The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-24


cost Of drugs. and also to the addi-
tionaT territory
Virginia Hospital.
The board recommends for. payroll
for the Virginia Hospital for the year
1915 $4,000, and for expenses and
maintenance. $4,000, this being the
sum requested for the year 1915. with
out any additional recommendations.
The cost of maintenance of the hos
pital per patient per day for the year
1914 was 81 35, and for the year f91
| it was 81. which makes a reduction
| in the cost per patient per day of !
cents. It is hoped and expected that
during the year 1915 n further reduc-
ton will be made in this cost, as the
cost for 1915 was larger on account
| OF the increased cost of drugs
Tubcrcular Camp.
with reference to the recommends
ton of the Administrative Board as
to Pine Camp, the board recommends
the appropriation OF from $4,000 to
s15, 900 fer the purpose of making this
| tuhcrcular camp a part. of the Viz
sinia Hos pjtal or CITY Home depart
ments aud The city accepting the Of
! fer of Messre Edmund Strudwick and
others OF all improvements contained
on the citys property and the city to
have direct supervision and control
over the said Pine Camp Sanitarium.
Grounds. Parks and Fairgrounds.
The Administrative Board recon-
mends for payroll and maintenance,
/ including nursery, for the year 1915,
800 600; special for Improvement OF
Shields Lake and Grove. $4,000.
The board recommends for play
, grounds for the year 1916 lump
sum of St7.S00. The reason for the
request for the additional appreprta-
ton Is the fact that there is n demand
on the part of our citizens in the re-
Gently annexed territory 10 establish
certain Fairgrounds both in the north
ern and southern sections of the said
annexed territory.
Markets.
The Administrative Board recon-
mcnds for payroll for the First
Market for the year 1915, s4.ls7.90.
and for maintenance and expense
Sl.35t.25, making total OF $6.549. D.
For the Second Market the board
recommends for payroll $2633.2o. and
for maintenance and expense 81 222.
making a total of s2,sS5.2o,
Cemeteries.
The board recommends for the pay
roll Of the various cemeteries for the
year 1916, s1e,oe2.5o. and for main
tcnance and expense $4,000, making
cluded in the above amount for main
te1ance and expense the sum of $4,000
for the Improvement of the new
lakewood addition.
Gas Department.
The board recommends for the pay
roll OF the gas department for the year
1916. $12G,2is.a5, and for mainten-
auce and expense &245.6s5, making a
total Of 1851 903.25.
The amount requested for extern
siors and improvements is the same
a. requested for the same improve
ments in previous years.
The increase requested for coal and
oil expense Us estimated on the in
crease in consumption OF 1916 over
1915.
the payroll as recommended Is the
fun payroll and any cut in This amount
will mean the discharge ~ men from
this department ana Il is necessary 70
continue tho same force as of the wear
1915
With reference to the recomm enda
tiou for the installation Of two Toe
horsepower steam turbine blowers
which will eliminate the two blowers
NOW in service. which arc Inadequate
and aUtnuuated i'm their style. The
cost If the installation Of tho two
new blowers will hc approximately
$3.50, and the amount saved per
wear nv making the change Will be ar
proHimalely s.. 56s.
Water Department,
The board recommends for payroll
Of the water department. for the year
1915, s122.157,io. and for mainten-
anCe and expense $i40.S5t.26, making
total OF s263.6os.3s
The board recommends the install
lation of six-inch pipe 10 replace the
one-inch wrought iron pipe In
Eighteenth Street from Decatur TO
Everett Streets 500 feet1: also the
installation of six-inch pipe to replace
une-tnCh pipe on Eleventh Street
from stockton TO Everett streets; also
ON Tenth Street from stockton TO
Maury Streets. also 5000 feet of cast
iron tsix-inshb pipe for Barton
Heights, as the present one-inch pipe
in these sections has great many
houses to supply from small mains
and causes more or less complaint,
also occa sionalIy breaks and has 10 be
repaired, Six-inch mains will give
better circulation and better service
in case of fire,
The board also recommends the in
stallation Of a new centrifugal pump
al the pump house. The capacity OF
the two pumps now in service Is
3sN'N.u wv EdttplS III IWHHLF~lOuT' nQlES,
With the installation of this new
pump, which would be q reserve
pump. il would cause an additional
pumping capacity of 1000. 900 gallons
in every twenty-four hours in the
ssandpipe service and would make the
high service pressure continuous and
prevent any possible interruption on
account of repairs 10 either of the two
pumps now in service. In the intro
duotion of this reserve pump il would
give additional water supply in case
of large fires
The board also recommends the in
stallation Of electric lights from the
la boratory to the tank house gates il
order 10 properly illuminate from the
laboratory up to the tank house SO
that the employees may see and pro-
tect the setting basins from contami-
nation.
The board also recommends the
extension of small water mains in the
old city, including meters, fire hy-
drants and house connections in order
that mains may be installed I'm the
old city limits, prior to the annexation
of 1914. or between 1906 and 1914.
where sewers have been installed so
as to make the sewers taxable The
extension of small mains in the an
nexed territory to take the place Of
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