Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-28

l. MI. Hirshberg has submitted plat
o. four PROMISES, in reply to which
FACTS:
business concerns may be expected from him tt
was the utter lack of such methods that caused the
people to become disguised and vote the board out
OF existence by vote of four to They let the
utility plants down and left the streets in
wretched condition and Il floating debt on the CITY
of SLIPS 600
GEORGE AINSLIE.
Promise No II.
A more economical and convenient system Of
collecting gas and water bills.
Answer:
The present City Comptroller worked ont The
present system Of collecting gas and water bills
when ne was City Accountant, and presented it 20
>he Administrative Board. 1t endorsed by the
.>oard and received Mr.. Hrschbcrc's vote The svs
tenn put into effect by the present administration
renders gas and water bills together and they are
payable at fifteen different places in various seq
TONS OF the city. Two clerks instead of three as
under the old system receive paymnt at the CITY
Hall (;t,ORcE ,1>c1 r.,
Promise No. II.
Elimination OF penalties for non.pay ment OF
gas bills.
Answer:
The city has $4,000 gas accounts Unless they
are collected promptly great confusion would re-
suit discount from the face of the bill might
be arranged to secure prompt payment instead of
addlng per cent as penalty but the penalty is
provided by ordinance of the City Council and
cannot be changed by executive order
GEORGE AlNSLIE.
Promise No. 49,
Better system OF collection OF garbage.
Answer:
The service has been considerably imnrovel
since January l. 1919, without any increase in cost
me system OF collection has been approved by two
experts who have gone over it in detail It has
not been thought cxpedicnt to increase the force
under present conditions. careful study has been
made of garbage disposal and plans are soon to
be put into effect whereby the city will save $4,000
year Why did not Mr.. Hirschberg when chair
man of the Administrative Board bring about a
better system Of garbage collection?
GEORGE AlNSLIE.
PROMISE NO. H.
broad and liberal Interpretation OF all laws
pertaining to the office OF Mayor.
Answer
What does Mr.. Hrschbcrg mean? Does he mean
that II elected he will allow certain persons to VIC
late the Sunday law? If So he would be liable ia
ing his oath Of office. Administrative officers arc
sworn to enforce the law, not to allow what viola
IONS OF them they please. Mr. Hrschberg's plat
form sounds like challenge to our very system Of
government The courts interpret the laws not
the Mayor.
GEORGE AINSLlE.
Promise No. Is
Extension and enlargement OF playground
system.
Answer:
The present administration has in the pending
budget requested the largest appropriation ever
asked for Fairgrounds, not only for extension and
enlargement, but to keep them open five months
instead of three heretofore. Swimming pools
have been provided at Shields Lake and the How
itzer armory for children of both sexes. The new
budget provides dressing and showers
GEORGE AINSIIE
Promise No. Is.
Utilization and sale OF all surplus electrical cur.
rent generated by the city electric plant
Answer:
The city plant is designed only to meet the
city's demands and would be inadequate to supply
the commercial demands of the city. The depart
nent Of utilities has arranged to all Of the spare
power at the gas works where much machinery
be Onerated by electric current q saving tbn