The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-26
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Splendid Report to be Made to
Finance Committee as to Per-
inane1it improvements.
MORE THAN MET PROMISE y q 1I:'';1E:
The Market Committee Returns
Money and Makes Reve1ucs.
Wants Of Committees.

Wants Of Committees.
Perhaps no committee of tho City
Co,incll has done better with the money
allotted 1t In the last annual budget than
that on Markets, and Chairman r. Ia
Peters had d most flattcrlng detailed re-
port OF tho yenr's work to lay before
the body last night. had there been
quorum Of members at the called meet
Ing. The report, along with the wants
for tho present yenr, is to be passed
uron by the Market Committee and for-
wnrded to tho Finance Committee for
consideration In making up the now
budget
The committee has been called to meet
Tonight and will likely get aGquorum,
when the following list Of wants will
be forwarded TO the Finance Commit
tee, along with the most flatterlng report
Of Chairman Peters: III
FIRST MA aKET.
Pay roll and expense. ...............$3,6OO 90
Granollthic /. paving ...................60 500 90 4
Total /. I. . 7. s., 200 90
SECOND MARKET.
Pay roll and expenses. zoo 90
THIRD MARKET.
Pay roll and expenses $3.50 GO
Special repairs (snow-brake).. ...... 200 90
gs5 I,gt
Total ...., 800 %
WHAT PRINTING ASKS.
The Committee on Printing and Claims
met last night, and after disposing Of
some routinue matters a resolution ask
Ing for a lump sum OF 5000 In the
budget and instructing Chairman Adams
to appear and urge this appropriation
before the finance Committee
AS to the report of the Market Commit
tee for the past years work, the sltlia-
ftion may be summed up In line. The
committee asked for sG,GOo additional ap-s
p!opratlon for permanent improvements.
promising to return all the money In two
years and increase the revenues from
tho First and Second Markets. where tho
improvements were proposed to be
made. They did better. The money was
returned within one year: the improve
ments made and the revenues largely in
crea sed. IN
MR. PETERs's REPORT,
The reportii3which Chairman Peters
will lay before his committee tonight, Is
+ as follows
u III january 25, 1901;
TO the Chairman and Members Of the
S9 n tie on Finance Of the City Of
for ises aes" 81 Marsts asEsd
SSso9 r4 to and
s eetaa amsy y ssse6 fer The
Flrsto Ma rkets aana $500 for the, Second
and heS9ug hn exG1nns5i9n
mcn is by the chairman of the Committee
on3Markets:: before yor,,comnittee, ask
Ing ggua that prdv the Se entone
above that the Committee on Markets
would return to the city the $500 asked
in probably one year, and not less than
two years. and leave I permanent GERMAN I'M IN,
would create source Of permanent in
come to the city,
Your honorable committee. after the
above statement. saw fit to provide the
we owe to your honorable committee and
the city of Richmond to report as to the
and we, therefore. submit the following
At the First Market g 4oo was asked for or
market houses inside and out. and TIE
other $500 to change the entrance to the
hall and enlarge the tWH stalls bess
/ per month for the two. The committee
MADE the change py rhe ho
amount Of 800 expended IN THIS Grange
making two very large stalls or 20 stores so
n nseaG o e Rer
thereby paying to the city every year
a net increase Of 500 per annum on the
| $500 expended.
The entire market was thoroughly re-
paired and repanted, which was abso,
utely necessary for the a. Ont ap ha
ar
rents from the fixing Of a minimum ra ili,;
Of rent SO that the rent Of no stn ber WI,
stalls so Increased haye been reported
y the cle Woh E % A flssSSc BeSNSD1year'
committee will have bglance to return
to the city from the First Market Tx OF
AT. At the Second Market the following
| iron shed, S1,20O; rearranglng, the butcner
arket and enlargng s Il u.s. % popanng
markets; $500. making the amount or :
$500 asked for. ~ ,ron s,ed
on til the i Inc Of Sixth Street, from Marshall
to Pink Alley at the cost OF S!,.Ia, oy
ms shed thG % lhe marNet
at att a rental of $50 per month, making $3.50
per year. In addition to this. the priv,
sSs ss 81 o Ss Se es IT, aS IS
s the Co. y gfttdnEE tx en the apn1St
Tor the erecting Of the stalls. AL, ~
The butcher market ,,S Was entretg BE
their former size, and having one large !s
aisle through the center. Instead Of two
as ''e's'1 in i FINE CONDITION.
TIC committee also nut electrle !!g 81
AMI repaired and repalnted the market