The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-05
COUNCIL SLOW ON
BOARDS REQUEST
Sends Resolution Giving Board
Power to Regulate Officers
SalariesSto Committee.
INCREASE PAY OF DEPUTIES
President Peters Presents Ordi-
nance Raising Gas Inspectors
Salaries to $1,000.

Efforts on the part of the Admins
trative Board TO secure, through the
channels prescribed by the charter, the
right to regulate the salaries of all
departmental officers under its control.
received temporary setback last night
at the hands of the Common Council.
"hlch voted TO refer to the Special
Committee on Charter Changes n Joint
resolution designed to give the board
that power.
The resolution was the direct ont
growth of the Knowles salary DIM
Guilty, which has enErosscd the atten-
tlon OF the board and Acting Auditor
since last Friday. The board had ~
ITS own accord Increased the salary OF
superintendent Knowles. of the Gas
Works, from $4,000 10 $4,000. and had
transmitted to Acting Auditor C,ren-
shaw pay roll carrying this increase
as well as salary increases for sixteen
deputy inspectors in the gas and water
departments
Pny Held I'm.
Acting under Il ruling of the CITY
Attorney, in which he held that the
charter placed tho salaries of all city
cihcers under the control of the Coun-
eli. Mr.. Crenshaw withheld payment OF
the increased salaries pending tho re
ceipt from the board of corrected pay
roll at the old salaries The mattar ro-
manned unsettled until yesterday. when
the board reccded from its position and
complied with the Acting Auditors de-
mands.
In giving in. however. the board draft
ed and forwarded to Mayor Ainslie
with the request that it be forwarded
TO the Council, a joint resolution which
gave it full power to control the sala
RES OF all officers in departments under
its jurisdiction. The Mayor last night
reported the resolution to the Common
Council
Resolution Committed.
Councilman Mills saw in the mea-
sure an attempt to broaden the power,
or the Administrative Board at tn.
expense OF the Council, and thought is
was mighty eNpedient that the Coun-
oil should be duly informed OF all in.
creases in salary TO city officers. To
part with this right, he thought, would
serve no good end.
The resolution involved a right ex
pressly granted by charter to the
Council, and before the Council shoule
act upon it, Mr.. Mills argued. tn,
measure should first receive the at
tention of the Special Committee on
Charter Changes. His chief objection
to the resolution, lie said was that
II was in blanket form, nd placed UNI
oci the boards control the salaries or
al officers OF the departments which
1T directs. His motion to refer the
resolution to the Charter Changes
committee was carried unanimously.
increases Pay of Deputies
An ordinance was presented BY
President Peters fixing the pay II the
sixteen deputy inspectors Of the Gas
Department at $1,000 a year This
was the same increase over the pres
ent salaries of the deputies that was
allowed by the administrative Board
but which was held up because OF ir-
regular award. The ordinance seeks
to provide in the manner prescrib, y
by the charter for the salary raises
Intellectually attempted by the board
1t was referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Most of the sixteen deputies whose
salaries were affected, as well as Su-
pcrintendent Knowles, We're in attend
ance last night