The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
BUDGET PASSES ALONG
TOWARD THE MAYOR
Aldermen Pay Respects to Admins
trative Board IN Connection
With Salary increases.
HApDoN RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Seeks What City May 10 to Compel
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
Line to Observe FraDchise-Prtce OF
Northside Gas.

The budget ordinance, after few
expressions of opinion on the part OF
several members OF the board of al
derrnan. was concurred I'm by that
body last night, and now goes to the
mayor.
Roth Alderman Lawrence Paul and
Alderman Joseph r.. Powers, follow
ed by Alderman Fuller, before voting
on the budget, paid their respects to
certain sections of the paper. in
which they took occasion 70 criticize
the administrative board for ITS ac-
ton In arbitrarily Increasing salaries.
and In falling to reward some city en-
ployes by giving them the 10 per cent
increase which IL was generally un
tierstood TO have been me spirit @
the movement for increases prevalent
In council circles.
The ordinance carried total sp-
preparation of sA.3s6.af725, leaving
"a balance of sIgsse7.7s-az. an 4agner-
gency fund, which cannot he appro-
prfatsd without four -f1fths assentine
vote OF the entire membership Of the
council
The measure was passed exactly as
adopted by the common council.
In casting his affirmative vote. Al
derman Paul declared that he could
not understand why the men at the
electric plant had not received the
proposed 10 per cent increase. while
others In various departments had
not only received the 10 per cent. but
had been given much more.
Grundy Makes Explanation.
Chairman Grundy. Of the finance
committee. explained that the salary
increases were made in accordance
with recon I'M ndations Of the admin
istrative board. and that the commit
tee was in nov<se responsible for any
discrepancies wtsch may be apparent.
1T want the public 20 know that
this body is not responsible for this
action" said Alderman Paul THE
council has indicated that Il wanted
all the employees 10 get at least the
10 per cent, and here are four men
Al the electric plant who work harder
than any men in the government ser
vice. who do not get that increase,
No wonder the people are calling for
a change in governm ent. and am
glad to say that 1t won't be long be
fore that change takes place. hope
that when the budget comes UP next
year the salary list and the appro-
nriations will come as separate pa
'pers."
Alderman Melton asked that the
city attorneys opinion on the subject
be read. which would relieve the COM
rnittee and the board OF aldermen Of
all responsibility The opinion de-
ciared that the administrative board
could fix salaries I'm it's departments.
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them.
Alderman Powers said II Was an
outrage such things could happen and
council had no recourse
Alderman Fuller expressed himself
in similar words
After the Ashland Line.
Under suspension OF the rules the
board concurred in the Haddon reso-
luton directing the city attorney to
give the council all information as
ito what steps can be taken in COM
pelling the Richmond and Chesa-
peake Bay Railway company to OBJ
serve the provisions Of it's charter
granting permission to use the streets
OF the city.
A resolution presented by Alderman
Gunst directing the city attornet to
use every effort to prevent the Hen
rico County Gas company increase
the price of gas to it's consumers, as
proposed by that company, and to
appear before the corporation COM
mission to oppose any sueh move
ment. was adopted
Other measures adopted by coun-
Gil concurred in. as follows:
Ordinance fixing d rate of twenty
five cents per horsepower on all au-
tomobiles used for pleasure.
Ordinance placing the price of wa
ter to large consumers at approx
lmately the cost of production.
Ordinance granting use of city wa
ter by the United States government
at the aviation warehouse in Fulton.
at FIVE cents per 100 cubic feet.
Ordinance fixing the sewer connsc-
ton tax In Highland Park at the ore
vailins rates in the city proper.
Wants Schedule Maintained,
Alderman Gilman presented reso-
luton requesting the administrative
board to compel the Virginia Railway
and Power company to repair its
tracks along the line Of the Ginter
Park Hull street route, and 10 see that
the schedule along that line is main
tCeutinued On vtfth Pa<a.A