The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-16
BUDGET HAS BIG
sum FOR STREETS
1t Is Understood City Will.
Spend S175,ooo During
Coming Year
ORDINANCE IS APPROVED
Schools Likely to Get Good
Allowancc-Pine Camp Will
Receive $1,000
ORDINANCE is APPROVED

The annual city appropriation ordl-
lance was completed last night BY
tie Committee on Finance and recon-
n'ended to the Council for adoption.
a special meeting Of the Council will
be called FOR next Monday night 10
receive the paper, and the Finance
Committee decided not TO make Il
public until that time. 1t was stated.
however. that i, carried a total of
aoout S2,SVo,oo0, an Increase Of about
SSoo000 over the budget OF last wear.
and includes for the first time the va
rious items assumed through the an
neHation OF Manchester. which became
effective on April 10 last
FROM sources outside Of the commit
zee IL was learned that Il large In
crease has been made In the appro-
pria.ion Tor streets. including grading,
Snttcrs, the item this year being about
$4,000 Last year but $4,000 was
: apG ,l,a for grading. graveling
curbs and cutters. 1t is stated that
the new budget will carr; nothing
t ho ., sm1".h payine such work as may
priatlon during the year.
Sch"ols May Fnrc We'll
mo announcement was made by the
f1nance Committee as to It's policy in
regard 70 school rcbulding Thos,
outside of the committee room were Of
me opinion that the committee would
pc more liberal In Its allowance than
had heretofore been expected. An an
mex to Chimborazo School and small
school on South Pine Street have al
ready been approved ~ the Council to
spl.ooc 1t Is generally believed that
ono large modern twenty four room
school house Will be provided for in
tho budget. and that tho school Board
viii be authorized to get plans for ono
similar building later in tho year.
INC eiectric plant fares well At the
hands Of the Finance Committee. ac-
cording 10 all reports. Money will he
provided for IN additional generator
ana water wheel at the power house
ior completing the distribution system
ana Tor operation of the plant during
Inc year. In fact. all OF Engineer
IraTords estimates have been ap-
proved save that no provision Is made
for any ornamental lights, electric or
gas. The Injuries have been cut out
and all unnecessary items turned 10
swell me funds for streets or schools
In view of the urgcn. demands of
nose two items and tho talk In some
sections Of bond issues, despite the
TACT that tho city has issued In tho
$4,000, loO, or nearly half OF It's on
tire bonded Indebtedness the suSgcs-
ton was made by members OF the
committee that 1t NIGH; be necessary
10 raise more revenue this Ia be done
by increasing the city tax ratio from
$50 10 80. or 10 cents OH the one
u.eu UoiiulS OF Naluc, which 1T is
believed would in I'VE years yield IL
sum sufficient 10 rebuild the older
school houses without issuing thirty
four-year bonds TO be paid for by Tic
next generation
IInvc Issued Mnny bonds.
During the past five years bonds
have been Issued for sewers. water
mains High school, Hanover School.
annexed territory electric plant.
water pumpe Gas Works rehnbilita
tion, and for refnnding of the City.
Hall debts and other issues OF nearly
q generation ago, for which no sinking
fund was provided
that II was not desirable to ISSUE
bonds for street improvements since
no tangible or salable asset was ere
atcd which would add to the city'a
assets as security for the bonds. II
school bonds become necessary. sew
he made of short time, SO that the
sinking fund Will pay them on, in the
present generation, and not have thu,
pond Issue outlivc the cschool bull-
iEgs
For the new bridge, for which bonds
II is proposed TO have ;hirty-four- year
or longer period. since concrete
bridge should stand for many genera
tionS. s
One Of the new items in the bulge.
which Will it is believed meet with
general approval is an allowance OF
$4,000 to the Tuberculosis Camp re-
Gently established on city property In
Hcnrico county and which is already
doing n wonderful work in the trca,-
mcnt of those having the disease and
In removing sources Of contagion from
the city II was reported at the CITY
Hall last night that this item had been
n "a nd . .