Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-21
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HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS EXPLAIN
THEIR NEEDS.
The Finance Committee Hears fa''e"'iS
Their Appeals-The water ana
Street Appropriations.

Street Appropriations.
There was an open session of the Council
Committee on Finance in the Chancery-
Court room Yesterday afternoon at 4;5O
o'clock. The object Of tho session was TO
confer with the heads OF the various do
n,rtmonts OF tho city government as TO
| ,hoir needs fer tho current year. The COM
mit,eemcn present were Messrs. W. l.. and
J. ". White. Allen, Carneal. ilard"lcAc'
and Murphy.s
Mr. Charles J.. Boiling. superintendent
of the Water Department. was the hrSt
Official T. appear. He gave a detailed
abatement OF the wants Of his departinent'
poiatiur Il the need for an increased ap,
proprirtiou Of ~ least =. 700. lie referred
to the expense that the city had been put
/ 10 by the fact that it was necessary 20 run
the steam. pump at q cost OF 500 a day Tor
SIX weeks during the bad weather.
TIE w%ATER-sUppLT QUESTION.
The question Of increasing the water
mains and the pumping facility or tho
adoption of the meter system to prevent
waste was presented IN Is several phases
bv superintendent Boiling. tie favored
] the adoption Of the meter system and put
ting n srOp 10 the waste Of water. NT. j.
". White. chairman IF the Committee on
Water, supplemented MIR. Boiing's re-
marks upon tins matter and urged
rhe necessity for some action on the
part Of the Council. Ee thought that Tho
money tina city would save on coal oy the
vat. system would pay for tho meters IN
curse o. ~ The estimated cost OF the
introduction OF this system l, SZVJ,0JJ.
BICHWoND's srEErrs.
Mr.. William II. Curtis. chairman Of the
/ Committee on Streets. appeared on behalf
OF that body and made q statement as 70
/ the condition of Lichmond's thorough
fares and pavements. he depicted tho
+ horrible condition OF tie -treetsln various
sections and asked a large an a%ppropria-
tiou as the committed could possibly grant
for this important work.
lie also alyOcited the clnims OK the
Committee on James-ilyer lmpcoyemeut,
/ for which the SUM Of @2j,0'0 was asked.
/ This mount contains the following D.; ms
! for repairs: tn, CralChill. $500 dredge
/ CITY ot Richmond. c-.t)D; one scoW. |GNO
tug Christian. ~l.Zl6. and tAo expense OF
] commencing tao building Of a dyke IN the
] har5Or. -, iuJ.
TIE GAS DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. William G.. Adams. SUPERINTENDENT
/ Of the Gas-NrrKa. sect forth the needs ot
his department aud eppaaloi 90 the CON-
" iI.N.'E A|k tAt fA|fttI'a.aN GU o. 20
>lo.J90 Tor the cx0rnsfou account. This
amount - necessary for tho LAYING OK
+ larger pipes between -hc upper and lower
p (-a--Wtrk-. The present pipes are only
/ li-inch and were .ail ln le)t. when the
city was not nearly So large aslt is now.
Ono million cubic feet 0t gas are forced
through tines. mains q day bT the AID OF an
cxhaustcr. though The capacity OF the
/ pipes is only 6NU,NjJ feet.
AIr. Adams also as.el the committee for
an increase Of $4,000 for the expense ac-
count Of tne oNic. for this year. The sum
Is needed ~torrepa.rs.
CAUSE Of EDTCATtON.
Tho virginia Mechanics Institute was
reprc-eutel by Captain J.. 7. Christian,
who presented the petition of the IluaDce
COMMITTED Of that institution for the same
appropriation as mode last year, which
W. 81 .u,0. In speaking OF the workings
of the school Captain Christian said that
there were on It's roll last mOuthttc names
81 - boys.
sir. William I1veHetein was on hand IN
behalf ot the City School Board. lie
. urg.d an increase IN the salary account IA
order that tlnv might pay tLa Suporuteu-
/ dent -1.t0J per year instead OF @lhij. ald
that the wages of tlo White I%.nltots might
f be- increased. The total amount asaol for
/ -~al.rirs was @l3j.J5), OK which the state
$40 .-. a.. 800.
- eAl'tc'et Cd k4l - .o',.,". ~ 1917
STEM however 'lo"~"y 'D"' 'uV 49,
"oE,d or "..e I'D E A.,r- tur NY
W"uI1 ~ tiopfIhte WV l1 tI-, d"
AHlp-- lH' ON. t'.''' "'A0' " -'',0
loI genera A"pNI''T'
ruE ci1l's HFALrH.
DR.. ". T. OppenhImer. president Of the
B0arl ot Hea.th. va, present and gave his
views aa % tae requirement., OF TINS d.
pertinent. Il. had n0, made mp complete
estimate. a4I; was impossible % i"orete.i
what Richmond wOu.l need na.. sImmer
o. prevent c".ula-lou5 diseases here.
/ Among tue amounts -e asked fpr "e-' t-'
/ following. Removal % aaru.-e, -l.,1u;
support az horses eAi Mt, f''''o'
I'r@e-7a' my 'lj; s't.- '': n."
carts Hii H-'t-' >i;"''t '''."'',' "u'''
500: pairs {" cart. AA,.'- "e. t-'O.l
pay.Iot i-f t4'iH -l.N' AIeN To- i"' lA-'
~ cI.,o lrr 'i'' -d''s''t @'.ai' "' WY
" 80 fN. Hr.-ff4If of HIa EIlT1 OF tfFIIfl