Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-12
Thorough Examination o. the Conduct
Of The sinking Fund.
C0gHlSSlONERS MAKE STATEMENTS.
sini, That the aCGOuDt Has Not Been
Kept According to Law.
INTERESTING FINANCIAL REPORTS
s,.cial Accountant Gives Figures
showing How Much the Cisy VIII
Up,c to Retrcnch 10 Live Within
IL, Income. This Year.

rra council Committee on Retrench-
mon. last night thoroughly investigated
Oh. nuch-talked-of misconduct Of the
.re fund Of the city, and dropped
.r. matter because Of the deep interest
contested by the Sinking Fund Com
,,..s.orers in the Improvement Of the
Methods employed by the board.
Tho Special Accountant. Mr.. Carlton
Mccarthy. presented three very careful
ID, ur,pared statements showing the ex-
... status Of the city as to revenues and
,tr4itures. and explaining how much
+ts y viii have to retrench in order
t, lyc within her income.
Or the whole, It was the most inter-
,..ng session the committee has yet
l.ll
Tle body convened promptly at S
o'clock and did not adjourn until mid
ulht
There were present Sub-Chairman
Hourtree and Messrs. Ebel, Jones. Har-
re.sou John j. King, Noble, and thinner
mann. Of the committee Mayor r.
A. Taylor: Messrs. William NJ. Tur-
hin. President Of the Board Of Alder
men: James Caskie. President Of
The Common Council. City-Auditor
Is j. Warren. City-Attorney c. V.
Meredith. City-Treasurer Charles II.
Phillips. Chairman Of the Finance Com
uittee Charles w. Hardwicke, and others
interested I'm matters to be considered.
AT the suggestion OF MI Jones the COM
uittee decided 10 hear certain statements
fr1m the Special Accountant dealing with
the revenues Of the city, the sums paid
out in salaries and wages. and the receipts
of the city for last year. When the ac-
c5untant finished reading his reports, Mr..
Noble moved that the statements be print
ci for the benefit of the members Of the
committee and of the public generally.
llr. Jones seconded this motion, which
was adopted after brief discussion. 1t
was agreed that 800 copies Of the report
should be printed.
Below are printed in full Accountant
NcCarthys statements. as submitted to
Oh, committee:
Analysis of Statement Of Salaries
and Wages, 1896.
class A. special Glass b, directly under
the Council.
A. Total of salaries Of general
officers. which have been reduced
by recommendation of commit
ice and salaries so fixed by law
mat they cannot be reduced....S 2l,oio OJ
A. Fire-Department salaries, not
under control Of the Council and
ro la reached only hV reducing
the general appropriation and
leaving the redrrangement or
aay 10 the Fire Board Commits
scners. (Alinimum appropriation
r.y-roiD .....................,... " . es7io %
a Fre-alarm salaries not under
council regulation. and TO be
reached only by reducing the
srnlal appropriation and leav-
lr- the encouragement 10 the
H1ar} of Fire Commissioners
Minimum appropriation fixed by
charter. 81 $50 for pay-rOlD ...... 400 90
A. school salaries not under con-
troll or supervision of the Coun-
cI and to be reached only by
reduction in the amount Of the
appropriation. City appropria-
u5u salary account. 10000,
balance from state (Nnimum
appropriation required by Jaw
for AN school purposes. year
r5-gs S67.6l960; maximum tax
allowed 90 be levied by the city
,e ou the dollaD ................ l32.Z54 %
A. Mechanics Institute salaries
not under Council control, and
to te reached by reducing the
total Of the annual appropria-
il.u .......... ..........s' '.''''''' 1'"'' W
Total ......... ....... ..S229 3S9 90
3 Department payroll
an sppo,nted for three years. 95977 50
] Salaries Of general officers and
officers and sub-ofiicers Of the
nance changes ................... 55,747 50
d Annual salaries ranging from
5,., to or ordnance ina es ................ 4,7so 90
H Annual salaries ranging from
70 cr8mance ~, ............ .......... ss,45l 90
j. Nare-workers per diem, ana
al subject 10 ordinance
man 40 s.. y per day .....S l'0lt .
men 40 & per Gay ........ 2,Ol4 90
li mrn 40 1915 per day -. 1899 50
men at $40 per day ..... l,97l 90
81 men at $3.50 per day 80. 1851 so
= men at 81 % per day lS61i %
q men at 81 per day ..... A.502 %
j mau 40 E.75 per day .... 5i7 20
lll men at Sl.50 Ber day.. &.6S3 90
man at 81 per day ...... 800 W
s9i.l5l Is
S6l4 .S99 Is
Bonus 10 five free dispensaries... rs 90