The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-08
WHOLESALE VOTE
FOR HIGHER WAGES
Everybody in City Employ Who
Had Application In Got
Favorable Report.
BOARD MEMBERS GET $4,000
Committee Afraid to Go Higher
Lest Inferior Men Elected
Be Ovcrpaid.

The Ave members of the new Ad-
ministrative Board which takes over
the direction of number of city de-
partmentS now under control of
Council Committees. OF January
next Will be paid $4,000 a year each.
IL an ordinance recommended to tho
Council last night by the Committee
on ordinances, Charter and Reform is
ADOPTED. The recently adopted amend :
inehts to the city charter provide taat
inc members OF tho new board shnll
De PAID salary to be fixed by tho
city Council, not less than $4,000 a
year each.
Several members of the Ordinance
committee expressed the view that tho
salary should be even higher. TO attract
the best type of men to the office. 1t
was the general View that If suitable
men are elected, and perform tho
duties attached to the office, the city
should pay not less than $500 each,
and that that amount would be then
we'll expended.
Danger of Cheap Men.
But the fear was expressed that in
the first election, where all five mem
ocrs are to be elected. and where many
voters may not realize the grave i'm
portance and extended powers dele
gated to this board. some men of little
ABILITY and small experience may be
CHOSEN, and the city be In the some
what absurd position OF paying $4,000
or $1,000 Il year TO some man who has
never earned from private employer
onc-nfth of that sum
Chairman tmlauf suggested that IL
suitable board were elected. and
after proper trial OF the new plan
seemed 10 be giving tho city the re-
suits which the new plan is expected
to yield, that the pay could b., readily
incrca sed. and the action recommends
Ing that tho salaries be fixed at $1,000
each at the start was unanimous
several members stating that they had
assurances that the nyuro would be
acceptable to the Council.
With one eye on the coming Council
primary. the following increases in
salaries of city employees were recon-
mended. thc motion in each case be-
ing made by member from the ward
i'll which the onlccholder lives:
Captain OF the city tug. from $1,000
per year TO $500 per year: mate city
tug from 5000 to $3.50. fireman from
$50 TO $40; freman city dredge from
$500 to $40; dlppcr tender from $500
to SEQ: deck hands, tug and dredge,
from $40 to $500 each 1t was object
cd that these mcp are paid hy the
month whether the vessels arm In use
or not, but strong argument In their
favor was the recent service Of the
trcdge in breaking ice to keep the
channel OF the river open. when mem
hers of these worked through LONG
hours at great exposure without extra
compensation.
Gas Inspector from sl.75o to $4,000
per annum.
Chief Clerk. water Department.
from SLIGO to $3.50 per anmum
Chief Clerk, Fngineers's Department.
from $1,000 to sl.100 per annuin.
Some New Ordinances.
The following ordinances were
recommended TO the Council for ;.dop-
ton:
Ordinance granting permission TO
c. r.. Bowden, lessee. 10 maintain n
brick stable on lot owned by Sum
meriield Clark, on Crac. street be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth
Streets
Ordinance granting permission to
Stamprr. Ragland and Company 10
store in magazine a. foot of Twelfth
Street not more than 800 pounds of
dynamite. for "A period of six months.
10 be used in blasting operations in
excayat lions for new power house OF
Virginia Hallway and Power Com
panY.
Ordinance allowing tho erection OF
a frame church building al the corner
of Fulton and Lewis Streets.
Ordinance allowing the medical staff
of the City Home Hospital TO associate
with Themselves six specialists.
Ordinance to provide for the appoint
ment OF day clerk and u night clerk
at the City Home Supcrintendcnt's Of
fee, at s25 per month each and board.
PRNnbroicrs 10 BE Heard,
The following papers were tabled for
consideration at special meeting.
when the interested parties may Ia
heard:
commended by the Police Department.
Ordinance prohibiting persons under
eighteen years OF age from driving
public hacks drays, wagons or carts
on the streets
Ordinance, recommended by Police
Board, reducing the number OF pawn
brokers In the city to three and plac-
ing certain restrictions upon them In
the conduct of their business, TO pre-.
vent such shops from being used as
places in which TO dispose or stolen
goods.
The committee filed without action a
letter from Joseph Button, Commits
sioner of Insurance, asking approval of
n bill pending in the General Assembly
TO prohibit the MANUFACTURES or sale OF
certain dangerous kind of mat ches.
and amid some laughter returned 10 the
Council. to be referred to the Commit
tee on Finance, Il letter from the city
clerk OF Cleveland, Ohio. asking this
city 10 join in a petition TO the gov
eminent for the coinage of 3-cent
pieces