Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-21
THE FINANCE BOARD.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER TO NE CONsIDERED.
HOT TINES ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT.
Light and Poor Committees-Esti-
mates for Running These Depart
mcnts Next Ycar-Nipety-Cent Gas
Possible.

special one, and has been called solely
for the consideration of the proposal Of
the Committee on Charter Changes that
| the finances OF the city government snail
| be regulated and controlled by board OK
| finance.
| Members of the committee believe tnat
the measure will pass both branches Vi
| the Council with snug majority. Ihere
| will be delegations present from seVerai
| clubs with instructions 10 oppose the
amendment. but the organizations from
which they come are by no means solidly
| arrayed against the change, and there
appears TO be a very strong sentiment
| abroad in its favor.
The object OF the change Is to divorce
the executive and legislative functiohS'
The duty of the board, as set form III
the amendment TO be submitted 10 the
c,o,,ncil to-night will be to make budget
eacb year by the LIST of December, APP
nronriatipg to each of the dlnerehI uo
rartments of the city government lump
snm for it's respective expenses; sara
denartments being as follows: Charlues'
| cemeteries, fire, police gas "d.e,'
| health. streets; and for each oil 'he loi-
lowing special purposes interest aiu. anu
| demntion schools. sewers assessment
eotaction and refunding of all taxes, pay
| of Judges fixed salaries of city oinciais'
stationery and printing, courts ana Ju'le9,
| Coroner's induests, city jail, discount ""9
, interest elections electric lights anu
| secret-service fund. 1t may aiSo
, as,de a sum out of the revenues OF eacn
! ! wear TO meet and pay unekpeeleu
4 contingent claims or sums arlslhs li,ao
that year. and only so much Oh s',iu -
ebou no used by the Council as the ou
n. sii'.i -, from, time to time appropriate
"a the hoard shall only expend as iuuOn %
os may he necessary TO pay
. ar;sipq out of negligence or preach %
aa,,tract And whenever asked ny '
CO., Council to appropriate any mohey
g. any, other special purpose, OF W ai-'
rew department, or to enlarse u"'
= ,,ronriation for the purposes aDoVe 20
/ toned the said board may pP,Dar apPioP or
= ,,oh a sum as it may deem propol,
a such go 60 make any such appropTla-
;, | ton. ,,,,c, GUAR
: TIERS.
e ,,,,, no made to get the Coun-
gu - I'm the ordinances granIius
- " r,ars IN the Southern and home - -
u Iia Comnanies. the lives OF which W. W.
- raduced by the Board OF Aldermen Iii no
- | tbat body met last week ~ - boen
ramembered that the ordinances pa dared
n passed, but the vote neihs s,doJ au as in
N ~, were subsequently amenueu DO - =,
)t sHeS4od The vote in each case "a9 -
ood three hours afterwards ha,i az,
aI,sa for thirty years was grah'eu ~ ~
r Uiro,ria company by the same W.
8 mSnaa interested in the two locai SV,n' ,
te nanies are indignant at the "0''o' "
~ Board. c.,or, CompanN
al "a ~. rigbt that the reduction IN th'
w 1isa of the franchise would very maleila, -.
Mt ~ tnarence the investment or money W
ne t,sinees-,nen. and might defeat tle eH
| terprise absolutely. - s,no ooo to n,
m 'araking a bonded debt for slOo'o W W ~
or | redeemed in fifteen years, ne saiu,
h ,,,c,,ld he necessary to carry on corhpoun'
,s | ,..orest a sinking fund of at least . pe
"a | -, or e. OO0 a year for each SlOVVo III
he | vested whereas in a 3O-year lrahcni9', ,
o,,1d onIv Unnecessary to carry 81
nj ~ cart i'm such sinking fund or SI,OO
year for each 100000 invested.
necessity for carrying a larger sim, -,
10. | fund would not only tehu W oII s'aoteri
re- enterprise, he thought, put "oui" ni"'0'
on aIlv affect the price Of lights
ok Ths Iipht Committees Meeting.
lst The Committee on Light met at 90
80 o'clock last night, with lhe ,,l.'ai,
i mo mi
. | uordwicke. Vaughan, Witte, ana NoOie'
III mr. nroceedings opened with an inter
w -, diecussion over a resolution, adop'
no | "a ar a former meeting, when pro'iue
,re, | - Mr. John T. Goddin should De Is
,or | Si,.5od the sum of $40 paid by MIN IL
sc. | ,,ae supplied TO a residence Oh "hlch =
op- is the agent This resolution was ie'o.l
mitted by the Board OF Alueiihen -
ge- further information. 1t was de'eiop,
ad- that the amount represented liiio'"H
ON the part Of the bill clerk OIL tiie sa' =, ~
Eco The committee was an uhi' III :. y
t,,ion that Mr.. Godtin was not respoi
sihIa for it. Mr.. Wtte suggested th'
e" the bill-clerk should bear the puroen
Nc ,,istake. and the discussion was aIoi
ari- III. 1ina II was agreed, however, th'
,lic - olorl, was q most careful and rehap
If In and II was decided to summon III ~
this 40 annear before the committee a' -
ned next meeting and explain now the III
IDS | take occurred, and show reason - az -
her ,rbv ne should not pay the Dill me .
1rg | rerintendent was instructed TO auEei !,
ad- FOR bids for supplying the city win
rth arc-lights for three years. lhlS Piopo' P'c
ia will remain open until hooh oii
ing 18th. ,,.o,dor,t u,
and The report Of the superintendent y"
1nd ',od ana ordered TO be filed. !
,ae sia faoture was that the receipts I
-. NaT1
aen as for the month of November TINS ye
ter T,ere 1928 larger than they were III 10 10
on A. KNOWLES estimates the cost Oh ru
tes ,i,o the works next year TO pe Slo''V
,me and his report was referred lo
araI TJnarce Committee. A further report n, W
, or tha came source as TO the adVis"pAI
,ut 30 charging 90 cents thousand Ieet
ach e,os was not acted upon, II belng lhous
80 to defer the consideration OF
tion matter until the January meeting VI
said Committee. The present cost 10 'he {
inst Cor making gas, Mr.. Knowles States -
and cents a thousand feet p,r,
our The petition Of the citizens OF pai
t1oights that the light now In the raw
,des should he moved TO the Richmond
! g17 20 the First-street bridge was relus
The superintendent OF the Gas-Wo'
- II stating that he had investigated the ~ IN
and .or and was of the opinion that IL wo
sta oot he an Improvement, throwing
It, ~ into almost total darkness,
nc % 20, ,mnroving the conditions TO
,e, .or,aI extent on the bridge. IL '
,aith .sa senee Of the meeting that the Bar
Weights Council should hght 'ne piD
'ni,s rho netition OF Messrs. Copeland
- 9ss uoIderbv that the gas-mains shouid
v,npded for two blocks on Grove ~
lrces was granted. .o, ,ha s,ne,
,ardent 10 have a light placed on Fig
80, between Clay and Leigh sire
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