Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-27
REPLACE "suPERANNuATED
LIST WITH PENs|ONFUND
Abolition of City's Present Tedious
and Cumbersome System Is
ahyocnfct

Abolition Of tho present superan-
uatcd lists maintained by tho city
through special resolutions passed by
city Council and the establishment OF
n pension fund. from which all en-
ploycs OF the city who pas q certain
6 Will BIO pensioned. IL tho gist OF
an ordinance now being drawn up b.
members OF Council for presentation
to that body at Its next meeting. 1t
is said that the ordinance viii call
for a bond Issue Of from $500. 900 to
100000 for the purpose.
Revision OF tho present system OF
Placing city employees OF the super-
animated lists through special action
Oh CITY Council has been found un-
satisfactory and has been condemned
III moro Than ono occasion Dy Coun-
cilhleh and city officials. Mayor
EeorEc Ainslie advocated abolition OF
thc s~uperannuated list and tho cstab-
iishment OF IL pension fund eighteen
months ago, but. owing To the stress
Ok business with which Council found
ltseit burdencd at that time. the meas
ure was SHOWED and never was acted
upon. Councilmcn say.
Out Details.
DctaiiS OF the new ordinance, which
no" IL being drawn up. are as yet
merely tentative. hut It's author. who
Is unwilling To disclose his name. is
working them out with the aid OF
other Conncilmen and viii present II
at the next meeting OF Council, il Is
suidh "
When first drafted tho ordinance
called Tor the retirement OF city en-
pioyeS upon reaching the ago of 20,
bHt IL Is SAID that this provision prob
aDIy VIII be changed before the ordi-
nance Ia presented, rs many men in
the citys employ are incapacitatcd
long before they reach this age.
All city employes arc included in
n a n ~ Al -
Street Cleaning Department and Dc.
partment of Public Works and Utilt-
ties men There would be no dis
elimination n,
AT present, Council. Board of AIdsr-
men. Council Committee on Finance
and director OF the department under
which the cmploye wishing to retro
on pension. mus, pass and approve
Il resolution allowing the employe in
question to be placed on tho list.
OFTEN from . mt TO ten months is re-
CURED TO get such Il paper through
Council n many times such meas
urcs are held up in committee for in
definite periods OF time.
~SupernnnuRted List Troublesome.
Not only Is the s~upcrannuated list n
constant source OF trouble to Council
taking up much OF It's time and caus-
ing endless trouble. but Councilman
declare, that 1t Is very expensive. in
ethc!cn; and irregular and that often
rank injustice to city employees is
done through Irregular workings of
the provisions OF the resolutions Of
fcrcd.
To got on the supcrnnnuatcd lis, an
employc eligible for such N place
must interest his Councilman sufac!-
emily to get him TO the prop
cr paper. present 1T to Council. appear
before the committees in question FOR
him and also get the sanction of tho
department head. II AN employee does
not do this. ne cannot get on the pen
sion list.
Private organizations. known as tho
Police ~Bcncvolcnt association and the
Fircmcn's Benevolent association.
now look out FOR the men In their de-
IN ment through subscriptions do
mated BY the public and by assess
mcnt OF members.