Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-03
MAYOR CALLS FOR
INCREASED SCHOOL
FAC|L|T|ESFORC|Ty
Declares Richmond Must
Keep Abreast of It's
Educational Needs.
y
URGES STREET EXTENSION
PROGRAM FOR WEST END
Says Era of Mortgaging Treas
ury's Future for Current Ex-
pense Forever Gone.
NEEDS OF JUVENILE COURT
Justice Ricks' Tribunal Requires
Quartcrs-Budgct Systems Value
Shown in Annual Report.
NEEDS OF JUVENILE COURT
Justice Kicks Tribunal Requires
Quartcrs-Budgct Systems Value
Shown in Annual Report.

Enlargement OF Richmond's public
schools, extension of streets in the
West End over the Belt Line Rail-
road. elimination OF the shockoo
Creek nuisance" for all time. rcbuild-
ing OF the Old Market and erection of
4 new building to house the Juvenile
and Domestic Relations Court. pro-
vidinG detention homes therein. Ia
recommended to the City Council by
Mayor George AinsIie in his annual
report, made at the meeting OF tho
Council last night.
Richmond city has on hand. after
the books have been closed for tho
year. s275.o21.C5. the report shows.
some OF which is appiiab BILE to special
funds. leaving net cash balance on
hand of s234,40S.99. Total receipts.
including temporarily borrowed funds.
but not receipts from bonds sold.
were s6175,l73.55. making total cur
rent receipts FOR the city, s6.40s.-
5S2.54 M
Total disbursements. including pay,.a
ment OF temporary loan or $3.50. 900.
were S6.o3i.969.35. leaving n cash hail.
ance in the general fund of S314..s
6l3l9. and in the special fund. s47.4
1859. '5sj
Covers All Departments. Al!
Mayor Ainslic's report covers the
work of all OF his departments for
the year 1919. showing tho Improves.
ments made in his departments and
also the needs OF the varied activities
in which the city is engaged. Tho
report shows that the value of as
sets owned by The city at the end of
the fiscal year. 1919. was S2s,O1o.-s
990.1G. Gross liabilities of the city
at the same time were s19.3o4, ,604.69.
leaving surplus over liabilities OF.
50, 9,766,3S5.47 81
The Mayor condemns the practice
o. "mortgaginG the anticipated reye-
nues of the city" in an explanatory
statement in his report. which reads:
Because the necessities of tho city
Tor the fiscal year. 1919. exceeded it's
estimated revenues and the CounclIl
deemed ii undesirable at that tima
TO raise additional revenues through
increased taxation. 1t became neces4s
sary 10 borrow SS2l ,565 to carry tho
government through The year. Ham
ply the practice was abandoned In.
making the 1920 budget, and let us
resolve that it Will never be resortedS
to again, for we We're put to tho
necessity of mortgaging :ho revenues
TO the extent OF 100000 n year for
nine years at an average interest OF
approximately per cent to pay or
n part OF this floating debt. tho re-s
mninder being charged against bond
issues to be made in tho future, eX-1
cept Sl96.5G5, which was paid out OF
the 1890 reserve fund. These serial
certificates were in addition to $780,
600 of similar kind outstanding, fall
ing due Mt the rate of 100000 year.,
part of an issue OF 100000 made a
couple OF years ago TO take up $500, y
oo0 of noating debt"
Makes Record Health Report. ~
Further. the Mayor states in his
report that the city recorded. through
the excellent work of the Department.
of Public Welfare, the lowest gen-y
eral death rate ever recorded by tho
city. the lowest typhoid rate (S.7 per
1000 population>. the lowest rate
from infantilc diarrhea. tho lowest
for consumption and the lowest In
fant mortality. which the Mayor de-.
clares remarkable under the circum-
stances
Mayor. Alnslle further urges that,
tho city make an appropriation Of
$4,000 for alteration OF the Old
Market in accordance with up-to-5
date plans.
On the school situation the Mayor
writes the Council: 90,
1T is obvious from reading this
report that, although the city has
spent, roundly. S2,o00,000 in the last
ten years on school buildings, tho
number of classrooms has not kept
pace with the increased school en-
-rollment. In the sessions under re-,
view there were seventy-six classes
on part time, which meant that
thirty-eight additional rooms we're
needed. The John Marshall High
school has been inadequate to tho
demands upon !t for long time.g
The problem has been partially met
by the establishment OF Junior high
schools, which have 4 per cont OF
all hrst-grade high-school puplis.
Another story should be added Ia
John MARSHALL as soon as practicable
and adequate provisions should bo
made for additional elementary
schools, so that at least there would Z
not be so many part-timc cIasses."
shows schools Growth. g
Following the Mayors recommended
ton concerning the achooIs OF theES
city and their needs Is n table show-
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