The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-31
SPECIAL NOTICE,


" a meeting Of the board or health
sd on January rs, 1890 the following
iHles and regulations were adopted
Whereas the city Of Richmond in
common with other cities II the coun-
t"y In now threatened wish aH epidemic
IF influenza which is recognized as an
Infectious and dangerous disease, and
whereas the employers Of the city
have held a meeting in the Chamber Of
Commerce and requested the promul-
cation Of regulations IN regard to the
opening and closing hours for work Of
employees SO as to minimize the risk OF
infection consequent upon the conges-
tion Of the public means OF travel that
results from recurring the same GER
eral hours for beginning and ending
the days labor; now, therefore.
Be IL resolved by the board or neafth
or the city Of Richmond and 1t =
hereby ordered
That the employers NJ the city ~
Richmond are hereby divided fato the
following groups and are ordered and
directed TO observe the following regu-
lations.
/, Persons firms and corporations
no are manufacturers or conduct re-
pair shops including railroad shops
street railway shors, ard aHtermehtAa
and machine shops. shall not require
cr permit their employees. as class or
group, to report for work between
the hours Of : A. NJ and 10 \. NJ on
any work day, nor require or permit
them "a end work for the day between
the hours OF $50 r. NJ and Gao "
All such persons firms and corpora
tiors who employ at their places nf
business more than Sve persons shall
II their hours fer beginning the day
work are between : \. II. and \ II
g vide their employees as nearly as pos
s'hfe into three classes Of equal nan1-
hers and require one class to report
Tor work at \. NJ. another at 90
\ NJ and the third at \ VI and y
thelr hours Tor ending the DAYS work
are between 80 F VI. and &c =. NJ
tleE sheil require one class - cease
" DIRK for the daE A. go r NJ another
~ J.. NJ. aud the th1rd At 800 T. NJ
empowers of thlS class Employing
i've employees or less must conform ~
the hours Of opening and closing pre-
scTihed Tor the class.
Z No wholesale merchant shall 70
cure or permit his employees, As a
class or gfoun including office en-"
pioyes' TO report for work between the
hours or : a. NJ and a. VI. nor be-
tween the hours Of A. NJ and 10 A,
NJ; nor shall he require or permit them
10 cease Work for the day between tho
hours OF I ." ana go T NJ, but every
sueh merchant shal require his said
employees 10 report for work a n
ana 70 cease work at $50 p. NJ
j. No retail rterchant shall permit or
require MS employees, as class or
sFonp' including office employees, to
rtpert Tor work between the hours of
a. NJ and $50 \, M nor to cease
Nork Tor the day between the hours
o. ." T. NJ. and /, NJ. nor AT 6 80
+. NJ bu' every such merchant shall
require SAID employees to report Tor
work AZ s'so a. NJ and to cease work
lor the DAY AT r M.
NO other business or professional
man shai require or permit his en-
n'oyes. as class or group, 10 report
TOT DUTY between the hours Of \, NJ
ana ~ \. NJ nor 20 cease work for tho
DAY between the hours Of as "
ana h%H = NJ but shall require said
cmpto@es 10 report for work at o n NJ
ana 10 cease work at $40 T "
II. Any person. firm or corporation
may adopt and require another hou-
than those heretnbefore designated for
ire beginning and ending Of work nv
MS employees provided the hour so
chosen is not one forbidden to him by