The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-05
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
COMMON COUNCIL PAss THE MIDGET
Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
pany Ask Permission 60 s"bsitute
Electricity for Horse Power.

Tho regular monthly meeting of tho Com
mon Council was held last night in the Coun-
ell chamber. The members were slow IN ar
irving. and II was 40 before a quorum could
be counted.
The Council was called TO order by Clerk
Ben. T. August. and on motion Mr.. Henry L.
Carter was elected president pro tenn.
motion 20 appropriate $3.50 to pave aiiey 's
between Linden and Cherry streets ana r'0'N
and Park avenues was carried. -,..os
Nine thousand dollars was appropllaaa'oSo,
from the sewer fund 10 construct seN 49,. va
Belvidere street from Canal 70 Trace 'io NV
Eight hundred and ffty-two ooii"iS w, .
propriated from the same tuna - ,s.asS y
sewer on Twenty-soveuth sIo"'
and q streets. 80 ,oo so.o eo,var
on Marshall street from twenty mrs. $50
10 Shockoe creek. and another apIIIoli,ia.sine
e. 500 for increasing the wloth oI 'Io -. -
over Gillies creek, Noio i0'''
Finance Committee. nj ..-o,.
motion 10 open and grade BYRD street
was referred % the same committee ~. 49,.
o. motion reported from Committee on
S,reetsl Il was decided TO open alley on the
south side Of Mosby street between MosDy
and Pickett streets T. a uniform Tidlh. the
cost TO DO paid by parties benefited. vote
"a too 49,, s,.
ton authorizing tho issuance Oh VlUl'OOV OF =
uer cent. bonds, which said committee snail
Sisnose of 70 the best advantage for the
further construction of the City Hall.
Adopted.
THE BUDGET.
Mr.. Christian. On behalf of the Finance
Committee. presented the annual estimate Of
receipts and appropriations for 1892. The
ordinance reads as follows
Isl. Re 1t ordained by the Council of the city
Lot M fiaI .ftrfn
iions as well as II balances IN excess OF appro-
priefi0ns standing on the ioOks OF the Auditor
M the end OF the past fiscal year Except such as
apply 20 Nomens Christian Association. s15;
rev. SION and codfcatiOn Of City Ordinances
$3.50. culverts. S3f3942: crematOry, SG.6if.9S;
electric light s+WA96; James river DTIegc. VI
OO0: Improvement ShockOe creek $9.sGLO:
Richmond Light Infantry Blues. fps; new
ritv hall 40 562i5 (making total OF SiAG72OD |
shall he considered cancel ed; and the Auditor
is hereby directed TO balance his books Accord
lngly.
"a. There shall be appropriated. from the |
funds and resources Of the CRY Tor me year /
ending the 8ist day of December. 1892 the fol |
lowing sums, and for the purposes mentioned |
AM tho said sums shall not. IN any case te IN
creased or added 10. except by q vote OF two |
thirds Of the whole Council IN favor OF such IN
creass or addition. said vote 10 be taken by yeas
Interest and redemption, si2OOoO assessment
OF taxes. 5000. assessment OF public improve
ments. si.350 collection OF taxes, 5000: chari-
tles-elmshouso expenses. s21OD; pay ron |
s11O, poor Of city, S1OO; city morgue. slVO |
college dispensAry s10O: Eye and Ear IN |
frmary. 500; cmale Humane Association, !
s65; friends Colored Orphan Asylum $50;
Ladies City Mission. 800.
Little Sisters OF the Poor. 900; Old Market |
Eeading-rOOm. $50: Protestant Episcopal |
Church Home Sie1; Retreat for Sick. $40; |
Richmond Home for Ladies. $3.50: Male Or
phan Asylum, $3.50; Spring-street Home $40;
ST. Joseph's Orphan Asylum; si9; - Iaul |
Church Home, $50; st. Paul's Church, Aged
Women. s125; H.. T. Lee Camp. &. y. 5000; |
charities Sheltering Arms. $500; Woman's
ar afl Asa q
wood expenses, 3l,f0j; payroll. S2.9O. Gene
teries -Oakwood Confederate graves. 30;
crawling, grading. &c. &6O); ShOckoe Hill eX-
penses 800; payroll, $3.50: st. Johns expen- |
ses. 500; payroll. SdSL96 payroll River I
Wow. $1,000 improvement River View, 900; |
city School board-general expenses Sl2Ofh |
payroll, $500; City pOlice-cOntlngent SlOO, |
courts and iuries. $1,000; city jail
$3.50; contingent fund, sSl0s.'e; dis
count and interest. 500 q. elections, S2.iO /
/ electric light. $4,000; fire department expenses !
