The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06

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assistant superintendent of the water
department. City Accountant Henry
cofer was given an advance of $4oo
and Paymaster Charles r. Shepherd
an increase of $500. -.
The board has decideae THAI all
CITY employees should receive nok less
than s27E a day, conaldering war
prices and the high cost OF living.
some OF the men tn the department OF
cemeteries have been put GA the bud
get at s247 10. In the street clean
ing dep<rtment on the other hand,
nnaoiiinist Is put at $4,49 day ana
this position. has been abolished
In the health department the board
made several recommendations whlch
do not appear in the budget. yet the
s,ssntaS budget declares that
what the Budget States.
seTha salaries herein fixed, having
buAan recommended by the several
boards and heads of departments of
the city governme tent. are fixed as tho
xyuu1vensAtton to be allowed any and
an officers and employees for services
rendered in the offices and positions
designated for the year aslS' ana
shall not be Increased unless ordered
Wy Nae S0bAAfsAA w VNF*~e - -~N
by law"
After going over the figures sub
ruitted by the board TO the finance
committee and comparing them with
the budget the commissioners came
TO the conclusion that someone had
taken 1917 budget, figured out
tsn per cent increase 10 all city en-
ployes getting $500 or less and
tackled that on. forgetting to compare
- n ~
the board.
The commissioners had been assured
by members OF the finance committee
that the payroll for The departments
under the board had been approved
just as thev were gent IN by the board,
The city attorney has ruled that the
board can fix the salaries of the en-
ployas In the departments under its
jurisdiction and the finance committee
had no wish 10 change any OF the
payroll figures sent In by the board
In the matter of department estimates
for extensions and improvements Ill
was different. The committee used a
healthy pruning knife Ia this respect
City Auditor Cranshsw evidently
did not satisfy the board for the COM
1aissioners talk OF taking the matter
up with the city council. They have
left the proceedings In the hands Of
JOrIi f1GIS4iRSfs A-1iiiFliA 49,
saoner HirsohberR refused to discuss
the matter last night, saying that he
would have TO look into It further.
City Auditor Expiains.
Mr.. Gre nslfa w said last night that
he had been invited TO appear before
the board 70 discuss the budget situa-
tien. ana that he had esde&voFed 10
make tbs situation as clear as posi-
hle He said the finance committee
had considered all the wants of the
various departments, always with the
main objects in view OF holding fast
20 the ten Ter rsut Increase all along
the line. This had been adhered to
end possibly IN some isolated cases
the committee had not provided for
expected Increases in various depart
nents.
The board, for instance had ask
ed for q thousand dollar raise for
superintendent Cohn. Of the street
cleaning department The com mittee
recon r1epded $500.
The auditor said lie considered v1e
conference with the administrative
board as very cordial aud pleasing
one. he had simply stated what he
believed the committee had IN mind,
that Of increasing The pay Of the city
employees ten per cent and with little
other increases. let Il go at that
The proposition win he injected in
the discussion NJ the budget tornor-
row night.