The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-14
SALARY CHANGES
MADE BY BOARD
THAT OF wATERwoRks suPERIN-
TENDENT RAISED TO
$4,000.
SAY RUMOR UNFOUNDED
VIZ. BECK NOT TO he CITY ENGr-
NEIsR--PRoPosE PENSIONS
Foa CITY EMPLOYEES.
BUSY SESSION.
SAY RUMOR UNFOUNDED

Members Of the administrative
beard last night stated that the reSo-
alton, PASSED yesterday by the board,
Increasing tho salary Of the supsrin-
,sndent 81 the water works from So
beQ TO $4,000, WAS not caused by any
p.aa which the beard nvw HAS Hiftief
eousideratiou 10 make Charles T.. Sol
1o1, 1T present city engineer lead
Il The watcr department, II was also
mid that neither the runur - he
effect that IA J.. Beck, a member OF
nc Administrative board. would he
made city engineer, nor the TerCrt
That an outsider would he placed at
he head Of the engineering depart
sYlent were with foundation So far as
plans made by the hoard we're cor
serned.
The inference was made thai the
board was SIMPLY providing for the
securing Of men OF recognized ability
who wcuid ,temana such salaries as
hose mentioned. but al his time the
administrators were without definite
plans fer the future. According 10
The resolutions made ly the board
yesterday the change ~ salary Is to
become effective on July list.
Carlton Mccarthy . Tntnber OF the
BOARD. said, while discussing tire re-
ports which have been circulated con-
sernIng the probability ~ Engineer
Boiling becoming the head Of the
water department: This rumor has
eatred credence because Of Ihr fact
that Mr. Boiling has been head at the
water department and because hr Is
recognized As az authority or nc
WORK The t., ard, howev@t. has neFeT
considered the appointment OF him as
superintend snt Of the water Works.
Pension City Impioves.
At the instance OF il In HitschbcrE,
the board rassed resolutions request
Ing the city attorney to draft an "rdin-
ance pr 1Yielng q pension fund for
employees Of the city who have be
come inCapacjtated for work after
twenty years Z continuous service for
The city. This pension fund ls nos
so conflict with either the fire or po-
lice pension funds or with any htn-
eficiaries under these funds. The res
oIttions will he conveyed to the coun-
ell through the mayor.
The clerk Of the board was in
structed to inform the board OF fire
commissioners that the administrative
board has consolidated the duties Of
The city electrician with those Of the
superintendent of the electric plant
and reduced the remuneration of the
superintendent of the fire alarm ind
police telegraph to $500 per aannm.
This change becomes effective April
Ist.
City Engineer Boiling IS 20 be in
structed to advertise for bids for the
Improvement Of the corners CT the
Capitol square at Twelfth and Bank
and at Ninth and Capitol streets, the
bios TO be re,urnable Oh April LIST. The
city engineer IS to be instructed also
10 advertise for bids for the install =
iation of sewers on Lester street. be
tween Poplar street and the western
approach Of new Lester street in ac-
cordsnce with the plans already sub
.nitted.
Salary Changes.
Upon motion Of Administrator Nc
Carthy. a number of salary increases
in the water department were ~esolv-
cd upon. They are as follows;
Three outside men, to $40 a
month One foreman Of the pipe
laying force from $40 to s120: ;wo
bin clerks from $50 to 500 month
": two acting foremen at the pump
house to $3.50 day; an assistant
clerk from $1,000 to 1880 a year.
chemist at settling basin from 81 SEQ
10 $1,000. assistant superintendent OF
the water department from s2,o0o TO
s2.4oo Petitions for these increases
have been PENDING since 1913
Resolutions were passed by the
board at the instance OF Administra-
Of three meter settlers and two stove
settlers from S275 to s3.25 a day.
Other salary increases for city EN-
rioyes recommended by the board
yesterday were:
Seven purifying hands from $3.50
TO IS; four retort helpers from -. "a
To So: four COKE stand men f-om So, Is
10 So three coke stnkers 81 SO To
SO: six engineers from 1926 to $3.50;
two firernau from 80 T5 To So, Two nine
men from 50 Is to SO.