The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
COUNCIL RAISES PAY
OF CITY EMPLOYEES
Ten Per Cent Increase TO Become EFF.
fective September is. to He
Paid in October.
BUSY SESSION is HELD
Proposal TO Reduce Membership OF
Administrative Board to Three Goes
to Conmittee--Pcnsion for Krengie
Refused.

without debate and by a unani-
nous vote common council last
night adopted the Mills resolution ap-
rroprtating the sum of s77,o5t5zf 70
be used in a 10 per cent temporary
increaSo IN the salaries of all city en-
ployes now receiving $500 or less
per annum.
This action had been anticipated,
and was received with satisfaction by
"a number of city employees present.
The resolution will go to the board of
aldermen next Tuesday night, and, II
favorably acted upon. will go imma-
diately to the mayor, and become effec-
tive on September 16, the first In
stallment of the increase becoming
available the first day Of October.
A resolution appropriating $4,000
for oil and coal for the gas depart
ment for the remainder of the fiscal
year ending January 81, as recon-
mended by the finance committee, was
tabled, under the rules. to next meet
ing.
Emergency Fund Dwindies,
The fund of Sl3l, 900
rapidly dwindled away during the ses-
sion last night. Besides the fund for
temporary increase in salaries, and the
money to be used by the gas depart
ment. $4,000 was appropriated Tor
equipment for the Second police
station-house at Smith and Marshall
streets, now near completion. These
sums absorb the entire emergency
fund, and there are still other neces-
sary appropriations pending. includ-
ing one for $4,000 for improvements
20 Ninth street bridge.
This additional money will have TO
be derived from special appropriations,
in anticipation of future revenue,
The 10 per CEN increase a~ppropria-
| ton bill specifies that OF the total sum
Of ~sT7.o51.2i. the police department
will receive 1895; FIRE department
ss,e75; street cleaning department,
s5,47o; gas department. s5.622; cleo
trical department, s1,229; water de
partment, $3,557; schools, s30.149, and
the remainder to the various divisions
| Of the general government, including
| city engineers department. courts and
city Hall Offices.
Reduce Administrative Board
AS had been announced President
! Peters introduced q resolution direct
ing the committee on charter changes
| to get busy and have the Legislature
at It's next session provide a way
BY amending the charter. by which
| the membership of the administrative
board may be reduced from five t
three. The paper was not discussed
hut took It's regular course In silence
II was explained b. Mr.. Peters later
l that his paper. II agreed 10, would not
only save the city $4,000 in sala-
rtes, hut would make the hodv a more
/ efficient one, and relieve 1t of its I'M
wie1dy tendency.
Krengle Resolution Rejected.
The only proposition which created
debate last night was the resolution
providing for a monthly pension O
$40 for former Detective Sergeant
Fred J.. Krengle. who Is now on tn
pension list of the Police Benevoicn'
association, from which organiza.
ton he receives $40 a month. Krengl:
was dismissed from the force som
months ago because of physical dis
/ abilities. He has lost use of one
hand. due to injuries received severa
years ago In assisting in making ar
arrest.
Ccuncilmen Seaton and Unllau,
urged h council to adopt the reso
luton, which had received tbs in
dorser-ent OF a majority of the finance
i committee, but fs was opposed b,
Councilmen Mills and Moore, and OF
roll call the resolution was defeated
by a vote of 13 to 6, a two-thirds vot'
being necessary.
Efforts to consider were withou
avail and the measure was killed.
May Buy Extra Land.
A resolution authorizing any com
mittee or board OF city government
to use its Judgment in the p%urchasi
OF land for opening of streets. ans
If feasible to purchase adjoining
property. which may be damaged b,
The proposed streets improvements.
It seemed probable the city Nigh
derive benefit thereby. was adopt,
ed, provided such action be reported
: to council for fnal action.
An ordinance authorizing the cit.
attorney TO acquire land for the open
ing and extension Of Taylor stree
westwardly to the Boulevard. was
adopted. Tho street Is to be opene'
TO a uniform width of nifty feet, an
will prove "A great conYenience-tn-
large number OF citizens in that sec
ton of the city.
Papers from the street COMMITTEES Il
connection with the proposition re
Qutring the administrative board t
carry the Virginia Railway and Powe
company into court for failing to oh
serve the requirements of the fran
; chise in It's schedules. were referee
to the administrative hoard. Thi
body yesterday morning received
letter from the president OF tho com
Il pany explaining that the compan