)slrlso, pay roll s5423l; Ire alaim-construc-
ION $3.50. expenses $1,000; ire alalm-pay roll
$40; gas-works-coal account, s65.0l0; gas
OrAs-eNtensl0n eJOJO expenses slUVU. lamp !
0hting S2.loO, pay roll sf1O0O grounds and |
Jefferson Park $4,000: RESERVOIR avenue $4,000: |
Health acknowledgements. $1,000, pay |
roll S2s,OJ0. crcmatOry expenses and pay roll. |
5000: James river Improvement, 10000; pay |
structlOn. $1,000. (SccOnd)--eNpenses $1,000:
market Third expenses. 800; Mechanics In
stitute fund, iS60o0; militsry-Coiored volun-
teer battalion. 500; First Virginia Volunteers; |
$1,000; Richmond Howitzers. $3.50: Richmond |
Light Infantry Blues $780, stuart Horse Guard. |
&2JO; new cavalry company, $50; pay |
OF judges, 5000: salaries. s26,07250; sta
tiOnery and printing, $500 streets en- |
gineer's department payroll Si2,eOO; gen |
orally, $1,000; hands and carts-eNuenses. |
5000; hands and carts-pav- rOllS-rOller and |
crusher, So, 00; having sidewalks. 100000; |
streets paving alleys Tor owners $1,000; sewer |
connections; 500; secret service tund' $500; |
taxes refunded. $1,000 Water Works cOnstruc- |
ton $1,000; expenses $1,000; Marshall reSer-
rarment SS,74l25; pump houses $1,000. Total. |
Provided. That the quarterly payments of the |
foregoing appropriations of $50 10 the Friends |
COlOred Orphan Asylum; 1870 10 the Female |
Humane Associations. $3.50 TO the Richmond |
Male Orphan Asylum; $50 10 tho ~. JOsephs |
Orphan Asylum; $50 TO the ST faul,s church |
HOmc 3fJJ 10 the Retreat for the Sick; $500 to |
the Little Sisters OF the Poor; and $500 to the |
Eye and Ear lnfirmary, shall authorize the |
Council committee on the Relief of !
the Poor 10 place and keep In each OF |
said institutions withoUtany additional charge |
10 the city. number of children or adults not /
exceeding five, 10 be selected by said commit |
tee from such as may be from time TO time adj
mitted to the city almhouse, and IN case of the |
refusal ON the part OF any OF the above
named institutions 70 receive ana keep |
any child or adult selected the, ap-
preparation to such institution shall be
withdrawn. and the payment thereof shall
cease upon the order OF sad Committee on tho
Relief Of theiPoor, addressed III writing to the
Auditor Of the.city, except that IN consideration
OF the increased Appropriation to the Richmond |
Male Orphan Asylum the number may be III
creased 10 seven.
81. That the amounts here shall be deemed |
70 be the limits OF the amounts expended by any |
committee or head OF department, respectively, |
except that by such transfers as are authorized |
by the rules OF the Council. any particular AZ |
propriation may bo enlarged. and that for any |
delI created by any committee head OF de- !
partment in excess OF the appropriation, the |
city of Richmond shall be held III no wise re-
spOnsbe.
4th All ordinances and resolutions in conflict |
with the foregoing are hereby repealed.
5th This ordinance shall take effect from and |
after its passage.
The following is statement of the total |
receipts of 1891 92 and estimated receipts of
1892 so: Estimate 1897, 81 .2s5. 600. received /
1891. II .3l2S 30.s2; estimate 1899, 1888 800 /
The appropriation ordinance was unani-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Guigon on behalf Of the Finance Com
mittee then thanked the Council for adopt
ing the budget without "a single addition or
correction.
An INCREASE.
The Committee on Health recommended
an increase III the wages of the hands om-
ployod 10y the Health Department from $3.50
to $40 per day.
After considerable discussion the matter
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. Christian presented an ordinance prO- |