Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-18
CITY ASSUMES s2s5,OOO
DEBT OF TWO COUNTIES
Finance Committee Is Rapidly Adj
justing Details Growing Out
of Annexation.
NEW GfNTER PARK SCHOOL
Rev. Il. 4. aicFaden Asks Appropri-
alton for Mayors Vice Commits
sion-Prefers Authorized Inquiry
to Spectacular Work of Reformers.


sion-Prefers Authorized Inquiry
to Spectacular Work of ReforIners.
Tho Council Finance Committee last
night approved n plan for the pay
ment to Hcnrico and Chesterfield
Counties of that portion Of the public
debt of the counties assumed by the
city as tho result OF annexation. The
portion of the public debt OF tho two
amounts to S295.0oo
Under tho arrangement agreed upon
the city will pay over Immediately in
cash $4,000. II will assume $4,000 i'm
bonds issued by the counties, and cH-
cute demand notes for the balance to
DC paid from time to time as the need
for money arises.
large delegation of citizens APP
peared before the committee last night
to urge favorable action on a number
of psnding measures Gilbert Is. Pol
lock headed a delegation of lawyers
which appealed to the committee for
u favorable Recommendation on the or
dlnancc increasing the salary OF the
Civil Justice from $4,000 to $4,000 n
year. Among the lawyers who urged
this increase, besides Mr.. Pollock, were
W. Kirk Mathews and Edgar +. Eng
lish.
WANT NEW SCuOLI.
FOR GINTisR PARK
Superintendent. j. a. C. Chandler, OF
the Public Schools, asked the commit
tee to authorize the school board at
once to secure plans for n $4,000 six
tcen-room school building In Ginter
Park. IT was desirable, he said. that
the new school should he ready for
nor, .,,,,, nab
annexation decree binds the city to
build new school In Gintcr Park. al
though only Il twelve-room 100000
building is required.
DR.. Chandler advised the committee
to take into consideration the school
jacent to Gintcr Park, and to authorize
q larger building than is required as
Il minimum by the annexation decree.
y siNteen-room school. he said, would
take care of Ginter Park and large
part of the adjacent territory now
loosely described as North Richmond.
The larger school building was urged
by Attorney General John Garland Pol
lard, n resident OF Gintcr Park. and by
". d. Duke. representing committee
from the Gintcr Park Civic League.
y school Of this size, the committee
was assured. would provide for the
needs of that section Of the city for
NrFADEN ASKS FUNDS
FOR VICE COMMISSION
Rev. Frank It. McFaden. ID. ID. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church,
asked the committee to recommend an
appropriation OF $4,000 for Mayor
Ainslic's Vice Commission. The com
mission, he said, has recently been
rcorganizcd. with Ashton Starke as its
managing head, and is prepared TO
conduct Il thorough investigation into
tile problem OF cOmmerciali2ed vice in
this city.
In order to prosecute this work in
proper manner said DIR. McFaden, IT,
was necessary to associate with the
commission an expert with experience
in Investigations OF This character.
The aid OF the city was sought to en-
able the commission to secure the
services of such an expert and 10 de-
fray other expenses. Any approp"ia-
ton that the city might make, he
said, would be rightly accounted for.
The plan to employ an expert to
aid the commission. said Dr. AicFaden.
is approved by the city Police Depart
mcnt The police. he said. will coop
crate with the commission in con-
Quoting the investigation.
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
TO RICHMOND POLICE
a. want to mako it clear that the
undertaking OF this work through
commission is in no way To be con-
strued as q rejection OH the Police
Department" said DR.. McFaden. 1T
Is a work in which we will have the
fullest cooperation OF the police, with
whom we have already consulted. Tho
police of this city are as capable and
honest as any In the country in my
travels over tho United States i have
made it q point to inquire into the
social life and policing Of the cities
Ia I
found police honesty and efficiency in
so high degree as ii exists In Rich
mond.
The task is peculiar one. and the
Police Department itself recognizes
the wisdom OF an Investigation under
independent auspices. The commission
will have the services. among other
well-known citizens, OF Ashton
Starke. Captain Alex =. Guigon and
John w. Nokeley--an array Of con-
scrvativc men which assures a sane
investigation OF this problem.
PREFERS CONSERVATIVE ACTION
nY AUTHORIZED COMMISSION
'"rhe committee may as we'll recog-
nlzc that an investigation OF this ma
turc Is on the way. The city is now
given the choice OF having 1t under
taken by the Mayors commission with
the personnel ] have named. or by a
self-constituted commission whose
Methods may provo 10 u" iess COIL
sentative"
All appropriation of $4,000 for the
Mayors Vice Commission was approved
by the Finance Committee of the pre-
cedng Council AMI passed by the
lower branch. Tho old Board OF AL
dermer. however. voted the appropria-
ton down, holding an investigation OF
vice conditions to be without use. Tho
fear was expressed in the Board that
the contemplated investigation would
produce mass of nauseating pub
licity which would do the city more
harm than good.
The committee last night took no
action on any of the pending meas
ures except those dealing with Pine
Camp and the city's annexation debt.
II adjourned at IL o'clock. to meet
again at o'clock next Monday night.