Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-17
FINANCE BODY OF COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS LICENSE: TAX
May Adopt Rcdraftcd Ordinance,
FIXING Rate, ut Its Session To-
morrow Might.
TO CONSIDER SALARY PAPERS
Two McaIurcS Dealing With Com
pcnSation of Directors VIII lie
Taken tp-Niay in, hucc
Teachers Pay Resolution.

Several Important measures are TO
be discussed al the meeting q; lite
Finance Committee Of C.;y Council
tomorrow night Th" question OF
redraf;inG an ordinance nN!ME "at"
for license taN fur the current year
VIII be considered and IL - likely
that Il paper Will be adopted and
forwarded TO Council for immediate"
action. 50 the lin may become e.
fcctive before the bcg!nuin. of thr
fiscal year, February i
\ revenue I'LL recommended hy the
GIommittee. regulating autcm9bil"
vote Of : to nj the last meeting
Of the Hoard az Aldermen. and there
is no doubt tina; a similar paper
Will be recommended by the commit
paper which was defeated cannot be
considered again during the life of
this Council. The defeated crli-
about $50 600 for tho v"ar
VIII Discuss Land purchase.
Another proposition to be taken up
Will be that providing, FOR the pu--
chase O: land FOR improvements 10
streets adjacent to the Eclt Linz. as
provided FOR in an agreement be-
fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road Company Condemnation pro-
cecdicgs have already been had. anil
II is said the city may secure tho
may be At some future date
Two ordinances fixing the salary
Of members OF the Advisory Board
VIII also be taken up, one provides
The directors, while the other fixes
tho salary OF the Director of Public
Utilities at SG,50o. The latter ordi-
nance was introduced in Council hy
Mr.. Cmlauf. Alderman Moody has
an ordinance with the committee
which abolishcs tine departments or
Public tulity ana Works, and ere
atcs "a nov department. 10 b" known
as tho department Of Public Works
and Utilities. This paper may re-
ccivc some attention at the meeting
tomorrow night
While it is no; Known whether q
proposition TO imNnSc a special school
taN VIII be introduced. IL was said
last night by members Of the COM
mittcc that tho question would lac
discussed. In this connection I; is
duccd II ~. next meeting OF Com.
mon Courcii-n"rhaps AZ u sp.eili
meeting -pTovid!Mg TOR such a tax.
n order that funds FOR salaries ..
school Board is now considering
large expenditure for additional
school buildings 20 take care of tn.
greatly Increased number OF punils
rms incrcas" naturally calls for more
teachers, and funds for the payment
OF salaries for them Will have to he
provided.
No Funds From Revenue.
Mayor Ainsi!e has found that there
arc absolutely no funds to he de-
rived from estimated revenue TO nro.
vide for additional pay for the school
teachers, and. as al present deter
mined, the appropriation for such
purpose win be identical with that
of last year.
IT 4 revenue measure is recon-
mendod by the committee a special
meeting Of both branches OF ,,oun-
ell Viii lie called for Immediate ne.
ton.
The Council Committee on Claims
Is called 10 meet tomorrow night.
hut business j. before this COM
mn &c as the docket has been prac.
tically wiped out
On Thursday night the Ordinances
Committee vii. meet