The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
To HEAR CITY'S SIDE
ON REVENUE MEASURE
Finance Committee to Re Addressed
H. superintendent Chandler and
Commissioner II .-schberg.
PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Head of Educational System Says In
structors Are Undcrpaid--M N y
Needed For Gas Works. Streets,
Other improvements and Salaries.

Following the meeting OF common
council tonight, the finance committee
of city council will. sit to hear from
citizens for and against the proposed
revenue bill. A number OF prominent
business men appeared before the COM
mittee Friday night. Some of them
opposed an increased In taxation, while
others approved the measure as pro-
posed by the committee.
At the meeting tonight superfn-
tendent J. A. c. Chandler. of the pub
lie schools, and Commissioner John
Hirschberg. of the administrative
board. will speak. Both will present
figures to show that the increases as
the budget are desirable and neces-
sary, both as incentives to efficiency
and as necessary adiuncts to reason
able and comfortable living.
superintendent Chandler will show
that the school teachers of Richmond
are receiving much less than teachers
In cities OF same class elsewhere. and
that It will be absolutely necessary to
keep the salaries up to the figures sug-
gested at least In order to maintain
the present organization. He will
show. that many OF the teachers are
sticking to the city from patriotic
rather than mercenary motives, be-
cause many OF them can get and have
refused better positions elsewhere at
better pay.
Commissioner Hirschberg will pre-
sent data showing the high cost OF liv-
ing. the high price OF material. the
difficulty in keeping men in the various
departments, and the efaciency now
being maintained In the departments.
He will also show that the administra-
tive board has saved the city many
hundreds of thousands OF dollars
within the past few years, both in
heading or suits against the city. and
In securing the highest class of work
at minimum expense. II was said yes
terday that the report of the commits
sioner would be complete REPUTATION
Of all the harsh things which have
been hurled at the administrative
board. ana would show that the city
Is saving money in various ways, even
at the high cost OF material.
Grundy Invites All.
Chairman Grundy. of the finance
committee, said yesterday that he
hoped all those who were present at
the nesting Friday night would be
present tonight. 30 they might hear
the city's side OF the question. He said
the committee would gladly welcome
any others who wished to say any,
thing on the subject OF increase In SAL
aries and increase in taxes.
After the public has had it's say the
COMMITTEES will present facts and
figures to sustain It's report to council.
and Will try to show that the proposed
increase OF 10 per cent in taxes will be
necessary. IL the city wishes to grow
at all during the coming year.
III we neglect tho streets another
year said a member OF the commit
tee. 1T Will cost us Ave times as much
to DO the work next year. and oven
next year may be worse than this. 80
we feel that We had better keep the
city up, rather than let Il 80 to the
dogs altogether"
salary lnefeAAe 4 q comparatively
small item n the proposed budget.