Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-19
A FINANCIAL TALK.
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONSIDERING
TIE ANNUAL BUDGET.
How Considerable Amount Of Money Can
Be spent with Advantage to
ths Municipality.

A meeting OF the Council Committee on
Finance wss held In the Chaucery-Court
room yesterday afternoon to consider the
annual budget. Present. Mcssrs. Hargroye,
Steel, Hill, Christian, Murphy, Peasants,
and Anderson.
Colonel M. L. spotswood aud Lieutenant
Colonel J. v Bidgood appeared and spoke In
behalf Of more liberal appropriations for the
First Virginia regiment and Captain Sol.
Culchins in behalf Of the Blues.
Captain Marshall pressed the petition for
the building OF zn sTmOry on the City-Spring
lot for the Stuart Horse Guards.
Alderman Josiah Crump appeared In be-
half OF the colored military.
SCHOOLS.
Mavor Ellyson aud Hon. William Loven-
stein argued In favor Of larger appropriations
for public schools. and emphasized the i'm
portance Of establishing night schools In dif-
ierent section, OF the CITY, for which sddi-
tiona appropriations will be needed.
BoULEyARrs. STREETS, AND PARKs.
Mr.. (. Il. WingO, Colonel 10. Lane Stern.
+. a. Catlln, Major Robert Stiles. and
DR.. Sheppard advocated the completion OF
the boulevard from Grove avenue TO Broad
street.
Colonel Cu'sbaw explained that S4,J00
would be needed 10 fnlsk Broad street and
The boulevard. Colonel W. Il. Cutsbaw
urged that money spent on streets and parks
is the wisest Investments the city ever
makes. Every dollar put on them repre-
sents return. lie said that SlSO.OOO was
needed for stone paving for our streets. OF
which more than $4,000 Is for repavIng
alone One hundred aud twenty'seven
thousand dollars was asked for curDiug and
cutters. The Colonel felt that the whole
policy OF the Council had been wrong.
Other departments OF the city government
had been built up at the expense OF the
Street Department. Since 1872 The increased
appropriations TO other departments bad
averaeeG 80 per cent, whilst that 10 streets
was about the same. lie thought that the
other departments should receive only what
they did last year, and wait until the street
Department had received the same proper
tiOnate Increase as bad been awarded other
departments. II the city should spend
500, 900 ayear for ten years the result would
be that our population would be doubled
and our taxable values increased manifold.
THE RIVER
l.. ID. Crenshaw. Jr., Esq, and Dir. w. ii.
Curtis appeared TO urge an appropriation oil
$4,000 to James river Improvements. He
said our harbor needed TO be worked upon
at once.
sHOCKOR CREEK AND GAs.wORKs.
Mr. John NJ. Higgins earnestly insisted
upon the necessity for the immediate I'M
provement Of ShOckOe creek, and also sug-
geSted that the proposition TO lease the gas.
works TO company TO make coa-gas wss
worth considering. We would get good
quality Of ggs at a lower price than now,
and the city would have steady Income.
In reply to a question from Mr.. John Grimes,
Mr.. Higgins said he thought The works were
At present admirably managed.
Mr. John II. FrlschkOrn represented the
Board Of Fire Commissioners and Mr.. W.
C.. Adams. superintendent, the interest OF
the Gas Department.
Alter hearing the applications from the
several departments OF The city government
the committee adjourned until this evening
at O'Clock.