The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-11
ALL DEPARTMENTS
WANT MORE MONEY
Finance Committee Estimates
Appropriations for Budget at
$a,25o,ooo.
SOME DEMANDS ARE HIGHER
Women Make Special Plea for
Playgrounds-Budget Com
mittee Appointed.

For more than three hours last night
the Council Finance Committee heard
appeals from the various departments
OF the city government for budget ap-
preparations. finally winding up with
the entire list at II o'clock. The mem
bers were In executive session for
thirty minutes. after which it was
Chairman Pollard and Councilman Gill
bert *. Pollock had been appointed a
special budget committee. Although
the total of appropriations has not
been agreed upon. 1T is claimed that
1t will not amount to more than
s2,25o,Ooo, which is not far below or
above the figures for last year.
OF course. the demands Will be
scaled. With the exception of the Po-i
lice Department, practically every
committee wanted more money. The
annexed territory has been worked for
all II was worth as an argument Tor
larger sums. In closing up the list
the committee last night was asked to
set aside the following:
Light Department. $3O0,7O3 20
Street Cleaning. l43,l1o oO
Police DcpartIncnt...... 10000 90
Markets S,UOO w
Charities Getty Home,
ctc.) ol,5"O 90
Electricity ............. 1880 90
Printing and Claims.... 200 90
The Committee on Street Cleaning
divided its statement as follows: For
street cleaning proper, $25,350; crema-
tory, s5,349.50; repairs to crematory.
SLIP; annexed territory, s15.i20; sheds
FOR carts, $500; pay roll, s9S,44S.
Care of the Insane.
In addition to its $4,000, the Com
mittee on Printing and Claims wanted
$1,000 additional for the care OF the
The Building Inspector asked for $3.50
for horse and buggy. OF the appro-
priation for light the pay roll amount
ed to $4,000. The Market Committee
needed $500 for the First MarNet
and $500 for the Second Market. Chief
of Police Werner and Mayor Mccarthy
made special request for 5000 for
the employment of a matron at theI
First Station. where all female pris-
oners are locked up.
Chairman Miner, of the Light Com
mittee, stated that TO provide lighting
facilities for all the dark streets and
penditure OF about $4,000. which is
urgently demanded.
Included in the amount sent in by
the Police Department is about $4,000
for an additional automobile patrol for
the First Station, and even with this
the appropriation is more than $4,000
less than that of last year.
Appeal from the Women.
Mrs. E. l.. Lindsey, president of the
Mothers Federation. and a committee
OF women We're present at the meeting
to request that $1,000 be appropriated
to carry out their purpose to open ten
Fairgrounds in the public schools for
whites and two in those for colored
children. The federation, strong or-
ganization. with about $50 mothers on
its rolls, is doing all 1t can to promote |
proper education and training by
proper exercise.
The application was recommended by
the Committee on Grounds and Build |
Ings, and Chairman Wood announced I
that the question would be considered
in executive session. The sum needed
beyond the appropriation will be raised
by the federation.
TO Urge School Appropriation.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Smith especially urged
The committee to give public hearing
% the Richmond Education Association,
explaining that he had been asked by
The women to take charge of the move
ncnt to have the full amount asked
BY the public schools appropriated. 1t
vas finally agreed that the Finance
Committee should hold a special meet
ng in the Council chamber on Thurs
lay night
Councilman Pollard's resolution to in
,lude $1,000 in the budget as II contin-
CERT fund for the Mayor will probably
30 adopted, the Imperative need of
'eady cash in emergencies being APP
parent