The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-19
ALL DEPARTMENTS
NEED MORE FUNDS
FOR COMING YEAR
Increases are Asked of Senate
Finance Committee in Every
Instance by Heads of Vari-
Gus Institutions.
Treasurer and Public Printer
Want Salaries of Their Clerks
Raised. EggIeston Tells of
Work Being Done at Vir-
ginia Tech.

Members Of the senate finance COM
mittee engaged In drafting the State
appropriation bill spent another busy
day yesterday hearing the wants of
various departments ana institutions.
In almost every instance increases
were asked for operating expenses and
numerous and sundry improvements.
Last night, DIR. w. A. Bowles, OF the
Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind, was heard first. He asked $40
GOO for maintenance and support for
each OF the two succeeding years Also
he asked $4,000 for an Increased
water supply and $4,000 for a new
building.
Davis Asks 50 900.
Westmoreland Davis. head Of the
Virginia State Farmers institute. inn
plored the committee to allow $4,000
each year for special lecturers
DR. ]. l. Jarman. of the Farmville
State Normal. submitted the follow
ing claims; $4,000 for purchase of
adjacent property $4,000 for new
dormitory. $4,000 for a laundry
building. $4,000 for a teachers home
He asked for half of this money the
coming year. and half the year
following, He estimated his annual
needs for maintenance and support AT
sT2 goo
DR.. J. n, Eggieston. OF the Virginia
Polytechnic institute, wanted $40. 00o
each of the two years for operations.
He spoke at some length on the nne
work being accomplished at the insti-
tuition, dwelling particularly on the
r-7rtt-ftt injury
II the students TO get an education de-
spite very limited funds at thtsiT dis
posai, Regarding q new machine shop
hi nh ct kn
destroyed by fire, he said he roughly
estimated the cost Mt 500. 600. Senator
Reinhart suggested that a suitable
shop might he built for half that
amount. 1t was finally agreed that
mr.. Eggieston should present definite
plans and estimates TO the committee
some time early next month
For State Veterinarian.
DR.. j. G.. Ferneyhough. state
veterinarian. has been getting s3,SHD
for his department annually the last
two years He wants the allowance
increased to s45oo. He outlined the
scope OF the work he In accom- piishing
and evidently impressed the commit
tee very strongly.
A. w. Hartman, State treasurer, sub
mitted the following requests for
salary increases for the eight clerks in
his Office In numerical order as fol-
lows: First clerk. $4,000 TO $4,000.
second t1.sss to- $1,000; third. sl.573
20 sl.T75; fourth sl,&ss to 1850:
ffth. *t.2is to sl.4o0: sixth. sl,9ss to
$1,000: seventh. $1,000 to $i,50o;
eighth. $3.50 to si,450.
Treasurer Hartman said that he
would not AJAX for any increase for
himself. His annual allowance Is
about $4,000.
Davis Bottom. state printer. asked
an increase in his department al
5nuy tn 10
also asked that his assistant be given
n raise in salary from 81. $50 to ST.
500 per year. Lake Treasurer Har-
mon. he did not ask a raise for him
self although hts salary is just about
half that allowed the former off,
cial
The committee adjourned at IL
o'clock to meet again this morning
at 0 o'clock.
Urge Amalgamation.
Perhaps the leading features Of the
session yesterday morning were the
talks by l.. q. Morris and other off,
cials of the Medical College OF Nir-
g.nia urging amalgmaation OF the
medical department of the University
Of Virginia with this institution.
Request was made for $4,000
annual appropriation for the main
tenance OF the Medical College of Vir-
ginia. In addition. $4,000 was ask
ed TO defrAy cost or work done Tor
the poor at Memorial hospital. Laurel
rcformatory asked $45,625 for operat-
Ing expenses each year.
DR., Z. II. Russell. of the Fredericks-
burg State Normal put in the follow
ing claims: $4,000 for a fireproof
dormitory: $4,000 for equipment for
same. $4,000 for heating plant and
improvements: $4,000 for power
house and laundry: $4,000 for
operating expenses the first year and
$4,000 the second year.
George r. Coleman. State highway
commissioner. asked for the follow
ing: 100000 actual money aid: S145,-
900 maintenance of convict camps;
s2T.500 for Office expenses. He sug
gested that the counties, be forced to
make provision for maintenance and
ipkeep OF the roads before they got
any State aid. He also suggested that
1t would be good Idea to increase tho
license tax on automobiles and spend
he additional revenue on the roads.
The sum OF $4,000 was asked for
the exposition to be given here next
year under the auspices OF the Negro
Historical and Industrial association.
schmidt Trial May Last to Christmas.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.--The
schmidt trial, which was 10 have
finished 'last Tuesday, will last till
christmas anyway. The defending