The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-29
Annexed FUNDS
EXHAUSTED NOW
Entire Bond Issue Amount Ap.
propriated in Improving the
Outlying Districts,
THE COMMITTEE TO DIsBAND
Figures Prepared by City Ac-
countant Show $3o5,1o3 Was
Expended by Councils Order.

Practically concluding Its labors last
last night the Committee on Appor-
Torment of Funds In the annexed ter
ritory has arranged for the expendi-
ture of the entire bond issue made in
pursuance of the orders of the court
and though much Of the work ordered
has not been completed, the contracts
have been awarded. and the more
thickly settled portions OF the out
lying districts will shortly enjoy the
improvements and conveniences OF the
old part of the city. Particular atten-
ton has been given to the extension
Of water mains and sewers, as the
prime requisites Of health and COM
fort. street Improvements coming later
through the regular channels.
Appropriation Exhausted.
Appropriations were approved last
night for laying gas mains In Fair
siderable Improvement in the West
End. including the opening OF Grace
Street and Park Avenue from the
Boulevard to West Street: for opening
Auburn and Shepherd Streets, and also
for sewer in Cary Street from the
Boulevard west to the corporate limits.
the total improvement in this section.
which lies partly in Clay and partly
in Lee Wards. being in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. improvements were
ordered In the East End near Thirty
third and Thirty.second Streets. to cost
about $4,000 thus practically providing
for the expenditure of all the funds at
the disposal of this committee After
winding UP few minor details, 1t will
in all probability go out of existence.
When the annexation ordinance be-
came effective in December. 1906,
through an order OF the courts. the
city of Richmond was directed to issue
bonds for the Improvement OF the new
territory amounting to l2 per cent. of
the assessed valuation OF the property
taken In. In return for which special
Improvements the new territory was
at once to pay the regular city rate
OF taxation. Bonds were sold there
fore by the city, bringing In net $4T9.-
al. OF this amount $4,000 was set
aside to compensate Henrico county
for improvements made in the annexed
territory, for a proportion OF the coun-
ty debt, and In payment for certain
school buildings belonging to the coun-
ty.
What Committee Spent.
A committee from Council was then
appointed. with Captain Morgan Il.
Mills as chairman. with s426.33l avail
able on January 81, 1907. 1t was d.
| rected to apportion the funds regard
ly equal proportion between the East
and West Ends. The committee was
merely ordered to carry on specified
| improvements, which We're to be made
under the general direction of Council.
City Accountant George S. Crenshaw
said yesterday that up to date the
| Council has appropriated on recon-
! mendation of this committee the fol-
lowing funds for permanent improve
ments, most OF which are now under
contract. and in some cases are near
ing competitions:
Sewers s11s,53o.
Water MAINS $57.4s4.74.
Gas MAINS s24S3s.
School sites and school buildings
dncluding the new Fairmount High
School. which Will cost $345oo). s53.-
$3.50.
Fire Department, for two engine
houses, $4,000
Streets generally (out Of which is
to come the Monument Avenue extern
sion to the corporate limits. estimated
to cost s62.413.16), s67.252.es.
Improvement OF Thirty-f fourth Street,
5000
Survey of new territory, s2o.e74.2s.
Total appropriations, s3s5,163.46.
OF these appropriations, about $4,000
was returned to the committee. COM
petitive bids for some work being less
than the estimated amount.
The appropriations recommended by
the committee last night, however,
practically use all available funds. UNI
less some small margin should be sim
ilarly returned, allowing the commit
tee to direct additional small improve
ments.