Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-13
FINANCE PAPERS ENGAGE
COUNCIL BODY TONIGHT.
Measure Appropriating LEA
Amounts for Civic Improvements
to BE Discussed.
TAKE W CAR FARE MvrrEH
Will BE Asked To Consider Report
of Streets Committee. hcc"ih-
mcntlins the Continuation oil 30
Cent Charge.

Common Council has been called :"
meet nj o'clock t~ntght 20 tax" up =
number of papers which were tdhIth
at The regular mcctius last M"h"HE
night. under tho rules winch require
augmentation BILLS TO he Oh tic table
for at least three DAYS Thes" pa
pers carry with thcm large appr"-
rria,ions for the various Apartments
and Will 20 10 the Board o; Aldrr-
mon for concurrence tomorrow niSh'
A. resolution giving the Depart
ment OF Public Utilities the sum "t
$4,000 for miscellaneous PURPOSES
recommended hy the Finance Con
mi,tcc. viii Ice acted upon nus
money Will be utilized ~ tn" puTeHaF'
of material and supple" Tor '"|
Health Bureau. and for repairs aui
improvements at Pine Camp. the city
Home and the Virginia !tosplt"l.
An important measure, ;not nnpT"-
r,-ia,inr $4,000 for water extensions,
will. also. be discussed. rms arpr"-
priation Is urged by Director Iranofd
as urgently needed for water-pipc
connections in outlying ttrrit"'N J.
Many ot the homes recently buIIt III
the suburbs are without city water
SUNNY. ana S; is pointed out by Mi
Trafrord that building in the sub
urNS is Neing retarded because OF the
lack OF such facilities
Ask S:o.G"a for Strr"'".
The sum of 100000 Is also asked
for street improvements along mo
line OF work being done under the
Rndcn bond issue. Directors Savi,le
and Trarord both ask this. SO that
underground changes may he mad"
while the road IMPROVEMENTS are IN
progress. thus saving large sums and
much time in cNcava,ing after the
streets have hocn improved Five
thousand dollars Will be- asked Tor.
20 bc used in the purchase OF water
meters and a similar sum for replace
mcnt " irc hydrants in contested
districts on Broad ana Main streets.
\ resolution to appropriat. about
$1,000 for improvements TO the set
fling basin. and a paper providing
70. money to furnish additional street
lighting VIII also ha acted upon.
In adopting suggestion offered
by Director OF safety Myers, that q
water tower be- secured FOR the ir.
department thr Finance Committee
recommends mat the director be
authorized 10 enter into negotiations
for such a piece Of apparatus, tn"
funds FOR paymcn; for The same TO be
provided later i'm The year. It IS cs
timatcd tho water tower Will cost
not more Junn $4,000
Council will ho ASKED TO suspend
the rules and take an report from
tho streets Committee recommending
an extension " the amended fran
Chisc ordinance allowing tho Viz
giniu Railway ana Power Company
TO continue its six-ccnt rate for
tweIvc-months Hcriod following the
expiration Of the ordinance on July
%, and the recommendation that
$4,000 To- placed TO tho credit OF tho
streets Committee. TO be used II nee
cssary i'm securing expert service in
ascertSin!ns a valuation Of IN" street
car property Of Tie Virginia Railway
and Power Company iu Richmond,
upon which 20 base suitable blank
81 franchise. 10 be granted the COM
paHy as soon as practicable.
Il" Consider Memorial.
Tie Streets Committee is Schcd-
ulcd 10 meet a. o'clock this after
noon The docket is short, The com
n!iticc Viii cons idcr The proposition
oc orenins Lomhardy street from
BROAD TO Railroad a petition from
the standard Paper Company for priv
il"Ee OF connecting is various plants
with wat.r-p.p-s the location OF "a
size for tH, memorial! 20 General Io-
soph T. Johnston At Rosencath Road
ana Monument Avenue. and the cs-
iahNshmen' sc certain alloys n va
yious sections
Tn Board ~ Aldermen will meet
~ s O'CLOCK tomorrow night = reg
uiar Sess on Papers adopted ny
Common Council VIII be- taken up and
disposed %! Ho;h tn" appropriations
and the Recommendations of tho
streets Committee m -ho traction
matters viii bc ocfo+c tie body
Prior 20 the meeting OF the BOARD
Of = aldermen trlntr~e,s "a tDf,- :