Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
CITY MAY PROVIDE
EMPLOYME FOR
THOSE OUTO WORK
Planned to Use 700 Men on
Big Municipal I'm
dertakings.
RELIEVE PROBLEM
OF UNEMPL OYMENT
Jones Offers Resolution Appro-
priating Sl25,ooo for Emcr-
gency Use.
MAYOR APPROVES PROJECT
Many Out OF Work, and Question OF
Their Support Is Becoming
RELIEVE PROBLEM
OF UNEMPL LOYMENT
MAYOR APPROVES PROJECT
Many Out of Work. and Question OF
Their Support is Becoming
Serious

Carrying out relief plan ratified
yesterday a. conference between
Mayor Ainsiie, Councilman Carter G.
Jones and several department heads,
called for the purpose OF conside ring
, the problcin OF the unemployed. Coun-
Gilman Jones Introduced in the Com
mon Council last night a resolution
appropriat'nE si25,000 for Immediate G
expenditure in public works. II is
designed. by this ordinance. to give
employment to 700 men at 81 day,
beginning January /. 1915, or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
LARGE NUMBER ARE
OUT or EMPLOYMENT
According to reliable authorities.
the unemployed army in the city is the
largest In years. state Labor Com
missioner Doherty estimates the num-
Der in Richmond without work of any
kind at between 10000 and la.Go0. II
is stated by persons In touch with the
situation that unless additional ave-
nues OF employment arc thrown open,
tho oNcom!ng winter will bring n sca-
son of unprecedented want.
THE city is responding nobly TO the
call for relief to the Belgians and has
In numerous other ways given liber-
ally to charitable and public causes"
said Councilman Jones last night.
"licre is an opportunity for the city
to help it's own suffering citizens, not
by charity, but hy giving them work"
MAYOR APPROVES PLAN
TO REtLESE SITUATION
The resolution. which was referred
, 10 the Finance Committee with au-
tior.ty 10 report 20 either branch. was
accompanied by q communication from
III. Mayor. in'which the situation was
summarized as follows:
IL. t..s., Lii. 4
much unemployment, and thcrefrom
mncl distress among our own people.
There is also much public work that
is waiting to be done and that will
ultimately bc done
III VIC can arrange now TO prose
cute this work. IL will have the dual
advantage OF providing temporary en-
ployEnent for some OF our worthy citi-
Zcns who are out OF work. thus en-
abllng them 10 tide over the winter
months. and also of completing some
of the public improvements already
mapped out, and for which residents In
the several localities have frequently
asked.
With the understanding that this is
70 be OF = temporary. nature. | respect
fully commend to Your consideration
the advisability OF making substan-
tial appropriation to be expended by
the Administrative Board I'm such man
ner as /; deems Wise IN carrying out
the foregoing objects.
That such II move OH our part has
both humane aad practical. value was
the unanimous opinion Of a conference
held In my Office this morning attended
by G. 6. Jones. OF the Common Council:
Chairman Whittet. of the Admnistra-
tive BOARD: city Attorney Pollard. the
City Engineer. and the following heads
OF departments: Mr.. Davis. Mr. Cohn
and MIR. Trafford."
CARTER }. JONES OFFERS
PLAN OF MUNICIPAL. AID
The resolution offered by Councilman
Jones follows:
Whereas II is deemed desirable, in
view Of the number of unemployed In
this cit! and the urgent need for mu-
nicipal improvements, that an appro-
priat!on should be made TO relieve the
situation: therefore, be it ordained by
the Council of the city OF Richmond:
I. Tina. the sum OF SJ2a.ooO out or
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, be, and the same is
hereby appropriated and placed 10 the
credit OF an account In the office OF
the Auditor. to be drawn upon in the
usual way by the Administrative Board
of the city of Richmond. and the said
board is hereby authorized and directed
TO expend said sum In public improve
ments in the departments of the city
government under their control In the
employ Sineht OF not less than zoo day
laborers. the compensation of said
laborers TO be at the rate OF So per
day for ninehour working day, said
board being hereby also authorized to
use such part OF such appropriation as
may be necessary to supply teams. tools
ana other equipment necessary for the
execution of the work hereby au-
thorized to be made. said work To he
commenced on January !. 1915, or as
soon thereafter as practicable The
persons to be employed under this
ordinance shall have been actual bona
iide residents OF the city Of Richmond
for at least six months previous TO the
passage OF this ordinance, or of the
territory recently annexed to the city
of Richmond.
2. This ordinance shall be in froce
from Its passage