The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-26
ANNUAL BUDGET
BIGGER NEXT YEAR
Demands Growing i'll All De-
partmcnts. With Pay Roll as
Leading Item.
MUST SCALE EVERYTHING
Finance Committee Soon to Be-
sin Work OF Hearing What
Everybody Wants.

books for the year. department head.
Of the city government are turning
their attention to the Forthcoming an
aual budget. and TO the probable ap.
propriationS that can be secured. Th,
Committee on Finance will hold III
annual series OF budget hearings II
January. when each department viii
Gave an opportunity 10 submit an es-
tlmate of its needs The budget prop.
Ell cannot i've drawn until the City
Auditor has balanced on February l.
out Chairman II. r. Pollard, Jr., OF
The Committee on Finance, plans to
report the paper as soon thereafter
Is possible-probab bly, to Spccial
meeting of the Council 1t is pointed
cut that not until the budget is adopt
I'd and funds are available can bids be
Invited, and the process hy which the
city awards large contracts is slow
so much SO that much of the work an
ticipated in the budget for 1911 has
not yet been completed. ami Will have
TO be carried forward. MIR Pollard
dopcs to make the funds available, so
That bids may be invited and work on
public improvements be under way in
the early spring. when weather ccndi-
lions are most favorable.
VIII ENpend S3,G0o.oOO.
The budget Itself will carry grand
total OF little more than
100000 anticipating the full
amount OF the city's annual revenue.
Its apportionment is OF special interest
since II will be the last allotment of
funds to be expended by committees
of the City Council. The proposed new
Administrative Board takes office from
January |. 1913, and will be ready to
aid the Finance Committee in shaping
the following budget
as. Mr.. Pollard has recently pointcd
put, more than one third of the en-
lire budget is already pledged for the
pay roll of the army of Office holdcrs
which the city supports The liked
pay roll of the city is now Sl.l53,75a
per year while applications for in
rreases agSrcEating more than $780,
200 per year are now pending. In
terest and redemption OF tho public
ncbt last year cost the city S662oOa
and the debt has been increased dur.
ing the year Sl.iQ0.00o, through the
bond issue which financed the new
bridge. the acquisition OF the Ford
lot, the erection OF two new public
and sewerage systems of South Rich
mond.
Salaries Heavy Drniu.
salaries and interest therefore eat
up nearly two.thirds of the entire
budget. leaving little over $1,000 900
TO provide for the expense OF all de-
partmcnis other than salaries. and FOR
an manner OF current upkcep and pub
Tic Improvement. Last years budget
Hhows but few large items that can
be omitted this year or curtailcd IN
any way. The demand for street i'm
proNeinents has greatly increased with
inc city Expansion, notwithstanding
inc expenditure during this year OF
sleo'9Vo Tor streets generally aside
from the work done by tho city bands
ana carts and the special work guar
antcc. TO South Richmond
he fund provided In last wears
punsct Tor repairs to the First RcEi-
ment Armory has been diverted nv
authority of the Council to ACQUISITION
OF the adjoining lots. II having been
decided 10 be impracticahlc TO repair
The cid building. the roof OF which mas
been condemned.
After New .Armory.
me reg im.ntal officers will make
an earnest effort TO have a sufficient
iund provided in the budget this venr
10 ncsin building operations on a new
afinory. using the present site and
tme auj3inins lots now being acquired
oy condemnation.
purchased lot for new stables and
WIN ask an appropriation for cree
,oh OF Permanent buildings to house
bbnS a nt4ie -, Iets- and machinery. The
inc appropriation fu- the dIstribr,tinn
system OF the electric plunt. Wnjj,,
t.s can greatly curtail"d this wear,
i In biIpa ti OF Electricity will ask
nsn;s IN many directions. and Tor
pacinS ineandescent electric ii.hts
rt,u, me place of many gas anps
.iderstpi,, 49,, ."u on rental basis at con
ne Water ana Gas Works c,cb
1910 extension OF iicir systems ~
IN 'iss pVt both are busy with pl.ins
ior S ysbI.bs Sonti Richmond, the funds
IL = . ~ 4.
Ndfd by bond issue, ana In. ,.,t,, W
wHich only awaits tho ComuIr,Inn 20
me new Mayo Bridge Which, YIN c9,,,
''g. INC mains to tho SuuthsIdc
or tFc present a, least IN. auI,,
non 10! a bond issue for strc., -
a.TEehcnts has been sidctrnck.J NJ,
oI5S u u" annual cost of iutcrrsi -
,,,,a ZION becoming "a heavy burden.
49, ~ recent issues OF bonds M, 49,
ma ktt conditions do MOI a,,rt.". ''I
satisfactory. When tho last ,sx,, ~.
Sue1ed, The city had no satisfn,,'.r'E.
II nAu none of the Issue rntcp,iy
"ut"oIiZed mas as Yet been nl,r.I -,
INC general market. m" I.H,,n "i.
+'!tkihs Lund Commissioners InaIc :,
Na'THase last July and VIII nv t,t,,,,'
IL II H-HuatS |, "hen it has funds iynil
dun an mo ui'til inrther payments are
80 on inc new bridge and fnr -
"tr' water ana gas cyfrnsi,r,. ~
Wy Souihs!de no further ofIort ..Iu ~,
81 70 DISPOSE of the bonds aIr.nad,.
t,ofnnt;., L!.tr 'h"sc conditions tl,
Io-HIiIItts on Finance hardly r,.t,s,, ~,
Lisl, ,.'He .ipe Tor a further Issue. osY.e
,, ,"i!y as M Committee on Streets hp.
4ieAtr PREPARED any definite rltI, ri, ~
E%pchqi lure made no rs,imnt,. '
~ o'i,t ~ any list of what Is pronosrI
N Murh sn"nt on rntchwork uc,,ir>
niie the urgency OF impror",I,,,
Go,n Ian streets cannot be- denied. III,
,oHl hiitce on Streets is rc,iipdai Tx, ~"
had ihis year rom ctirrru, f,t, "S
more inan twice ,ho amount ",c, WIKI i'd,
IRE s"' apart by the CITY Tor itrn'.,
.,npToyemcnts IN any ono yc.u,
ma ne fund has uceu dIs$ipatcd" W.
,h,, ~ a'c ,.i improvements ali oyo,
.He cry, giving lituc actual rcs',It 50
fn9M 1ot SO large an outiay. sayn ,t 30
r .s".i,ta Hha g'a%eiins 81 tvo d ,bra.
GSunty' .specally in the .westgrn ,,,r W.,
,,I LalsE II when conditions arc moro
plan hos been prepared fnr u ~.
renditnre IN real and perInarar,, ~ ~
IL Is .y'-