Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-23
COUNCIL Votes TONIGHT
ON PINE CAMP RELIEF
Finance Committee Faces. Long
Docket, OF Important
Items.
WILL ADJUST ANNEXATION DEBT
Ordinance Committee to Hear Areu.
ment Tonight on Proposed Change
In Gas Ordinance Relieving Owner
From Liability for Tenants Bill.

With special meeting OF the Com.
mon Council and TWO coinrnittee mcet-
ings at night, and another committee
meeting In tho afternoon. to-day'a leg
islativc schedule will make large de-
mands upon the time Of the c!ty's law
makers. Tho Common Council. ousted
from the big room, on the third flor
of the City Hall. will hold It's sections
in the chamber Of tho City Circuit
Court, on the second floor. 1t is SEIZED :.
uled to meet at o'clock.
The special session was called by
President Peters for the purpose of dis
posing of several financial measures
of an emergency character. The docket
embraces resolution forwarded from
the Finance Committee. appropriating
$3.50 FOR the Immediate relief OF Pine
Camp. OF this amount $4,000 Is designed
for maintenance during the remainde err
of the fiscal year. and $3.50 for the con-
struction Of main to connect the
camps distribution system with tho
water supply of GInter Park.
ADJUSTMENT OF DEBT
ASSUMED AT ANNEXATION
Another measure from tho Finance
Committee which Will como up to-
night for consideration. provides for
the adjustment Of the debt assumed by
the city as the result OF annexation.
The total annexation debt due the
SOohSiSo VI t1CIlTICO uHO Cnc9ternGld
liz $4,000. The plan Is to retire this
BY the payment. OF. 327.5oo in cash. and
by assuming $55, 900 in bonds issued by
the counties. and Issuing demand notes
for the balance
The docket viii contain also an or
dinance appropriating $4,000 TO meet
the Immediate annexation obligations
of the city. These consist largely OF
bills due or maturing shortly. for work
done In the annexed territory under
contracts executed prior 10 annexation.
large. part OF this debt is Offset by
payments made by the suburban COM
munitics into the city treasury. No
part OF the money collected In the form
OF taxes and licenses from the new
territory can be used for the retirement
OF these obligations. except through
regular appropriation by ordinance
FINANCE COMMITTEE -
FACES LARGE DOCKET
The Council Committee on Finance
Will meet in special session at 8 O'Clock
that were laid on the table at the last
meeting. Among the matters that
await disposition are these:
Appropr!ating $4,000 for the Mayors
Vice Commission.
Appropriatins $4,000 for the employ
ment OF a city planning expert
Authorizing the School Board to Sc
cure plans for n sixteen-room school to
be erected In Ginter Park a. cost of
$4,000. i- az
Increasing the salary of the Civil
Justice from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Establishing the Public Employment
Bureau OF the city OF Richmond.
AppropriatinE $3.50 for the purpose
of bringing to Richmond the city
planning exhibit OF the American CITY
Bureau.
GAS BILL ORDINANCE
COMES UP Tonight
At a special meeting of the ordi-
nance Committee at $3.50 O'clock. to-
night that, body will take up tho fur.
ther consideration Of the ordinance de-
signed to relieve property owners from
liability for the. payment of delinquent
gas bills OF their tenants The, COM
mittee will hear- from the authorities
OF the Gas Department and from the
chairman OF the administrative Boa I'd
on the advisabllity Of repeating the
present ordinance. which holds prop
erty owners responsible for the gas
bills their tenantr.failrto pay A, dele
CATION from the Real EstGte Exchange
VIII be on band to urge favorable
recommendation On the amended ordI-
nance. 40 .fT1
The other Council event OF the day
VIII DC a meeting Of the, Street Com
mittee. at . o'clocksthis afternoon to Ak
date for a hearing on the. franchise
application. and to consider other I'm
portant matters. The calendar for tho
week contains only. two other meet
ings-the Committee on Claims at 6
O'Clock Tomorrow afternoon, and tho
Committee on Advertising and Enter
prlses at o'clock tomorrow night.