Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-12
100000 REVENUE MOVE
is BLOCKED BY ALDERMEN
BUDGET MAKERS NEED MONEY
Proposal to Amend Automobile Lii
censc Tax Ordinance Voted
6 Down AT Session.
slSedistricting Ordinance. Enlarg-
ing Clay ana Madison Wards,
Concurrcd In by Body-Now
Goes TO Mayor for Signature

Eks City Comptroller Cofcr's statement
sEof estimated revenues FOR the year
y received hard jolt by the Board OF
K aldermen last might when an ordi-
Y nance amending the automobile Ii
license tax was defeated \ lot OF
lkrevenue was expected from this bill
The Finance Committee had care
& fully considered 1t, open sessions had
II been held and automobile men had
depressed their views. \ plan had
been set on foot TO have the ordi-
II nance passed ~ To "A special meeting
8of Common Council TO 10" called for
,Ecouid act, and the city tan office
,#cnu!d function 50 far ns this par
w ltcutar ordinance was concerned.
~ Blu; with tho defeat OF the measure
A the plans OF Comptroller Cofcr and
) the Finance Committee were shat
sNtcred
/ man Fuller. in u short hut impas-
stoned speech. declared that the or
dinancc should have been considered
4 by The Ordinance Committee. OF which
4 lie is member. and should not have
: originated in the Finance Committee.
/ passed along 70 the board and
4 He had mad" an Intellectual effort to
have Il companion ordinance sent
PACK. and he Renewed his efforts in
7
{ Alderman Woody, OF Jefferson Ward.
and Alderman Epps, Of clay Ward.
Fails (" Reconsider Vote.
~ Later in the evening MIR Fuller
i sought TO have the vote Reconstructed.
z giving As his reason that ne wished
3 TO have the paper referred to the
Committee on ordinances. but the
II body refused To reconsider. SO the
ordinance was rejected.
1t is estimated that Il large sum OF
money would have resulted from the
ably 100000 The action of ,h"
Board in killing the measure will.
{ of course, result IN the introduction
of n similar paper a. an carly date i'm
pointed out by The Comp,roller the
! Finance Committee and tn" Mayor
mat all sources of revenue must be
{ The MAYOR stated yes,or,lay tina,
the budget makers wcr" "up against
II good and hard, ana that every
cont possible is needed. lIc said the
School Board wanted $iG9.00 more
+ this Year than last. having received
iast year S2Ionuo more than the year
ncfore and that he lid not soc where
TIE money was coming FROM as with
tie usual apnroprlat ions. there would
he n net balance of hut 100000 10 be
divided among tho DEPARTMENTS Elc
sfid he wanted 10 give the schools ali
,hcy wanted but declared he could
see no way to do IL under present
conditions, and all the departments
~
and the Department Of Public Wei
ARE are great sufferers The latter
Z apartment has not received any
ih!rE new for two years. while tho
depleted condition
u would eladlyy accept any spif--
money said the Mayor last night.
Ordinance l. Delayed.
Another ordinance. from which a
nrco sum was expected was delay
q M o.
yt:l Ordinances This ordinance pro-
idce. among other things. fc" OF
. for all pcrSCuS operating autor1u-
vles. Their. are anou, l2GCc auto
taohilcS In Richmond there would
Pc n least TWO persons To quntify as
"nr"ators tor every automobile THAT
would mean about sT20 00 10 be add
- 70 the revenues for this year The
4 ca'nmitter ON ordinances m",;S in
Il ~ ni:r session SO, on January 2o.
IN wltwurd position FOR h. has made
arrangements for tho ISSUANCE Of IL
crrsr tags for autom"hiists during
La, Nc cannot proceed,
I'm ordinance scsrcgating the iitn.v
ing IA, So rate instead Of $40. as
Pullcr being The oni~. aiss"R!or.
The nrdinancc prok ih!.ing The cree
ton OF public garages within ninety
feet Of the front entrance To churches
and other pubic buildings was adopt
Cd without division upon The state
mcnt from Nldcrnan Gunst tina. IL,
wonld not interfere with any exist
ID garage or any in course OF con-
The rcdis;ric,ing ordinance was
c1ncnrred IN. and nov goes To Tho
MnYcr. THIS ordinanc" cnlarrcs the
Ines Of Clay ana Madison WARDS
rc'uccs thCS" of Ice Ward bu, does
not touch those Of jefferson Ward
: y increaScS the number OF voting,
, precincts from 'Nirt"-uuc 20 FORTY
4
tTni.er 7" pay salaries ~ city en-
plores pending the adoption OF tho
budget was COncur',i in
Wnni Tunnel lnd"r tu-y.
Alderman Nunnallv irtroduccH two
the federal Reserve Bank 70 con-
s,rnci tunnel uG1or. The alley I'M
Ninth and Franklin Streets. amd Ia
erect a bridge over the all.v. con
Meeting tho new hank with tho pro-
posed annex 2, Eight and Frank
ordinance rosniatin- The charges to
be made by hackmou au,omnIilr-for
hire men and tax men TIE two
Streets Commute and tha latter to
The Ordinance COMMITTEE
Alderman Pulier introduced an
oordinance hNinE the ltney fare 1t
cents, which was referred Ia Tho
4 Committee on Ordinances
Alderman White Introduced an
ordinane. dedIcailrs na'f.ry PaiN.
North Richmond botwoon North ANA
I Chamberlayuo Avenues as cry
park. There are eleven acres III.
this plot and II rs said tn. resi-
dents OF the city are anxious to have
I such recreation plac" n thdt s.--
ton OF the city III" ordinance went
= to the Com,ntlce ON tillt.oy
Aldermen Grundy ana wiufreo
Z were the only Hbscutr.S at tn.
meeting last night
ift-r.s.s.