The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-22
'C|TY'S employees
| PRESENT DEMANDS
Many of Them Want More Pay,
and Eight-Hour Day Is
Asked by Some.
WOULD COST 100000 A YEAR
Bccks Says Board Has Approved
No Plan for Proposed Ninth
Street Bridge.
WOULD COST 100000 A YEAR

After hearing from representatives
partments desiring their pay increased,
the Administrative Board yesterday
adopted resolution offered by Mr.
Hirschberg providing that the chair
man shall appoint subcommittee of
one member each to investigate and
report, on each OF the departments
under control of the board in reference
TO It's efficiency. scale of pay, and make
any other recommendations to be
submitted within thirty days Later a
resolution offered by Chairman Whittet
was adopted asking that the City
attorney be requested to construe sec
tion 26 OF the Act OF Assembly of Feb
ruary 9, 1912. creating tho Administra-
tive Board, with reference TO the power
OF the board to increase the salaries
or the employees of the various depart
ments under the board.
.Cohn Wants More Pay.
superintendent Henry Cohn. of the
street Cleaning Department. spoke at
length in favor OF further Increase
IN the pay OF street cleaners. who were
Increased last year from So per day 10
S2.10 per day each. Representatives.
OF the gas, water and several other
departments were heard. some asking
specihc increases. ana others for q
general 10 per cent increase all along
the line AS the pay roll of depart
ments under the Administrative Board
aggregates something like 100000 per
year a 10 per cent raise would entail
an annual charge of about 100000 In
support Of his case Mr. Cohn read a
letter from Mayor Atnslie highly com
mend!ns the work OF the street clean
ers during the Cleanup Week.
when tho board met yesterday
morning Mr. Beck rose to a question
or personal privilege to state that he
had not committed himself to any plan
for the proposed new Free Bridge. and
that an advertisement printed Tuesday
afternoon. May 20. stating that the
board regarded with favor plans sub
mitted by Cole \. Blanton. was prema-
ture.
Want Eieht-Hour Day.
Employees OF tho City Electric Plant
presented petition for an eight hour
day. The paper was referred to Su-
perintendent Trarord to report such
changes as he may indorse and the
cost thereof.
On motion OF Mr.. Beck. the CITY
Engineer was instructed to excayat.
wiAh the city hands and carts the re-
manning portion of the Denny Stree,
Methodist Church foundations. and I,
use the material from this excavat' or
IN building the ramps on Nicholson
street leading TO the new grade O:
Lester street
Superintendent Davis. OF the Water
department, reported the approxi,nat-
cost OF water mains in Meadow stree;
from Powhatan to Colorado. Mcado,,
from Colorado to New York Avenue
and on New York Avenue two SQUARES
east OF Meadow Street. in the suburb
OF Riverview, In accordance with the
com promise agreement OF the Virginia
Avenue sewer litigation. 10 be So
6sl.lo. Hc was instructed to install
the mains, the cost TO be paid by n
special appropriation or from the bond
issue for water mains.
MIX. j. r. Gill asked for city water
Tor the swimming pool at the Male
Orphan Asylum. The matter was re-
rerrcd TO Superintendent Davis for re-
por' and estimate OF cost and amount
Of water used.
The City Engineer was instructed 10
advertise for bids for grading and
crawling, curhirty and guttering hoth
sides OF Thirty-ffth Street, between
Blakey and P Streets.