Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
THIRTEEN ADR|FT AFTER
LONG SERVICE T0-C|TY
Efficiency Cry Forces Colin to Dis.
charge Old Employees Unfit
for Service.
WILL BE DROPPED MARCH 81,
Kichmond Makes No Provision for
Men Who Have Spent Their
strength In City's Service and Arc
Too Feeble to Work.

HccedinS to the insistcnt demand for
greater efficiency and economy that I,
being made by the Admini.trattv.
Board this year Of every departmc,.
under Its direction. Supcrintcndcn,
Nohh' OF tho Street Cleaning Depart
heh'' hot!hed the board Yesterday tina.
he Will on March 81 drop from ,ho
pay roll thirteen men who have bccons
physically incapaci,atcd and UNIT for
service"
Inc names OF the men who viii, he
dropped are \. X. Jones 1919 Powha
tan street: A. 6. Godsey. 1916 North
Twcnty-second Street: John LAMAR,
Gio North Eighth street: \. G,ano,,,
i'ie West Marshall street Il. +. En-
roughly. $40 State street: W z. Annie
white. 1922 North Twcnty-second
Street; j. +. Roberts. 1888 West cary
Street; w. w. Cole. 34l South Laurel
street; Edward Gintcr. 1905 Brook
Avenue; Sol Parsley. i7@2 venable
street: J. l. Kelly. SIS Hull Street.
Mike Collins l21s East BROAD street
$. y. iierndon. 1903 IVES, Cary street.
and William Hall, .5l0 . Street.
In addition TO these there will he
dropped from the departments roll Carl
ING. who has for some years been
hna
been abolished.
HAVE WORKED For CITY
TEN TO TWENTY YEARS
In the list OF those who are reported
by Mr.. Cohn TO be UNI, for further
service are number OF men who have
bccn III tho citys employ for periods
ranging from ten TO twenty years /.
has been the practice OF Mr. Cohn to
assign them 10 light tasks In order
hn
AFTER giving their best years 10 the
citys service. The same practice has
been followed In other departments OF
the city government in the case Of
employees o.! many years standing.
The constantly increasing number OF
UNIT men. however. coupled with the
insistent demand for greater efficiency
has led the Superintendent OF street
Cleaning TO decide upon policy OF
releasing his men fast az they are
permanently Inca pa citatcd for the reg
ular work OF the department, leaving
II TO the city to make such provision
for their future as II deems ncces-
saTy.
An ordinance was introduced In tho
last preceding Council looking to the
creation OF a permanent fund, designed
TO provide pensions for city employees
who have become !ncapacitatcd in tho
service. The measure died with the
old Council.
LIST OF DISCHARGED MEN
Is SENT TO COUNCIL
Upon the motion OF John lIirschbcrg
the list OF men who will be dropped
by Mr.. Cohn on March 81 was ordered
sent to the Council for it's Information.
with the recommendation that they be
considered In connection with tho dis
burscment OF pension allowance
should permanent pension fund be
ut some future time created
The board Instructed Mr. Cohn to MI
the places made vacant by the dis
charge OF these men from tho regular
employees OF the hands and carts force.
which. under the boards order, will
go out OF existence distinct force
on April l. The thirteen men whose
names arc to be dropped from the roll
drew pay at the rate OF s2."5 day
Individual members of the Admins
trativc Board yesterday expressed their
Keen regret that the city has made
no provision for those OF It's employees
who. after long years OF faithful ser
vice. reach the age at which it Is
impossible for them longer to perform
their duties. While TO turn these men
adrift now to shift for themselves APP
peared To he a cruel act. they said,
neither the board nor Mr.. Cohn can
avoid it, Some form OF pension for
city employees. they thought, was
pressing need.