The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27
BUDGET GROWING
BIGGER EACH YEAR
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s&ava been s3,00a,e25, whereas those
t.evenvcs actually amounted to. >eNclu-
ss!ve of bond sales. S3,lSs.s1o.92.
III Anticipates Total Rcvcnuc.
q, On the basis OF last years revenues
Waking zach item In turn, Auditor War
rem estimates that this years income
will be s3.35o.3Sl.aS, the exact amount
which the Finance Committee has re-
ported In the appropriG ton ordinances,
,rho effort this year is TO fairly antici-
pate the entire annual revenue OF the
city liz the allowances TO the various
departments. and to eliminate the
small special appropriations which
have been bone oil contention a tone
meeting OF the Council after another.
The Ordlace cancels all uncNpended
balances from last years accounts, and
provide rhas the various appropria-
lions to military organizations shall
be paid quarterly, tlct no city depart
mcnt shall during the first half OF the
yea rcxceod one half OF its annual APP
preparation, ami GIat the amounts APP
uroDriatc lShall be ducme the limits
or amounts to be expended by -he va
iioIs departments this year. 1no|
Auditors report shows that there arc
rneXpcnded balances from bond issues
amounting to $5SS.u49.31, mainly for
sewers ana water mains now under
contract only a comparatively small
portion OF The ssre designed 10 finance
the new bridge. and tho gas. water and
sewer outiayS iii South Richmond hav-
4 Ing as yet been put ON the market
e a brief anAiN SIS OF the new budget
/. shows that Interest and redemption of
'rhc city debt taxes OF the grand total
lSI2S,75G.5Si that The Hrulth Depart
1nent receives only S4l,l5Q. out OF
Z which IL has to pay the district ply
( rictans, whose appointment is political.
Rand who have little real relation TO
| She Board OF Health, that the eleclids
5plant appropria lions only total this
year $4,000. while tile total FOR street
EOleannE, including new stables vii
:seach Sl10,fS2.2?. The total for schools
will reach sSS0.0o0, and for street m
\ provcnents. including work done by
( contiac; and by hands and carts. ana
that guaranteed 10 South lichmcnd.
E$s3G.+4LS0.
The usual appropriation OF $4,000
is made for advertising the resources
fof the city. but there is no provision
in the new budget for music in the
lparks the Issue on which the last
Fbudget was sharply debated and
5inully amended
/ Pu<ing the omce OF City Collector
| on n salary basis has cut the cost Of
collection OF taxes from $4,000 to
/ sS.50O. In the Board of Health allow
tICCS plp 'ISlOl IL Uiits IoE lnptOF
Cur Tor the medical inspector The
! other Health Board items are appIoNi-
ma;cly as heretofore. save that $500
euch Is added to- the Improvement OF
1.-THE milk supply and 70 the vaccination
account.
Both the matter of acquiring the
/ Richmond dock and the erection of the
lnew Bellevue School are left for future
action. as both will have to be financed
by bonds.
sixteen More Tircmcn.
Ono of the most important innova-
I tons provided blythe budget is in the
/ Fire Department payroll. where funds
arc provided for making sixteen call
men full station employees thus pro-
viding fully manned companies at all
hours in the contested sections, Icav-
Ing the call system 10 continue in The
i Outlying section. There are torty-cisht
Y call men In the department.. who have
other employment, are paid nominal
salaries, and come only when the fro
( bells ring. One-third of these are
now put on a full time basis, making
three fully manned companies in the
central section of the city
The new automobile engine provided