The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-06
INCREASE TAX RATE
If FUNDS ARE NEEDED

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Ridge Kicks II Uaannnoasay Re-esecsed
to the fsenci, Of tho Juvenile ana :
Dcncssic Relations Court
Tnae borrowed mency oas'not be
considered anticipated revenue IN max
ing up the annual budget of the city
Of Richmond was a principle laid down
last night by the common council In
adopting a resolution. directing the
city attorney to secure certain amend
-nents to the municipal charter ut the
oming Ii .sion Of the general Assem- by.
the event the Legislature grants the
raa,,est to be made at the Impending
session. will NOT AFFECT the making up
Of tho hudg t FOR the year 1924. I'm
d.r sn amendment to the original res
oiutinu. offered by Morgan r.: Miiis,
tho proposed change will not become
effective until July 1, the end OK the
fiscal year.
Mr. Mills objected to adopting the
resolution ais IL was presented. on the
ground that snch action would place
the council on record ms opposing TINS
Motley for 1926, when.. under the op-
Grafton of the present tax rate. the
city 10 meet current governmental
experfire. must of necessity, borrow
st,in ething like 81 geo ,o00. 1t was IA.
vorcd' by Mr. .s5eaton; who declared
that IL Ia high .a~nc the city Is getting
down to rock Bottom and conducting
its affairs according to busineEs princi'
pies.
we must live within our in
come" he said, III 1t requires more
money to run the government tneh
I am for iacreas sing the tax rate.
Councilman Roden declared it. to
he his opinion that An increase In
the tax rate IL Inevitable as the city
grown larger and demands become
greater.
-, Ia -sarsae- resolution provides that
the terms OF OH OF the directors OF
departments be made To expire on
September first, rather than July first,
In order thAt the incoming mayor
may -name his own cabinet or advisory
board. -
r. Councilman English introduced a
resulution, providing that the gen
eral assembly be requested SO 20
afnenf the city charter that pciicc-
,tTerr- and ffrenen, when suspended
if-o.u- the force; for alleged mtacon-
duct. must have served upon them
written charges; that a public hear
ing fntist be given sHcfl suspended Of
fft.ers within thirty DAYS after suspen :
sion. and that they shall haye the
RIGHT of appeal to the hustfngs court
He asked FOR suspension Of the
rufes. in order that the resolution
might be placed upon Its passage. but
failed to secure n sufficient number
and the paper was referred to COM
mistec."
r. Councilman Moore sought also to
| Rave the ruies suspended for the
! passage Of a resolution directing the
j director az 'rub1ic safety to grant the
| use OF arnories for basket ball
games ana other eports, when Tuch
Games and sports do not fnterfere
with the militia. This was denied
/ and the paper went TO committee.
A resolution, offered by Council
man Powell directing Comptroller
Coter to continue the payment OF
salaries on the 1919 basis until the
| new budget becomes effective. wan
adopted.
After considerable debate In which
| the opinion Of the city attorney was
sought and given, the ordinance AZ
ing an eight-hour day for employees
of the city doing manual labor. was
referred to the finance committee, the
chair ruling that, In as much AS II
/! carried an appropriation, II must be
considered by that committee, unless
j taken up under suspension OF the
rules This motion was voted down.
Councilman Mills held that the
fixing OF the number Of hours for Q
days work is departmental. and mot
Legislative, matter. This view was
not concurred in by the city attor-
!. ney. who gave his opinion upon re
/ quest OF the body.
Tho ordinance, prohibiting the sAle
of dead poultry. unless drawn, with
heads and feet removed, WIS re-
committed 10 the committee on or
dinance. II was said that several
dealers wish to be heard In the mat
ter.
Coroner whitfield. in hts annual re-
| port, requested that ne be given q
1 more decent .cfflce, in which he can
! trnDsact his business better, that the
-cfty build a norgue, an. Institution
/ which, he gays, is inperativety need
ed that hospital superintendent be
instructed TO notify him OF deaths re-
| quirinE his attention. and that he be
1eiv&n the services at q s4enographer.
/ The. report WIS referred TO the a.
nance cerneaittee.
| judge J. Hoge Ricks. at a Joint ses-
sion Of the commencement and hoard
/ of aldermen. was unanimously re-
elected. tuds of thu juvcniei and do
nestic relations court for another
term He was nominated by Conn
Gilman Uniauf. He had no opposi-
ton.
The resolution rstifyinr the CON
tract made by the administrative
board with G. W. Hall for the .x,ynoval
OF night soil was referred to tho city
attorney for an opinion as to what
vote is required for Its passage. II
Was contendea by soma members that
the measure Is a tax paper and for
| that rcason requires a two-third vote
! for passage.
The rcnort OF Diretcr OF Public
Utilities Trarord on the gas sitna-
tten. In which he asks for more than
5000 900, FOR improvements this year
to the plant, was referred 20 the A.
nance committee. IT was submitted
! to tho council by Mavor 7Ainsiie.
The docket was cleared.