The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-07
GIVES ADVICE TO
BOARD CANDIDATES
MIR. FUNSTON OF REAL ESTATE
EXCHANGE MAKES PERTH
NEWT REMARKS.
IN SHADOW OF PEN
CANDIDATES GATHER AND AD-
DRESS voTERs--GRAND RALLY
AT THE CITY AuDITo-
RUM TONIGHT.
IN SHADOW OF Pen

Ten of he sixteen candidates ac-
cepted the invitation OF the Real Es-
tate exchange to address its members
an the quarters of the organization
Yesterday at noon. Vice President
John c. Easley. OF the exchange. pre-
sided and introduced the speakers,
giving each Ave minutes In which TO
present his appeal. There were sew,
enty-five representative business men
present, and the candidates had care
fui hearing. The speakers made their
usual digntfed talks. only two
Messrs. Folkes and Taylor--exceeding
the time limit. the former speaking
eleven minutes and Captain Taylor
eight minutes.
When the meeting was called to
order President II. Q. Funston, Of the
exchange, annoy need that he desired
to say few words for the benefit
OF the members of the exchange and
the candidates before they spoke.
Mr.. Funston Speaks.
President Funston said: There are
certain points which / know you gem
tlemen who are candidates for the
administrative board are fully posted
upon and there Is doubtless no use
for me to mention them here. But
in order that our real estate people
may know the extent to which they
hkc AtlCt cotCu ia hhC SEiCNtiQn vi AiCA
to qualify as members OF this board
will state that the real estate as
sessment at the close of 1911 for the
| city Of Richmond was $S3.034.2T5. To
this can be added new property which
has been erected during the present
year and improvements to old prop
| erty. approximately $1,000, eco, max
| ing a total Of $s7.034.275. The per-
sonal property assessed for the year
1t
| tai value, including real and per-
sonal property and improvements
made this year ti9i2} of approx
mately 100000. You will notice
that the personal property Is only
about rs per cent of the real prop
erty.
The council as-Nou-k nax under
| the amendment to the charter creating
the administrative board, Is required
to levy all taxes, to make appropria-
lions, to grant franchises and pass
ordinances. This is legislative and
cannot be delegated. Your city ac-
cuuntHnt tells me that the total gross
| receipts OF the city this year will
amount to three and three-qua1ter
million dollars, of which approx
mately two millions will be expend
ed by your administrative board. The
other being appropriated by council
in salaries, interest. redemption, in
cidentals police, schools and board
OF health expense. AS you knew none
of these come under the administrative
board. but Ii il fact that should be
well borne in mind that while the
city council has the right to levy taxes
! 1t il up to the administrative board TO
Bee that every cent Is spent judicious-
| ~, and every property owner repre-
scented in this eighty-seven million of
dollars should be keeniy interested
to-&aa that man Of the proper calihre-
are selected.
Tonight. what will probably be the
largest and the closing rally OF the
campaign, will be held In the City
auditorium under the auspices of the
Clay Ward Actives. Kessnich's Mu-
nicipal band will furnish music, and
| II is expected that the big auditorium
will be packed with voters anxious
to- hear the last word from the can-
didates on the eve OF the campaign.
In Shadow Of psnitsntiary.
t.. Eight candidates for. tina Adminia-+
trative board last night voiced an
appeal for the laboring vote before
a meeting sof the Henry Clay club on
Spring street, some of them making
thinly yelled sarcastic allusion to the
Citizens ticket and referring to Il a.
tiictation on the part OF some whose
suffrage Is worth no more than that
OF others But there was nothing In
the more or less set remarks to at
tract more than ordinary attention,
and tho crowd was patient and kindly
in its attitude before the speakers
There were about two hundred people
present.
On account of the sultriress Of the
night and the smailness Of the club.