The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-25

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and 1t la believed that this year the
receipts will be even greater.
This will give the committee the
opportunity later of looking into
salary increases and other matters
which they would like to have taken
up at this time.
More For Gas Works.
The gas works gets more for ex-
tension than last year. The fire de-
partment gets more men and the
street cleaning department, which. as
Chairman Whittet, Of the administra-
tive board. said, Ia the most criticised
department in the city government.
gets twenty men. This will help
much, but the board hopes before the
year is over to still further increase
the number of men in this depart
ment, SO that the streets may at least
receive the attention which the peo-
pie believe should be devoted TO them.
The total appropriated to streets
Improvement and cleaning-runs
above half million dollars
The fire department payroll Is in
creased to some extent, but 1t does
not include the increase in salaries
asked for. Sixteen men are placed
on the hst--designed for the new
truck company TO be established on
the Southside In short while-and
the addition to the department of
another man.
The police department gets an APP
preparation for improvements at both
stations. The second station will be
enlarged, and the appropriation pro-
ytdes for the purchase of property adj
jacent to the present station.
The suggested appropriation for
Shockoe creek improvements, as an
ticipated In The virsinian. was not
included in the budget 1t was felt
by the committee that this appropria-
ton. as suggested by Chairman Whit
tet. of the administrative board, could
be held over to some future date.
This sl27.oo0 was laid at the door
of other departments.
Much For Streets.
Streets in general received more
than any other single department.
The Southside gets s54.147.7s. which
that section is entitled to under an
nexation arrangements. This sum
was appropriated last year. and there
was less than one dollar returned, in
dicating that the Southside got more
street improvements in proportion
than the Northside.
While there was nothing done in
the way of appropriations for new
schools, the payroll of the city school
department was increased from s237.-
500 to $4,000 occasioned by in
creases authorized last year by city
council. A new item in the school
appropriation Is that OF $1,000 for
athletics. Another item Is that for
Ing. to cost $4,000. These are COM
bined with the manual training de-
partments, the latter coming under
the head of general expenses,
In the streets and park improve
ments an item OF general interest is
that OF $4,000 toward the compile
ton of Shields lake. Byrd Park, This
appropriation will be followed up
until the lake Is finished product
Ten thousand dollars Ia given for
free text books in the schools.
The gas works gets $4,000 for ex-
tensions and improvements And the
water works liz allowed $4,000 for ex-
penses and improvements.
In all departments. excerpts streets.
fire, and street cleaning. the appro~
priations tor the current year re-
main about as they were last year.
Appropriates All.
In presenting the budget Chairman
Erundy said
I'VE have kept the budget within
our means Everything has been held
to minimum, and we could not find
anything that we could extend. There
were n number of items which we
would like to have enlarged upon,
but the finances Of the city were not.
from our point of view, in condition
TO do so.
"A number of things which need,
possibly, immediate attention, were
held over for future action. We did
not think any appropriations should
be made unless we could see the
money In front OF US The budget
as we present 1t gives the most need
ed branches of the city what they
need, SO far as we could go. We had
to hold a number OF things In abey-
ance. They will be taken care of at
a later date"
Supplementary Report
After tho budget had been received
upon motion of Mr.. Mills. supple