The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
SAID TO HE 5000 UNEMPLOYED
WHO COULD III: PnONIDI;D EON

EtNSo'uiis " MI. tDOnCTtN, tncrC arc
most of whom could be provided with
work. The cost of the bureau. it was
pointed out, would be a bagateile com
pared with the value Of the service it
would render in bringing together
workers and buyers OF labor. thus re-
ducinE the Industrial waste Of the un-
Seattle, Mr.. Tyler told tho committee,
Mr.. Doherty. at a meeting Of tho
Ordinance COMMITTEES several weeks
Client municipal employment bureau
could hardly be operated at cost of
less than $4,000 for the first year. The
action OF the Finance Committee in cut
tinS the appropriation down 10 $500,
Is believed. will somewhat hamper
the work Of the bureau. 1t is believed,
ltS worth in short time. and that il
mssf,i reeve stronger support as it's
o oSSinahcss Erows, The approval OF the
practically assures its passage
Reject PLAN ron PURCHASE
OF LAND FOR COLOHED PARII
The Finance Committee. after a
voted TO reject the resolution author
iZing the purchase OF property in tile
Smiths lIill section for tho establish
ment OF park designed for the OK
elusive use OF colorcd people. \ COM
mission appointed by the Hustings
Court TO appraise the value OF the
report on June s, awarding S56,6il to
the property ownors. but recommended
IN sub joined independent report that
ticabIe.
The failure of the Finance Commit
tee TO give its approval to the colorcd
park plan oihciaily seals its doom IL IL
had received the unanimous approval
OF inc Committee on Public Utilities.
councilmen. who believed that the IS,
Enlistment of park for coloycd PEG
PIE would in measure relieve the OBJ
)ectionablc crowding of negroes in the
downtown parks located In white dis
tricts.
Upon tho recommendation OF tho
Board of Health. the committee recon
mended an ordinance increasing the
salary OF the City Bactcriologist from
S,Soo to $1,000 "a year. The incrca sc
ordinance is passed. AUBREY II. Straus.
| the incumbent has resigned the Office
10 Join the faculty Of the Medical Col
take fffect in September, The ordi-
nance increasing the salary of the Of
nee contains provision which per
mits the Board Of Health to secure :,
man for the place from out of the city
In the event that a properly qualified
local person cannot be found.
VOTE TO APPROPRIATE
$4,000 FOR ia NIX FIR =
The committee voted To recommend
for passage the ordinance introduced
by Councilman Powell appropriatinc
$1,000 for the entcrtainmcnt of tho
American Bankers Association con-
vention. which will be held in Rich
! MonG next October Business Manager
w, I. Dabney. OF the Chamber of Com
merce. and ice-President John NJ
Miller. Lr, of the First National Bank
appeared before the committee i'll the
| interest of tho appropriation
resolution was adopted recon-
mending the rcmittaI OF the annual
rental of the Fan Grounds. Under il
| the State Fair Association is relieved
| from paying $3.50. the amount of last
years rent. Tho remittal of the FAN
Grounds rental has. been the practice
| for tho past several years.
The committee fixed & o'clock mex,
! Wednesday afternoon for public
| hearing on the proposal to appropri-
ate 100000 for the repair and recon
struction OF county roads leading into
the city. The movement Is regarded
as an annexation measure. and tho
appropriation of this amount. it is un-
dcrstood. would induce Henrico COUNTY
to abandon her fight against the an
neXation lines as laid down in Judg.
Campbell's decision. A general invi-
tation to attend the meeting is OK
| tended by the committee to all in
tercsted persons.