The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
"a CITY OFFICIALS
HAVE SALARIES OF
MORE THAN $4,000
Fifteen of These Are Shown
AS Paying Income Tax
to the State
NO RETURNS ARE
MADE BY OTHERS
Nothing Shows How Much
Fee Officers Receive, Many
OF Whom Are Found to
Be Delinquent

The Nlrginian prints today Est of
the city officials receiving more than
$1,000 In salary from the city. giving
the salary paid and the amount re-
ported to the commissioner of revenue
as the income OH which tax must be
paid Salaries under $4,000 are
exempt The figures given represent
the total income reported from which
$4,000 must be deducted to get the
amount on which tax is to be paid.
4 number of city officials who
make more than $4,000 are omitted
IS they receive fees in addition to
salary and there IS no way To COM
pute their exact income from the city.
Those given are those whose salary Is
more than $4,000. exclusive OF fees,
which. however most Of those given
do not receive.
Some of the candidates for the adj
ministratiVe board think they have
been done an Injustice in that the
law exempts money lost In specula ton
and Investments. This fact was print
ed in The Nirginian and those vino
have not returned any income for tax
alton, although making more than
- o00. are not necessarily guilty Of
Understanding their incomes. Their
excuses may be made TO the grand
will ash To investigate the income
Tax list. The Nirgihian is not assum-
ing the role Of judge or public prose
cutor. but IN meFaly giving ali the
facts in the case open 10 public in
spection.
A W. Bennett one of the CA adidates
for the administrative board, Ia quoted
as saying that IA fal 80 impression has
been created ~ the publication or the
size OF the income ne has reported 10
the commissioner of the revenue. IN
yesterdays issue The Nlrsinian Stated
that although many Of the candidates
for the board had roasted OF their
business success and of the sacrifice
they we're making TO the public in
standing for a five thousand dollar
Job not one now engaged in business
makes as much as 50 00o per annrra,
II the figures on Sic Ia the Sttte
auditors Office be correctly reported
Mr.. Eennet takes exception to The
statement that he makes less than
$4,000 per annum, rs indicated by ais
report 10 the comm ssiouer OF the
ret enue. lie Is quoted in an after
noon newspaper as gayng
Ny taxes have greatly increased in
the last few years That fact the
papers did not print. am not an
expert on The income tax matter. and
know very little about Il. II Is true
that II serve on the Administrative
board ( viii be az sacrifice. tor
during the last Ave or ten years
have made between $1,000 and S.
400 a gear. feel perfectly safe |
nm In tina hands If my friends. II
they want me on the board they Will
elect me"
or the twents- four officials OF the
city who receive salaries In excess or
$4,000 nine have returned nothing
for assessment. These are f.. j War
rem, city auditor. George CrenshAw,
special accountant H.. =. Beck.
building Inspector, George Wayne An
derson, assistant city attorney: w p.
knowles. superintendent of the gas
works: Louis Werner, chief Of police,
W. H. Joyner. Gre chief; r. Y. Crump.
Judge OF Law and Equity court; NJ w
Turpin. civ Justice.
knowles Makes Statement.
Superintendent Knowles claims
that 81 200 OF his $4,000 salary is eN-
empt having been lost In Investment
or otherwise He says;
II have been put in false posi-
ton. NV salary IL $4,000. but OF that
$4,000 exempted. My losses for the
year were 81 zoe. That cut nay In
! had watch valued at s25 SIS
piano. and other property fairly re-
ported
Assistant Clty Attorney George
Wayne Anderson says that he turned
In his income To the comm ssioner
but suppose Il IL not on tho list AZ
paid up. I, must he on the delinquent
list. hc says.
Salaries Of city OFFICIALS are given;