The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
ALDERMEN VOTE TONIGHT .
ON EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
Creation of New Department OF Mu-
nicipal Service Up for
Final Action.
PLAN is HIGHLY INDoRsED
Ordinance Lifting Veil OF Secrecy
From Hospitals in Treatment OF
Accident and Malicious Wounding
Cases Also Up for Concurrence.

From Hospitals in Treatment OF
Accident and Malicious Wounding
Cases Also Up for Concurrence.
T, ,
Failing of a quorum last Tuesday
bankers convention. the Board of
Aldermen will meet tonight In deferred
regular session to dispose of a docket
crowded with important measures re-
ported to 1t for concurrence by the
Common Council. 1t is not believed
that the bakcrs convention will inter-
fere with the meeting tonight.
BESIDES number of measures that
Will come up for concurrence. the
docket viii contain several ordinances
and resolutions. reported from commit
tees. that viii be up for passage. The
most important OF these is the ordi-
nance creating the Richmond Public
Employment Bureau. recommended for
passage by the Committee OH NOrdi-
nances at Its Thursday night meeting.
The employment bureau movement
has had varied history. II was In
augurated In the Council preceding this
one By Councilman /. Gray Haddon, of
Clay Ward. who introduced an ordi-
nance creating n municipal employment
bureau after the General Assembly had
amended the city charter SO as to
permit the municipality to launch this
enterprise.
DIED IN OLD COUNCIL AND
HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED
| The Haddon ordinance was substan-
tally the measure upon which the
Board Will act Tonight, except that 1t
provided salaries of $4,000 and $1,000 a
year for the manager and clerk. re-
spectively. instead OF $500 and $500,
the salaries established by the pending
ordinance. 1t was passed unanimously
by the old Common Council. after the
salaries to $500 and 5000, but was
; recomnitted by the Board of Alder
men upon the motion Of Alderman
Gunst, who. In common with other
members Of the Boam. thought that
the salary scale was Zoo low.
The Ordinance Committee promptly
reported 1t back in the form in which
II was passed by the Common Council.
This was Il few days before the end OF
the councilmanic year. and ii was
found Impossible to secure further ac-
ti6n on the measure by the Board.
The ordnance died on the calendar.
Opposition to the municipal employ
ment bureau idea was registered in the
old Council, and has been renewed in
the present Council by proprietors Of
private enterprises engaged in this
business. 1t has been objected that
the city has no moral right to invade
field of private activity and offer
competitions to business enterprises
now adequately serving the general
needs. Many of the private Intelligence
officers. it has been pointed out, have
been in business In this city for many
years. and are taxpayers, entitled to
the same consideration that is shown
other citizens engaged In making an
honest livelihood.
UNEMPLOYMENT PLACES
BURDEN on COMMUNITY
The establishment OF municipal
| employment bureau Is highly Endorsed
by j. u. Doherty. State Commissioners
of Labor; Il. G. Davidson. president OF
the State Federation of Labor and
other authorities In touch with local
| labor conditions. Similar agencies IT
is stated. are operated with success By
nuraber OF American cities and Com
monwealths. The Seattle bureau. II is
said, has perfected n system Which
enables IT, to find employment for it's
idle element alta cost of only 10 cents
Ia person.
According to II recent statement of
Commissioner Doherty, the city, of
Richmond has more than 5000 people
who are unemployed. municipal
bureau, he believes. would go far in
| reducing this number, saving to the
social body an immense sum annually
! which the community Is forced to pay
| as the price of idleness.
The ordinance provides for the APP
pointment of commission of FIVE
members by the Mayor. subject to APP
! Moval by the Council, which is to have
direction of the bureau. To this body
VIII be responsible the manager of
the bureau, who will have active
charge of the enterprise. Besides pro-
viding $1,000 for the salaries of the
; first year. tho ordinance appropriates
$500 for running expenses.
ORDINANCE REGULATES
ACCIDENT HOSPITALS
Among the measures that will come
i.up for concurrence Tonight is the or
dinance requiring hospitals to report
| immedihtely>to the police the reception
i'of all persons suffering from botiii,,
Injuries and the death. of ali such per-
lsons. The ordinance was introduced
ct the instance of the Board of Police
Commissioners. 1t is designed to aid
the police in the detection of crime. by
placing at the disposal of the authori-
ties prompt information of injuries
(which may possibly be of criminal
| origin
! Another ordinance up for concur
renee requires city departments and
public service corporations employing
T, inspectors. whose duties require them
| to enter private premises, to provide
them with metal badges, indicating
! their authority. The law is designed
! to protect, citizens against the depre-
dations of -pseudo inspectors and meter
readers, who gain access to private
homes and places of business for the
purpose of robbery.
I The Board Will be asked to CONCUR
also In an ordinance. introduced at the
i recommendation of the administrative
Board, establishing civic flag to be
used by the city as It's official banner
on all public occas!ons.
ON MOTOR TRIP TO DETROIT