The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
COUNCIL RAISES
MANY SALARIES
AGREES TO INCREASE WAGES CON-
TRARY TO RECENT CHAR
TER CHANGES.
MUSIC IN THE PARKS
LETTERS RECEIVED FROM MANY
cry BODIES TAvoRIyG RICH
uoND FOR REGIONAL

Most AZ The tjmr Of the common
rouncil was taken UP last night IN
consideration Of salary increases.
Everything went along nicely untii
i reached q point raised by MI Non-
aeriehr that wages in the gas depart
merit should be raised rs we'll as
th0se in other departments.
Up TO this time the body had APP
proved the recommendation Of the
finance committee that the salary OF
The city engineer be placed at s4.seV;
AN unusual figure. instead Of $4,000,
as recommended by the administrative
board. that the position OF superin-
iendeut If grounds, parks and nur-
series he created at a salary Of $4,000;
that the keepers OF the various parks
VINO were not already getting the
sum he given the pay Of SIS "A month;
that various other minor salaries be
txed, ard thar an increase be rec
commended in the salary of the super
.utendent Of gas and the inspector.
Thor Mr.. Nonderlehr injected a
melton fixing the wages of men EN-
otoved in the mechanical department
u the gas department.
Not Retroactive.
II developed during the debate that
the hill just signed by the governor,
ss recommended by the city council.
as nu emergency measure, prevented
he possible increase in wages or
salary during any current year. Inc
charter now stipulates that no wages
may be increased during the year
jn which it may be recommended.
THIS was one of the amendments TO
The charter which the common coun-
Ill baked against, when the board
of aldermen insisted that such amend
rnents as had been agreed upon by
both branches be passed by the leg
islature.
Several members OF the body, in
Guiding C,ouncilmen Rogers, Pollard.
Powell ard Fuller. thought the reso-
luton should 20 to the finance com
snittee, so that body might arrange
for any increase in pay which the
city could afford. There was strong
lobby from the gas department on
hand, aud when council voted To
suspend rules and pass the resoiu
non. they left the chamber with
beams Of satisfaction spreading over
their faces.
The action of council must Of ne
eSssity prove null, for the act which
was signed by the governor on Sat
urday provides for Just such cases.
street Improvements.
= resolution providing for an appro'
priation OF $500, 900 for srteet improve
nents. coming from the administrative
board, went TO the finance committee
on motion OF Mr.. Fuller. This com
rutttee will arrange for a special bone
issua-
The ordinance fixing the tax OF
billiard tables at s35 for the frat, ant
SIS for ali others, was concurred in
The question OF a bond issue, or
loan. until the bond issue might b.
promulgated, for the sum of money Il
provfde for Shockoe creek improve
ments. Free bridge, schools and Other
needed improvements was referred Il
the finance committed THIS was re-
commended by the finance COMMITTEES
when the budgeut was presented, ant
included a sum for the purchase O.
a city farm. This latter was elimi
mated from the resolution
Councilman Fuller offered a resolu
tinn provi6ing for the sum OF $4,000
Tor music in the parks next summer
This was sent TO the finance commit
tee
The resolution placing the salary o
has clerk to the building Inspector a
$l.50o Was eoncurred in.
After Regional Bank.
A resolution providing for an ap
preparation OF $500 to help defray tn
expenses Of those engaged In trying
to secure the regional bank for Rich
lnond WAS adopted, and Mr.. Peters pre-
scented a number of letters from tn
cnuneilmanic bodies OF all the Firgini;
-rrrfEE ard firg fT1fa congressman IN re
ply to letters sent out by city Cleri
August al the suggestion OF Mr.. Peters
(. endorsing Richmond as the place 10
The bank.
The resolution appropriatinE 1890
for dental examinations at the pubii
schouls. was sent back to the financ
committee. as was the proposition o
AN appropriation az spending $1,000
Tor improvements at the City audi
toriusn.
The sum OF $500 was recommends
for vaccination. The ordinance re
commenting the placing of lights OF
all vehicles was referred to the or
dinance committee. A proposition look
ms 10 Inc increase of the police fore
bv twenty five men, WAS also referred
the ordinance committee.
Councilman Rogers introduced an or
diHaDcc giving the building inspecto
superx iHion Of all lime klins. and til,
question Of raising the salary OF In
haiiT IF the civil justice was referred
to the finance committee