The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-07
Finance Committee Meets First
To Recomend Ordinance,
Council Meeting Following
Expected To axe
Favorable Action
Committee Approves the Plan.
Busy Session Ahead of
Common cil--Nlcc
Commission Wants Funds

The Finance Committee Of City
Afternoon TO receive n report from the
Administrative Eoard as IL ways for
the expenditure Of the proposed APP
preparation OF ti2s.00o
Councilman Jones nj Inc last meet
Ing of Common Council introduced
the resolution calling fer the approprl-
ttion. This was referred 10 the
Finance Committee and wss consider
I'd by that committee last week 4
large delegation OF interested citizens
and s1any working Yagu. representing
= iarsc bodies white some Of those out
ot work were present al the meeting
Ind made short .aiks
The sense ~ to committee was
unanimous 10 tae appropriation al
the money. 80 he l.sed hy the Admin
{rtrstive BOARD In providing work for
the unemployed, ri whom there are
several thousands ia Richmond
Committee Fsrcr~ 1t
The Finance Committee NIL recon
: mend tbs appropriation ard the ,alier
will he reported 70 Common Council
tonight That body viii rs asked 10
take spec iv action. 50 that the idle
men may secure acme employ be-
fore Christmas
Nlsiie the Administrative Board h4.
issl holding executive meetings ma de-
NSng It's report 10 be handed the
tt"sHc@ Committee Il * understood
aoout q fourtn Of the sum VIII he
recommended for nc Street Cleaning
ftepa rtmcrt; a ssmilsr sum for the
Gtts Engineers Corps and the re-
fnaf1deT fer work in he cemeteries
anti IN Riverside Drive snd Shccsue
Greek
There IS no pronounced opposition
10 the proposed appropriated Bus3-
ness ORGANIZATIONS. la Dor ar@aHt2a ?
ssfcns ara refessiona bodies agree thar
something must be done FOR the ,se esiy
werktDgtHeu who are oat of aar not
through their own fault. and who have
families suffering for accessories.
Some Individual obiectors give az
their excuse that when the money is
being spent hundreds Of loaferS and
men who will nos work when they get
the chance. will get most Of II. but ii
D. pointed oct that this small con-
ingent oysriooks the fact that the
funds must he paid out under The eyes
|, Of the members of the Aafninistra-
tive Fsoard. and the heads Of the city
departments.
Process of Selection,
The board Il is understood. wall In
distributing the wors. select married
men first. worthy single men with de-
pendents next and then pick cut tho
best Of these Who arc left,
II was suggested nj the meeting o.
the Special Municipal Building Com
xaittee Friday night that some OF tho
men whom Il is proposed to endpioy
might begin digging the foundation
for the new City Building. to be built
on the Ford lot site. There arc sew
era! old buildings on that lot which
viii have to be razed
II is believed that the council
chamber will he crowded tonight with
advocates OF the appropriation and by
many OF those who aope 10 derive
eome benefit from i,s distribution Tor
value received.
Councils Big Docket
Common Councs will have a long
docket to dispose Of tonight Among
the matters TO come MP Will be the APP
preparation of $1,000 for the Vice
|ecosnnissior, appointed by Mayor
Alnulie March r. 1914. The GEM
mission appeared before the Finance
Committee two weeks ago and asked
for $4,000 for clerks fee and for other
Incidental expenses which might he
rntailed during the investigction 'nto
the segregated district. The Finance
Comnittec recommends : 900.
The commission embraces she FOL
lowing: Ashton starke. DIR. j. T.
Wilson. Rev. r. N Callsch. Phi. u.
Rev J. w. Dixon. Mrs William a
Burrows, William r. Reed, Rev r. T.
| McFaden. ID, d. Mrs. Sam Cohen.
Captain A. Gsuigor. Rev. John j.
Gravatt. y. ". Nckely. Miss Sarah
Roller. Rev. F.. r. Melton and DR. NJ
D. Hoge, Jr
The Special Committee on Municipal
Building will. make it's report, recon-
ncrdinr the adopting of the plans az
submitted by Carneal &. johnson. The
cost OF the proposed City Building
under these plans will be. according
10 Consulting Architect Bosom, about
3eSO,oau.
The committee does not believe the
city will begin work on the building
within year. for various reasons. one
~ which lie the financial condition, and
smother that /; will take considers Bile
Itfme within which to get plans and
specificatiors ready,
Employment Bureau.
The recon- m crdatjoD OF the Finance
Commjttee that sn employment bureau
~ established will also be discussed
The committee report fixes the salary
% tho manager Of the bureau at ST.
500, with = clerk at 5000
Chairman Rogere, Of the Committee
On Dock and River, will ask for
Suspension Of rules to have a resolu-
Hon passed appropriatinE sum Of
money to defray the expenses OF the
Icommittee to visit Washington 10 con-
f&r with the Rivers and Harbors Com
ntitteN In Congress concerning. an ap-
propriatioi1 for James River improve
sntnt. and also to pay the expenses OF
the committee to attend the annual
Ntyers and Harbora Congress-, which
meets IN Washington this week.
"A number of smaller matters viii
be discussed.