Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-04

our ronung 1ett warns us mat We must exer-
ciso the mOst ririi economy Ia our exponti-
tur. 4. our income from al SOURCES MAJ b0 put
down az s!,2li,HL OF this amount We must set
aside four hundred taousaud for interest anl re-
ut0n. leaving only about eight hundred
thousand dollars Tor al tho demands OF ra-
piily growing 'ity. This IL enough 70 meet tho
pre-. iug ueods Of tho several departments ~
the city government, bu, not enough 10 enable
u- 20 make many mucn-desire1 improvements.
We must content our-elFrs with economical! eN-
U"njiiurcs until thr noXt assessment rs made,
when or enlarged revenues will doubtless rna-
Die ua 70 mako moro liberal appropriations.
u'Ii oar income is IN 'reEso1 a sound 1nGnCiIi
policy requires That We should nyo within onr
means, md avoid any additions 70 either our
floating or bonded dent. As / mentioned ia
my last annual message 10 wll doubtless Doe very
gratifying 20 our taT- payers - know that tbs
money realized from the sgle OF bonds has bccli
ia lhe man wisely Invested. ana that We have
vaiuHble assets tO show for nearly every dollar
Of our bonded debt
CITY ASSETS EXCEED 81 500, COO.
The a--ets Of the city in The shape Of cas- ani
water plant. public parks, city Hail, aud other
PIbh' buildings arc estimated TO h0 worth mora
than tOur Gui "a half million dollars, and ia this
calculation tue gas-WorNs are put down az :@jJ'-
O1) and the Wator-wOrks % SI.0lO.0J0 which a
much lees than the'r market value II our gas
Work, water-wurk3, public parks, marKci-
houses, Rnd other properly represent q by ihcso
bonds were s1l. ut pu.ii sale to-day thcy WOul !
If tIlhf enough 10 fAH'|i every ltiltE OF orr Ill
deatelncss and leAyo handsome surplus IN tho
treasury.
a city that can mako such an exhibit az this
e., rtaiuiy has reason 10 congratulate ii-cf upon
ine uniform good n4hunrcmeut Of its Affairs.
lcw cities ln the country can make such Gn
t.,rllclt show iuy for their b0ut5 "a this.
During tie present year We VIII hGv" now
a.se-swent oi real estate, which VIII extend ih9
lm- %: our tonl"i d~o'' Gnd in 1891 cnahio
u- tu begin many Improvements which all Iecoe-
Ii1e a- desIrahlc, but tho commencement Ot
ul.c1 hns been delayed because oi our inability
.airY thcin 90 successful completion without
imposing additional burdens on our people.
TAX,TIoS or DANK sHAEr5.
TIE validity OF tho ordinance taxing bank
ehare5 no their market vs,uC wRs contested by
ths f,r-, National Bank. Merchants National
Bank. and National Bank of Virginia. 'and ia
rol-,1ucuco the payment % 2lS,3ji ~ taxes duo
from y c-e bln.s Is withheld unui the right oi
go. r.ty tp lcvy said tax has boon determined by
tls courts
IHL LATE COLLECTOR A. r. wOopsoN.
Soon rftor th,, death Of tho Iate Aylett r.
Wool-1l. Collector II CITY Taxes, an oxaminn-
tiuu ul lis books Vas ordered, which was COM
lnctsd during the past year and Whl'h Shows -
balance Que thn city by him of s3HU-hlh mo
City Attorney has been Instructed 10 take such
at., - ~ may bc necessary for tho recovery OIL
this amount
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
There is rotl ing that adds more 70 tho hcnufy
nr4 taxable values II q city than wrli-p-Fci I
ttr.ot-. ana whilst wo hnvc not been able 10 do
AN trat we could wish mai been done 10 I'M
prove fleir condition, yet when wa TcmemLcr
mat wee have more IMAM one h4ndrci and AK
miles 81 streets. and tnat last year The npprp-
IlIlfiuus for siIc"t3 generally Wn' on.y slAts-iNe
thousand dollars whom more thAh ihft' nun
I...l and forty thousand was ASkcc Tor, We may
O. f. .,rgt tulat. olirseiVes that 500 much has been
done. nuG tha- oven now our sir'cIa Will COM
pare most fstornl J with those of any cry Of
likr size aud wealth iu thc country.
Colonel 81. = CItshaw. our accomplished Oi'y
Engineer in DIS annual report incuiou7 thht
le-.dr. tus usual work dole in the street de-
partmeut during fhs year. DOCK street from
E.tlt'enth O. Iwouty-7o'oni va. rcIalf VIII I"
eau-tlnfial granite pavement Of large size pro
-nr.. ..OcA4. suited % the heavy irntic OK IhAt
i.o-lrctiaro. ana no thinks should De con-
ti4a.I tiro ghout lt3 eNtout WIN TINS klhd ~
paving. The Engineer suggests thAt "hene'er
flc tuvemDut5 OF tho hueino-- streets, Whcre
.qr. hauling ls done, are 10 be reiuid these
n,avr hl.-ts should ne u8cd iu placo OF the
lls al grant .r-eUGl OF rubblc worR.
In un year boioro has mere n'en 80 hurI'
cu~biuc ana cutierinc laid as during last ycnr.
