The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-18
AN INCREASE ALL
ALONG THE LINE.
Zach CITY Department Asks for More
MOrey,
ELOQUENT ARGUMENTS MADE
announcements Which Will bc Carried
ont If the Finance Committee
Should Uniooscu lts
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Purscstrings.
Tic Committee ON Finance held Iona
meeting last night it being their initial
move in tho preparation of The annual
budget Tor $780,
zach and c,cry department which
scnt representatives 60 the meeting ask
cd for an increase of their appropri"-
lonesome. indeed. desiring a consider
able increase.
sbould the Finance Committee, inn
,,cred tv the fourishiue condition Of tho
citys finances under The wise' and con-
eervatfvc management of the last ana
r,roe.rf council grant tho requests made
Tho ,ear $500 win witness some notable
improvements in the streets and parks
az the CITY. and hundreds of men viii Doe
Given work There VIII also bee an iin-
provcmcnt in the public schools and the
farbor Of tho city viii Doe put ln excel
lcnt condition.
ROAD TO FULTON
Another important project which viii
be carried ont will be- thc construction
Of winding road connecting Ihmpo-
Yazo Park with Fulton. which Will Doe OF
the greatest convenience TO the people
OF tho East End.
The committee assembled shortly after
8 o'clock. with Mr.. g.. W. Hardwicte ln
the chair. and present Messrs. Waller
stein. HARRISON, Allen, Drcwryi CARRIER
and Camp
The committee threw down the bars,
removed the time limit and allowed each
applicant and advocate of approximations
FUN opportunity 10 explain what Doe or
she wanted and tho reason why
Ur i. a. White first appeared and
made am elo0cunt plea for the Eye and
lar lnhrmarv.
lie was followed by Miss Mary ~
Groenhow. president Of the Home for
Incurablcs. who explained the splendid
work done hy that institution and ask
cd that the appropriation bee increased 90
500
Mrs Rahm. representing the Retreat
FOR the Sick. explained the great amount
Of charity work done there and asked
for the usual appropriation.
Mrs Charles D. Walford. on behalf of
The Belle Bryan Day Nursery and Kim
dergarten. asked for the usual appro-
priaron. making ana eff ctiyc plea.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
Mr. Marx Gunst and Colonel w u.
Uutshaw. for tho Grounds aud Buildings
Committee asked for am appropriation
amounting TO sie 43i ~. and the latter cX-
planned fully that the large increase
over last year was needed to improve
tho parks especially Reservoir finish
the lako near that place and construct
% winding road from Chimborazo Park
10 Fulton. joining Fulton street. Ems
latter, Improvement he said. would cost
g $780, lie emphasized the need Tor these
improvements and called attention to
the fact that s4oo of the amount asked
was needed TO pay gas and water bills.
The Mechanics Institute was repro
sentod by Mossrs Mann s. Qu1rlos and
y j. Boshcr. who asked that the nppro-
priaton. which for two years has been
5000. be restored 90 $1,000, explaining
HIT 30 was badly needed.
mr. g. a.. Boshcr on behalf OF tho
police patrol system. asked That the sum
given that department Doe s25N instead of
s. the former amount being needed
on account of gas and water bills
Captain q. A. Crawford appeared for
companies u and E-tho remnant of the
Fsrst Virginia Acknowledgment "I
Torfv-sovcn and forty-nine mon. rcspec-
lively.
f4a sskeI that as the former yearly
augmentation to the fun regiment had
been $1,000 these two companies be at
lowed their pro rata share-5Z' oacn.
Die explained that they were always snn-
Sect to the caH of the Mayor of the CITY
Tautry organizations Bon ibis city.
DYKE THE lIARHOR.
Captain W. IT, Curtis. chairman OF the
Tommittce on Grounds ana Hnlains7.
nsked fer an appropriation of S@-) ana
colonel Cutshaw explained the need for
fho expenditure of $4,000 in dyhng tine
river
Sergeant John Shinbereer appeared TOT
the general police department and asker
Cor an additional sum this year OF S-oo
Tor gas and water.
pr Christopher Tompkns spoke ON ne
haff of the tsty Free b.spen aI} ana o'n
Dominion Hospital
Mr. Edqar d. TAYLOR appeared for tho
Virginia Hospital as
Dr w T Oupcnhimcr for inc hefi'n
Tlopartment asked for an appropriation
~ e., 40 moro than last year as mo
TeruIt OF tho enlargement of the depart
rnenf Tie smoke of the need for cleanN-
Sess % promote health.
Major ofwav s. Allen for the Commit
zee on Streets. endorsed their application
Tor S42- 100. explaining that e6 @-@ per
cent. of The revenue came from ih'
Street DEPARTMENT 10 was explained that
tho sum actually needed was 5000 pun
chat IL the amount asked was secured %
would take over Two years 10 complete
che work.
Mr. John II. Frischkorn. for the Fire
Department asked for am increase OF the
appropration from $3.50 90 Sos.fo
Re sajd that 30 was proposed 10 increase
the salaries OF the chief and assistant
ohief 500 each. 60 raise tho salaries Of
elrhteen men from so 20 $50 per month, /
and % paw tho three hre-darm telegraph |
men $50 apiece extra year He gave |
good reasons for asking Che increase.
Mr. Charles Hutzier closed The list or |
applicants. IIc asked that the amount !
SCI aside for the school Board boz slgoW~ /
sf600 and increase % about $500
The Finance Committee decided 10 III (
vide no the various matters among SUBJ /
committees which viii report next Tues |
aay night to the general committee.