Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-04
Every Department
!, ASKS FOR MORE MONEY
City Finance Committee Hear. Bud,
get Needs Of Many De-
partments.
POLICE CALL FOR $sio,o4s.3o
School Board Will Be Heard To-
Night Large Delegation Of
School-Teachers Expected to Ask
for Increase in Pay Roll.


4 AT meeting Of the Council Finance
Committee last night at o'clock sev.
serpl departments OF the city govern.
Fnent presented their budget estimates
j Tor the coming fiscal year. In every
case the estimates noted n decided in
crease over the budgets OF the pas;
. fiscal year.
The Police Department, through It's
secretary. Captain George Pollock. and
/ Mayor Ainslie. presented a budget es-
I innate for the fiscal year of 1918
amounting to approximately $4,000
as against 100000 for the fiscal year
OF 1917. The police pay roll was cs-
ttmated at s274,s745o: the police ex-
pense account at s43,37t. and the police
signal system at $1,000, making a total
s Of s31e.64s.5o.
The report OF the Police Department
included several specific recommended
lions. One particular recommendation
was the much "a gitated buzz system TO
be installed in pawnshops. 1t was es-
timated that it would cost the city
$1,000 to install the buzz system. How
ever, 1t was pointed out that the pres
ont system of having tho pawnbroke r
call up headquarters and waiting for
an officer to put In his appearance was
woefully inefficient. That the buzz
: Il
Ing to the city and improve the enl-
cheney of the department was the en-
; nhatic declaration.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
-. WANTS MORE CIIAUFFEURs
The estimate stated that $4,000 was
needed for the increase in the pay roll
over that Of the last year. This would
), provide for the addition OF three
cchauffeurs in order that they might
be put on the eight -hour-a-d day basis.
At present the Police Department en-
rloys six. One more mechanic IS need
cd and another hostler. unless the COM
mittce granted the additional automo-
btles that were asked for.
The case Of Sergeant w. L. Bradley,
who has for three years been SER
Seant without receiving n scrgeants
pay. was point OF particular empha-
SIS. Mayor Ainslie declared that It
was shame" that Bradley was not
. Glven 4 sergeants pay. Although the
Charter gives tho Chief OF Police the
right to appoint the scrgcants OF the
policc force with tho consent Of the
Mayer, in reality, they do not have the
right, because the Council must first
grant the money" the Mayor said The
appointment and pay OF Bertillon Oper-
sstor Toler to the rank OF sergeant was
also requested.
-The department also asked for the
purchase OF two new White trucks for
patrol wagons. Tho present patrols
arc nothing more than pile Of Junk"
it was stated.
The estimate finally asked for the
purchase OF five light automobiles for
patrol duty. In asking for the pur-
chase Of these cars 1t was said that
they would incur no new EXPENSE upon
the city because they would take the
place OF the horses In the patrol OF
outlying districts and render much
: more service.
~ L. S. Jones secretary OF the Board Of
: Fire Commissioners, presented the esti-
s.mate for the Fire Department. The re-
Sport figured the pay roll OF the depart
sanent at so5S.Sa6.iS. which is ss,33o5s
r1nore than las, year, and provides for
twenty-five lieutenants The expense
: OF the Fire Department was figured at
4sS2S.o00. and the cost of fire hose at
5000. and motor apparatus at s17,5o0.
a; also advocated the consolidation of
.,,he Ginter Park and the Barton Heights
fire companies Ut the expense OF
$4,000.
/. The pay roll OF the Fire Alarm De-
;partment was estimated at 3lo,254.50.
and the expenses and construction at
$4,000. Equipment for the central Of
flee was figured at $1,000.
JUVENILE COURT
z ASKS FOR INCREASE
4 Justice Kicks, appearing for the
.lJureuile Court. asked for an INCREASE
,tof about $4,000. Last year the court
received s1l,eo0. and the estimate for
the coming"Yesr, twas $4,000. Jacob
-EUmlauf also appeared before the COM
smittcc and advocated the granting OF
fthe increase to the Juvenile Court.
!, Wortley Dickey, representing the
City Employment Bureau. estimated
sthat the expenses for the coming fiscal
wear would be $isl7. which would be
san increase OF $500 over the budget of
tthe past year.
{ Fred II. Powell. speaking for the
Docks. Rivers and liarbors Committee,
estimated that the expenses for the
coming year would be $500.
/; Major Clarence Wyatt. appearing for
.thc Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
,and Captain Stockton. OF the Richmond
,Howit2ers, asked that the appropria-
4tions to their units be increased to
rS2.5oo. Previously the two companies
have been receiving about $1,000.
- Mrs. Norman v. Randolph, appearing
FOR the Sunnyside Nursery. asked for
an appropriation OF $500. The Sunny
side Nursery Is q new institution caring
for small children while their mothers
are At work.
Tonight the committee will hear the
estimate of the School Board and hear
the petition OF the school teachers. 1t
is understood that a general increase
for all school teachers wilt he re-
nucateH