Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-25
AUDITOR SAYS ANNEXATION
COST CITY S1,721,601.23
Extension of Boundaries on Novem-
Der 5, 1914, Was Accomplished
ut Big Expense.
LOOKS INTO CONTRACT WORK
Finance Committee Finds That, AL
though 100000 Has Already Been
Expended, Obligations Still Unsat-
isfled Aggregate S123 ,23O.47.

The total cost of annexation, up tc
last Saturday. counting everything that
has been expended by the city and all
contracts and bond issues that have
been assumed by the city of Richmond
was sl,721. 601.23.
This is the total annexation cost to-
day as presented to the Finance Com
mtttee last night in n summary pre-
pared by City Auditor Crenshaw list
ing the city's expenditures and the
newly assumed obligations directly at
tributable to the enlargement of No
vember 5. 1914.
1t is true that some of the big bond
issues taken over from the incorporated
towns do not mature for twenty years
or even longer. and that some of the
other obligations are not Immediately
payable, but these circumstances. II
was pointed out by the City Auditor,
do not affect the main fact that the
price Richmond has already paid for
expanding her boundaries is sl,72l,6ol.
CONTRACT WORK IS
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
The summary was laid before the
committee last night in the course of
an inquiry into the state of contract
work in the sections of the enlarged
city that were formerly the four in
corporated Northside towns. The in
quiry, which was conducted with the
aid OF the Administrative Board, lasted
until late In the night, and brought
out some startling fncts bearing on the
amount of contract work. for which
the city is still obligated
On November 5, 1919, the date OF
.
contractual obligations for work in the
four Incorporated towns that would he
assumed by the city would amount to
S202671.45.
Auditor Crenshaw's statement to the
Finance Committee last night shows
that there has been expended by the
city for work in this territory. up to
last saturday. the sum of S2OO,O5S. So.
IN addition TO this amount, there re-
mains still unpaid bills for completed
work amounting to S56.130.lS. Resides
thls, there is uncompletcd work under
contract estimated at $685.
BOARD is ASKED
TO CURTAIL WORK
Inc Administrative Boards attention
was drawn TO this state OF affairs, and
IL was asked last night If IL could not
=" SOiic way Cuftall the amount of
work In these sections of the new terri
tory. since it was clear to the commit
tee that, In several cases Mt least, the
total bills for contract work would
exceed by a considerable margin tho
amount estimated at the time of an
neXatton Henry r. Beck. of the
board, expressed the belief that the
work remaining uncompleted after all
present bills are paid would not ex-
ceed $4,000
The committee recommended for pas
sage a resolution appropriating s50,-
ooo with which to pay contractors ball
ances due for work already completed.
a partial list of the contractors who
VIII receive payment out of this ap-
preparation follows:
North Richmond-A w. McClay.
curbs and cutters. s4.O3523: c. S. Luck,
grading, s2,6S9.S7; a. l.. Philips's Sons.
81 30; Froehling e Robertson, S31 O6;
Shville & Claiborne, S35l.1S: William
Kelly. Jr., S79S.76; a. w. McClay, side
walks. s5.934.24
Highland Park-Saville IL Claiborne.
Sl73.55: Cosby & Maynard, $5,SS2.6S;
X. G. Mcdonald and others. $2.632: l..
e. Timberiake. sl64.2O.
Ginter Park-Contincntal Public
Works Company. contract No. 1.
s2,293.S4; the same. contract No. Q,
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