween the Builders Exchange and the
Committee on Ordinance, Charter and
Reform. was called from the table
and adopted.
Papers Concurred In.
Tho Board concurred in the action of
the common Council In the following
matters:
Ordering sewer In Crow Avenue
to tho corporation line. to cost s1,151.aa.
Granting permission to Murphy's
Hotel. to construct a conduit under
Eighth Street and to construct area
ways around the new hotel building
awarding contract to Thomas A.
Barry d Co., to pave with granite
spalls the northern side OF. Broad
street, west of Harrison street, to
cost $4,000.
Releasing certain bonds of thu
Richmond and IIenrico Railway Com
pany, the street railway having been
completed In compliance with the
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Mentolatcd Suet has been highly
recommended for Group. also for