Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-28
Promise No. 1.

Promise No. 1.
no O. increase In taxation. By proper equaliza-
no" o' assessment no increase will be necessarily
Answer:
Inc cltys only of revenue is from
'oAatioh. with the loss Of certain OF taxa
ton segregated to the State and the necessity OF
increasing pay rolls, the cty's income is no longer
adequate to meet present expenditures How is Mr.
lilfSchDerg going to do than is being done
without an increase in revenue? The practice of
borrowing money to balance the budget merely
oclers the day of payment and adds interest
o'dfses. Assessment OF property in Richmond is
already higher than in any county in Virginia and
any increase would merely add TO the dispropor-
Tomato burden of State taxation The assessment
Oh property for taxation is State function over
winch the city has supervision. 1t is now beiur
made Tor five-ycar period by experienced assess
ors appointed by the court. whose Judgment Of
'a'llcs has stood numerous tests and an assess
ment will not be made again until 1925 When
The Administrative Board went out of office On
January l, 1919, it left legacy to the present,
administration floating debt of SLIPS 600 for
current expenses in excess of the city's income
Tor which the taxpayers are now paving interest
and remdemption charges. Mr.. IIrschberg was the
most important factor in the administration that
created this debt
GEORGE AINSIIE
Promise No. 2.
systematic Improvement OF streets,
nsWer:
For the first time in twenty years Richmond
IN l9l9 lnaugurated and is carrying out a system
OF Improvement Of the main thoroughfares leadn:,
into the city. The street bond issue was not avail
aDie until last September, but work has been com
plced or is in progress Petersburg Turnpike
Road Twenty-eighth Street Third Avenue leading
TO Fifth Street Niaduct; from North Avenue 10
First Street Viaduct; Chamberayne Avenue.
Floyd Grove and kensington Avenues The pres
eht administration inherited bad streets and has
zone huch Tor their repair 1t is not fair to charge
their condition to the Administrative Board how
ever, as the appropriation for streets has been
sharply cut for several years. The bond issue
passed in 1919 allows a systematic plan of i'm
provcment to be carried out for the next four wears
GEORGE AINSLIE
Promise No. 3.
Fair and equitable rate OF pay for all officers
and employees OF city; school teachers to receive
special consideration.
Answer: Hk~
y complete revision Of all pay rolls including
III per cent increase of pay for school teachers
recommended in the executive budget has already
been approved by the City Council and put into
effect in advance of the passage of the budget
itself. Additional funds for increase of nav of
teachers will be available from the ST 900 900 ap-
propratcd for this purpose by the State Statistics
OF the United States Department of Labor have
been used to equalize the various grades of nav
and for the first time men doing similar work in
different departments on a>uniform basis
GEORGE AINSLIE
Promise No. d.
Free viaducts and bridges throughout the city.
Answer:
The Administrative Board did not secure freq
vladucts III the, six years it in office. What
reason is there to suppose it's chairman will secure
them if returned? The two Northside viaducts arc
Old and the replacement cost as we'll as that of main
tenance is to be considered Such bridges can onlv
be acquired and maintained with money derived
from taxes. Mr.. Hirschberg talks about this prop
ostion as II the viaducs could be obtained through
the simple diction of the administration These
viaducts are private property and can be acquired
only by purchase
GEORGE AINSLIE
Promise No. ).
Improvement and walling in of Shockoe Crook
Answer:
Every report Of the Engineering Department.