The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

personal property assessed, together with
licenses. and tho taxes nyulluDle Tor laos.
l4 s3sst Value. Tax.
Real Estate ....:.... sa!,5oso5o sess4.5,a
ts1,G53l72 $l,l9l,y0s.O
3 Licenses ,.,,,.,..,,... llV, ~
%se Sl,3Ul ,9J09U
Tho City Council appropriated In chs
last annual budget $l,o43, 1888. OF th.s
amount >66S ,0oi.Gu remains unexpendea
with one lnonth,iof the fiscal year "
to run. Vast improvements, considering
the limited appropriations, have beei.t
made In nearly all the departments, ant
senterprlsing and economical u cuisines.
methods have prevailed. There have been
no lions, und the famous declarA.
ton Of Mr.. Cleveland that "a puul.,.
ONCE is d public trust has been tht3
u.dinE principle Of all the Guys oillcial..
MARCH OF PROGRESS.
In neatly every, department the whit
hand of progress has shown itself duriHs
the year, and permanent improvement
have been nude or set on foot. Inc pub
lie schools have prospered as never be1o. b..
new houses having been bu.ltS uid M
proved methods OF teaching having been
adopted. Kindergaftens have been esrub.
lishsd, and the force of teachers enlarged.
ktlllJIOPCIuCuloE uA w sOoOlI - >A'S
fire alarm seryGe, and all electrical at-5
planes placed under the man4 genienl
Of a chief Tho Fire Department itsel 7
has made q fine record. s%
The city has been exceedingly fortunate
In having had but few disastrous fiies
dt,rirg the Year. Until that which swept
the Gullcgo mills last Sunday mornlne
the year was far behind previous ones In
big fires and in I'LL cases, the growing
utility and efficiency OF the department
were demonstrated.
New llood has been injected into tie
Police Department., and a better syst.n
i forsts conduct has been adopted,
The courts Of the city have dispost.r
Of their. business with expedition ano
economy, and the efficiency OF tho iudge'
has so appealed to the Council thu al
their splaresS We been raised along with
Mhose Of a, large number Of othcr city oil.
eiuls The Council aftera long battle h
committed itself .toaa plan for handling
the debt of the city which will preserve
lie sinking fund Tor tho II.
duidurlon If outstanding bonds and no
otner. & st!S3 3-3 s
M'CARTHY'S FINE WORK.
It should be- said thnt much Of the
credit for this Innovation is duo to Cap
tain Carlton Mccarthy who Is perhaps.
one If the finest accountants in the
South. and who has made an lnsistent
and persistent fight on this line. The
city has made vast improvements In hei
streets. roadways. parks and publ
squares. and under her new system ~
Street cleaning the streets wero never
In better condition.
The moor of the city have been cared
for diligently and liberal appropriations
have boon made for coal and othcr pro-
visions for their comfort.
Never has there in one year heen 81
much now pavings and street improve.
ments generally. This has beon made me-
cessary by the vast number Of now build
ings that have been erected. especially
In the western portion of the city. during
/ the year the new jail has boon completely.
and the old shell in the bottom torn down,
The Water Department has made wen.
derful improvements In tho line of new
and enlarged mains. contributing not only
to tho convenience Of the citizens. but at
the same time reducing tho fire hazard to
a large degree. Not only this. hut a
splendid new standpipo. with connections
and fine electric plant are In tho course
Of construction. which will cost sl25 f0O.
and which will result IN heavy Increase.
OF water pressure In tho upper and central
portion OF tho city.
It s. proposed / ter on, to use tho electric
plant for lighting the parks as VOL as
for operating the standpipe, and the work
Is now being rapidly carried on under
the supervision Of Superintendent Charles
T.. Boiling, If the Water Department,
TOP CLEAR WATnF,
Another permanent Improvement now
IN tho course Of construction in the
\vntC1 dana y n1aOt Is tho aoftliNr h0StOl
winch viii cost sN0.Ol0. md which. when
completed will Insure clear water to the
citizens Of Richmond for all time 6
Tho Treasury Department has xepr
abreast Of others In the line Of rutnc
improvements. Treasurer Phillips. after
Il long and hard struggle, has succeeded
e In getting four subStntions established IN
water rent, This not only facilitates the
work OF the main office but Is great
convenience To the citizens Of the remote
sections Of the city. The Committee on
Jnmes River improvements have been
alert and have augmented these equip.
nicnts with n new dredging plant, now
about to begin operations No depart
ment has shawn greater prosperity dur
Ing the year than that having the man
ageMent OF the city's gas,
Tor the first eleven months OF 1908
the increase from this department was
sea, os.s7 over the gross receipts for. the
samc period OF the preceding year. The
figures are ns follows; flt
Rcraipts to Dec. |, 1903 ,$226 11G,76
Receipts to Dec. l.. 1902, ...,,.,.... 20l ,SS4s9
lncrcase ..,,... .,...,.,,..,...s as,ss2,s7
INCREASED CONSUMPTION.
The Increase for tire first eleven months
Of laNS owe, the entire year Of mo! ls
Sl7,S26,ls, and when the December figures
for 1W nre In. this an7lnt Is expected
to be more tlnn doubled.
The increase in the sale and consump- I
ton OF gas is accounted for by the fact
that so many new houses have been bul't
during the year, and, that gas stoves
The Vlrslnia State Is owned by hnme
people managed by home people, employs
home people and spends Its moray In
Richmond. A. p, HEINRICH, Solicitor.
Tho Virginia state Is owned by home
people, managed by home people. employs
Y 70 mo- t,,t