The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-02

plant. $4,000 for repairs 10 buildings.
$500 balance on house bought FOR at
tendanis. $4,000 dencit md $1,000 for
IRE escupes
The Western State Hospital is given
| Nl,e+liV for deficit, s1.sOo TO finish in.
urinary ana for plumbing. $4,000 for
building for noisy patients, $500 for
iron Tenuiators and sl37.16o for sup
port.
For the Southwestern, at Marion.
there is provided 100000 for support,
$1,000 for criminal insane building,
$1,000 for furnishings and $4,000 for
tuoercular building
Central Gets Sl4s,000 for maintenance
sllsS4 FOR deficit. $3.50 for additions al
recommendations. $4,000 for power end
heating plant, and $1,000 for stables
There was some discussion over the
pay of engineers at the hospitals. since
the committee had .nado the salary Of
the man at the Eastern $1,000, while the
others only receive 800. in addition to
board. Mr. Gillian tried to make the
others $500. but failed, and again failed
on an attempt 10 reduce the engineer
AT the Eastern to $1,000.
Increase for Fnrmvi1Ie.
Reaching institutions OF learning
Mr. Stebbins made O motion TO increass
the annuity for the State Female Nor
NAL School at Farmville from s55OOn
TO $4,000 the year. This change had
been made, he explained in the Seuat,
and he told of the good work which
had been done at that institution and
OF the economical way in which it
mas been managed. AR Montague and
MT. Kent Endorsed this, and 1t was
agreed TO.
The University Of Virginia got $4,000
Tor support of Its hospital, instead of
$4,000. as before, this being recon
inended by the committee. The Sir-
E!nia Military Institute was sivc,,
$4,000 for extending Its heating sys-
TEN. and $4,000 more goes to the viz
Einia school for the Deaf and Blind.
All these We're in the committee bill
Difficulty of Assessment
The hour OF o'clock having arrived
tne las Commission bill was taken ~
Ar. Lunsford resumed his remarks in
opposition to the measure. 1t had
! oeen said he remarked. that the com
missionerS of the revenue do not now
90 their duty In seeing all propevty
valued by them. will" no asked. "a
Thy Commission do It? Can iS- mem
hers know the local conditions in
every neighborhood in the slater"
for MS part. he was ready to deny
| tnat the local assessing officers are
! dishonest and incapable. They are
elected by the same people who choose
! members Of the General Assembly,
There was no way to determine prop
! crty valuea so far as he could SEQ, Ga
! cept piece by piece
Mr.. Throckmorton made inquiry as
| to certain county where an exami-
nation OF l49 property transfers made
| In one year, and comparison with the
assessed valuations showed that these
lands were vnlued a Is per cent or
| their selling value. Also. MS to another
county. where n similar test showed
that the property was assessed FOR
taxation at % per cent. Of Its value.
Why asked Mr.. Throckmorton,
should one county pay five times az
much tax on it's dollar as tho other?"
Not Correct Guide.
MI Lunsford replied that the tranu-
fer prices do not give n correct idea
OF real values Sometime. the market
are usually the most frequently sold
| some Of II bringing nigh prices. ragged
ana poor land was sold but seldom
1t was impossible. In the view OF the
Botetourt member, to put the pending
bill into effective operation. The COM
mission would fix the tax rate after
the books had come to the Auditor
The commissioners OF the revenue are
required to extend the taxes before
| they send I'm their hooks He did not
| see how this couhI he done uStil these
| officers know the rate. Treasurors are
! required to make out their TAX tickets
! and collect them 1t was possible that
! thcy might not know the rate of levy
| unit! November |. How. then hc IN
| 1uircd. could they prepare their ticket
End visit MI pnrla Of their coupties in