The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
Ordinance Appropriat.
ing $3,477,035 .95 to Be
Acted On Tonight.
STREET FUND CUT
BELOW LAST YEAR
Interest on Debt and Pay Roll Of
City Employees Take Most of
City's Annual Revenue.
More Street Cleaners
Arc to Be EN-
ployed.

Carrying grand total Of s3.477.-
o3t.o5. tho annual appropriation ordi-
nance was reported to tho Common
Council by the Committee on Finance
last night apd tabled under the rules
Tor consideration at adjourned
meeting called for Tonight. II adopt
cd the required three days will be al
lowed, c,.d the Board OF Aldermen
called foi Friday night to concur. in
order that funds for public improve
iuents may be made available as soon
as possible.
notwithstanding tho loss to the city
oi more than 100000 in revenue by
rcason of the operation of the rolling
stock BILL the Auditors estimate OF
rtobablo revenues permits an increase
In this years budget over the record
breaking appropriation ordinance Of
last year OF ti26.6J5.02.
Supplemental Appropriations.
Following the budget the Finance
Committee reported 10 the Council for
adoption Joint resolution providing
S2o,32O for acquisition OF public
school site west OF the Boulevard ;
S22'ooO Tor purchase OF Il new site for
cakwood public school: S25,5O5 for ac-
quisition Of property in connection
with the Lester Street Improvement
and $4,000 for erection of a new
building for tho First Market This
paper Ike the budget, went over for
M
items being in the nature OF a pcr-
manent investment It IS proposed to
nnancc the purchases by a temporary
loan II the general fund Will not suf-
fee.
In general tho budget has been cut
10 the essential items or maintenance
vi the various departments of the city
government No increase in salaries
are carried, though the general in
creases made by the Council last
sprh3s Eccessitate an increase in the
pay roll charges OF nearly every de-
partncnt. interest and redemption
charges in connection with the fixed
dcht OF the city amount to sos, 500. as
making in the minds OF members of
the Finance Committee an additional
reason besides the poor market why
no bond issues should be considered
Appropriations arc Lumpcd.
Most of tile appropria tions FOR do
partnents under the Administrative
iioard are Jumped into general sums.
inere has been no effort on the part
of the Finance Committee to specifv In
What park or what cemetery improve
nents must go.
For maintenance of tho public
schools aside from the two items for
acquisition of new sites, the budget
IarrlGs 9Sse;5S4.5S' not all the School
board asked. but an increase of more
than $4,000 over the school charges
or last year. partly caused by the
general increase in the salary Of teach
ers granted by the Council during the
year. Provision is made in spccial
school items follows: $1,000 for
school athletics. $4,000 for machine
shop 1T John Marshall High School,
$500 for summer normal school and
several small items for special co,in-
tment and repairs, in addition to the
general fund OF $4,000 for expenses
repairs and improvements
Ifenith Department..
For tho Health Department the bud
get carries $4,000 for salaries and
Sla.5OO for expenses, the latter item
having been Jumped. leaving IL to the
Health Board to determine what pro-
portion shall be expended for improve.
inent OF the milk supply, what for vac
cination, what for tuberculosis cam
pagn. and the other various items Of
health work.
For street cleaning. admitted by
Chairman Whittet, of the Admins
trative Board, to be the most criticized
budget carries Si30,0o0 for payroll and
SoS.500 for expenses, an increase of
$4,000 in the payroll item, allowing, il
is estimated, for thirty additional men
while the expense account may be used
for acquisition of machines. mules. har-
ness and carts
street Appropriations.
into one item of $4,000 leaving it TO
the Judgment of the Administrative
Roard TO determine how and where il
shall be expended. This cannot be
claimed as an increase, notwithstand-
ing the great and urgent demands for
street work in all parts of the city.
There was appropriated during last
year for streets generally S209.500 for
new Lester Street. $4,000; for paving
on West Broad street, $4,000; smooth
-.
paving Grove Avenue, S25, 900; hands
ana carts expenses. SIS. .O00;. hands and
carts pay roll, $62.500; paving side
walks; s34,S5o; paving alleys, $4,000;
smooth paving Lombardy Street, sG.260:
bridges pay roll and expenses, $6,S5O:
making total OF s452.9 $50, as against
s5f9,oOo provided in a lump sum this
year 10 take care of all these items
IN addition, however. there Is carried
forward an unexpended balance OF
$19.S55.51 to complete the present con
tract for Broad Street smooth naying
and separate items arc provided for
the street railway tracks on new Mayo
bridge ana extension of Church Hill
tunnel: The South Richmond district
Improvement fund guaranteed under
the annexation agreement. includinp
unexpended balance carried forward
amounts to s54.147.7s. Besides the
nsuai Item for James River improve.
lnent, there is provided a general fund
of $4,000 for improvements and nav
ing around new wharf. dredging IN
channel and dock repairs
Motor Car for Administrative Board.
The Administrative Board gets con-
tingent fund of $4,000. from which r.
may purchase an automobile for TIA
own use. City CouncilmeD get s1.7o0
for street car tickets. For mainte-
nance Of the City Hall and Jail, inciud-
ing repairs. there is provided $26. OOo
and in the building list Is a special
1tcn, of $1,000 for gymnasium for
tho use OF the Richmond Light Infan-
try Blues. The Blues also get an in
creased appropriation from $1,000 to
$4,000. and provision Is made for the
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