Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
REcARDISG OUR REVENUE.

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| Aldermen ives held last night at 7
o'clock. Present, Mr.. l.. l.. Bass (pre-
sident), and the following members
Mcssrs. Adams, Barksdale, Cabell,
Chafin. Crump, Dickerson, Glasgow,
Page, Powers, Robinson, Taylor, and
| Williams.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Clerk read the call for the meet
ing, which set forth the reason Of the
special meeting to be the receiving and
considering Of the report Of the Finance
| Committee.
Messrs. Rose, Stokes, and Crenshsw
were reported sick.
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The Clerk read the report of this COM
mittee submitting the ordinance Of ap-
preparations for 1885, and also a mega
tive report in the case Of all additional
appropriations for increase Of salaries,
or other additional appropriations. The
report also contained an ordinance can
ceiling appropriations for 1884 unex-
pended.
Mr.. Williams asked that the resolu-
ton opposing the increase Of pay Of
city employees be amended so as not to
include the keeper of st. Johns ccme-
terry. The historical nature Of the
grounds, the heavy amount of labor re-
quired, and unkempt appearance Of
the cemetery at present were the rea-
sons given for the exception in favor
of St. Johns.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend the
budget by making the pay Of the keeper
s400 instead Of 5000. IFS motion was
lost.
The report of the committee was
then adopted.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1885.
The Clerk then read the appropria-
tions for the year 1885, which will be
as follows
Interest and redemption. $780, 900 !;
assessment of taxes, s4,500; assess
ment Of sewers, 500; collection of
taxes. $1,000; Friends Colored Or
phan Asylum, $3.50; Female Humane
association, 1875 Richmond Male Or
phan Asylum, $3.50; st. Joseph's Or
phan Asylum, $3.50; st. Paurs Church
Home, 1915 4; Retreat for the Sick, s20e !;
Ladies City Mission, 5000; Little Sis
ters of the Poor, $500; College Dis
pensary. $3.50; City Morgue, 5000 !;
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, $500
Colorcd Volunteer Battalion, 5000 !;
State Guard (colored), 800: pay of
Judges. $1,000; Board Of Health, sl0,-
600; chain-gang (exponses), s2,O25 {;
chain-gang (pay-rolls), 5000; City
Almshouse (cxpenses), s23, 1853; City
Amshousc (pay-rolls) J, s7,G47 poor
of the city, $4,000; coke for the
poor of city, $1,000; special con-
tingent fund. $4,000; courts and iu-
ries, 81 600; ner'sinquests, 81, 900; /;
contingent fund, s3,4S0.50; discount
and interest. 81 900; elections, 81, 500 !;
expenses First Market. $1,000; cx-
penses Second Market. $1,000; Fire
Department (expenses), $4,000; Fire
Department (pay-rolls). $4,000; Fire
Alarm texpenses), $1,000; Fire-Alarm
construction. $500; Fire-Alarm
(pay-rolls), sl,7l0; Gas-Works lex
penscs), $4,000; Gas-Works (pay-
rolls. sG4, 900; Gas-Works (exten-
sion), 5000; lamp-lighting, $4,000 /;
Gas-Works (coaD, $4,000; grounds
and buildings (eXpenses), sll 900; en-
gine-hOuse CLAY Ward). $500; grounds
and buildings (pay-rolls), S., ,0G7 hands
and carts (expenses), $500; hands
and carts. roller. and cruSher (pay-
rolls. 10000; James-Riyer Improve
ment (expenscs), $4,000; James-River
Improvement (psy-rolls). 5000; Oak
wood cemetery (expenses), $50; Oak
wood cemetery (pay-rolls). $1,000;
Shockoe cemetery (eXpenseS), 5000;
Shockoe cemetery (pay-rolls), sl.OSO;
st. Johns cemetery (cxpenses), 5000;
st. Johns cemetery Pay-rolls), 5000
police contingent fund (expenses), sl,-
COO; city police (pay-rolls), s12,-
G61.50; paving sidewalks, $1,000
paving alleys for owners, $1,000
refund of taxes, 1000; secret-seryice
fund. $500; salaries, s2l, ,595; streets
generally, $4,000; sewer connections,
$500; Engineers department (pay-rolls(,
sl0,320; stationery and printing, s3,-
300; Water-W orks (eXpenses), $1,000
Water-W Works pay-rolls), sS 900; Wa
ter-W orkS construction, ell 900; Mar
shall reservoir. ZOO; WaterW Works
new reservoir), $4,000; pump-house,
$1,000. total, $685., ,345: Provided,
That the quarterly payments Of the
foregoing appropriations of $3.50
to the Friends Colored Orphan Asylum,
1916 to the Female Humane Associa-
ton. $50 to the Richmond Male Or
rhan Asylum, $3.50 to the st. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum, 1915 to the st. Paul's
Church Home. 5000 to the Retreat for
the Sick. $500 to the Little Sisters of
the Poor. shall authorize the Council
Committee on the Relief of the Poor 10
place and keep in each of said aSylulnS,
without any additional charge to the
city. number of children not exceed
ing five. to be selected by said commit
tee from such as may be from time to
time admitted TO the City Almshouse;
and in case of the refusal on the part
Of any of the above-named institutions
to receive and keep any child or adult
selected, the appropriation to such in
Stitution shall be withdrawn, and the
payment thereof shall cease upon the
order of said Committee on the Relief
of the Poor. addressed in writing to the
Auditor Of the city.
That the amounts here appropriated
shall be deemed to be the limits of the
amounts to be expended by any com
mittee or head Of department, re-
spectively. except that by such trans
fers as are authorized by the rules of
the Council. any particular appropria-
ton NAV be enlarged; and that for
any debt created by any committee or
head Of department i'll excess OF the
appropriation the city Of Richmond
shall be held in no wise responsible.
This ordinance shall take effect from
syd after its passage.