The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-02
BOARD SPLITS ON
SALARY INCREASE
7olkes, Mccarthy and. Beck
Vote Against Raising Pay
Of Electrical Men.
TO SOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEM
Mayor Asked to Recommend
Ordinance to Regulate Motor
Truck Hauling.

The Administrative Board divided
yesterday on n comprehensive scheme
providing for salary increases to en-
ploycs OF the City Electrical Depart
mcnt aggrcgating $40 month. and
placing the work In that department.
upon eight-hour basis. instead OF
the ten-hour system that prevails at
present. The plan was submitted by
John liirschberg and was supported by
Chairman Robert Whittet. Henry T.
Beck. r.. G. Follles and Carlton McCar-
thy, however. voted against IL, and the
matter was ordered tabled
superintendent Trafford. OF the F,lec-
trio Plant. appeared before the board
on behalf of his men. The employees
or this department. he said. feel that
they are entitled to Increases In salary
lie suggested number of moderate in
creases which. he thought, would meet
present needs With slight modifica-
ton the superintendent plan was sub
United TO the board by Mr. Hirschbcre
only to meet temporary defeat Mt tho
hands OF the majority. The matter
may be taken up and RECONSTRUCTED at
eny future time.
Would Add $40 to Pay Roll.
The salary increase plan rejected by
the board would have added SllO to
the monthly pay roll OF tho Electrical
recommended were:
Two engineers. from SO n day to 500
q month; chief electrician. from 500
to sl2o month: foreman linemun.
from 500 TO 1920 u month. three line
men, from $50 TO SlO0 month: four
trimmers and one truckman. from So
% SO day: and clerk and book
Keeper. from s75 to $50 a month.
Besides the absolute raises in salary
Just noted. the plan provided for a re-
duction in working hours for the men
whose salaries were left unchanged
instead Of n tcn-hour day these en-
pioyes would under the now plan DO
given n working day Of eight hours
The superintendent of the Electric
Paint was by'the same plan OF read
justnent authorized to employ an ad-
dittonal man ut $40 q day TO take
care of the three shift system
Trnmc Problem Agnin.
City Engineer Boiling directed the
attention OF the board again TO the
injury to the paving on several resi-
dence streets caused by the constant
iy increasing motor truck traffic. The
present ordinance is unable to copc
with the situation. Upon the recon-
who wrote TO the board yesterday
secondins the City Engineers suggcs-
tons the board forwarded tho CORES
pondencc in the matter to Mayor Aims
lie. with the request that he recon-
mend TO the Council such amendments
TO the present ordinance governing
traffic as Will take care OF the situa-
ton.
The present ordinance prohibits
trucks carrying loads in excess Of
1000 pounds from traversing certain
smooth paved residence streets but
the law is more frequently violated
than observed. a recent attempt 20
amend the law to regulate motor
trucks which carry in some cases loads
OF two tons and more, was defeated
in the Council on the general ground
that it was not worth while to amend
n dead-lcttcr ordinance
To Repnir Vinduct.
The City Engineer was directed by
the hoard To notify the receivers of
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
Company to complete at once the wire
netting protection on the undcrside OF
the Marshall Street Viuduct \ re-
commcndation providing for these re-
pairs was made by the City Engineer
two weeks ago. The receivers were
notified to install the proper safe
guards. but have so far failed to COM
ply. The City EnUineer was instruct
cd to lodge complaint with the police
justice If the protection is not at once
put in place
clerk Dunford was directed by the
board to notify President Wheel
wright, OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, and the receivers of
the Richmond and Hcnrico Railway
company. that portion OF the over
head work constructed across the Sea-
board Air Line Railway on Marshall
street. near Brown Street Is too low
and must be raised at once to n mini
mum clearance of twenty-five feet
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