The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-15
SAYS ALL MONEY
HAS BEEN SPENT
Administrative Board Declines to
Act on Fire and Police Salary
Increases.
WOULD COST $4,000 A YEAR
lis Own Employees Also Want
Increases if Any Are
to Be Had.

The Administrative Board wants to
know where the City Council is going
10 find the money with which to raise
The pay of iremen, policemen and the
Mayor. Some weeks ago the Council
Committee on Finance recommended
for adoption a series of ordinances
making an increase OF approximately
) per cent in the pay OF policemen and
iircmcn, and increasing the salary OF
tho Mayor from $4,000 TO $1,000 the
total increase adding to the fixed pay
roll of the city approximately $4,000
Il year. Neither the iiremen or police
men are under the control and direc
tion OF the Administrative Board, but
when the ordinances came up on their
passage in the Common Council tho
point was raised that tho charter
amendments clearly specify in section
- that the rate Of pay once fixed by
ordinance shall not be increased by
the CITY Council until the propriety
OF such increase has been referred to
the Administrative Board, considered
~ them. and reported upon to the
Council All OF the ordinances were
therefore. referred 10 the Adm!nistra-
tive Board for report.
Wnh.s More Information.
Vt yesterdays session the board. on
molten vi Captain Mccarthy unani-
inouSiy adopted the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas the Council has referred
e this board a proposed Increase in
tho pa! ot the Fire apartment and the
nplic" and of the Mayor:
and whereas, there are numerous
applications for increase OF pay from
the departments under tho control OF
this board.
Md whereas. the board has no In
dition OF the city further than the
fact tn. the total estimated receipts
OF inc city for the year 1918 were ap-
}pria.ed by the budget for the year
Therefore, be IT resolved;
That the board IS unable to act in
this matter until further advised by
the Council IA to the sources from
which the proposed increased e8pend!
lures are 10 be met
Some street improvements.
y letter from \. L. Straus asking for
tho smooth paving Of Monument Ave-
nuc. from Davis Avenue to the Boule-
vurd was received. and the clerk In
strueiod to inform Mr. Straus that
While the board recognizes the desira-
MlitS OF making this Improvement
u j. Impossible unless a further APP
r'op-iation for streets is made by the
city council. The assessment OF dam
ages made b. members OF the board
l'F inc STau.ltE OF tNT! HtTtet from
.,,lcn Avenue 10 the Boulevard was
confirmed after hearing from p NUM-
bcr % property owners. In the large
majority Of cases no damages arc al
lowed the Improvement being held 10
Do AN enhancement OF value more than
onsciting the small grade changes
necessary.
Contract for painting metal work In
The swimming pool OF the Howitzers'
.\rmory was awarded to A w. Mason
~ $23.25- +. w. Trafrord. Superinten-
dent of the Electric Plant. reported
that on October i TO IS, 1911. through
an error OF one of his clerks. a pay
roll amounting 10 Sl9S.49 was not pre-
sented TO the Committee on Electricity
for approval, and he asked that he he
REIN bursed by that amount. The board
decided that II had no Jurisdiction. and
that application for reimbursement
must be made to the City Council
Building Inspector Butler reported
ihe appointment OF Nelson Powell as
Inspector for the new First Regiment
Armory building. and the appointment
was confirmed
Want Boiling Retained.
\ communication was received from
The Council Committee on Annexation
and from DR.. J. Shelton Horsley. presi-
dent, and DIR Mark w Peyser, secre-
tary. of the Richmond Academy OF
Medicine and Surgery, asking the board
70 decline TO accept the resignation OF
Charles Il. Boiling City Engineer.
The communication was ordered filed.
Building Inspector Butler was in
structed to get bids on emergency re-
paiYs TO the City Hall boilers. The
city Engineer was instructed to adj
vertise for bids TO curb and gutter the
south side Of Taylor Street from Linden
10 Beech Street
! letter was received from r. ].
Basher. president of the board of visi-
tors of Lee Camp Soldiers Home,
agreeing that If the city will curb and
gutter the Boulevard. Grove Avenue
and Sheppard Streets about the Sol
diers Home pro- erty, the institution
will pay for sidewalks The offer was
accepted and the City Engineer in
structcd to advertise for bids for the
work.