Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-08
DEPARTMENT HEADS PAY
ORDINANCE IS UP TONIGHT
Finance Committee of Council Will
Meet to Consider Two Ro.
den Measures.
BIG DOCKET FOR ALDERMEN
Volume Of Business Transacted by
Lower BODY Will Come Before
Board mt Regular Monthly Scs-
sion Tomorrow Night.

Three committees OF the Council
and the Board OF Aldermen are sched-
uled TO meet this week. Many ordi-
nances and resolutions of general
public interest are to como I'D either
for a hearing before the committees
or for action By the Aldermen.
The Finance Committee has been
called for tonight to consider
the two Roden ordinances dealing
with the question OF salary increases
for the heads Of the city depart
ments. The committee has been
wrestling with the same question for
two years or more and has never
Yet been in complete accord on any
Of the, numerous propositions die
cuSscd
The appointment of directors for
the new term by the Mayor has been
delayed this year by the prospect of
Director Bolling's retirement from
the Department of Public Works di-
rectorship and the inability of the
a
cccd him at the salary the office pays.
With view TO disposing of the
problem with which the Mayor is con-
ironted, tho ordinance providing only
for an increase in the salary OF the
Public Director was introduced By
Mr.. Roden in addition to the other
ordinance which provides increases
for all.
May Let Other Incrcnxes Wait,
The popular belief in municipal
circles Is that If tho general ordi-
nance Is found not acceptable to tho
two branches OF Council. the NUM-
cipal body will adopt the measure
calling for the individual increase
and let the matter Of granting higher
pay to the other three directors re-
main for tho Finance Committee to
pass upon and recommend when the
budget for 1921 is being prepared.
More than twenty ordinances and
resolutions that passed the Common
Council at the last meeting will
come to tho Aldermen for concur
renee OF rejection at the regular
monthly session, which will he held
tomorrow night. Among these arc
the following:
Resolution authorizing the Com
mittec on Advertising and Enter
priscs TO appropriate $500 for the re-
ception and entertainment of dele
gates To the Fifteenth Annual Inter-
national Conference OF the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. ~. which viii! meet in Rich
mond
RESOLUTIONS allowing refunds OF
taxes enormously assessed against
w. l.. Snelson, William Nickel, ]. T..
Saunders and ~. o. Saunders.
Resolution directing cancellation
OF Il bill for sewer connection made
out against Sophie Lee Gains.
Acquire I.nnd TO Open Street.
Resolution authorizing the CITY
Attorney TO acquire land TO open a
street fifty feet in width. from Mag
nolia Street to Third and Dill Ave
nucs. Highland Park
Resolution authorizing the CITY
Attorney to acquire land needed to
extend Semmes Street. between
Seventh ami New Sixth, South Rich
Inond
Ordinance authorizing the sale to
l.. B. Rhodes of five feet OF school
property. on the east side OF Cham
berlayne Avenue. between Brookland
Boulevard and Hammond Avenue.
Resolution to continue the name of
George w. Samuela on tho superan-
nuated list and to place the namc of
w. K. Trahcrn on the same list, both
being old and faithful employee OF
TIC city.
There will be meeting Of the
Streets Committee this afternoon
at o'clock. The committee will
take up. in turn, n volume OF accunu-
lated items of business
The Committee on River. Dock nnd
Harbor will meet Thursday night at
o'clock. The docket OF this COM
mittcc is light. and the meeting will
be brief.