A- tno extension Of paved sileEalks depends
upon tho carblug ami guticr'he IL Is easy 10 see
ttu. this ciGsa e.. street Work must eicdlly IN
crc9s, with The building oi now housc.' Oi "u.el
There were no ltsl than COZ erected during me
,,.r iust closed. - great ana urgent was the
domaul for sidewalks tnat you authorlA"u an
anticipation OF appropriation Dy poihllt'us
Go have The curplnG ana tu,'ei-
in, mid a. their own cost With the understanding
fhat they sloulI he rtimhursci out 81 iho next
yeqr'- -approuriation- Larger appropriations are
much needed for this important c.ass oi street
WORK.
Norbinc adds moro 10 the hcalth Of city than
n good sewer sy-tem. Tie amount act apart Ior
;his purpose hos boon entirely in1i'Quhla To
meet the demands for new sewers am Unless
moro liberal provision ia made We sunli ue uun- @
hie to meet tie requirements Of health IN tho
growing sections OF ihe city.
rUBLIC PARKS.
We have now scven public parks, embracing
thrae hundred ami nity-siN acres. foI tnu
,,r,Uar care of tie trrcs and shrGbDery IN these
narksa nurser9mau is greatly nesdcl. on
dorac the recommendation 81 the Ehflhe5f iol
thc apuoinimrut u Il skilled nur,eiymah' Nuo;
In a1fiton 70 hi- work IN the parks shaii at'ouu
"a the rlantinC, care. ami trimming oi trees IN
Ito city, which shou!d h0' DC l'tANN "a ~
THE Nrw CITY HALL.
Tho work on the City Han has been continued
durlu. the year. lt viii DO several years poioto
il X fiui-hod. but whom completed we slAi hhNo
a p,O-t beautiful building. well Alapbei 10 tHo
needs of our city government. oc,un .rr,,ri-
ana ninety thousand dollars has reen appropi-
.afed for this building, ~ which there was OK
,c,,oJ Ia December 81. lsSl sos. .sii a, leavinG
"A naIapce to the credit Of tno fund OF sIOi io'1o
GAs-woEKs.
Tho gas department under the enlclent sn-
ncr,ntcndence Of Mr. W. G. Adams, make an eA-
l..t,o,,t cxhth,L Despite the more genera use
~ .Itc.~t,Ity for ulumlp atiug purposes the re-
,..i,ta Tor cas- we're only Si.S32.0i less thAh VI
iS,S 1 would especially call attention 40, 10 '"0 '"
limited Durfying surface OF mo woiAH. lHls j.,
ths mot trnp5rtaut factor in the manulactuIe ol
Wy ',a. rn nuloss something Is done 10 increase
Ia. cnuacity fOr purifying We VIII nave aellou.
,,onhi,, from impure gas during the heA'
winter. ,.,.,.
,r,apeV retort-house, containing ten oenche'
OF ~ was COMPLETED last April. ana tnV iosutt'
nom these benches have boen periecly sat,s ~
..,, The walls Of the OH retori-hou7e were
,ats,d ton feet and a new roof put on "h'VH 80
forms the oil building 70 the new, ant a,., s1,1
c,eaty 40 the comfort OF he men. We are SUI
Ia urgent need OF now ho,uy,' ,.,r,,.,sd StU ~
1'hc nae of the incRndescent eiecElc Iishs,, :,
du.sd the revenue OF tins department 10 a sl'sn
extent last ysar, tut we are gfelually - a,1,I
our c stomors aud mo supp iSoa then tr
80 rracedinc wear since thc WORKS Woi. S'li " =
xoul8 re.1mmond that sperlai eHoIts & y,
,naee ~ Increase the consumption Vl sa9 iors, 20,
,ias OF gas-stOyCa This Dusiuoss Hl,Iss "a ,
deyelopmeni, and would greatly sld " W "a
90 ~, the cas department In epTlhsheln
Hfass over nineteen huudred healihg anu oooA
ing gas. stoves are now ia uSs'
o,sAr S1.25 PR THOUSAND FEEr' ..
,,.t,,, tho TINA u near at hand when We VII
Ia all. 10 reduce the price OF gas 10 sl.so pei
tnonsand fees We should at oncv aaoP. .e con
e,aduated scale oi prices Dy wiz 60 cSotinn,
e,- eouid be offered Inducements 70 Sou'it," % y, " !.
she use Of gas for unless we DO We sate %li ana eIa @
more OF our Desi customers ,sNga m' Consumers tina
u.e'hs Wing ,Is and We must meet lhe conupo',
Con t~n, conironts US OF continue T" "'"'''
al ,s1I,og on Ina our gas receipts IN, .,a Ric,
rha civ Is now under contract WIN o Ho si
mona schuyler ElecreLgn: cS%pSpy snes ,0p S,S Or
iric ghts We ars using lG o. o.rRs rRs when COS
oar street, and Ia our p'0'''
slli each per annum- ~, ,yr
Tpx CRY SHOULD owS AN xLEcrRio-pIAna, go, "a
would s,rnesy renoT s1s,s y sO slocrs pisni
Should ~ at ssn me 9sSnss Ss ?, people 1p
Question, 4 " sSs sSnspss IS ss. ss s ssoiss; De
with arunSiaa ,s.s me electric ss tho sas.lgnt
"s gais sh subisct should 10 taken aa'0' e'1S'N''