Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-18
Finance Committee Waits 0,Il
For Certain Advice From City
Attorney.
WORK OH BUDGET CONTINUED
School Board Wants $4,000 From
City for Coming Year; Police Com.
misalOncrs Want s21eoo-various
Minor chanseo in the Ordinance
Imposing License Taxes.

Work on the budget ordinances for
the coming fiscal year was continued
by the finance committee OF the coun-
Gil last night, with Chatham Read
and Messrs. West. Robinson and DR..
Hoskins present. There were present
quite number OF parties Interested
In matters under consideration.
and the committee held its melting in
the Corpoi ation Court room.
School Board.
Mr.. j. p. Harrison, chairman of the
finance committee of the school board,
presented statement showing the
amount OF money needed by the board
for the conduct OF the public schools
Hurting the coming year. The state
mcnt showed that OF s3S,33l.S5. tho
| Total Income of the board for the
past yeat. Sl3,5i6.l4 Is now on hand.
The amount needed To pay expenses
fMring the rest OF this session was
estimated al $4,000. and the amount
sor vacation expenses tincmding al
ferations and repairs to buildings) at
$4,000. This indicates that there will
HE deficit of about $500 when the
Se'hools open net fall. The amount
needed for next year is placed al SAL
VOC, OF which amount $1,000 will be
paid By the state.
Police Board.
Mr. III. II. Holmes, chairman of the
board of police commissioners. sub
mittcd n statement of the money
necessary to maintain the force dur
IRE the comlngsycar. The board ask
ed The amount allowed at present,
with 5000 added for detective and
! $50 added To the Incidental account
/ rhere was some talk of reducing the
appropriation. which totals $4,000.
ard the matter finally was passed by
fcr further consideration.
Liquor linceses.
The committee considered and re-
Niscd the license tax ordinance Mr..
Cox asked for a hearing. and brought
mp the matter of increasing the
qiquor license tax. He advocated an
increase OF about $500 per year in
the license tax, in order to bring the
io'ai state and city license TO $1,000,
and the placing OF limit on the num-
Der OF licenses TO he issued. The c.m
mittccmcn seemed 10 favor this prop-
os'''on. but delayed action in order
10 iiave the question of whether or
NOT INC city can limit the number OF
Saiooh licenses 10 be issued, reDo't-
cd upon by City Attorney Massic Mr..
Massie also viii give an opinion AS
10 whether or not the council has a
right to give saloon Keepers who may
no' wish TO renew their licenses on
May l under the proposed new con-
di'ions. reasonable time In which
TO dispose of their stock and fixtures.
Changes in Ordinance.
me following changes in the or
finance were agreed upon: Amend
men, TO the labor agent license so as
10 allow agents FOR domestic servants
10 pay license of $40: increase in
license on fortune tellers from $40 10
N2o a month; added tax OF $50 uer
month on insurance companies doing
an Industrial business: Increase in
license for meat refrigerS,ing COM
panles from $3.50 to $500: increase IN
license on soda fountains from go TO
$40; imposing license of SO on bro
ksrs selling feed. grain. etc: Imposing
license OF $40 ON cleaning. dycing
ana pressing establishments: reduc-
ing the license on hand laundries from
SIS to $40.
After the Pictu Shows.
II being generally agreed that
monographs in front Of moving MIC
furc show are nuisance. ii was
I decided to impose a tax OF $3.50 on
Shows having phonogSyDhs. mega
phones. etc. a tax OF s25 is imposed
on such shows not having phono-
graphs
Tho matter or increasing the IL
Jcense tax ON private bankers was
'pafscd by until next meeting.
The committee will meet tomorrow
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