The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-08
.C|TYS OFFICIALS
MAKE $4,000 EACH
That Is Basis on Which Commit
tee Assesses Five Fee Officers
for Primary.
CITY EMPLOYEES LEAVE BODY
Obey Ferguson Ordinance, and
Jimmy Allen Sings Swan
Song.
CITY EMPLOYEES LEAVE BODY


According to tho best calcula ton the
City Democratic Committee has been
able to make the Offices OF City Treas
urcr. City Sergeant. Commissioners OF
the Revenue. clerk or the Hastings
Court and clerk of the Chancery Court
OF Richmond pay their occupants $1,000
the year each. This was the basis on
which the assessments for primary en-
trance fees were made at the meeting
OF the committee held last night No
ono knows what these fee officers re-
ccivc. and the general impressions is
that their compensation far exceeds
that on which the committee figured.
Figuring tho same way. it would APP
pear that the pay OF the High Constable
! is $1,000 tho year. of the Attorney for
the Commonwealth. $4,000. while the
Sheriff and the clerk Of the Law and
/ Equity Court arc supposed TO make
only Sl.S0o.
! BnSis of Assessment.
/ Presenting the report of the finance
committee. Chairman Charles V. Car
| rnGton said the fees to be paid by
candidates in the primary of June =
we're based on what WAS supposed to
be per cent uf the first years COM
! pcnsation. So said candidates must pay
as follows:
! if, $40; Attorney for the Common
! wealth. S150; Commissioner of Revenue.
/ $3.50: Collector tsaiary fixed by or
dinancc), $50: clerk of Hastings Court.
$3.50: clerk of Hastings Court, Part H..
I 500: clerk OF Chanccry Court, $3.50:
clerk OF Law and Equity Court. sac;
/ High Constable. $500: state Senate. S25:
! House OF Delegates. s25; Justices OF the
/ peace tthree in each OF the four wardsl.
( 81: members Of City Democratic Com
Imittce $3.50.
/ These payments must he made TO
Treasurer r. y. Goodc, and official notice
! OF candidacy filed with Secretary Wal
ter q. Duke by April IL. Colonel John
: Harwood qualified Immediately as n.
candidate for the vacant seat In the
state Senate. and paid his fee TO MIR.
iCoodo last night,
Plan Conforms To Inv.
! The comnittce adopted an elaborate
plan for the primary, presented by
clyde w Saunders, chairman OF the
committee on plan II follows the lines
OF the now Byrd Featherston law as
TO conducting the election and count
ing ana canvassing the vote.
Each citizen must vote in the pre-
cnct where he lives. even If he has
just moved there, and must attend TO
his transfer. An effort led by Captain
/ w NJ. Myers to change this was voted
down. However lie was more sue
plan, which will permit a member of
the city committee 10 visit any pre-
cinct. instead of only those in his own
ward. as was at first proposed
City Employees Retire.
Three OF the four city employees who
have remained on the committee in
! violation OF the Ferguson pernicious
political activity ordinance, retired
last night. They were James NJ. n.
| Allen, f.. c. Hicks and !. y. Baber.
( The only one now remaining is Charles
! j.. Mosby. who was not present last
night. l.. i. Pagan was elected SER
geant- at-3rms, 10 succeed Mr.. Hicks.
! who has served for many years.
/ II was explained that all these men
resigned year ago just after the
passage OF the FERGUSON ordinance
which prohibits a city employee serving,
on the committee OF a political party.
! Their designations were then laid on
the table, and members OF the com
mittee said that body itself was Ia
/ blame. IN It's desire not TO lose them.
I Matters came 10 head a few weeks
ago. when. by votes Of the city EN-
rloyc members, majority OF those
present tlIot enough TO appropriate the
money! voted TO spend party funds to
pay the EXPENSES OF the committee on
q trip to Washington TO see the in
auEuration.
Aliens Farewell.
James NJ. y. Allen, one OF the pic
turesque characters on the committee
delivered his swan song last night
having been granted the privileges OF
the floor lie said he heartily approved
the FERGUSON ordinance. He had had
a good time. he said. and was sorry to
leave. He had enjoyed the torchiigh,
procession OF last November, ANA had
"A splendid Time on our trip to Wash
inSton. when ] came down 10 Third
and Broad Streets ana thought about
it." He hoped TO come around again
and see the boys.
Captain Myers said he was sorry Ia
see these members go. but present ed
so many reasons Why they should be
allowed TO depart tina, Chairman Miles
~ Martin said the many whercnse.
reminded him OF certain telegra IN
now historic. sent by Senator Swanson
last week III trying TO explain his con.
nection with the Allen cases in GOV.
ernor Manns absence. This brought
down the committee
Under the plan, the city committed
VIII hereafter be composed Of twenty.
eight nembcrs-scven from Lee Ward
seven from Jefferson. eight from Clay
and Sin from Marshall. Under the new
rule of the state committee, such mem.
bership must hereafter he proportional
according TO Democratic votes.