The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-11
CITY GOVERNMENT
NEEDS LARGE sum

can hardly get along with less Every
thing that could he cut has been cut
Mr. Whittet stated the same, as
he presented the various items.
Chairman Grundy asked Mr.. WHIT
tet if it would be better to have the
sum asked appropriated in chunks or
in one big bunch--0r words to that
effect-and the reply was that 1t
would be better in bunch.
so, 1t Is quite certain that the bud
get will contain a lump sum for the
use of the administrative board. That
board will have the wants of the
various departments at their fingers
ends. and will save time and expense
in the intimidation of trouble.
Distribution OF Funds.
In his paper Mr.. Whittet asked for
the following items; total $l,s5o,S79.-
95.
Building department pay roll,
'$26, S6S, Expenses, $4,000 City hall
maintenance and repairs, $4,000;
City Jail. Legislative requirements
$1,000: bills, 1912. s1,405.55: City
home expenses. $40. 600; City home
pay RON, $16,73S; poor Of city and
mission coal, $2I,177; lakewood ex-
penses. $4,000: Oakwood pay roll
$4,55o; Confederate graves. $3.50;
Riverview pay roll, s4.12o; Rlvervlew
improvements and expenses, $l.650;
Shockoe Hili expenses, $3.50; Shockoe
Hill pay roll. $3.50; st. Johns eX-
penses, $500: ST. Johns pay roll, $500;
Maury and Mt. 0livet pay roll So
$50; expenses and grading, $3.50;
city chemists expenses, $1,000; cleo
tricity pay roll. $500: expenses
$500 electric plant pay roll. $4,000;
expenses $1G,S003 electric plant con-
struction and equipmen Mt, $4,000;
lighting new bridge. $4,000; gas works
coal and oil, $4,000; extension,
$40, 600; expenses, $4,000: lamp
lighting. 1890; gas works pay roll
$4,000. gas works improvements
S42.26o: grounds ana parks. expenses,
100000; pay roll, $2o'5 play
grounds $500 memorial gate
Bryan park. 100000; City nursery
$6.I2l; James river pay roll $1os620;
improvements around wharf dredg-
ing, etc. $30,620; First market pay
roll, 1886. expenses and temporary
market. $3,SS6. Second market pay
roll, $3.50: expenses, $1,000; plumb
ers examiners, 5000; stationery and
printing. $4,000: Shoekoe creek i'm
provements, S13T000; sewers gener-
ally, $4,000; expenses, office. street
department and automobile, $500;
engineers department pay roll S25,-
900, streets generally, $4,000;
streets, South Richmond. $4,000;
hands and carts expenses, $4,000;
hands and carts pay roll, $73. 50Qs
paving sidewalks, S35.000a grading
and paving alleys for owners. $&5,-
600; bridges. $4,000; damages TO
property owners. $4,000: street clean
ing pay roll Sl1l,5l7.10; expenses,
$36,543; improvements and enlarge
ment, $4,000: thirty mine additional
men, $25,634.70: dog pound, $3,o3I.-
so. water works construction and
fire protection. $3S.000; expenses, So
500; repairs Marshall reservoir So,
7S6. so; New reservoir repairs and
maintenance, So $3.50, settling basin,
$4,000 water works. general office
pay roll, $25,570; pumphouscs, $S5,
900; water metres, $4,000; inspector
weights and measures $500,
In addition to the above there
We're several items coming over from
last year
New Lester street, $4,000: CO.
wardin avenue improvements, s4,-
G. = opening and widening Monu-
ment avenue. $2,00750. Church Hi
street smooth paving ID. $19.S55.61---
all amounting 10 S6G,9T9,l5.
All For Shocl>oc or Nothing.
In commenting ON the proposed inn
provements To Shockoe creek and
i5acon's Quarter branch, Mr. Whittet
said that if the committee could not
see it's way clear 10 give the board
the fun amount (s137,00O), it would
be best not to give any this year,
but put as much as possible of that
amount toward the street improve
ment fund.
For" said Mr. Whittet. I'VE feel
that any temporary Improvement 10
the creek or patchwork jobs may
not result lp good. If we cannot get
the amount for full completion. we
Will let 1t go over TO next year, and
If 10 pleases the committee place as
much Of that sum TO streets as you
can
Some Of the main improvements
assigned through thfs budget Of