The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-27
|isk $4,000 Tor
MOTOR Apparatus
nUDOEr or WANTS For 1sis
TO FINANCE COMMITTEES
SAY NEEDS URGENT
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CHIEF WOULD HAVE AUTOS FoR
HIMSELF AND ASSISTANTS.
GAS AND WATER EsTr-
MATES OUTLINED.

~ eofhl % $6V,VvU - aEkGQ LOT new
motor apparatus by the board OF fire
commissioners In It's estimate Of needs
FOR tai2s which .+as presented TO tho
Finance Committee lost night.
a new motor hook and ladder truck.
with aerial extension ladders. would
cali for $1,000. while a new motor
combination engine. pumping. chemi.
cal and hose wagon would entail an
der or the $4,000 would be divided
cal and hose wagon at $o.Ypo.s and
automobiles for the chief and his two
assistantS, which would cost a simi-
lar amount.
President Taylor. of the fire board,
pointed out the great economy Of the
motor engine At No. house, which
was purchased last year ana he urged
tho committee to aid In further
economy by providing the appropria-
ton asked for this purpose. II the
entire department were motorized. he
said. n saving Of from 20 to 90 per
cent could be easily accomplished.
Trndsicr Truck.
II the motor hook and ladder truck
Is given the department. the plan is
to transfer one Of the smaller trucks
now In service to the Southside. In
the event another motor engine Is
obtained. the board proposes TO pro-
vide Engine Company No. IL with an
engine which It needs sadly at pres
ent, according to the claims OF Coun-
Gilman Haddon. of Clay ward. who
appeared before the committee last
night on behalf of his constituents
with largely signed petition asking
for more adequate fire protection for
the southwest section of the city.
Captain Taylor thought another
motor engine could be procured for
$4,000. although the price is quoted
at $4,000. The first engine was OBJ
tained for $4,000. and he saw no spe-
cial reason for such raise in price.
unless combination among the
manufacturers had been effected.
Others Going Ahend.
Chief Joynes pointed out that Bir1n-
ingham had already motorized it's en-
tire department and Atlanta was
l~pidly doing likewise. He made n
special plea for automobiles for the
use OF himself and his two assistants
He also asked that provision be made
for chaufreurs for these vehicles, as
q chief is liable to run into q tree
or telegraph pole, II he drives the
auto himself, with his mind conferred
on the blaze ahead.
In addition. the board asked that
funds to the extent Of $l0.a6O be al
lowed sufficient to replace sixteen call
men with stationed men, or one-tnjrd
OF the call men now In service. Cap
tain Taylor hoped the day was not
lar distant when the department
would be enabled to dispense with
all OF it's call men. These men, ne
pointed out, are paid S2o4 per year
and the grade Il stationed men ssz4
per year, but the better quality OF ser
wee would more than onset the olf-
terence an COST he lett sure.
Other keeos Uut,,ned.
For department EXPENSES, SIS, 0oa
was asneu. whIae the lotal asked Io..
pay Ions announced To $Ie1,oss. Utner
requests were us tonuws: rre aIsl m
Pay ron with an extra iineman, So
sVu, nre alarm EXPENSES, s-.yve, ire
eIarni construction ana REPAIRS, in
ci4aIng eA.ensAon OF Underground ca
lie, %.,oUv.
lWo other departments--water and
g;Ls--wele also heard hon last nilu,.
superintendent Knowles OF Tn. k<is
department asked for total appropii,-
TIN or <@ts,soo.o0 uemizea as fol.
lows:
Coal and oil appropriation -sl1a. 100000
Exte1ision appropriation -. So.u0u.10
Expense appropriation ~. 1,oOv.vc
street lighting appropriation 1o.oVv.oy
ray roll appropriation 80. 50, 3oo.o
Knowles Explains.
In his statement presented to the
committee, Ar. Knowles said:
Our continued Increase business
each year necessitates additional la
Dor ana men to do the work with
dispatch and efficiency; therefore, /
md we wall require at least tan add
ditional men at a cost of about $s,UiS.-
and In addition to this snn ind
that we have seventeen men who, I'M
aer the city ordinance. are entitled
to ten days leave OF absence, witt,
lay. and this additional expense will
amount TO the sum OF S47f.ss, ..fflese
two additional amounts equal the sum
Of ss.555.bo. and this sum may stu,
be increased by abo1nt $2,s9o on ac-
cornt of the increase per diem Of
some of our employees at the lower
works, and which Ii now pending ue.
fore the Council: these additional
sums aggregate $1l,S65.50: this ac-
count aoded to the minimum amount
CT ss6.o00.60 expended last year brings
the total OF pay roll estimata up to
the total of about the sum OF $685.
.2S6sSes wbseh is the total re,isstHstas for
pay roll account this year.
Davis pressrts Budget.
Superintendent Davis. OF the water
department, summarized his estimates
AZ follows:
Construction account, ss..15s: Mar
shall reservoir. $2,132: Byrd :. Pnrk
reservoir. SASHA: pumping statiaas.
$4,000: settling basins. $4,000; water
department pay rolls. $1o.cvc: expense
account 1850; meter account sa0,-
900. total, Sl70.S5S.25.
For new work the following re-
quests are made: New feed main to
supply high points not on standpipa.
s110, 900: to meter all unmetered taps,
cost Of meters and boxes. $4,000: fire
lines, $4,000: new boilers for old
steam pump. $4,000.
The committee viii hear estimates
from the committees on grounds and
buildings, streets, and street cleaning
Monday night.
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