The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-23
FINANCE COMMITTEE
URGES APPROPRIATION
Recommends. That Council Give
100000 for Improvement of
Uenrico County Roads.
NEED MORE FIRE APPARATUS
Department Requests $1S,75O for
Protection Of Annexed Territory.
Police board Asks $1,000 With
Which to Purchase Auto Patrol.

In accordance with the agreement
between the city and the County Board
of Supervisors. and tho recommendation
of judge Campbell. who presided ut
the hearing OF the annexation cases,
the Finance Committee last night rec
commended an approximation of S1Oo.Coo
for the improvement OF hcnrico county
highways The disposition OF the APP
preparation recommended by general
agreement was bone of contention
for some time between the Administers
visors. ana the brcal hrcatcncd at one
time seriously to delay the cuimiua-
ton of the proceedings. Finally an
informal agreement as to how the
money was was TO he spent and upon
what particular roads was reached, and
the annexation documents We're signed
and at once became effective.
Much other business OF more than
ordinary Importance came up before
the committee, the meeting being it's
first since organization under the new
city Council.
NEED FIRE APPARATUS
ron MEM TERRITORY
A request from the Sire pepartment
for an APPROPRIATION of SlS.7oo Tor the
to consist OF q number of chemical wa
CONS for use in annexed territory not
ferred to the budget subcommittee, and
{; like disposition WAS made OF tho
resolution TO appropriate $4,000 Tor
The resolution 10 appropriate sGS.-
school the necessity Toy which was
agitated before the old Finance Com
mittee. was sent back 10 the City Coun-
ell for reference to the city school
Board for that body's views upon the
desirability of relocating the school.
1t has been pointed out That the school
is at present badly situated IN an in
convenient neighborhood, and at point
where the passing Of trains creates so
much noise th3t.school WORT, has often
been delayed until the resultant con-
fusion has suhsiGed.
The resolution to appropriate $S5, 900
in aid OF the negro exposition to be
in order to give those Interested an op-
portunity to appear before the COM
mittce and set forth their claims.
MATTER or B;NiNt.
WHARF GOES OVER
When The matter OF appropriaiting
Inns In Wi5n whicGn TO- Pyfem%Ss ins Clye
Old Dominion Development Company,
came before the committed, Mr.. Gilman
moved that a Gommi,tt;ee 9S app9}in,sd
purchase, but a motion Of Sir. Fuller
that the question be tabled until all
the members could view the property
before the committee prevailed The
Clyde Line Wharf lies between the
Wharf, and it's purchase has frequent
ly been urged in view of the poor
facilities which the city now has for
vessels plying between this port and
is generally believed that the qucs-
ton Will b. acted upon favorably.
.. III Il WTlNttll report on inc proposed.
construction of a street sixty fect wide
along Bacon Quarter Branch. from the
r'sast end OF the present improvements
To Seventh aud Hospital Streets. City
Attorney Pollard stated that the as
scsSed DAMAGES would amount 10 $il,-
$H3.1i. and recommended that the pro-
ieCt Toe abandoned. He recommended
that SG93Al be appropriated as the as
SesSod damages for the completion OF
the cons tructiOn of the sewer between
Spotswood Avenue and Dinccn stree l.
and that the amount be charged 10 the
bond issue made TO that item.
4 w Thomas appeared for the
Board OF Police Commissioners, which
is asking AN extra appropriation of
$4,000 for the general expenses OF the
Police Department. Mr. Thomas en-
planned that the board had asked Cor
S2c,oc0 previous TO the making Of tho
budget ami had received only S15.uU0.
of which more than $1,000 has already
been spent He said that tho depart
ment needs $4,000 with which To pur-
chase a new potrol automobile Tor the
SECOND station. the car now in use
heins practically ont Of commission.
II the extra appropriation was not
forthcOmiHg, he said. the department.
would be unable to pay its general
expenses through to December 81 40
action was taken last night ON the re-
quest.
chairman of the old committee. made
q brief speech OF thanks for his re-
election TO that position.