The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-15
ADMINISTRATORS
GALL upon COUNCIL
gY CAN SEE NO WAY CLEAR
FOR INCREASE OF SALA-
RIEs.
INSPECT ARMORY
; CAMP ASSOCIATION TO CO.
OPERATE WITH BOARD IN
PAVING STREETS AROUND
SOLDIERS. HOME.

nwilling to burden itself with
her responsibility, the administra-
board yesterday returnd to coun-
he resolution passed by that body
immending an increase in the sal
,of the mayor. the chief of police,
nbers of the fire alarm depart
il, the police force and the janitor
,he Hastings court.
doing SO the board. in a resolu-
expressed It's sentiments, by say
\ that there were no funds in sight
i;such increases 1t further de-
Jed that the finance committee and
tcouncil had adopted a budget
III embraced all available funds
ne disposal of the city, and the
tional recommendation appears
ave been excluded from that bud
smbers of the board expressed
a1large the salary list. II there
anything in sight with which
1 so.
Mccarthy Resolution.
re is the resolution adopted by
board and sent back TO council.
hg been presented by Commits
'sr Mccarthy.
vhereas the council has referred
els board a proposed increase Of
toay of the fire department and
&c police and of the mayor, and
Fhereas there are numerous APP
rions for increases of pay from
departments under the control
oe board: and
hereas the board has no infor-
nm concerning the financial CON
d Of the city further than the
fthat .~f1e total estimated receipts
oe city for the year 1913 were
aipriated by the budget for the
" therefore. he Il
solved. That the board is un-
.alo act in this matter until fnrth-
efvised by the council as to the
go from which the proposed in
crd expenditures are TO be met.
Inspector Al Armory.
n recommendations Of Building
Intor Butler the board agreed to
plan inspector at tho First Rcci-
nlsarmory, TO supervise the work
lbedone Mt that place. In his state
INTO the board Inspector Butler
\F9 that he believed II imperative.
man. capable and honest in his
wt should be placed over the
VIZ said Mr. Butler This II n
hiRtract. and In order to see that
II properly carried out. suggest
thu competent man be placed upon
tho"
board felt the same way. and
ia Nelson Powell. n well known
cortor and engineer. and expert
I'm lding. Inspector Butler sug-
ges Mr. Powell as man fully
car of handling the work. His
prile duty will re to supervise
thacrete and masonry work.
Alter from the council commit
tee annexation asking that the
boaiecline to aCCcpt the resiCna-
tiof City Engineer Boiling was
files WAS one from the Richmond
Acay Of Medicine and Surgery.
Ing been informed by Superin-
ten Thompson that. because OF a
lacl funds, the electricity depart
mebuld not go under ground In
certsections. the city engineer was
dird 10 proceed with paving in
EucEt!nax- Progress en the work
Of underground system on Thirty
sect street, between Broad and
Marl streets. was reported. as
vast on Randolph street, from
Cary Riverview and Mount Cal
wary
Tsequest Of the Virginia Rail
wayd Power company 10 string
highwer wires across a number
Of us In the Southside, was re-
Serro the city attorney
Willing to Cooperate,
A er from r. T. Bosher. presi-
Gent the Lee Camp association,
was aived. in which II was stated
that's Lee Camp company ac
reptile proposition Of the admin
fstra board that. should the lat
ter and gutter Grove avenue,
shen street and the Boulevard
the pany would pave the street.
and city engineer was directed
10 ldnto the matter and proceed
with work
a aher Of citizens from Cary
streestween Allen avenue and the
Bould were before the board 10
discuhe assessment for damages
slonaat street. designed for the
wider Of the street A large ma
fority them agreed to the assess
mentthers will he heard later.
Ma'eduests for guttering. curb
Ing astreet repairs were received
And ned.