The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11
ALDERMEN GRANT
SALARY RAISES
Concur in Resolution Adopted
by Lower Branch as to Gas
Department Employees.
MANY OTHERS GET A LIFT
Mayo Bridge Builders Put In
Claim for Cost Of Add
tional Work.

The Board OF Aldermen last night
mon Council to increase tho salaries OF
tho foreman OF the pipc-laying force
of the Gas Department to 81 a day and
of the other employees TO S275 Il day.
Tho only question raised as to tho
legality of the procedure under tho
new charter was an inquiry from AL
dcrman Fuller as to whether the Ad-
ninistrative Board had provided for
the increases In the salaries of the en-
ploycs of tho Gas Department before
the new charter went into effect. No
ono could give him tho desired infor-
nation. and tho resolution was con-
Cured In without further question
All other salary increases were con-
Cured in, ms follows: the Special Ac-
countant, TO $1,000; clerk to tho Spe-
cial Accountant, to sl,oSo; the City
Weiyhnastcr, to 5000; tho City Engt-
nccr. to $4,000; the fumigator of the
Health Department.. to $1,000: stcnog-
raphcr to tho Health Department, to
$3.50; assistant food inspector. to $1,000
proposition from the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company. communi-
Gated to the Board OF Aldermen by the
Administrative Board. TO sell the city
certain OF it's poles, was sent to the
Committee on Public buildings, Prop
critics and Utilities.
Helps Campaign for Bank.
resolution 10 open buchanan Street
was referred to the Street Committees
and resolution from the Common
Council 10 open old Nineteenth Street
was concurrcd I'm. The Board also con-
CURED In tho resolution authorizing
tho Committee on Advertising to APP
propriatc $500 toward tho expenses OF
having tho Federal government install
e. ha, ~,
Richmond, and In a resolution to REIN
burSe Henry S. Wallerstein for $3.50
spent in the construction Of sewer.
The resolution thanking the Vir-
ginta representatives In Congress and
the cities in the Commonwealth for
gional bank established here was unan-
iinou3ly concurrcd In The resolution
was fathercd In tho Common Council
by President Il. Leo Peters.
resolution to pay the estate OF
J. S. Moore 5000 for damages to the
property by grading was concurred In
against the opposition OF Mr.. Paul, who
said that tho damage had been done
before the property was taken into
the city by annexation. The Claims
Committee had decided. however. that
II was moral obligation incumbent
on tho city. and the Board took like
view.
Tho Street Committee reported n
resolution to appropriate Sl3,5l9.SO
from the bond Issue for tho construc-
ton of n sewer west of BIanton Street
and adjacent to William Byrd Park.
thoriz!ng the City Attorney to acquire
land for the extension of the Cancpa
/ street sewer from Garrison Street to
Gillie's Creek was also adopted.
alderman Crimes presented II rcso-
luton authorizing the Administrative
y m, yt-i, tl,A lei,
of land to improve Shockoe Creek and
Bacon Quarter Branch. and 1t was
unanimously adopted.
Claim by bridge Builders.
J.: j Smith & Co. Inc. presented n
claim for S4S,Sl6.4l for additional work
required on the new Mayo Bridge. 1t
was referred 70 the Administrative
Board for investigation and report, and
then TO the Claims Committee for ac-
tion. The petition did not recite the
items for the claim
Aldermen Mitchell presented 4 nett
ton 20 instruct the Board of Fire Com
missioncrS 20 rcinstatc as call men C.
Ill. Nhitlock and ;. SteinburE, who lost
their positions when the department
was standardized and all members wcre
made station men. Tho two men, now
more than sixty years old, had sixteen
months more to serve as call men when
the department was standardized and
the salary IL only S2i.25 month Mr.
Mitchell thought that Humanitarian
principles demand that the men he re-
taiucd for the full length of their terms
Tho petition was referred TO tho
Finance Committee.
Aldermen Grundy presented for tho
Stoncwall Jackson Monument Associa
ton paper petitioning the city TO con-
tribute site and pedestal for the pro-
posed monument, and 1t was referred
TO tho Finance Committee.
On motion of Alderman Disney, n
resolution appropriatlng $4,000 for the
equipment of the First Regiment
Armory was taken from the table and
unanimously adopted.
Tho Administrative Board sent n res
olution to increase tho salary Of the
second assistant to the Superintendent
oe Water Works to $1,000. and II was
passed.