Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-15
SALARY ORDINANCE
. HANGS ON A VOTE
| OR TWO IN COUNCIL
Attempt Is Seen to Dictate
Appointments to Mayor
Ainslie.
MEASURE COMES UP
FOR PASSAGE TONIGHT
Call for Meeting Requests the
/ appointments OF City
Directors"
MAYORS POSITION Is UPHELD
Right OF tho City Fathers to In.
hucncc His Selections Denied
| by His Supporters.
MAYORS POSITION is UPHELD
Right of tho City Fathers to In.
hucncc His Selections Denied
by His Supporters.

/ fiie OF the ordinance increasing
me salaries of the Directors OF Pub
iic Works. Utilities, Safety and Wei
rare $1,000 n year now hangs on the
votes OF two or three Councilmcn. Mt
Il special meeting OF the Common
Council called for o'clock TONIGHT
NJ CITY tail TO consider the ordinances
and to request the Mayor to make
appointments of city directors"
This is the belief OF Councilmen
who have made n canvass of the mem.
hers of the Council in the interest,
Of or in urging opposition to. tn,
proposed ordinance. Exactly what IN,
final clause in the call for tho meot.
ing means has not been divulEed.
President Fred Powell. OF Coun.
Gil. last night said that the rcouost
OF special meeting was presented
to hum by Councilmen !. w Moor,
W. r. sullivan. James +. Smith and
James ii. Dickerson, and that IN,
call wac issued by him az asked for
without question.
Some time ago Councilman Di,L.r
son presented resolution ON IN,
iioor o. Council requesting the Mayo-
- name his department heads. Presi-
dent !nwell refused to allow action
|" 10 takcn on the subject without
lis sc.as referred to tho proper com
mttec or authority and the rcsolu-
ton was sent to Mayor Ainsl!e fo-
consideration.
II is believed that an attempt I, %,
loot to force the Mayor to name his
der rdrtment heads before tho SALARY
ordinance Is approved by, the Council
RMS sentiment has been expressed by
several proponents OF the ordinance
| VINO declare that the opposition 4,
trying &c delay action on tho resolu-
tioh aat:l 1t can force such action
from Mayor Ainsiie. This, however.
- be!ied by the fact that more than
ohc OF the Councilmen who asked for
'he special meeting favor rejection
of the ordinance.
II IL said that such action cannot
be taken by members OF Council. Tho
Sc"hcil is legislative body anc 4.
IS argued therefore Il does not haya
'hH power TO dictate to the Mayor.
rae "hiy plan by which the Council
c'"ta forcc the Issue would DO to oh.
tam 4 manlamus from the court. Til.
MaEer' by law, is required to name
ms directors as scol after Septercoe-
l. as possible. nut in tho present emar
Ecncy IL has teen impossible to 50
cure suitable engineer for the pos,.
,ioa OF Director Of Public Works b..
cause or the salary offered by m.
city.
10 pass the ordinance tonirh.
Council must have n two-third, vote
in favor OF the measure
TOMORROW night at n meeting q,
tho CouLcil Committee on Finance t;.s
@l."oe.ooo bond Issue ordinance TO-
schoo! construction work will coma
up Tor consideration. 1t is expected.
mo measure has been before t-e
committee for some time
lndorsing the school bond issua ara
the Rotary Club. the Kiwanis Club.
tho BUSINESS Mems Association O.
Church Hill and Fulton. tho Rich
mond Education Association, and :,
number of other organizations. cour
Gilman Carter C. Jones, OF Madison
Ward. introduced the resolution a,.t
- urging it.i speedy recommendati.o ~
IN committee.