The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27
ANNUAL BUDGET
WELL RECEIVED
However, Fight Will Be Made
to Divert Funds to
Streets Generally
TEACHERS ARE GIVEN
INCREASE OF SALARY
Police Get New Automobile
Patrol and Fire Chiefs Are
Provided With Motor
Buggies

faction at the provisions contained In
the annual appropriation ordinace re-
ceived by the Common Council last
night from the Finance Committee Ia
expressed. The budget appropriations
total $s,35o.3Sl.9S3.
Immediately after receivir the pa
per. the bodH adjourned to meet
again in regular session next Mosday
night when II will PROBABLY be adopt
ed without amendments except as to
the appropriation Of $47,531.10 for the
widenisg OF Roseneath road from
Broad street to Grove avenue. Ac-
cording to statements made by some
of the councilmen last night, the plan
liz to divert this fund TO streets gen
orally, and let Roseneath road take
care OF itself for at least another year.
Alderman Adams. when apprised OF
this move. said that Council would
rake a grave mistake not TO improve
Roseneath road this wear. Six years
ago, he said. the same object was I'M
dertaken and on that occasion the cost
OF conde nation was found to be Sla,-
500, Two years hence, he estimates
the cost will be fully $4,000. 20 rapid
ly are the values OF property enhanc-
ing In the West End. At present. Rose
meath road Is only thirty feet wide.
and It 10 the only through street from
Broad to Grove avenue beyond the
Boulevard. ~ Mr.. Adams pointed out
Won't Fight for Lights.
In view Of thu demand for more ex-
tensiye street improvements II u
hardly likely that those fAvortnE the
installation Of Ornamental lights along
the business section Of ain street will
make any determined fiKht for this i'm
provcment although Il was limited last
night that instead OF getting money
for this purpose from the Roseneath
road fund the money might be derived
from the general fund for light dis
trihution. the plan being to Install
comparatively limited number Of these
lights along Main from the Union de-
pot to Seventh street.
As forecasted in these columns yes
terday. the sum Of $4,000 Is allowed
for smooth paving Broad street from
Tenth az far westward az the money
will permit. while $4,000 Is appro-
priated for paving the road bed OF the
north side Of Broad street from Har-
rison westward with granite spail or
block.
Including a balance Of 5000 carried
forward, new Lester street gets total
Of $4,000 for Improvement OF that
thoroughfare. This will not complete
the improvements under way but II
will 70 q long way toward that end.
Streets generally get 100000. This Is
to he expended for grading. gaveiing.
granite. snail paving. curbs andg utters
and work under contract Bacon's
Quarter branch and shockoe creek
Improvement get $4,000. in addi-
ton to bond issue funds WASHINGTON
ward IL allowed for streets $44.24i.so.
including balance carried forward.
Get New Stables.
The Street Cleaning Department
asked $4,000 for new stables. 1t
gets $25.00O for that purnose. The
medical inspector OF ne City Health
Department will travel in an auto
mobile hereafter, instead of horse
-frxwns vehicie. For the budget fnaxos
special provision for . motor We
hicle for the inspector Chief Joynes
OF the Fire Department and his s~o
assistants are also provided w:.h
motor buggies each. the sum OF $3.-
900 being allowed fer this purpose.
In addition. the Fire Department gets
a new auto en%ine. to cost $4,000.
It 10 allowed sixteen new station men
to replace cali men. luis allowance
WINS especially urged and desired by
the department.
The Police Department likewise
gets a new automobile patrol for
which, with equipment. the sum Of
$4,000 is provided.
For construction and Are protec-
ton, the Water DEPARTMENT ae-ed
$4,000. 1t gets $4,000. 1t asked
$4,000 for improvements and re-
pairs to Marshal reservoir and gets
$5.l320o.
Councilman Mills. chairman Of the
Water Committee, said lsst night
that he was very much disappointed
that the full sum asked was not
given. However. as general pro-
position, he had to admit that the
budget makers gave him and his de-
|partment a square teal. The same
philospholic view was taken by SUI
perintendent Thompson Of the Fire
Alarm DEPARTMENT.
Teachers Given Increase.
Elementary school teachers will
ret an increase of Is per cent. while
those In. the other departments will
ret m increase Of T.. per cent. The
budget allows $4,000 for this pur-
nose. the remainder Of the pay roll
'tctaling 100000.
For .exneuses OF the electric plant
including horse and bnr-y for the su-
perintendent. $4,000 n provided.
while the sum Of $4,000 Ii appro-
|rriated for construction OF the dis
tribnting system. including runnine
wires 70 the city Hall and John Mar
shalt High School.
\ Other apprcpIiations Of moro than
ordinary interest aresas foltows:
Memorial f3ata q Bryan PARK. -
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