Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-02
THE ASSESSED VALUE
or pereRseuRe's REAL AND PER-
SONAL PROPERTY $e.7oo,ooo.
Large Appropriations for New Improve
ments--The Estimates OF Receipts
aod Expenditures.
Correspondence Of the Richmond pisp,,ch.l

Perraspuno. Va, July /. 1880.
The valuation Of the real and personal
property in the city of Petersburg, a. per
The recent sscssment Of the COMMISSIONS
of the Revenue, and upon which TAXATION
for this year viii be taeed, IS S9.1oO.oDO
This, of course. includes the improvements
In buildings daring the past wear. The
estimates made 20 the Common Council
this afternoon are based upon the assess
meat OF the commissioner. and not upon
that Of the State officers.
Mention has been mado in This CORE
epondence Of the great Improvement n
our streets during tho past year FOR inc
present year a larger appropriation Aat
been granted hv tho Council. ana the
work in this department viii be even more
decided and satisfactory than Il WAS lat
wear. A new street Uawrence) Is 10 toe
opened out 10 the western suburbs. al a
cost Of about 81 900. Other streets are
to be curbcd. paved. and maca damized. ana
theprOgrcss Of Improvement IN inns respect
will be very marked The appropriations
for several other departments are also IN
creased Mater-mRins are TO be lGiu along
Harrison and Bvrne streets and important
work rs to be done az the water-works. Iho
finances Of the city are "a an extremely
healthy and satisfactory condition and an
the evidences at present are M iaVof oi u
great imprOvcmcut. The extra expenses
food and the destruction of the water.
works dams. were heavy, but have All
been promptly met.
EEsoUacrs AND TKPgNpIrtTFs.
The new Common Council met tins after
nOOn-the first meeting OF the now hecal
year. All the departmental officers ana
standing committees for the next TWO
years were elected and much other bush
ness transacted.
The Finance Committee, through its
chairman. CAPTAIN s. W. Nenable. sub
mitted the following estimate of the pro
bahle receipts from all sources that VIII
reach the treasury during the fiscal year,
commencing July ]. 1890. and ending
June 30. 1891. This estimate IL based
and personal property Of the city. as per
recent assessment made by the Cominis-
NOner Of the Revenue
ESTIMATE or RECEIPTS.
Licenses. $1,000: water-rents. St2.500;
Old market. -. 800: Centre market. l,sV,
lay scales. 500: powder magazine, $40;
almshouse. 500: fines account, Sl.3o0,
dog medals. 5000 delinquent taxes. $4,000;
penalty and interest on taxes. $1,000: Gene
tery. : .2j0: wharfage. 500; paving bills,
s2.875: sewer bills. 500; premium on
bonds sold. - $50. interest received from
per cent. bonds sold 10 retire per cent.
bonds. -. 400. Total. S7S. $50. Tax on real
aud personal property assessed AZ r9.7OOOlO
nj =. 60. (Sf55. 200-less delinquent. $1,000
S14j. 200: capitati On-taX. $4,000 0ess de-
lnquent, 81 500. Total estimated receipts,
k225,s5J.
ESTIMATE or ExrENSFs.
Mr. Vonable also presented from the Fl
nance Committee with the above. tho FOL
lowing estimate Of expenses Tor the year
ISgJ-9l
T1t,,-cs' Acooun. -sper cent. bonds Februa-
ryand August Sl9i .0O0-~l5.520 : per cent
bonds. January and July, 500 0O0-S 600;
per cent. bonds. April and October. $40
000-S3, 200; per cent. bonds. May amt
November. $3.50 00J-S $4,000: 6 per cent.
bonds. February and August. $1,000
500: 6 per cent. bonds. February and Au-
gust, S7l, 0O0-Si,2GO; g per cent. bonds,
June and December. SlG5 O00-9,90o; g per
cent bonds. January and July, 5000
So 100; 5per cent. bonds September and
l.Grch. $500 $3.50; . per cent. and
per cent bonds. February and August, IN
process Of payment and exchange, Sly7,-
JOO-Sl7. 1868. Total Ss1 9g5.
Public property, $3.50; West-end park,
5000 Central park. $3.50; Blandf0rd ceme-
terry. S2.750. electric light and gas.
SiG.l61; water works. cl07OS5O, fire
department, $1,000 Health department,
sl,0j0: medical relief, S1.lO0: police
department. S1j.jG0; election ac-
count. 500 printing anu advertising .SNOJ;
School Board. Sl3.GjO: almshouse, 81 800;
Lower Appomattoz Company, $500;
HASTINGS Court, $1,000; Centre Market,
$3.50; Old Market, 500 keeper hay-scales.
$500 powder magazine, 500; sewer ac-
count. SIS. salary account. S7.lOO; sink
IN fund. Sl3, 5l3 street department., : D.
123: opening awrence street. SlS77; dde
electric light blll fS39-9l. $50. due sink
lng fund June couronsl, cl.3lS, contin-
gent fund. - 0J0-toial expenses, 500
e53.50. These estimates were made upon
the most careful basis. and were generally
adopted.
TIE COBoNTE's EEToRT.
The report of the Coroner for the last six
months shows that during that period he
held four lnguisitlOns aud viewed twenty
three bodies upon winch no inqUests were
deemed necessary. In al OF the latter
cases death was Judged to have been the
result OF natural causes. In the majority
of both classes the ages of the parties were
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