The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-19
WANTS TO KNOW HOW MUCH CITY
IItS SANEn TIIIiOIiI;H NEN SYSTEM


ton, which VAS adopted, calling ON
the Administrative Board to report on
what Offices and salaries have been
abolished by the Administrative Board
since January. 1919. and what offices
and salaries have been added to the
municipal government since that date.
also 20 report on the number of au-
/ tolnohiles purchased. to what depart
ment delivered ana the cost of each,
! tn" report TO be returned At the next
meeting Of tho Board OF Aldermen
The Eoard received. through Mayor
AllsIic. communication from the Ad-
ininisTative Board, recommending that
the City Council make an additional
appropriation of $4,000 10 make up
the deficiency between the funds now
available for the reconstruction of the
Free Bridge and tie amount necessary
- co'hr!ete the work. The paper was
referred 10 the Finance Committee
The resolution from the Committee
on Streets 10 acquire land for the re-
ioca ation ana strengthening OF Bacon
fo;td 10 seventh and Hospital Streets
and the relocation and straichteninr
oi Shocko. Creek. from the last named
point To Broad Street. preparatory TO
covering IN both creeks ana convert
ihS them into Il sewer. WAS adopted
II is planned By the City Attorney to
one section is being completed his office
can be looking UP the title deeds to
idll III Inc next section
resolution authorizing the Mayor
70 execute an agreement with the
Southern Railway Company TO build a
bridge over the southern Hallway
tracks NJ the foot of Seventh Street
South Richmond. connecting seventh
street with the causcway leading to the
southern end Of the Free Bridge. was
WILL REPORT BOND ISSUE
At NEXT MEETING
Inc Committee' on Finance reported
Ior tin,,
the Gunst resolution for issuing $780,
900 worth Of bonds for general street
improvement; and would report on the
question at the next meeting.
The resolution OF the Committee OF
Public Buildings. Properties and Utili-
ties recommending that permission be
granted to Richmond College To cor
duct Il sewer to the river over the in
take to the Settling Basin was recon-
cole Scott, jonathan Bryan and Mir.
Willis submitted II petition for a re-
neirlns ON the grounds that In dry
seasons there would not be enough
fow of water to carry the sewerage
of. and that it would be a public nui-
sance 10 people i'm. that neighborhood.
school Board, asking that all employees
Of tho School Board, including primci-
pals and teachers. bc included in the
city employees pension fund. was re-
terrcd To the Ordinance Committee, and
the petition that q school be erected OH
Floyd Avenue was referred to the
y communication from the Fire De-
partment asking for an appropriation
OF $500 for the extension OF the
underground cable for the fire alarm
In South Richmond was referred to the
Finance Committee.
SOME RESOLUTIONS
CUNCuRRED IN BY BOARD
The Board concurred in the follow
Ing resolutions: 10 allow the First
Evangelical Lutheran Church to close
the alley in its rear: 10 approprjate
$1,000 for tho equipment of the CITY
lfeasurcr'S Office; to appropriate 5000
TO repair the rathslScllcr building in
BYRD Park: to appropriate $1,000 to
pave the sidewalk abutting Oh tho
John r. Cary School; to increase tile
pay OF the probation officer from Sl.200
To $500 Il year; 10 increase the salary
Of the bailf OF the Civil Justices
Court TO S1.cS0 year.
The resolution to increaBc the salary
OF the second assistant engineer to
$500 year was referred back to the
Finance Committee. because Of the he
lief that the resolution was introduced
after the budget ordinance went into
effect, The budget ordinance provides
that no salary shall be Increased during
the fiscal year.
An invitation from the Otterburn
Springs Hotel to attend q dance at that
place OH May Is was accepted. The
boards only regret was that the invi-
tion was received three days after the
dance.
Police RcservrS Guard Bank.
Chicago. May 1S.--Polico reserves
were called out to-day to control a
crowd of dcpositors who threatened to
break in the doors of the RruoliIine
Commercial and Savings Bank, Il pri-