The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-20
VOTES TO REFUND
STATE FAIR MONEY
Finance Committee Informed
That Association Advanced
1t to Hurry Work.
PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS
Question Deferred Until MI
Papers Can &c Taken Up
Together.

| After hearing from Leigh Il. Page
! Miller and Mark II, Lloyd, tho Council
| Committee on Finance last night
! recommended an appropriation Of So
$40 to the Virginia state Fair hsso-
! citation. TO reimburse II for the extra
cost of the administration building
| erected by the city. II approved by
the Council the amount will he credit
ell on Tie amount now due by tho
f II Association to the city az annual
rental MIR. Page explained that the
city appropriated si5.ooo to erect the
building. that the actual cost MAS
Sii.S0p. and the Time being short the
f'air association went ahead ana had
IT completed in timc for the annual
exposition.
In explaining the relations of the
Far ASSOCIATION to the city, he said
that the city had now expended SlU9.-
1862 III purchase Of the grounds, cree
ton OF TINS building. sewers ana other
permanent improvements on when the
fail Association pays an annual rem tai
81 per cent. on the city's outlay. plus
sI,2Uv. me Far Association has cN.
pended in building ROADS and improve
m.nts on property belonging to the
city, sll9.5Ss.io. and since 1t does moi
hoid titlc to the property, II cannot
borrow money on this outlay. Sin falr.
nave been held, tho proceeds OF each
having been turned back into improve.
nentS, with no diyilends whatever ie:
me stockholders. the directors siv,Es
their services without compensation.
Teachers Seek Inrrcnnc.
y large delegation appeared before
the Finance Committee rcprcsentine
the women tcuchcrs OF the white clr.
mentary grades in support OF an orui.
nance recommended by the Ordinance
Charter and Reform Committee asking
an increase in pay.
Inc petitioners represent 2aS out of
the i33 teachers employed in the public
schools OF the city ana since an 0rdi-
nance mas already been introduced IN
crcasing the pay OF IN. iiigh school
teachers, kindcrgartners and princi-
pals, tn: Finance Committee decided
TO defer all matters, relating To teach
rs pay until All OF the papers could
ht taken mp together
Applications for increases in pay
We're also heard from til, seventeen
men employed in the sewer laying
lorHe' from the assistant supcrintcn-
dcnt OF street cleaning, ana from say
eral other departments.
inc committee recommended an or
dinhncc adding the Central National
. bank and tha Richmond Bank and
hnusI COMPANY to the lis, of city de-
positories: In response TO an s,ppli-
cation Of Chairman IIobson. of the
committee on Relief OF the Poor, the
committee recommended appropria.
t.i,S - S"'vu' Tor maintenance of tho
city Home hospital and $1,000 for the
outdoor poor OF the city. the increase
as MI. ltobson explained, being made
necessary by an increased number OF
patients in the CITY HON. hospital,
the per diem cost being lower than
last year.
Chief Health officer L. T.. Levy
placed before tho COMMITTEES an april
cation for two additional sanitary on
orrs, IN order That more systematic in
spections OF health conditions mav bo
mnue in the outlying districts.
me COMMITTEES recommended adop-
tion of resolution instructinc the
,itH ATTORNEY TO acquire the property
on Marshall street adjoining the First
iteEimentai Armnry. in order 10 make
WAY Tor eihction Of a new armorv
The City Attorney was also instructed
10 ACQUIRE by condemnation certain
naui',ohd lots needed for the proposed
new street Cleaning Department STA.
bles. ''"-