The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
DEPARTMENTS PLAN
FOR GREATER WORK
PREPARING ESTIMATES OF APPRe-
PRIATIoNs FOR COMING
YEAR.
SCHOOLS NEED MORE
SALARIES, REPAIRS AND GENERAL
EXPENSES WILL TAKE HALF
MIiLIox--NEw SCHOOL FOR
soUTHsiDE.
SCHOOLS NEED MORE

Superintendents of the various city
departments are now hard at work pre-
pairing estimated of the amounts need
cd to conduct their departments dur
ing the coming year. Several of them
have completed the lists and have
given out the amounts which they
think will be needed, while the greater
majority of them win hardly have the
estimates ready for some time. The
school, health and gas departments are
making the greater progress in pre-
pairing their estimates and according TO
statements by the several superinten-
dents last night it is hoped to increase
the scope of their work considerably
in 1914.
DIR. J. A. c. Chandler said last night
that none of the appropriation as list
ed for the schools would be used for
new buildings. Several new schools
Will be built during the coming year
and new equipment win be added to
that already in use. but these items are
covered by another fund.
New Buildings.
OF the half million dollar appropria-
ton to be asked for. about s3s0.0eo Will
go to the salaries Of teachers and prin-
cipals. At least $4,000 Will he spent
on repairing buildings now in use and
the remainder will be used for general
expense Oh COiubEttiiE AAAS NAGStAN'N'ft~N
work.
1t liz planned 10 erect an intermediate
school on the lot at Floyd avenue and
Vine street recently purchased by the
school board. This school will have
higher standing then the grammar
schools. as at present, and will include
several of the lower grades OF the nigh
schools, 1t Is also planned to oulld
new school in South Richmond The
Nx.eT txs.
approximately $25o.000 while additions
70 the manual training equipment prtn-
cipally the machine shop, of the high
school viii be added to at a cost Of
about $1,000.
Smallpox Hospital.
The health department. under the
direction of Dr. Levy, is unable to name
the exact amount needed to carry on
its work because of the uncertainty of
the amount or the expense of COM
batting the disease epidemcs The
estimated cost OF maintaining the de-
partment for the coming year Is $780,
Geo. of which amount about 327, $50 will
go toward salaries.
4 new hospital building at The CITY
Almshouse will be asked for and Will
probably cost So o0e. This building is
to be used for smallpox exclusively,
The board VIII set aside the sum OF
$4,000 10 cover the e&pHlsc o. auNA
eases and also that of distributing the
vaccine The remainder of the appro-
priation will go toward the general
expense of maintaining the department.
The board recently recommended
that the salary OF Or. Levy be m
creased from $4,000 to s3,e00, and it is
expected that this will be done. The
difference viii be appropriated as an
extra, however. from the sums named
above.
The Estimated Budget.
From the way the estimates are COM
ing to the administrative board, it
looks as If the 1914 budget may reach
a total of $4,000 600. Some of the
needs are itemized as follows;
schools Observation-Disclosures $500. 900 90
Police Elf. geo 90
building department .. 93T9S SO
Markets ........... 95o4 %
Cemeteries ................ 4o.182 80
water department .... 41G,T23 7G
Fire department .......... 3So. 600 90
I y,-a,,h.s .nd ,,,eaeuras ! eqn %