The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
FINANCIAL BUSINESS
ON TAP FOR ALDERMEN
'IAttle Budgets and Other Approprs-i
ations VIM BE Considered To-
morrow Night.
WOULD SELL THE roRD LOT
Chamber OF Commerce Opposes
Erection OF Municipal Building at
This Time--Busy Session VIII Be
Held.

Following the example Of the Com
mon Council last week, the Board of
Aldermen tomorrow night viii engage
in q busy session. with many nnan-
ciai matters to dispose OF.
Besides .he cmascuiated sI&Ane
Budget" there viii be divers other
appropriation measures for conad-
Grafton and concurrence.
The sum Of 100000 was taken
from the Little Budget" by Coun-
ell, leaving 1t In the shape Of a
purely school appropriation BILL cr c ar
rying $2s5,s00 for chools-S1o6 OF, coo
for Fulton, $4,000 for Ginter Park.
$4,000 for Maury. s45.ooe for Fair
mount and $4,000 for the proposed
colored school In the West End.
Items Out Out.
The items cut out of the original
bill embrace $4,000 for purchase OF
Clyde Line wharf property, $4,000
for municipal storehonse. $4,000 for
new smallpox hospital and $l5,ooo
Brooklaffd school bonds
The Little Budget" was originally
held up in the board by Alderman
Grundy, who opposed 1t because OF
the Clyde Line item.
There will be some opposition to
the bill in its present shape, but 1t
Ia believed IL will be concurred IN.
and that the other measures will be
brought UP separately. In this con-
tice at the meeting Of Council that
he would revive the Clyde Line bill
IA q separate measure.
Oppose CITY Building.
Another! problem with which the
board will wrestie will prove to be
the appropriation Of $500 for work
ing plans for the proposed municipal
building to be erected on the cid
Ford lot.
Tentative plans have already been
chosen. and prizes have been paid
the competing architects. The first
prize was given Carneal A. Johnston
The proposition now Is to appropri-
ate the sum mentioned, so the ar
chitects can proceed with the work
ing plans which. IL In said. WIN take
eighteen months or two years to- COM
plste. II 10 generally agreed that
work in the new building win not be-
who advocate Its erection hope to
have all the working plans ready
when the city Is IN condition to award
contract for the building
The Chamber Of Commerce has en-
tered it's objection TO the erection of
a city building at this time, and op-
poses the additional appropriation.
Ford lot TO the State and later pur-
chase lot for the city building.
II Is pointed out that within few
years the property now occupied by
the Broad Street Methodist Church
VIII be vacated. and IL - said the
adjoining property, next to the Me-
chanics' Institute Building, may be
secured hy the city when It gets ready
20 erect the building.
The chamber will urge the board
TO nonconcur in the resolution when
Ii comes up tomorrow night-
Other Measures
Other measures to be considered
tomorrow night embrace the ordf-
nance permitting the Administrative
Beard to proceed with the expendf-
ture of the proceeds of the bond IS
SUE o. s5s4.438 for improvements In
the annexed territory; resolution
appropriating s11,494 for improve
nents to Racons Quarter Branch; a
resolution approprtating $500 for
the Light Infantry Blues trip to San
Francisco, end an appropriation Of
$4,000 for music In the parks.
Two important appropriation bills
were tabled by Council last week, but
may come up independently at the
meeting OF the board--that setting
aside $1,000 for the Coiorcd Indus
triat Exposition at the Fair Grounds
in July. and the paper appropriafing
$25.61s for road improvements In
Fourteenth Street. from the dock to
MAYO Bridge.
Several small appropriations TO pay
for damages due to street improve
ments and injuries to citizens caused
by city employees. win Also be passed
upon. .a~