Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-23
TAX INCREASE
BALANCES INCOME Loss
Mayor Says Three Sessions OF As
scmbly Clipped S4S9.O00
From Revenues.
SPEAKS TO II. y, a. MEETING
.ajEslie Declares Prohibition Has Not
s. Curtailcd Court CostS-CounCii-
mai Rodcn Explains No Way TO
Build Streets Save by Bond Issues.

Mayor Ainsiic las; night told the
members OF Post y. rrevelers' protcc-
tive Association, that the suggestion
Increase in city taxes would just about
balance the sum Of SiSa.oOO which was
Icliprcd of the revenues OF Richmond
by three successive Genera! Assembly
sessions.
The local post numbers l.l3S mem
hers. and many OF them were present
and showed much interest in the facts
and figures presented by the speaker
Of the evening Mayer Ainsiie was in
The Mayor declared that taxes had
never been reasonably popular in any
age, and that the present movement
crease. but whatever the outcome was
the campaign would be beneficial. for
the situation Of city finances would be
clearly shown TO the people.
He declared against going 10 the
banks and borrowing money for cur
rem, expenses and said that this auto;
on every piece Of property in the city.
The tax rate here had not been
changed in forty years, and this was
which had this record.
HAS nEEN POLICY IN PAST
TO ASSUME" TAX RATE.
The speaker told the travelling mon
that the proper policy for tho city 10
pursue was 10 lind out each year what
should nc the proper tax rate for the
year. judged by the needs of govern
policy to assume the tax rate and
upon this assumption base the city's
needs.
Some ways in which the city ex-
nenses had been increased in recent
Years were referred TO by the Mayor.
tlc told OF how Pine Camp was started
as n privately maintained institution.
but was finally taken over by the city.
He discussed the growing expenses
cd on the belief that it would not cost
over $4,000 year, but is now asking
for about $4,000.
SAYS PROHIBITION DOES
NOT LOWER EXPENSES
Discussing prohibition. purely from
it's financial aspect, the Mayor said that
it had failed 20 cause a decrease in
city expenses. ard that. as a matter
courts and Police Department had in
creased since the passage OF the state
The Mayor went thoroughly into the
details; OF city finance as explained
by him IN former speeches. At ono
stage Of the meeting Councilman l.. L.
Rodcn was called upon TO explain his
resolution providing for bond issue
for streets. This is matter in which
Post \ is , taking Great nan Interest the
;he po9: a, its last meeting
Mr. ao!gE said his re. rss S9dluuii9 called
the rate OF s5coooo Il year. Tho issue
10 bear 81 per cent interest. lie
declared that every one knew the. con-
object OF the resolution was 10 pro-
vide a FUND. separate from the gen
erai fund for their permanent i'm
prnvcmcnt.
IN WHICH TO SECURE STREETS
This is tho only way in which YOU
can get any additional streets worthy
Of Of, the name, as p.Tac'ically no noncy:
tho general fund" said tho Council
man.
moni vas. ' he believed. 1T the " only city
IN the United States that pays for its
slaGet GU" oc Of its Tfn
would entail an additional tax on real
estate OF abou, 10, o. Is cents, and
II was this particular class of prop
erty, that was directly benefited by
good roads and streets.
DECLARES ENTIRE ISSUE
Will BUiLD 30 MILEES
The Counciiiman declared that Di,
aiculatcd that tho Srst $5Oo,00 would
build about twenty miles. and the
whole s?,2oO,oOo would pcrmanSntly
ngures were based on the present cos;
OF labor ana material. II the cos,
came down i was quite prohablc that
The mileage could he increased 10
eighty or ninety.
Al the conclusion OF Nir Rodents
address. President Crooks announced
the appointment OF tho following com
rnittcc 10 go before tho lily Finance
COMMITTEES and urge rio adoption OF
the resolutions
r. H. Randolph. u. =. Shiftlctt. VIII
liam Jenkins, +. W Christian. w b
Cridl1n, Il. :. GrumD.
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