Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-05
INCREASE IN TAXES
PROPOSED BY MILLS
Would Make Special Levy for
Schools, Eliminating Them
From Budget.
CITY LOSES BY SEGREGATION
Haddon Asks $25.OOO for Tempo
rary Quarters Of Proposed
Public Library.
CITY LOSES BY SEGREGATION

To meet the deficit caused by recent
court decisions in tax revenues by
tho loss OF liquor licenses. by inroads
made In the city's treasury by in
creased population and by the extern
sion OF territory. the City Council now
has before il a resolution looking to-
ward special levy upon all property,
real and personal. to take care of the
needs OF the pub!ic-school system for
the coming year. The measure was
Introduced AT last nights meeting OF
the Common Council by Councilrnau
Morgan r. Mills. Of jefferson Ward.
member Of the Committee on FL
nance. The resolution instructs this
committee to formulate "a plan for Il
special school tax levy and to rcpor:
as 70 tho best method n, the next
meeting OF the lower branch uf the
Council
That the cit.'s finances are in had
shape is no secret" said Mr Mills.
and the School Board has asked for
an appropriations OF nearly sl.opO.0U0
TO meet the expenses OF the city's odu-
catioual system Tor the coming fiscal
year. beginning on February l. II is
certain that wc must raise additional
revenue. and TO this end offered this
resolution. Just what system may be
devised TO accomplish the purpoyc
sought remains To hc seen. But gone
thing has 20, 20 hc done. ana without
loss o. time"
SAYS CITY LOSES u,
TAN sEt.REt. ITioN
The resolution offered 10y Mr. NILS
follows.
Whereas the revenues OF the CITY
OF Nchmond may be greatly reduced
by tho construction placed upon tho
segregation laws adopted by tho Gen
"ral Assembly. having for their OBJ
tect tho segregation of certain sub
jccts OF TAXATION exclusively for state
purposes and RELOCATING Ia the cities.
towns and counties of the state other
subjects OF taxation for th.ir pt!t.-
poses. and
whereas the reasonable and natural
demands upon tho revenues OF the city
growing out OF the rapid increase in
population and the extension OF terri
tory require Increased revenues: there
fore
y" II resolved by tile Couucii OF til.
city Of Richmond. the Board Of Alder.
men concurrinE, THAT tho Committee on
Finance be. and thcy ar" hereby IN
structed 70 report to tn" next regular
meeting "f the Common Council u
prorer resolution "r ordinance rrovid-
ing special levy 10 l.. made upon all
property. real and personal, upon whic,,
tho city OF Richmond may legally I.v,
tax. such tax 50 levied to b. devoted
exclusively to the support and main
t"nance Of th. public schools Of the
city OF Richmond"
The purpose OF MIR. Mills IS to ex-
clude the appropriation for schools
from next years budget. thereby re-
licNinG the pressure Oh the Filanc,:
Committee in its consideration OF oth.,
demands.
OFFERS RESOLUTION
FOR TEMPORARY Library
Councilman Haddun offered II resc-
luton for an appropriation of s25, 600
to he used IN providing temporary
quarters for a public library. an inst-
tuition the lack Of which has won 10,
Richmond no cnviabls praise Tn.
books which one time composcd the
Rosemary Library are nov being hrin
by the School Board until such time as
public library may be provided. MI
lIaddon's idea is that III. appropria-
ton he included in the 1917 budgc;
Under a suspension OF the rules the
Council adopted resolution. intro.
duced BY Councilman Rudcn. which re-
stricts the Committee on ADVERTISING
and Enterprises from considering re-.
quests for appropriations to entertain
delegates to conventions here unless
the orGaniza tions involved are cithe.
commercial or educational in character
Mt. Roden announced at the last
meeting OF the Advertising COMMITTEES
that he intended to offer such "a rcso.
luton. believing that the scope OF worn
which had been brought before thr
committee from time to time had
greatly exceeded the purposes for
which that body was organized