Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-20
.HGHT-HOUR W0RKDAY
TO COST 100000 YEAR
Estimate Based on Reports Made
to Committee ny Di-
X rcctorS.
LENGTHY HEARING is BEGUN
Ordinance Committee of Council
Sits Until Near Midnight Exam
lining Heads Of Departments;
Then Adjourns Until Tuesday.

According 10 estimates supplied by
four of the departmental directors OF
the city government nj the special
meeting OF the Ordinance Committee
Of the Council held last night. il vii.
cost the city Of Richmond stSS.l6l.2s
TO. establish the cisht-hour worKdaN
forcall city employees;
The estimates of the proposed pay
roll increases were as follows:
Department OF public safety: S3lt.-
SS7.5S5.T5: Department OF Public
Works, s54.al5.52: Department; Of
sublic Utilities. sSo.'lI.?5. No esti-
mates were Forthcoming from the De-
partrnent OF Law and the Department
OF Finance.
The figures were given by the d.
whieh began a, 5 o'clock ana was adj
;ourned at Il:l5 until next Tuesday
night, WHEN Director l.. W. Tranord,
Of the Public Utilities Department..
who was no; called last night. will
he heard. MIR. Tranord's estimate.
however. was available and was
scanned by the members of the COM
nittee.
One Member Absent.
Chairman Marx Gunst presided.
only one member OF the committee
Sas absent. The hearing began with
Director of Public Works Charles l..
Boiling responding TO questions con-
corning the operation OF the differ
ent branches OF his department pro-
pounded by Councilman Jesse Ladd:
V.nfcr mem osfS 'ooN up inc i'''' %
: He said the cight-hour workday
could not be applied 10 his depart
, rmt vi 10 ,,;,,hp, w. ,nrc,,,
or industrial plants, where men per
every day; MIR. boiling said thai no
hmm nine hours. The hours in MANY
,.Ases' depended upon the man He
was given certain work TO do. AMI
IN necessary. he worked sundays and
HOLIDAYS, as we'll as more than eigh;
or nine hours Il day, until his task
was completed.
His estimate comprehendcd two
>lasses-mcn who performed manual
SIKH and training. Hence he had
listed them as per dien' men ana men
on monthly salary.
Asheu ny touhc,!''"h hoII,as IL
me eiEh.- nour MoIIhon!, Mou!u sou
recommend me cisht. mour DAY Tor all
your per d!em men MI. boiiihS
spileo' can say mat Nine
m no ,.nn,,n ~, ~. 'n. ~ ai. ranr
nine hours, either; would rather
sc tneIn par Tor me extra nour IMAM
haNs mem SnanseI 70 an eiEht hour
W. .,nsiS,r, ~, npvo,iioais "'at
"Ais'hS WORKING schc'uic.
Director Levy Follows.
Director OF Public Welfare l.. c.
Levy, who followed, make a similar
explanation OF the STEMS In his rSti-
mate. He said he mad taken no ac-
count OF the Bureau OF Health and
other Offices in his department in
preparing his estimate of the cost
of changing to the eight hour work
day.
Z Director Of Public safety Nvc-s
was next invited 10 Idisruss rs .s.i
mate several of ~. m,,nh.rs ~
Sommittee were inclined TO chalIcn"e
The jarpn cs,im,t. smh,,, 80
director h.sin" ~ ~ n,;,,t ~ NHe
VA crca.Yi, % IN p'"'oh mat II
j,rahr .arcr, yhSuc"
,n,aan IL, b',,'.it"sy .! HV.hioh ne.
,s 'i'' un!!e 9airIE Director and
HcEsIat a"Nocal'S or ihe ordnance.
Soiohet Myers sa!h he was SUR
: lifssth. 70 nni IN the proposed ordn-
uhCc the fir" department. WAS not
Included: lie could not believe that
u WAS the Intention OF the advocates
of the. eight hour workhay 10 CHM
mate thar department. Hence he INA
taken the iircm"n into cons.d.ra-
Increased COS, u,,d.r thc yra,,
new plan. ~
Mr. Morton ,hou.b.
was offe-inc, ,Ir CO., ts,t ny yrs
c.orporat. IL. t,i,a w 70 IN
tho eight hn,,r III, ~ p 'i tilith' III
f,l,n 49, - 80 v. nn1a measure Tor