Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-08
COMMON COUNCIL WILL
WREsTLE WITH BUDGET
Measure to Hold Cen
ter Of Stage at Meeting OF
Lower Branch.
DEPARTMENT HEADS COMPLAIN
object to Provision Prohibiting Use
OF Expense" Allowance for Sal
aries or Wagcs--Sevcral Defects
|" to BE Corrected.

W tSpcnSc allowance IOf oal-
aries or Wagcs-Sevcral Defects
"to BE Corrected.
When tho 1917 BUDGET ordinance
ONES before tho Common Council for
doption at special meeting 1T
clock Tonight, il is expected IL Will
70 accompanied by report from tn"
onmittcc OH Finance eNrlainiu. Ger
an parts OF the mcnsur. on which
MEMBERS may wish additional informa
ion.
ne Council - make amendments To
ne budget because OF errors. which
'sNe crccpcd into tho document through
geographic mistakes and ovcrsishts.
.Nside from restricted appropriations.
made necessary Iy the city'S financial
condition. tho principal ubjcc' ION to
ne budget as II now stands + |" that
portion. which, among Other things.
provides tina; no department. ar any
board shall use the appropriation for
expenses for salary or wages Of any
Fmploycc. nor shnU amy ncw positions
pr offices be created without the APP
ir"ral OF the City Council"
That this was Il restriction not vel
omcG by ac;tas OF departments was
naIe manifest yesterday afternoon ~
spceial meeting Of The Finance Com
miitce. when various officials. at the
.r,o,,a,, I'D ~
Y,ur,c,o, h;, ,i - ,
,onnccti,, n.i,, -, .'.S'',. "a
lottcd them
MANY HOLD POSITIONS
NOT CREATED NY COUNCIL
~ the inscrtion of Tic provision OBJ
,cc,cd to. tho Finance Committee i.as
lSoueht 10 light cxactiy VIVA, TIA. mem
bcrs thought would nappen-that there
"a id Al,
p'o%ccs who arc occupying positions
not created by tho Comet. ana arc re-
ceiNinS their pay from funds set aside
by the Council for expenses Of tho.
a'uv'cn' uspa tihtniS. The committee
'oi' ,n"t ~ 'Nce''f' 'h$ ""r" mad"
could 20. alan, ~. n.,,i ~ 49,,
been ,ll.,,.a ,j,cn,
Among thns. who .nn,,rcd ,,.r,,..
AZ committee, wcro G,,n,i,,,.,,,Io,,
Colin az -. Stre.t,Y.,I,i.,. i,,,.,,,
mcnt Suposintcr,icU. l>r,v.I,. - ia
i4> pcrnrtutc.,t: -, r.Y-;ra.r I.,,i,-
lu. Assistant Su,.crIntcnd..n, ~ lp,r,.
"a ..icr. city f.l.c,ri,.i1u rr,tinrd 81.
|pcrln,cndcn, DAVIS .; In. W.,.r he.
partm.nt; ,rh.i Health officer Low.
Superintendent Clb"il. Of the civ
iioinc. and tho clerks OF IN. markets.
Members OF III" firnnc. Committee
"n!phetically stated tina, IN preparing
The 1917 bulge, n itcmis,d form. it
WAS not ,hci, dc4irt ~ u,,cu,i.n =,
ststrict the administrative Board Or
aeads o! departmNm's ~ the matter Of
rtah'S up Their ~ rolls TmrH said
,n'' NC committee 80 aciui.,cd in
uo''@ this ~ Z dcS'rc I" furnish de-
.ai"h informauon for III" benefit OF
49, 'n,.c. Mh'ch h's 'nani:"hted un-
/, -. ~ ihu"ieib''i analfa IN
~, ~ N"tr ih'St.s declares
h,vc nndor i'o"'" VIII
rcin - ,,.,5t - ir''
r., liz ,,sc 81. !, ~, ~ or 'aten
ur,n 49,, ~ VI" i' W. has,
ea,b .icn,r,,,, 80 'S'"e Tor
hRUous ro M. ,n,u,,.,
y ul >MINnNt.\r. ,,,,n,,
rhcrc o o,i,,
appr.hens,on .omcar, 10 W
apnronri,tinn i, ~, i VIC
cred tina, ~ No go, 49, u'SeoH
nav only ioS srem.n - Co., ~ -
there arc ALREADY ~. - "".n
on Tho drn.rt,ror,,s 'aae
6trcc,clca,,irr no,,,, ~
il made for lss ,,i1r.,.
arc nov an nj. ~. 80, t"ei
similar Gro, of nno 49,. ,,
Shc funds rroy,d.d fo 49, ~
partm.nt Tbc.o AM, s;,,,i,a
viii undouh,.d,, ~
amcndIncn,e ~ ~ oE
Council "o'' % the
In nroyi;,,,, ,,,
Plant mo E;,,,raa 'o' ~ EieStrie
.,,ioo To-, ..:,,,,, Arrows
,IIcy ,icb,. =, -, Gnu
,uerirtcn1.n, I;nn".t ~
MONEY eboi,id So ,, ''", t"iS
iybt,np a., 10 amp
!. ~, u -
m, sbo,, go .pa''inent wili
,., - ~ ctici mann.