The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-31
'PRO1ECT|0N f|)R
SUBURBS PROVIDED
$4,000 FOR IMMEDsATE NEEDS OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RECoMMENDED.
TABLE TERMINAL PLAN
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FINANCE COMMITTEE WHISTLES
WITH KNoTTY PROBLEMS.
NO DECISION ON CLYDE
LINE FRANCHISE.
TABLE TERMINAL PLAN

/ The proposition to appropriate SAL
500 for the purchase of that portion OF
the river front known as the Clyde line
property was tabled, and the appropri.
alton of $4,000 to meet the immediate
needs of the Richmond Fire Depart.
ment, in extending fire protection tc
1 Ginter Park, Barton Heights and
1 Highland Park. which are to be an.
nexed to Richmond November s. was
recommended by the finance commit.
tee of council at its session last night
/ On the needs of the Fire Depart
ment Robert Lecky, Jr.. Of the Board
of Fire Commissioners. accompanied
/ by Secretary Jones, of the board. and
Chief Joynes, of the department, APP
peared before the committee. Mr.
f Lecky presented the figures.
The money needed to give immedi-
ate protection, as the annexation ordi-
nance provides, to the northside sub
urbs soon to be part of Richmond
according to the estimate made, is.
I For motor equipped fire apparatus
$1S.750; furniture for the new fire
I houses. $500; hose, 800, immediate
addition to the fire alarm system OF
/ Richmond, $4,000. salaries of fifteen
!, fireIhen tfor three rnonthsl. to Fehru-
AIRY S, 1915. s3.994sS,
/ Three Thousand Given.
! Mr.. Lecky explained that the motor
driven apparatus cannot be delivered
j under seyenty-five days, and even Il
the manufacture and shipment is hur-
ried. under sixty days. The money
for the full equipment will not bt
needed until after the new budget Is
adopted. it was said The same /.
true of the appropriations for salaries
- f~., S,,z f.aI1 lot a,x IF Ia
necessary additions to the FIRE alarm
system.
i The cost Of new hose, OF furniture
for quarters for the additional fire
men and amount of their salaries un-
til the new budget was figured and the
appropriation of $4,000 will be recon-
mended to council
In the matter of the purchase OF
the Clyde line property, John c. Free
man. representing the Chamber o.
Commerce; Robert y. Pollard, at
torney. and George n. Cease, agent fol
the owners of the land. and George w
Rogers. of council. appeared, explain
ing the proposition. Mr. Rogers de
clared he has been an advocate Of the
city owning Its water terminals evel
. since he has heen In council.
Purchase Is Advocated.
Mr. Freeman said the Chamber O
Commerce advocated the purchase O
( the property because those cities which
) control their tersninals have bette
chances In congress- for securing ap
s preparations for rivers improvement
than do the cities that do not contro
terminal facilities.
? The question Of the value OF tn
S property sought by the city wa
t brought into the argument when
l was shown that In 1907 condemnatio
9 proceedings placed the value of tn
: property at something over $4,000
? while the owners now ask $47.50
8 for 1t.
Ell 1t was shown by Mr. Pollard an
d MFR. Cease that the owners are payin
t taxes on an assessment of $4,000, an
$ that the average assessment agains
property in Richmond is about 81 pc
: cent OF trading value. Their conten
n ton was that the price now put o
r the property by its owners Is not ex
:, cessive.
& After consideration of the propose
g the finance committee concluded tina
s the condition Of the city treasury a
It this time does not warrant the pur
e chase, and the matter was tabled.