The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-09
Finance Committee Will Hold
Public Session to Get Views
of Citizens
MEMBERS DEFEND
HIGHER TAX RATE
FOR ALL CLASSES
Or 100000 Increased Expend-
iturcs 100000 Is For Gas;
100000 For teachers Sal
aries; $4,000 For Streets

Chairman Barton II Grumpy yes
rerdAy called tho finance committee OF
city council To meet at ) ociook next
Friday night, for the purpose of taking
up the budget. the revenue ordinance
AND the Aut mobile license tax.
Chairman Grumpy stated last night
thai he mad called the meeting this
far in advance So that ali Interested
citizens may arrange to be present.
The committee viii hold open sss-
sions, and win not restrict any Vns in
time allowance TO express his views
On either OF the propositions to Do
considered ny, the committee.
mo one viii be barred from the
meetings" said Colonel Grumpy They
will be held ia the council cham Der,
80 that adequate Aceom nodAti0ns may
na had, and they with be continued
from time 10 time uHtu every one has
had a chance TO EXPRESS himself
The action OF council in passing
the buck was the topic Ct ccnyersA-
zion everywhere yesterday. Express
stons Of opinion were freely made, and
ever phase q the situation vas aired
Mt aeyed men and business men OF
every class declared they were willing
10 enter into a. financial arrangement
through which the ett> az n whole.
might proAy. They argued that II tae
~ dom . Ffa2 hal
,,nfch ts e7,va,s y5vsr y,tj5t~gI,, and
IN, ~ 60, .S,nfa taa - a.
nar,ga tLa a,.r.sr5 ~ f.- ~ttfzans
cay Not To safer.
No RIA, ~ uyas sstd D., "A hundred
leading representative 81 the business
aud professional classes. VIVA allow
Sss rtt1- - enefn~ linen mo o,}e .s4,~
~ ~ Wv ~ r.t,ef ia mltvbt In.
,.~e.s, a., ra4..tfEr rha-- are willing
"a hasr tEstr assyo 81 fhe tar,r,osarv
1,,-3ar ~, f.e,. ,va,t .nA b,,r,3s.r a A.
4us,as aagttabty
Ter rer cen, ~ mars heyainS.
V,.t,.,bsr T., So g., ~saf eat,ta .1tor,s'.
hJea pianos. bgaeeh6Id goods or stock
IN trade. as Wen as money In the aaak.
a small snare Ia he placed toward
1--tnt..lgfns a snbstan,tai ro,..,frinaittv.
me-. snv
IA. tax "a TO he sharsd IKE
u.s l{ls SID prominent business
- man there should he no shirkera.
and DON'T Eet.ava there VIII be
ha14 hsara = score Of business men
say thav viii raise no obfsction TO
,eJa tnr,aaas Al thsx wtsh is 10
h,v. sorns sxptnnation given. and
t~sra "a not ons smprr them that be-
iava. ,ha enac.o eor9nlttea haa not
1900 80 st,r,a,to, an ualI as :,
~,,,S ~ ,sLar 80, ~ nrdar all ,hs
trstn,~ corst,torg
Ma, w.tn,.sn E0trtsrrx
Va rannor a~nra 70 nav our cttv
.rntoyaa-yor theV are nur arnploves
Isss tha, we ara navtnr the men wa
h.va ,r CIV nrtvaYs orrtres ard in our
nhcns Wa rust nalntain the eff.
rf.sny - tLa ci,v cnyn-,ra,t E.or
.rs ,ha r,,s ~ pirtp.ona has a,cod
~ Ss.a n, rtttas ~ is own cInas
"a ia -anv rcsnacts "a pofntad ont
rrnse1 Wa hayn mn ana schools
a. any in the country. ana our are.
Ta,tra ara hea1th drrarfrenta ranl.
80 ~ htchaa, ~ s-re.ts ave NOT
- ~ Ia,ahad at ara our wstnr ana
ss ~ooa - oot hA,,nr thar
tSat FOUND ~ manv other o,tiex In our
1a.a
AN tAasa thtrrp uhnuIx ha taken
into oonsideratlon nv the people we
go rac.jvinV more in retur, for our
1 .ran 80 othAr r,tv ~ in. cIsas
.rhnrasora IN ,poreanin~ tha wages OF
. 80 mar workirr FOR us Iva our vayious
a.n.~.nsrta ws ara but dotnw aha,
sn,,,s Ia Sora Wa ara dining what
ha,,s,,n tha hast ,b,ny ~ ha sonr
Ia nur hva,rans ana In cur faynsiiesr
r.rs~~n. As vsw,,gfnIn
A. rrc1+ar ~ fao, tina .rcrsaaas
st.S ~ tha hrdSet az nrs.sutaf
.enr.s, ara -sturne0 10 the commit,
- ~ ravtSed gSter Yha nuhIic mad
80 hnars Sror, arpaxrs. newfIgthie
80 .a.ai arnnunt of inareasa Ear tbs
$50 ~ r4tv ,yrnioves ia lust xI6s. 600
Tnta includes tha ten per cent which
@ sSaa 80 En- wsvss last vaar az
srtt,,,n ueaau~n Much Of thi,
49, ro1ica ana ere dapartroertn
"a srau marta Of n Ia the health
.sra.t rIn,r,rg ana anKtnAar'x depart
* YnsIyiduaI increases ara rare
80 - ansora,rg "a the renort of IN,
go ,t,,o hpard ara ~ thm corn.
s.,..aa ,tsslf 10 men who deserve amor