Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-05
THIS YEARS BUDGET.
HANDED IN LAST NIGHT AND ADOPT
60 BY THE COUNCIL.
A Compliment 10 the Finaucs Committee.
100000 for the New City Haii-sswsr
and Alley Resolutions Disposed Of
Tho Common Council met at O'Clock last
ulght With ouite full attendance.

Tho Common Council met at O'Clock last
night with quito full attendance.
The Street Committee presented volumi-
nous batch Of recommendations; among the
most important Of which were tho following:
To open the alley between Mosby and Pickett
streets and south Of Pleasant street. tho ex-
pense TO DO borne by the property-owners.
Adopted.
AppropriatIng $3.50 from the fund for paving
alleys for owners to be spent IN paving the
alley between Linden md Cherry streets and
Floyd and Park avenues, the expense 10 be
borne by the property-owrers. idopted.
Appropriatng $4,000 from the sswer fund 10
construct sewer In Belvidere street from the
alley between Canal, Cary, and Grace streets.
Adopted.
Appropristing 1852 from the sewer fund to
construct sewer on Twenty-seyenih street be-
tween and @. Adopted.
Appropriatng e425.73 TO refund 70 H. Mayo
money expended by him In the construction OF
sewer.
Appropriatlng ei3.500 to construct a sewer
from Twenty-irst street 10 shockoe creek. Re-
ferred 70 tho Finance Committee.
Appropriating $500 10 increase the width OF
the bridge across Gillie's creek. Referred TO
the Finance Committee.
Appropriating S700 for the opening and
grading Of Boyd street. Mr.. Christian moved
to refer 30 the Committee on Streets, which was
ultimately done.
The regular monthly report was handed in
from the Committee on Relief 70 the Poor.
THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
The Committee on Finance presented n
lengthy paper embracing the annual financial
budget OF the Council for the year 1892
Ii recommended that the resolution recently
referred 70 that body appropristing $i00 ,oo9 70
the construction account OF the new City Hall be
adopted with the amendment that the issue be
per cent. The paper was adopted In the
amended form.
Mr.. Christian then arose and stated on behalf
OF the Finance Committee that that body had
after much tedious labor and careful study OF
the needs OF the city completed its annual
budget, which he desired to present TO the Coun-
Gil. He said that with the limited amount OF
funds tho committee had apportioned the citys
finances to tho bcst OF Its judgment. IL was
therefore necessary, said Mr.. Christian, TO cur
| tail tho amount given to enterprise and irn-
provements.
With the budget was list Of estimated re-
ceipts for the year 1S92'98. II shows that the
total estimates for the year 1s9l-92 was
S1.2S5,000, and the receipts 81, 81, ,S40.S2.
For the year 1S92l93 the total estimated re-
ceipts are 1883 500, OF which amount $780,
600 comes from taxes, $4,000 from licenses,
$4,000 from water rents $4,000 from fnes
and penalties, $1,000 from First Market,
$4,000 from Second Market, 81 500 from Third
Market, $4,000 from sales OF coke, &c, $4,000
from dogs, &c.
A COMPLIMENT TO THE COMMITTEE.
The budget OF appropriations shows that the
clty's funds are apportioned In q judicious and
careful way. The ordinance cancelllng the ap-
preparations OF 1S91l92 and creating those OF
1SD2-03 was adopted without single amend
ment and by unanimous vote. Mr.. Gu1gon
thanked the Council for the compliment paid
the Finance Committee In Its unprecedented
action upon the paper, and urged the various
committees to be careful in the expenditure OF
the amounts apportioned them.
The committee In distributing the estimated
81 ,333. 500, allows for interest and redemption,
$420,000 assessment OF taxes, $4,000; dis
count and interest, $4,000; collection OF taxes,
$3.50; patrol-wagon, 81 500; entire expenses
grounds and buildings department, s22,67o;
James-riyer improvement pay-rolls &c, SlO,-
600; streets generally $4,000; hands and
carts, expenses, pay-rolls, &C., $4,000: paving
sidewalks, $4,000; water-works construction,
$4,000; total amount for water-works, S47,-
1875.
REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Health, to whom was re-
ferred the petition from the employees OF the
Health Department asking for an increase OF
wages, returned the paper with the recommen-
| dation that a resolution be adopted increasing
their pay from $3.50 10 $1.75 per day.
Mr.. Guigon moved to refer the matter to the
Committee on Finance, and gave his reasons
for so doing.
Mr. Crimes chairman Of the Health Commit
tee. said that he hoped the Council would not
postpone action upon the question any longer
that the committee had been endeavoring. 10
I
Mr.. GuigoD said that In the present state OF
the cty's finances he was prepared TO vote
against the resolution at once but he thought
IL ought to 90 before the proper committee. He
said this body should be too proud to vote upon
such a resolution upon the very eve Of an cleo
tion.
Mr. Thon said similar petition had been
| granted not more than few months ago with
| out reference TO the Finance Committee, and
| that he did not see why the employees OF the
| Health Department should not receive the same
| consideration. The paper was finally referred
| by vote OF IA TO 10.
AN ORDINANCE REJECTED.
| Mr.. Christian offered an ordinance to prevent
| the distribution OF band-blls, advertising
papers, &c, on the streets or In the private yards
| Of the city, which was not adopted, the vote
| standing IL for and 12 against the measure.
| motion was made by Mr.. Brauer 10 recon-
slider the vote by which the ordinance TO increase
| the salary OF the superintendent OF Public
Schools TO 81 1850 per year was lost at the last
meeting. The motion to reconsider was lost also.
| The Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
4 pany petitioned the Council for permission TO
/ elecirlfy its horso-car line between Ninth and
\ Main and Ninth and Cary streets, and also 70
| have the privilege OF extending its line along
| Cary street from Ninth to Seventh street. The
| paper was referred to the Committee on streets.
| petition from the ladies OF the White City
| Mission tor 200 loads OF gas-house coke for dis
| tribution among the poor was presented by Mr.
w. L. White, and a resolution appropriating the
| money was adopted.
| Council adjourned at 1045 O'Clock.