The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-20
REFORM IN MORTGAGE TAX
GETS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL

that the military board had not drawn
lt* general budget of wants lie was
authorized however, To ask for Il
special appropriation for State aid TO
counties and towns for erection OF ar
noricS. Military companies couli he
formed in small towns without diff
hculty. ne said. furnishing men who
would go on the firing line and stay
mere. Government property worth
So.uov is furnished each now company
ana the state is responsible for this
property. IL carried 70 the homes Of
the men it Is scattered and a large
loss ensu"s He suggested an appro-
prl3tion OF $4,000 year. with the re-
quirtn"ut that the city town or coun-
" put UP y like amount. with the
state giving In twosyears n fund or
Sl"P,"oo. which he said would suffice
FOR ten excellent one-company ar
mories in ~ many towns.
Labor Commissioner j. T. Dohertv
reported that at tho last session an
act was adopted for mine inspection.
hut no funds provided to carry it out
lie asked Tor S2.SOo To provide for an
pioym"n, of an inspector At 81 100 ana
additional factory inspector at $1,000.
Win Sl,i0" for expenses
i'cni;entiary Expenses.
Samuel cohen presented the budget
OF the stat" Pcnitcntiary. showing that
prisoners were being fed at 9 - cents
crease In pay for guaid DIS from 500 to $40
superintendent }. Il. Wood estimated
ms maintenance fund at Sd, 900 a year
OF Slci.4N per cIpitn. The prison
would make a profit this year. he said.
OF fully s3J.000. In addition to the
increase for the guards. Major Wood
recommended that the four keepers he
increased from $40 to 500. Since the
ROAD law took effect, the keepers are
now engaged i'm guarding only dan
E:rous ro1Nicts. threc guards having
been Killed since the present supcr-
int"ndcnt took office. There are now
Loo" men on the roads in twenty eight
convict camps. costing the state fot.
maintenance 81 cents per man per day.
J." L. HcheH~r told of the work Of the
stat" Farm which relieves the ueui.
tertiary OF sick and disabled prisoners
a larn which cost the state 10000.
ana IS now invcntoried at SlSS.obo
MrH y y. Randolph headed a. large
delegation asking that the state as
us monument To the women of the
ohiederacy appropriate 5000 to
place the soldiers section of Holly
MOOD under perpetual care II was az
hiaIhed mat this tract. In which lS.nOo
Nohirderatea are buried. belongs to
the Memorial .tssoclation-an entirely
SEP" iitte So:poration from the Holly
WOOD cemetery Company. Mrs Ran
doip'l Said the women wanted mn
Erotesquc figure" such rs some states
''"N' erected lakewood Cemetery /,
was explained. belongs to the CITY or
Richmond and the CITY cemetor,
section 'e
Stone~nll" Jackson Monument
'""sc George IL. Christian and Rev
'nlles 4 smith, ID. d., presented the
,taiHS OF the "Stonewan" jackson
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appi oprintion OF $4,000 to be NOR
tI-h uupllcatcd by contributions of ;bo
Guy 81 Richmond and the pcopln of M.
4 outh, for the erection IN Ricbpond
- an equestrian monument to General
|ackSon. which would preserve f.,r ali
time the name ana genIus ana
acler ana sacrifice of the Ccrfrdcr,t.
!'"ucr Judge Christian assured ;h.
,','i'tcC th"t no appropriation IL
touin make would be- more readily
s"hctioheu by III" people OF the state
senator Harman presented the b,Id,,at
OF the Lee Camp Soldiers Home inci'I1
ing the annuity OF $4,000 with "a,
extra item of $500 :or imnroycu,cnt
10 the grounds. lie reported COS man
ia the nome Colonel John " III, n
aroSon, superintendent of the CauitoI
grounds. asked $4,000 for care of ~
pplldlhSs and grounds of thu. state FL.
was now using one of the CaDitol no
lc.men a. Il clerk In his Office arj
ASKED That he be regularly DESIGNATED
AZ clerk and new policeman ON.
proved. lie also asked an increase
IN naE Tor the elevator conductors in
the Library l;uilding. John F.. Grimes
messenger in the Auditors Office. asked
that his salary be increased from 81.
80" 10 $l.70o.
II. H. houston presented Tho reuort
oil me irSinia state School for Col
ored Deaf and Blind children ,t NJ
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