Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-03
REVIEW OF THE YEAR
The Mayors Annual Message Sent 10 the
Council Last Night.
FINANCIAL CONDITION DISCUSSED.
Tho Needs Of the Various Departments
rrcscntcd-water Meters Recommend
cd-Take Roof Wires Down.

Common Council at It's meeting last night
ID is an important document and should
be carefully read by all Of our citizens
The citys financial condition is fully dis
cussod and the work OF the various de-
par'mcnts IS carefully reviewed.
Here is the message in fun:
MAYORS OFFICE.
RICHMOND April 2 lS4.
To thc Honorable. the Members Of tho
city Council.
Gsntlcmcu.-t have the honor 10 submit
Ter your consideration my annual report
IN accompanying recommendations. for
which ask your careful consideration.
De- year 1885 VIII long be remembered
Is a. year 81 almost uncNampled CONNER
cial industrial. and financial depression
Richmond stood the ordeal bravely. and
She has entered upon the new year fun
oi hcpc and courage. There were many
things io stimulate Us IN the experience
~ Inst year. The number Of failures
among our merchants and manufacturers
wore fnw ana Of no magnitude Nothing
CClli have moro clearly demonstrated the
soility ~ our banking institutions and
the confidence Of our people in their man
aecmeut than The fact that there was not
% single failure ana no serious distrust
manifested al any tine during al the
excitement az last summer concerning
any one ~ our banking institutions. Inc
result Was that our banks came out OF
90" trial uuharmed. ana with an in
Crclslng hold upon the confidence OF the
people The cIcuriugs Of our banking I'm
siituuous du'ns the year amounted 10
Si9fD1lT73.
THE YEARS BUSINESS EXHIBIT.
our 9l5 manufacturing establishments
gave employment last year 10 2J.3S hands
ana their sales amounted % Et.No>N.
AMI. notwithstanding the almost total
paralysis 0i business for several months
~ me year, he sales Of our jobbors
amounted g. S-15.s1 one o. the most
gratifying evidences ~ the prosperity OF
the city was furnished In the large num-
Der OF now buildings that were erected
iu almost every section Il the city.
This was true. not only of IN" city. bat
Also ny our suburban Villages. within oh
corporate limits alone there We're Gil new
houses erected. whose aggregate value
wu4 ~ en co. OF the more important
structures the Chamber Of Commerce
Was finished during the year. AMI The
I.N city Han was completed ana occu-
tl.l. Work on tho splendid nov hotel.
'rhn Jefferson was begun and wifi De-
rapidly pushed ~ completion. / DO not
lr.U any people who have more 10 cheer
auI encourage them in their manuiac-
t. Dig ANA business outlook iuah me pr''
I ot ld.hm nI. The monument I'D me-
Irr ~ tlr Confederate soldiers ana
sailors VIII soon hc Completed, and VIII
g.. unveiled CD 90, 0th Of May. This VIII
I. af.tl.r added q, tHc many hcauillul
i....r..rt- which have been erected IN
at ..are 2, commemorate The heroism
a.I y.I.r ~ tho Confederate soldier.
TII NEW CITY Hall
T.. 'r.~t important event of onr
Inr..ir.l history 90 ring the var WIS
We comp. tam If 1ur ne" city ll'uL
which t.s 's,l finished ut net cost
If tf .-Irn aul Wbi.h was occupied ly
the city officers for thr FIRST tim" on
February 18Th ~ this year. II Is one
- tne haud=rm.st md Boz an respects
one 81 the most admirably adapted o.
r- us.s of amy municipal building, in
ibis country. u stands an enduring
monument - the taste of the archi-
t.ct cine skill of the supervising oDgi-
n'er and. above AN. 10 the workman
ship and ability o: Tire mechanics OF
Richmond
There ls nothing II which we are so
'Is'ly proud as our public schools.
1hrr growing efficiency AMI useful
I..s g. au occasion o. cousratlati1u
& au who have taken any part In their
development. We have low c-nploycl
in oar public schools i principals and
~ teachers Who give instruction to
1900 pupils. "a" CITY appropriated 20
ihr pp'lc SCHOOLS last year Nlb'Sf'.
lhr ''htitl-o.h'oi huIidlng has been
erected during the year ri a cost ~
>-H.y" ~AI VIII Ia few weeks he
ready for occupancy. Notwithstanding
tle generous appropriations for school
buildings made by the Cry Council.
Va aru yet ia need II additional school
accommodations. The growth Of Icpu-
lnuon in The western dion Of the
CITY has already more than taxed the
c.lacity ~ our school buildings IN that
district. We have been compelled %
INIT three houses near the W,st-I,nl
school 90 accommodate the overflow
other children who cannot be provided
~ ,l~"-' al Ngs'-EHd or Madison
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"I',.',''5 80 "V 'I,'''I OF
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