The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-01
GRUMPY CHARGES
JUGGLING OF FUND
Says Electricity Committee
Showed Bad Faith in Jefferson
Avenue Lights.

For second time the Council Com.
mittee on Finance last night recon-
monded to the Council the Issuance Of
sli0o.000 in per cent. thirty-four
year general Improvement bonds. to
provide funds for the new Mayo Bridge
and site three new public schools
purchase OF the Ford site. gas. sewers
and water mains for South Richmond.
and the retirement OF Manchester city
per cent. bonds. When before re-
commended. the ordinance was adopted
by the Council but failed of concur
renee in the Board of Alderman be-
cause @: efforts to add an stem OF
81 .c0o.o00 for streets. The new ordi-
nance is practically the same as that
before recommended. save that dates
have been changed. and makes no ref
ercnce to the Adams plan for a scpa-
rate issue Of twenty-year street i'm
provement bonds. now pending before
the Common Council
Charges Bad Faith.
Although Alderman Grundy charged
the Committee on Electricity with de-
liherate had faith IN having diverted
certain funds provided for other pur-
poses. to ornamental lighting OF JEFF
ferson Avenue, the committee decided
that II had no alternative but to pay
the bills AS the matter stands bills
for the Broad street ornamental light
Ing from 1910, amounting to s2,e5o
remain unpaid, and the cts is liable.
The Eiectrlcitv Committee used in the
Jefferson Avenue lighting all the
money available in the budget. which
members % the Finance COMMITTEES
had understood would cover all work
authorized Chairman John Lynch de-
tended the Electricit- Committee. say
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the budget could be so expended and
that the sum now asked had reverted
to the treasury. Members of the F.
nance Committee were equally SUR
prlsed 10 md that It had been so eN-
Yended. after the committee had spe-
ciaca:ly refused TO make special ap-
propria ton for jefferson Avenue lights
\ special appropriation of $1,000 wa:
recommended for improvement Of
streets surrounding the new Benedio-
tine College in the West End. which
expects TO open in September. An APP
preparation OF $3.50 was also recon
!nonded to complete the curbine and
Futtering and centre grass plots on
Monument Avenue, TO the Eoseneath
! Road.
The report of the CITY Attorney con-
tanning the amounts allowed BY con-
domination commissioners for the va
rious tracts needed by the city for
the enlargement OF Oakwood Gene
terry WIS recommended for adoption.
with an appropriation Of 5000, COW
/ erlns the total cost. The plan adds
siNty-three acres TO the cemetery
doubling It's size and providing. IL IS
believed for the needs Of the next
nifty years An appropriation of $1,000
was recommended for rent Of Offices
and furniture in Washington Ward.
The old buildings housing city Offices
on the Courthouse Square are TO be re-
moved and quarters rented in the
Leader Building An appropriation OF
$500 was recommended for special
vaccination. An ordinance fixing the
schedule OF salaries in the City Coll
lector's office. in lieu OF all fees. vas
recommended for adoption. as recon.
mended by the Committee on Ordi-
nance. Charter and Reform. except that
an additional sum Of $500 annually
was allowed for office expenses. Tho
committee heard from Chief Health
Officer r c. Levy. as to the need for
additional sanitary officers. but trok
no action, as papers bearing on the
subject had not Yet reached the COM
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