The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
MORE FUNDS
ASKED FOR CITY 4. ].
Finance Committee Hears from.
Other Departments.
FOR GROUNDS AN D BUILDINGS D i s:
Increased Approprie tions Arc Asked For.
The Street cleaners Asked for Mere
Pay N.ws and Gossip
From City Hail.
FOR GROUNDS AN D BUILDINGS.

Various city departments. through the
cha irnen of committees and other oiii-
Gals, went before the Finance Committee
last night 30 make appeals for funds for
the coming year.
Alderman ThorEason, Of the Health
Committee, asked for $a9, 25i
a committee from the Street Cleaning
lDena rtment asked that the pay of the
force be increased from $1.60 to $1.75 a
day.
President Frischkor1l, of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, urged an increase
in the salary of the attaches of the Fire
Alarm Department, because OF the IN
creased duties of those men. lie showed
that now there was a large amount OF
work being done in the way Of inspcc-
tor of buildings, etc, under the new
Department of Electricity He also asked
for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Placing of fire department wires under
ground.
The Grounds and Buildings Committee.
through Chairman Gibson, asked for s114,-
ASH.
Guy Engineer Cutshaw. appearing for
James River improvement, made a re-
quest for $4,000.
Chairman Grimes. of the Light COM
.nittee, and Superintendent Knowles, said
their departments needed $19a,0o0.
he council COHInlLtec.a On
failed of a quorum yesterday afternoon,
and no meeting was held Those present
were Messrs. BloomE.erg and Adams
Councilman Sol L. Bloomberg said last
night that he was strongly in favor Of
open session for the Finance Committee.
IF l am q. member of that committee
next term" he said upon the rcor
ganization of the committee I shall do
S1,-a rF
rule providing for open session"
The Council Committee of Annexation
will be called by Chairman Wallerstein
to meet early next week to consider the
report of the subcommittee. At that time
citizens of Richmond and the county will
be invited TO appear and express them
selves Tor or against the measure. This
question may enter a strong factor
into the spring electors.
The Board of Trustees OF the Carne-
gle Library will meet next Tuesday night
for organization. A president and secrc-
tary will be chosen, and then the board
will rest until the budget is prepared
After the adoption of the budget, if it
contains the appropriation for the lib
rar,v the board will again meet and elect
librarians. jantorS, etc, and begin the
The Committee on Heltil will meet to-
night at 1870 o'clock in regular session.
A meeting of tliirty-one representative
citizens was held at the residence of one
of them in Jefferson Ward on Tuesday
night The sense of the meeting was
to make the effort TO place before the.
voters two moro candidates for Council.
Many names were suggested, and those
present pledged themselves to call upon
certain business men of the ward, with
tie view of inducing them to allow their
rames to be used
Councilman Mccarthy, OF jackson
Ward is seeking supporters Tor the
Board of Aldermen. Alderman Donohoe's
term expires in July, and it is this seat to
which Councilman Mccarthy asplres.
Mr. Donohoe has had Very little to say,
hut !, is understood that he is making what
tbe Republicans used to call ga still
hunt.
People from Fulton say that Mr.. Jno.
T.. Satterfeld. the new candidate for the
Board from Marshall Ward. Is settlns
votes in that section Mr.. Mosby, who is
III FOR reelection. is very strong on the
Hill. and has hopes of reelection by MS
usual majority.
Mr. Washer is ploddins along, with
nleasant things to say to all the Mar
shall Ward voters.