The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-08

money.
Money Needed First.
The nrst tliug to be provided is tho
money. AS indicated Yesterday. teere are
fvl plans hy which TIE city may secure
sufficient funds for these immediate needs
y may De provided by the action OF the
Council. which las authority to SET aside
twcive per cent of tho sssess-J vsiIua-
-l1u n real estate taken fro for the equip
rneat with urban facilities. imuruvem ents
and benefits Such bond issue would
amount to from $4,000 to 100000 An
other alternative is The setting aside foy
rhrec years % $4,000. 70 be expended FOR
rne Immediate equipment and improve
tmrrt of tle new area, in whlch event half
tlat SUM would have o. Doc expended Ga
f.e East End and half in the West End.
Th ye is stlf another possibility by
which flnGs may be raised Immediately
urru the basis ~ the new ACQUISITION.
but the initiative in this plan must or7gi-
mate with the newly created citizen ship.
I'D specifically With the Lnd-holders
Whereof Upon petition or the majority
of tLe freehQljers the Council may raise
lhe r.te ~ taxation in the new territory
Without delay
The most Intelligent view of the @ltua-
tiou and the Judgment of the officials
lSf the city seems inclined 70 the bond
s. issue proposition. The initiative in THIS
+.
D. once. IL would. as soon as the bonds
s Evere realized upon. supply sufficient
EFmoney % meet the pressing necess stiles
fof the situation
such money must be PROVIDED some
how. some way and that without DELAY
THE bond issue proposition would oper-
ate 10 relieve the city from the expen-
diture out Of the old city's revenues of
$4,000 annually ana would make the
p. rrffff .I..~. a Is.~..
raised boy bonds upon its own realty.
Much Of the expense incident TO and
consequent upon Incorporation OF the
suburban acreage will be the initial cost
u viii probably be necessary 10 Increase
the police and fire departments slightly.
possibly u provide another police and
another engine station. and 70 extend the
police and fire alarm telegraph service.
ana increase the citys hose supply.
After this. with the least avo5abIe de-
lay. must come the extension Of water
mains. The supplying Of a sewerage sys-
tom and increase OF lights.
Ut course no one can tell. even approxf-
mately' what the extent and cost of the
be.
Will Hold Conference.
Nothing Will be determined upon AZ ~
ways and means and procedure until a
-ffrru
departments can b. had. This ts ~
pcctcd TO take place next week. NTs,or
McCarthy. Chairman Wood and S-,h
chairman Pollard Of the Council Finarro
Committee; City Engineer CutshaVv S,-
pcrintendent OF Water-W Works Boiling
City Attorney Pollard, Commissioner ~
the Revenue Hawkins Chief Of Police
Werner Fire Marshal Puller and prob-
ably others VIII be asked to partfcinats
in such a conference and canvass tho
situation IN order to intelligently recon-
mend some course.
Anything that might be agreed upon by
such an informal conference would have
no other forcee than that OF recommen-
dation. based upon the Judgment OF the
officials at the heads Of the several de-
partments. Action in the matter will have
to come from the Council. and the subject
promises to inject into that body a now
snd important question, overshado Ing
Pven those already present for solution.
Meanwhile city Engineer Cutshaw and
his force have all the work they can
handle IN the plating Of the area In
rorporatcd and its accurate description
Bnd definition by metes and bounds This
j. no small or easy task. but will require
, great deal of careful labor. since many
legal entanglements might follow any err
Tor or inaccuracy.
City Accountant Crenshaw, too. has his
busy days, thick and fast upon him. He
Henrico county the assessed valuation Of
al real estate. and the proportion Of all
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