The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
BUDGET GROWING
BIGGER EACH YEAR
Appropriation Ordinance May
Run Up Toward Three and
a Quarter Million Dollars.
ABOUT READY FOR COUNCIL
Departments Anxious to Hear
How Their Demands Were
Scaled by Committee.
ABOUT READY FOR COUNCIL

The Council Committee on Finance
VIII meet tomorrow night to receive
and pass on the proposed appropriation
ordnance. which has baen drafted by
n subcommittee consisting of Chairman
III. X. Pollard, Jr.. Councilman W. Fred
Richardson and Alderman Barton H.
Grundy. II approved a COLL viii DO
Issued for special meeting OF the
Common Council to which the budget
VIII be reported, probably for Thurs
day night
Tho various departments of the city
government are on tptoc to lind out
what amounts VIII be allowed them for
tho year. but up t6,th!s timo little hai
leaked from the subcommittee, whiot
has worked day after day with Special
Accountant Crenshaw to shape tho or.
dinance and trim II to the total Of
anticipated revenues. as shown by Aud
itor Warrens estimates. Members Of
the committee express the Wow that
tho paper Will not exceed s3.200.0o0 In
ita total, but oven ut that IL will br
the largest budget in the oity's history.
The budget OF last ysnr. which broke
all previous records and was the first
TO reflect the increased revenues from
the new assessment, carried Il grand
total of S5.06i.SS7.G
Hope TO Get New Armory.
Omccrs OF tho First Virginia Regi-
ment are confident that the budget
VIII carry 100000 for new srmory,
although the Finance Committee has
had no definite Instructions on this sub
jcct 1t Is contcnded. however, that
the city Is committed 10 the erection
OF an armory b. Its action last year in
condemning for 10000 the Fuller prop-
erty, adjoining the armory on Marshall
Street. charging the sits and making
way for erection OF new armory.
With sufficient floor space for battal-
Ion drill hall.
Definite instructions havo been given
the Finance COMMITTEES by tho Council
as to increases In pay OF hrcmen. po-
licemen and street swccpers. The APP
pilcat!ons OF the various grades OF
school teachers principals. janitors and
School Board officials for Increased pay
are pending before special committee
which yet has had no meeting Up
10 this time the pay OF teachers has
been liked by the School Board there
being no ordinance On the subject. and
some C9lncilmen favor merely an In
crease OF 10 per cent IN the pay roll
allowance. without placing tho Council
on record IA fixing the various grades
OF pay OF the school employees.
Demand for street Funds.
In the Herics OF budget hearings by
far the most urgent and pressing was
s!ve street improvements. the extension
OF the smooth paved area in the cen
;ral seton OF the city and opening up
and grading Of new strectes IN the out
lying Districts During the pas, year
thirteen miles of sewer pipe have been
laid in outlying streets. IN muny cases
with very deep trench!ng. All OF thcso
streets now require TO be smoothed
over and gravelel. and most OF them
stMl lack curbs and cutters With
tho present untavorable condition OF
this market for city bonds, tho Finance
Committee has STAYED on an issue OF
bonds for street improvements, but 1,
is now conceded that that movement
cannot be much longer delayed unless
very libaral provision Is made in the
budget for street work.
The Finance Committee has had no
Instructions this year as TO Inclusion
OF an Item for music in the parks. and
after tho incessant warfare between
the bands and the difficulties which
beset tho Committee on Gorunds and
buildings in connection with the matter
last year. 1t Is not generally believed
that IL will be included. 1, is the de-
sira OF the Finance Committee 10 drafs
a papcr to which there Viii be no seri-
Gus objection, leaving 10 come UP as
special appropriations any matters over
which there may be division, All the