The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
SHOWS INCREASED EXPENDITURES
OF CITY GOVERNMENT SINCE
CREATION OF BOARD.
MUCH Blu SIN E SIS u P
BOARD OF ALDERMEN ACT ON
IMPORTANCE -- MEET AGAIN
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.

In compliance with the resolution
of Alderman Gunst, City Auditor
Crenshaw submitted at the monthly
meeting of the board Of aldermen
| last night. his report showing the in
creased expenditures of the city since
January /. 1913. The report was i'm
nediately tabled, to be called up for
consideration at a called meeting Of
the board next Monday night at s
O'clock.
In his resolution. which was in
troduced at the previous monthly
meeting of the board of aldermen.
Alderman Gunst asked for inforina-
ton on what offices have been
abolished since January 1, 1913; what
new positions have been created;
what other positions increasing the
payroll of the city in any department.
and the number Of automobiles pur-
chased by the city; for what persons.
and the make and price of the car.
Mr. Gunst's resolution was designed
10 ascertain, II any the grounds for
the criticism of the administrative
board of the city that there had been
considerable increase in the payroll
and in the general expenses Of the
municipal government since the
creation of the administrative board,
II has been charged that the admin
ISL 'tNe s3an ta9 cost we ..1S ,lot
80 $3.50 Ia. aIru 49, ~ a. ~
1 uselessly spent; that the government
!. OF the city had not been proportion
I ately increa sed.
This remains to he seen when the
4 aldermen digest the report submitted
last night by Auditor Grenshaw II
I Is said that the payroll has been in
1 creased. but many Of the increases
were sanctioned by the council. The
report of Auditor Crenshaw showed
all the salary increases since January
i, 1918. when the administrative
/ board took office and also the nur-
\ chase Of automobiles for the city de-
/ partments ard other increased ex-
1 pendtures II Is the purpose of the
d critics of the administrative board to
i try to trace the majority OF these
4 Increases TO the administrative board.
! The meeting last night convened at
1 o'clock and continued In session
4 until within a few miutes Of II Many
j matters of interest were acted upon,
as well as n mass Of routine mat
,ers Opinion differed on almost
A 5! every inportant question and debate
4 consumed n large part of the ses-
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