The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-17
F|REMEN TO GET
INCREASED PAY
General Raise of Seven Per
Cent Is Recon-
mended.
REGULATE MOVING PICTURES
Civil Service and Pension Or
dinances Go to Sub
Committees.

In place of a graduated scale OF
increase in pay for various grades OF
EMPLOYEES in the Firo Department. the
Council Committee on ordinances last
night recon- mended Hat raise OF seven
per cent in all grades below the asslsl J.
ant chiefs The pay for the chlei Is
recommended for increase from s-fo
TO s. 500. and OF two assistant chlefs IN
charge of districts. from 81 .o37 TO si.soo'
in accordance with the Fire Board :
recommendations The other increases
recommended by the Fire Board varied
from i've 10 fifteen per cent.
Captain J. II. Redwood presented the
cause of the iremen. He had 1t
figured out that since they were subject
10 call twenty-four hours in the day.
that their rate of pay per hour was
lower than that of the ditch-digger or
common laborer. Mr.. Disney. OF the
committee. thought the Fire Board
better qualified 10 say which classes OF
nrcmcn were underpaid. and favored
following its recommendation as 10
increases but the general seven per
cent raise was recommended on Inc
plea that tho men far down IN the
service who only earn small wages
needed the increase more than those
who were we'll advanced. schedule
of increases in pay in tho Fire Alarm
Department was recommended, as II
came from the Fire Board.
Civil Service proposed.
The Vonderlehr ordinance providing
civil service regulations for selection
of those entering the city employment
was referred 10 a sub-com mittee, con
sisting AIessrs. Nonderlehr, ttaodon
and Disney.
The ordinance recommended by the
Board of Police Commissioners re-
quiring those seeking 10 operate NOV
ing picture entertainments 10 first OBJ
tain a permit from the Police Board.
showing that the person. place and
are suitable before the
license is to be issued by the Commits
sioner of the Revenue was reported
for adoption. as was an ordinance
recommended by the Board OF Health.
giving that body authority 10 adopt
rules governing the ventilation and
of theatres and places of
public amusement
The ordinance restricting the num-
Der of pawn shops. recommended more
than once by the Board of Ponce Com
was passed by to special
meeting 10 be held next THURSDAY
night when all parties interested VIII
be invited to attend.
May Pension City Employees.
The Mills ordinance creating d city
employees retirement fund by providing
that there shall be included in each
annual budget d sum equal 10 one-tenth
of per cent OF the city's revenue.
this amount to be placed in the hands
of the sinking fund commissioners as
custodians. 70 be invested In city
bonds. the interest TO be used for the
on part pay OF employees OF
the city, who, by reason OF age or
otherwise are incapacitated from furth-
er work after having been in the city
EN- ployment for twenty years was dis
cussed Alderman Grimes favored q
graduated scale according to length OF
service. It was held that the pending
ordinance merely refers TO the creation
Of such a fund the manner Of its dis
tribution to be determined later. The
paper was referred to subcommittee
consisting of Messrs. Jones, Melton
and Welsh to consult the City Attorney
and report in time TO have the sum set
apart included in this year s-budget.