The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
MAKE MONEY With
MORE GAS MAINS
Extensions Would lie Clear
Profit, According 10 Light
Department.
GOOD WORK AT HOSPITAL
Poor and Fire Departments Also
Present Needs in Annual
Budget.

Gas Works OF the city Of Richmond Is ii
paying institution. and that the more
its mains are extended Tho n,c,.cr v,n
he TN. n,o,, ,,n,t
! ''''' 'o'''' ~ vi ''''e'
p'cSoh'eu 70 'hc Co"nc'i Committee on
Finance last night an estimate OF the
needs of the Li.ht pcpar,mcnt FOR m
clusior -, a.,
Aeeo'"ihs 70 Mr.. Grimes suiilcicnt
/ gas Is now being sold 70 pay all costs
of operation. anu extensions s,n,nl,.
moan marc n,,o, t..,.,u.
nc "a 50"
'h"' iuhus be provided for laying
( mains IN Sounth Richmond before I'M
provcmcnts arc n,,,,n Ia ~. s,r,,,a &c
.,,oo,s ~, -, ,,n,,-,
IL mans ne
; s"'u' sho"id DC laid even before tho
new bridge. which will carry the sup
ply main. is ready
c,
49, L. hho" ics' oil Ice
90, - 'ne S.atei"chl o.
Iaio ~, ,,, is no w nus
slas iso $50, 49,, ,,..S' ~ 'ont ol
,inn N .iio., ~, .oat oi opeia
To-. -, 80 CO. 10 i"auc
ox,onst - -, ~ IN ,toi toi
is rnti, - c,''s ~ mans not
IN :, ooo s,rel. % Irec
puFine thc discussion, Chairman IL.
N, oi'aru. IT. OF the Finance Com
,ili''ce' outlined ms views to the effect
.'"' "hen P'anS nave hccn adopted Tor
he new ir"c prlaSc there should be i
poi'u issue SuHicieht to cover all con-
49, "s'cc'hcHt" with Washington
ward me cost OF the bridge. gns
.ioi,gt ~ SCUM fremont large water
ouPp'H ih"inH' ana any otheF general or
~ '''"'ielt improvements guaranteed in
ne "nncN"'ioh ordihah nee.
M, MOVIES general estimates call
iui Sllo'vuo !or purchase OF coal ana
or paScu on an increased consumption
VI gas over 'ast year OF So'Ooo,oOu
o"ntN ice'' OF extensions OF service
mains no ASKS s1o'ooo.
!" Tue i'eihs OF general expense. MY
'es "a'ts uhus ior Tue renewal
ol nine Goa gas benches, $1,000 10. iron
oM'ue puIii!lhs hta'efla'' renewal oil
wv water gas generators improve
ihcnts OIL ONCE ana erection OF con-
eltte VI pFlch Walls making u total
s..i'anle % Seherai expenses 81 S25'Poo
TOT street !lghtlnG by gas. under con-
.ract with 'he american Sreet lAght-
,ns ooihpahS' there Is asked SlO.6Uo. or
sl' per lamp per year
hh' ""rks WIZ Cost.
., continuing me present arc hshi IS
penuiIs ne completion OF tho munich
pai etcctric plant the estimate is on
.n'uat oasis' COMPUTING al present
I I,ln,. rates ior 80 arc ishts In old
I i,, ana seventy III ash!nston
Wdiu' ma ING u tota! OF so-'oo4'oo.
"ie" 'hciuues our new Hshls on the
tic' M, aSe i.oau' nshts on several
'.l. '"'i's' Gnu "rouHd me Davis Mohu-
.n1,t "lin o'her spe9ial Items tor pay
~, me supei 'l'ehuen' ASKS sso'ooo
MS nupP'S i'nahs IN oouth
i ,.,i, ono, Hiakihe Degihhins OF tho
49, 80, it'o'i ~ 'Iouucc s"s INTO
w.. NJ H.ue Vim t"o Sears IRON
o ono u".' " "hiicHai non. ne desires So
~, 90 'nat wor" may DC carried on
"t'n street ihhpioNeHhehts' 10 prevent
s".'"7 ~ a'4tc'' h'te' 'he9 nave oeen
srhoed ana put In order. The pipes
cah nc laio ana tested and "hcn the
pr'use IS hNishea the connections <adc
aug s"S Hehe.aiS introduced without
ue'"y. MT. movies states that ne
eohSiucrs TINS outla! Eood business
ihNes'hient, as the sou'hside VIII iur-
hlsh not iess IMAM aoV customers. Tho
sraha ,otal oil appropriations asked Is
S"o''lc4'oo.
an inventory OF equipment and sup
plles on hand SHOWS material valued
at va, llV.oo.
"ood hesuhs AT Alinshousc.
Counciimeh Cmiauf and Miller ann
superintendent Caoen presented the
puuEet OF me department OF POOR. In
ciunihS maintenance or Inc CITY Home.
ana supplies Tor the outdoor poor. ask
ihs' Tor oity iioinc expenses, S3V.SIO;
Tor pay roll *l2,sop; for expenses. SIS
ooo' me NUMBER OF inmates admitted
10 the nome an 1910 was rcuorted as
Lazy. while In 1909 there were ad-
initted LEO In the hospital there
were treated Liza, as compared with
LOT the previous year
Inc daily average of inmates was
ia, or thirty-nine more than in 1908.
Speaking for the hospital depart
ment. Dr.. Miller reported that simply
marvellous results had been obtained
with a remarkably small outlay; that
there was no other city OF the first
class in America which was obtaining
such service for sick ana accident pa