The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
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Petersburg, Va.

petersburg, Va, June ..
The Council was in session until
near midnight last night. and trans
acted n great deal Of business the most
important Of which was the adoption
OF the city budget for the coming fiscal
year, with very slight amendment as
presented by the Finance Committee.
The committees estimates OF resources
and expenses for the next fiscal year,
beginning July I. are receipts. s37S.-
900; expenses, s3550&; apparent sur
plus at the end OF She year, $4,000.
The appropriations carried in the new
burget are about $4,000 in excess Of
those OF the budget for the year now
closing. Among the appropriations for
fixed and departmental expenses in the
now budget arc. the following. interest
account. s7S,075; sinking fund. sls.-
o62; salary account, $4,000; public
schools. s47.T24; Hastings and Circuit
Courts, s6.63S; Gas and Light. sIo.S40;
Police Department. s2e.143; Fire De-
partment. S32,S79: contingent fund.
So. 900; hospital, $4,000; Health De-
partment. $1,000; Water Works, 3d.
AIS: streets. s47.o6o.
The budget carries an increase in the
salary of the City Engineer to $4,000,
and of the City Attorney to s2.1O0. as
had been authorized by the Councils
An item for the increase of the pay
of school-teachers was stricken out.
with the understanding that this in
crease SIlOuiu nc granted later. The
salary of the clerk of tho committees
was increased to Sl.400. There is in
creased appropria ton for nearly every
department.
Following the adoption OF the bud
get, the annual tax ordinance was
adopted. 1t does not materially differ
from the present ordinance. with the
exception that the income tax eAemp-
ton is raised from 1000 to $4,000, in
order to conform with the State law
The rate OF taxation is $40 on the
500 OF values
An ordinance apWopriating s2.50o
additional for the erection of a new
almshouse was adopted. The sum OF
$4,000 had been previously appropri-
ated for this purpose. The sum of
$4,000 was appropriated for the pave
ment of West Washington Street with
wood block. The Street Committee
reported bids for laying 5000 square
yards of cement paving as follows:
Coleman Construction Co.. Sl.13; Per-
kinson & Finn. SLIP. The contract
| was authorized TO be given to the
latter. To Parkinson & Finn was
| awarded the contract for supplying the
city with teams for period of five
years. and TO the Coleman Construc-
ton Co. was let the contract for paw
ing Brown Street with wood block at
$S16 a yard.
An ordinance was adopted prohibit
| ing the sale of SKINNED milk" un-
less the vessels containing It are so
marked Further time was granted
the committee appointed to assess
property damages resulting from the
proposed raising of the grade of River
Street To make their report a reso-
tuition adopted by the Board OF Alder
men looking to an amendment to the
city charter, was laid on the table.
Resolutions directing the City Attor-
ncy TO take necessary steps to pro-
tect the city in the contest to deter
mine the right of the State to tax
the water works and other utilities
owned by the city; and TO do what
might be necessary TO test the va
lidity OF the Act of Assembly affecting
the distribution OF taxes on rolling
stock OF railways formerly levied by
cities were adopted