Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-03
Administrative BOARD
CALLS FOR s22,012,6O7
Presents Comprehensive Scheme OF
Needs for Information OF FL
nance Committee.
WORK PLANNED YEARS AHEAD
City Engineer Boiling Stresses Inn
portance or Completing ShocIsoe
Creek Improvement From Clay
Street to James River at Once.

Departments under the supervision
OF the Administrative Board last night
requested tho Council Committee on
Finance for appropriations for the
though the bulk of this SUM is made
up by the comprehensive report of
City Engineer Boiling. which includes
4 plan Of the extension of sewers IA.
the annex territory and street In
provements generally for many years
TO come. There is also included an
item OF 100000 for tho construction
Of coal gas plant. which has been
recommended for several years by
superintendent w. =. Knowles.
Members or the board explained to
the committee that the estimates had
been received from department. heads
They realize that the appropriations re-
gueSted could not be made this year,
they said. but simply wanted TO ac-
quaint members of the committee
with the city's condition, that they
might better deal with various prob
lens as they arose.
Budget estimates for 1918 are the
most comprehensive presented TO tn
Finance Committee in years. ana are
worked out in great detail. In MANI
Of the departments there are few in
creases requested other than those for
salaries. while little or no expansion
has been planned. All estimates. how
ever. for the payroll accounts include
the additional 10 per cent bonus given
city employees for the four months OF
1877. while tho Administrative Boa ri
III several instances has standardized
salaries. but this action has increased
the general ccount not more than So
800.
BOILING HAS SURVEYED
FUTURE NEEDS OF CITY
city Engineer Eolling has planned
sewer extensions and other improve
ments for several years 10 come. while
he especially urged the Immediate con-
struction OF the Shockoe Creek sewer
from the James River to Clay street.
The sewer is now completed north
ward from the plant OF the American
Locomotive Company. hut 10 construct
the suggested link. which City Attor-
ney Pollard has strongly urged, would
cost sl,2o0,0o0. according 10 Mr.. Eoll-
ina's estimates. lie also suggests that
the line OF the main sewer be changed
from the old bed of tho creek to Fiji
teenth street. which woa!d save the
city about 100000 in construction
costs. This would also permit the
opening Of Fifteenth Street from
BROAD street TO the locomotive works.
several pieces % additional equip
mont were requested by Superinten
dent Knowles. OF the Gas Works. in
addition 10 his general recommends
ton for coal gas ple mt which would
cost 100000. The mos; importaD.
equipmcnt desired is a set of blowers
costing $4,000. which would increase
the pressure from II TO 40 pounds. MIR
Knowles explained that the production
o! the plant last year was So50oo.-
ee' cubic feet. as compared with the
estimate Of 725.0o0000 FOR the wear
1870. made BY gas experts. and sal,
that in 1918 the plant would produce
""veeooo0 cubic feet OF gas. The ma
ih,ial for the new water gas plan,
VIII arrive about April !. and con-
sirnrtion will be started immediately
WOULD DOUBLE CAPACITY
OF TIKI: SETTLING BASINS
improvements to the Settling Easisn
costing 100000 Increasing the OUTPUT
~" per cent. anu providing additional
.aciiitics. were requested BY Supcrin-
tcndent Eugene C. Davis, of the
water Department. lie also recon-
mended changes in the pumping sta
,ion at an expenditure of $4,000. his
other needs being little different from
last year.
'r Roy K. Flanagan. Chief Health
oHIreT. estimated the needs or the
'iea!th Department At slightly more
,n"" $4,000, which is $4,000 less than
MS predecessor believed was abso
ihteiy necessary last year. Salaries of
several employees in the department,
VIII be increa sed slightly. but no ad
ditional help will be employed. while
lie wants $500 for the publication
OF quarterly health bulletin.
jnstalla ton Of central be,ti,,,
system for Pine Calnn IJnen;.,, 80;