The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-03
IGNORED BOARD IN
RAISING Salaries
Council Acts When Reminded
That Charter Change Took
Away Its Right.
LONG DEBATE ON SUBJECT
Question of Spending Money OH
City Auditorium Sent to
Finance Committee.

Within two days after the enactment
into law OF the changes in the city
charter, which both branches of the
Ciiy Council had agreed upon after
many vicissitudes OF debate. the lower
branch last night took bnck TO Itself
one OF the new duties it had conferred
upon tho Administrative Board by vot-
ini' salary increase to cit: employees.
The action was on Il recommended ton
from the administrative Board, made
before the new charter went into effect,
that the salaries OF certain employees OF
the Gas Department be increased Ii
was iecoinnended To increase the sal
AIRY OF the foreman of the pipe nying
force To - day, tho salaries Of the
service men To s2.75 day, and OF the
10 81 a day. After much discussion. tho
rules were suspended BY Il vote Of 10
To &.
Say II Has No Authority.
Gilbert X. Pollock and Il. r. Fuller
argued that the Common Council had
no authority to increase salaries Of
been conferred upon the Administra-
tive Eoard by law. President Peters
a:.rYued that tho Council had hid no of
ilcial notification that Governor Stuart
mad signed tho charter change bill. and
thought that the body could net. Eff
inrt 70 have The matter recoinmittcd to
the FINANCE Committee failed, and, un-
der suspension OF the rules. n vote was
,akcnr ana- the ordinance increasing tho
IN 10 : MIR. Fuller. explaining that the
action WAS unusual. voted aye j. J.
Pollard and M-. Powell We're unrecon-
cilcd. and voted against the increase on
the grounds that the action OF the Com
mon Council was Illegal The paper
had been In the hands OF the Admins
section 20 OF the amended charter
reads And the wages Of all employees
OF the city In departments undor their
control shall be fixed by the Admins
tratNe BOARD, and such wages may
from time To time. be Increased or di-
unfinished by said board any increase
not To take effect. however. until the
expiration OF the fiscal year during
which such Increase is made" The
bill had an emergency clause and IL
WAS signed by Governor stuart on Sat
urday.
r,o A~ nala,Fi,," Matter referred.
on Public Buildings. Properties and
Utilities. To- appropriate 10000 TO i'm
prove the city Auditorium. was referred
70 the Finance Committee. The rcsolu-
ton irom the Finance Committee. re-
commenting that the request for M
augmentation ~ $4,000 for free dental
treatment of school children lie reject
cd. was rccommitted TO that committee
on the motion OF Mr.. RatcliTe, who said
that other dentists wished To he heard
ON the matter. The new electrical ordi-
nance. requiring electrical contractors
and jourhcyincn to I've licensed. was re-
fcrred 10 the Administrative Board for
recommended ton.
The Administrative Board communi-
citcu = request from the Health
purtment that 81 800 bo apnronriafed
IL pay for the hundreds of Vaccinations
which were performed following mo
smallpox scare
Councilman Rogers offered nm amend
incnt to au ordinance recurring thar nj,
Lime kilns be placed under The suner
vision OF the Building Inspector. and
that every lime kiln lie made inacces-
sihle 10 the public lie called ntten-
ton To the fact that the lime kiln IN
the foot Of Twonty- eighth street had
been vcrita BILE deaf III tran and unacr
suspension OF rules, the amendment To-
the ordinance was passed
MI. Fuller offered an ordinance 10
appropriate $4,000 for music In the
parks during the summer and IL was
referred To the Finance Committee
The recommendation of the Admin
istiative iioard that free water be
granted To the l. NJ L.. 4 was refrrrn6
TO the Committee on Public BUILDINGS
Properties ANA Utilities
A resolution offered By President
Peters, thanking all the cities In Vir-
einia which brye nidod I,,,.h,,n,, =
the hSht for the establishment OF a
regional reserve bank here WAS unani-
mously adopted.
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