The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-14

Able appeals were made to the Coun-
ell Committee IN Finance last night
for an increase of thirty members TO
the police force and for sixty uddi.
tional street cleaners.
The Finance Committee held the first
series OF public hearings OF city de-
partnIeuts on the needs for carrying
OH their work FOR the year 1911, tho
Street Cleaning, Health and Elec-
tricity Departments being fully heard.
while members OF the Police Board APP
poarcd in support Of II separate ordi-
lice force. but did not go into the
general budget OF the Police Depart
mcnt.
Health Budget.
The Board OF Health presents the
unique record. which. II lis believed.
has never before been even approx
mated in the city OF ask
ing for less than Was appropriated last
year. The board asks for all classes
of health work this year S39.70O. Last
ycur there was appropriated a total Of
StD,60i.li. Il balance OF s3,O2e.S9 re-
verting 10 the treasury. mainly on ac-
count OF expense account and tubcr-
culosis campaign items. The city hav-
ing created II separate Office of City
Chemist. which Will present us own
budget. the Health Department Is re-
licved OF the SALARY OF a chemist.
The health budget for 1911 IS as fol-
lows; ray roll. s22,200: expense, $1,000;
sanitary Improvement Of milk. $i.5oo;
special vaccination. $500: tuberculosis
campaign. 5000: educational cam
paign and books, Sa0o.
President W. 7. ~Oppcnhimer, James
n. Gordon and Chief Health officer T..
G.. Levy spoke on the various phases
Of health work. In connection with
the sanitary Improvement of the milk
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Our work il this connection has adj
vanced wonderfully. and has never
been on so good a basis. II can be
confidently stated that no city in the
United States Is getting as good a
milk supply as Richmond"
In connection with the tuberculosis
campaign, the beard asks $1,000 less
than last wear. believing that tho open
ing OF Pine Camp, under the Tuber-
culosis Camp Society. Will in many
ways be a powerful auxiliary to the
clty's work.
street Cleaning.
Whatever modesty there may have
been in asking funds for health work,
there was none exhibited by the De-
r%artnents of Electricity or Street
Cleaning. superintendent Henry Cohn.
of the Street Cleaning Department put
the responsibility ~squarcly on the
Finance Committee. Our force and
equipment Is insufficient, was his
speech. IF YOU want clean streets and
ashes and garbage removed we must
have more men. II we don't get them
we will do the hest we can with the
present force. hut the streets will con-
tinue dirty and ashes and garbage
Will accumulate in many citizens
yards
For license tins and medals the de-
partment asks 900. For operating the
dog nnnn1 tnp1ndipr "a Mound p1ocfar-
at 5000. and two assistants at $40
each, feed for dogs. teams. paint, dis
infectant, telephone. light and other
items. there is asked a total of s2.sSS.
For the new i%ncinerator there is
needed a total of S4.44o. including SAL
airy of brennan at s912.50, three men
at So per day each. $50 IONS of coal.
new workshop. coal bin and screens.
For operation of the old crematory
there is asked si,GSS. a foreman and
three men. $50 tons OF coal. telephone.
and miscellaneous expense items. 1t is