The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
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which was awarded all employees re-
ceiying pay of a sum less than $1,000
year.
Chairman Hirschberg, OF the ad-
ministratiye board, in presenting the
budget of wants, explained to the COM
mittee that the heads of departments
had drwan detailed statements show-
ing exactly what they wanted, where
II was to be spent, who was to receive
it, and when it was needed. He said
the statements were SO plain ana go
carefully prepared that a glance would
show everything in connection there
with. He asked the committee TO go
over the budget and study 1t carefully
so that the city's needs might be made
clear to them. He asked the heads OF
departments to explain in detail the
points upon which committeeman de-
sired Information, and Superintendent
TrafSord, of the electrict department;
DR.. Flanagan. chief health officer
Superintendent Cohn, of the street
cleaning department; DR.. Cabell, su-
perintendent OF City home: Clerk Gar
rison. of First market: Superintendent
Knowles, of the gas department.: su-
lperintendent Calder, of parks. and
City Engineer Boiling went into
minute explanation of details.
Sewers and Streets.
The outlying needs of the city, as
shown by the budget and explained
by the officials, were better sewers,
street improvements. increased equip
mont for the street cleaning, water
and gas departments, and increased
facilities at Pine camp.
The officials were keen in explain
ing that under prevailing conditions
the city suffered for want OF men TO
do the work necessary, and that those
who were doing the work now were
expert and deserving of increased
salaries, commensurate with services
rendered and the high cost OF living.
/ Superintendent Trafford asked that
funds for a Sidetrack at the electric
plant be provided, thereby giving the
city the opportunity OF saving several
hundred dollars per year In hauling
coal He stated. In passing, that the
city was now saving four tons of coal
n night by the extinguishing OF ths
Boulevard lights. He asked for Sc 900
for additional lights for the year, in
order to meet the demands from ctti-
zens and the requirements due to ex-
tension OF streets and alleys. His esti-
mate for the coast of coal for the year
! is less by $1,000 than The amount
spent last year.
! Health Bulletin.
! DR.. Flanagan urges an appropri-
alton of $500 for educational pur-
poses, In the publication of a bulletin
for free distribution. and he ts anx-
tous to have established clinics for
tuberculosis and venereai diseases,
declaring that the latter needed atten-
ltion because OF their startling In
crease.
Sunartr%araa,s roL~ l.,
nave improved apparatus, costing
about $4,000, to make the street
cleaning department as complete as
that of New York. He also showed
that the cost of feed had increased
5b per cent over last year
4 Com missioner Hirschberg spoke at
some length of the needs at Pine camp
and grew pathetic in his reference to
the inmates a the conditions at that
Iinstftuuon. The administrative board
wants to erect a heating plant at the
camp to cost $1,000, and a pavilion
for the patients, OF which there are
now thirty-eight. The board also
wants the committee to recommend
the purchase Of bus to transport
persons from the street car line at
lChamberlayne avenue and Laburnum
place to the camp.
Needs OF Pine Camp.
| AHis institution Is one or the best
OF its kind in the state" declared Mr.
Hirschberg. and the administrative
beard wants 1t to maintain Its pres
tige. We are doing everything posai.
Bile for the inmates. and we want to
do more. The heating plant is abso-
iutely necessary, and the pavilion
should be installed by all means"
Superintendent Calder. of the GENE.
terry and parks division. wants great
improvements at Ciark's Springs and
alt Chimborazo, including an ornate
driveway over Shields lake costing
something like $4,000.
Superintendent Knowles, of the aas
department. asks for sufficient money
| to Install new plant. He says the
plant Is now producing more gas than
| the most eminent experts said it would
| produce In $780, and that next year it
/ would produce more than the same ex-
perts said 1t would produce In 1890
/ Shoekoe Greek Sewer.
| City Engineer Boiling dwelt at length
! upon the necessity of completing the
Shockoe creek sewer He explained
that the city could construct sewer
through Fifteenth street from CLAY
street TO the river at a less cost tina n
to improve the present creek bed. and
4 that IL would answer the purposes bet
| ter. lie was strongly, of the opinion
| that such sewer should be planned
ana the plans adopted without delay,
not with the special object In view OF
| construction Immediately. but for the
| purpose OF having set purpose In
hand TO work upon in future years. 1t
| is probable a bond Issue may be ar.
! ranged for this purpose at alater date
! In this connection Commissioner
Hirscheerg said the city attorney
wanted to appear before the committee
! to explain the legal status OF the stu
i