The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-02
MAYOR A|NS[|E
REPORTS FINE WORK
FOR FISCAL YEAR
Richmond More Than Holds
Its Own With Ups and
Downs Which Have Been
Apparent in Country


From the report OF Mayor Ainslie,
sent to council last night, the people
Of Richmond should feel proud of
their city. In nearly every respect
there has been great advance ana
Improvement during the year. In few
instances were there decreases in re-
turns, while in the various depart
mcuts there is much TO feel happy
about. The report is in substance:
II is a pleasure, says Mayor Aim
slic. To report that we more than held
our own in a year that recorded much
commercial and financial depression
IN the country at large, as the follow
ing figures for 1913 show, that we ex-
perienced q sixty per cent gain in
every line of business
Number of manufacturing plants,
1879: capital Of manufacturing
plants s36.2l4, 033. value of products,
500. 7l1,977, capital in jobhing, $13,-
bank c1oarings, S419,121,314. bank
deposits, s47,614.5S2; bank loans.
$50 5,401; capital and surplus, SIS
364 400. building operations, $685.
476; pOsFOffiCe receipts $863,S6t; pop
ulation, SI35. 600, assessed valuation,
real, $50, 935,T05; total taxables, si49.-
061. 226; funded debt, $l2333 ass so;
sinking fund, s3,213,923.19; receipts
from all sources, except bonds, $4,-
270.676.S5; receipts from bonds, $685.
500. cash On hand at end of fiscal
year. s168,462,S6; disbursements, s4,~
730, $685.,
The report Of the auditor shows a
receipts and disbursement account Of
$4.S93,529,1t, with a cash balance on
hand February /. 1914, of s16S, 462.86
(See table "B" of the auditors re-
port). City bonds to the amount or
$4,000 matured during the year, and
the net receipts from bonds sold were
s306.661. The estimated receipts for
tho general fund for the fiscal year
1914, are 81, 54S, 365.50. and the bud
get ordinance approved February
l3th. appropriated the entire sum.
The total (authorized) bonded debt
of the city, as Of February !, 1914,
Total bonded debt. sl2, 333.46s.b0;
less cash and securities in the sink
ing fund (see table 'J'l S3,213.923.19.
net outstanding debt. sa,119, 535.3l:
the assessed value of real estate Is,
$50. 1875, 705.00. eighteen per cent OF
which ito which the bonded debt OF
the city is limited) is 16,1S8,42s.9 80.
The report of the city collector
shows collections during the year Of
tUB HhItt Dl Co. SSs "@+p'" ''b -"
port of the collector of delinquent
taxes shows collections during the
year OF the gum Of. s92.74e,14.
The report of the commissioner of
the revenue shows the taxable values
for the year as follows; Real estate
SS9,@35,705. an increase of S4,0o3,-
assoc, and personal estate $59, 10
SCI a decrease Of s3,720.Sss. This
loss is explained by the fact that
railroad rolling stock Of the value OF
$1t.058,I79 was in litigation and does
not appear in our assessment.
Public Health.
The eighth annual report OF the
chief health officer Is voluninous and
! exhaustive account of the Of the pub
lie health and the work done in its
behalf during the past year.
The crude death rate showed another
slight decrease over tho previous year,
being 205S against 20,7s for 19i2. The
+ total deaths were exactly the same
as in 1911, and three more than in 1912,
/ 1t ls a peculiar coincidence that in II
| city of RichYnonds size. the number
I Of deaths was practically constant for
three years while the population in
! creased nearly 1900 per year. The
| number of nonrcsidents dying In Rich
mond Is constantly increasing which
/ OF course, holds UP the crude rate
/ With n0nreSideHtS excluded. our rate
! last year was 1898 per 1000. a reduc-
/ sion OF 20 per / 600 in the same rate
! for 1919
/ In the comparative mortality Of the
white and colored races the dispro-
portion is about the same as usual.
/ Including nonresidents tho colored rate
! was 80 per cent higher than the white.
I Excluding nonresidents 1t was rs per
{ cent higher
Tho average age of all decedents
/ was 56b2 years. against $40 IN 1872.
/ The average of white decedents was
4232. against 44.26 In 1912, and of
coiored. 30c25 against 30.46
Bearing in mind that perfectly re-
I liable statistics on infant mortality
are next to impossible to get. the fol-
/ lowing comparison for the last four
years is the best that can be given.
/ Year. Births Deaths. Rate