Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-22
MEN ARE ASSIGNED
TO CITY DEPARTMENTS
Administrative Board Takes On 307
Men Under Emergency
Act.
$50 ARE ALREADY AT WORK
Street Cleaning Department Places
100 at 81 Per Day Each-Tcams
and Carts to BE Hired to Facilitate
Cleaning OF Streets.

Orders issued by the Administrative
Board yesterday to heads of depart
ments. Assistant Superintendent of
Parks Calder, Engineer Burgwyn. en-
ploycd In special work at lakewood
Cemetery. and the keeper Of Maury
and Mt. Ollvet Cemeteries. authorize
them to give employment as early as
practicable to total OF 397 men.
These Will be paid out of the special
Improvement appropriation OF $4,000
provided by the so-calied Labor aid
ordinance"
Henry T.. Beck. OF the Administrative
Board, estimated the number that were
put to work yesterday as $50. Before
the end OF tho week. he thought, the
emergency force will have Increased to
$50. with the probability that 400 or
more will be on the city's special pay
roll before the end OF two weeks The
employment OF the maximum number
Is being held UP by the lack of equip
mcnt and materials. but these will be
supplied within the next few days.
STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT
GIVEN 40 NEW MEN
The Street Cleaning Department re-
curing less new equipment in pro-
portion to the extra force than the
other departments, absorbed at once
most of the 100 men assigned to that
department by the board. Practically
every one Of the $50 reported ut the
day ready for work. Tho men were
instructed to report this morning at
the City Stables for assignment to
duty.
An outlet for fifty additional men
was found yesterday in Oakwood Gene
terry. where Engineer c. T.. L. Bur
Swyn is engaged now in constructing
reinforced concrete bridge connect
ing the old and new sections of the
cemetery. Such work as has been
done has been by contract. From now
on the city will use only the emer-
gency day labor on this piece of work.
Mr. Burgwyn, under the order en-
tered by the board, is authorized to
, employ fifty-two additional laborers
at 81 day. the number to include nee
essary foremen and time keepers at
SO day. Part of this extra force
will be employed in the construction
OF the bridge. and others In the grad
Ing and graveling of walks.
superintendent Cohn. of the Street
Cleaning Department. was directed to
assign temporarily three men each to
the Mayo and Ninth Street Bridges
The men are to be equipped with push
carts. 1t Will be their duty to keep
the bridges clean, and to see that they
are properly aanded in sleety weather
The board entered an order direct
ing the Superintendent of the Water
| Works. the City Engineer. the Super
intendent Of the Gas Works, the Su-
perintendent OF the Street Cleaning
! Department, the Assistant Superinten-
| dent OF Parks, the keeper OF Maury
and Mt. Olvet Cemeteries and Colonel
Burgwyn to certify to the board. within
/ five days from date, the names and adj
dresses of NIL employees given work
under the special Improvement fund
! The order directs them also to GER
! tify to the board from time to time
any changes In tho employees, with
their names and addresses, advising
what men. II any, are discharged and
the reason for their discharge, or II
any have resigned or left their posi-
! lions. The pay rolls for the employees
under the special appropriation are to