The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-11
COMMON COUNCIL
VOTES FOR $4,000
Appropriates This Sum To-
ward the determination of
the Influenza Germ
SALARIES ARE RAISED
----
Offer Of Citizens Committee to
Raise Large Sum to Help
in Fight Is With
drawn.
SALARIES ARE RAISED

Feeling that the integrity Of the
city had been reflected upon. with pa
tricttc fervor common council last
night took great delight in digging
deeply into the citys jeans and pro-
duesng the round sum OF SIS. 900 TO he
used for suppressing the inroads OF
the influenza epidemic
The hnanc. committee had recon-
irended the sum of $4,000. upon rep
resentation tina. the Red Cross would
contribute $4,000. and that 4 com
mittsc II citizens headed by Jacaaelir Q
=. Taylor would raise an additional
sum OF s2S. for the use OF the
health department in fighting he dis
ease. Al special meeting OF the
finance committee, letter was re-
eeived from Mr.. Taylor In which he
stated that after conference with sew
erai of his associates on the citizen s
committee they had reached the con-
elusion that the matter vas purely a
municipal affair. and that the money
should be appropriated by the city.
If. however" the letter read. the
city cannot raise the money the COM
mi,tce will try to RAISE IT."
The letter got the members of the
committee upon their nettle. and they
agreed that it was a municipal affair.
and that all the money necessary
would he appropriated by the city.
and that offers by citizens commit
tees, whether rea. or imaginary.
should and no place In their proceed
ings in the discussion Of so serious a
problem.
Both the cfYer OF the citizens COM
| mittee and that of the Red Cross were
| turned down. and On motion of Mfr.
Seaton. the body adopted a resolution
appropriatiHg the sum of ss5.e60. II
Was irtimated that II that we're not
su fYicient to head OFF the malady, more
would be forthcoming,
The offer of the citizens committee
came when the administrative board
Srasped the emergency by both horns.
and directed the chief health officer to
proceed with all speed and energy to-
ward heading Oft the disease, That
body met in special session on Mon
day afternoon. and turned over every
resource at their command to the
health department, as we'll as recon-
tmending to the school board that the
use OF the schools be given the health
department. The building inspector
and the superintendent of street clean
ing were delegated to help In the
great movement. and before daylight
tho following morning the high school
t.date hospital :.
CounclElen Jones, Mills and Sea ton
referred Ia strong terms to the action
Iof the citizens committee. and each
OF them stated that so far as they were
concerned the city would take care Of
the situation regardless of offers that
had been made and then withdrawn.
Council adopted a resolution grant
ing increased pay to all city employees
receiving less than $4,000 year, In
Guiding school teachers. This increase
il graduated. 1t gives to all who re-
cetye less than $500 annually an in
crease Of Is per cent: those who re-
ceive between that figure and $4,000, an
increase Of 10 per cent. and all who re-
lceive from $4,000 to $4,000 = per cent
Increase, beginning October 1e
The only absentees wsre Counciimen
Powell. Engllsh ana Moore. sickness
Deing tn reason q theIr absence.