Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-08
NJ a k e s Recommendation
in Submitting His 1921
Budget Estimate.
ASKS APPROPRIATIONS THAT
MAKE $6. ,464.46 TOTAL
Executive Suggests Exaction OF
Charges for Services Now
Rendered Free.
SALARY ORDINANCE is TABLED
sion List ON Suggestion
OF ScatCn.

Making three distinct rrco n nnda-
t!"ns to Council through whirh the
revenues OF the city may bc Increased
considerably. Mayor Ainslic last night
submitted his budget for the year.
Tie Mayors suggestions are that fees
Tor specific services 10 individuals and
increased costs for certain services
rendered by the city which do not
meet the expenses Of conducting Spe-
c!itc divisions OF the various DEPART
mcnts may be provided Tor in a num-
ber OF cases. For instance. tho
cost OF cemetery services to iudi-
vidua!s is far below what the city is
compelled To pay: the cost OF water
is below that Of furnishing tn. ser
vice: there are no fees for building
permits. plumbing inspection and for
issuing permits to private chauffcurs.
These. with others not enumerated
and which may crop up as invcstira-
,ion is made. it is believed will pro-
$500, 600 Il year.
The Mayor also urges Il special
levy for the support Of the schools.
AZ "a rate sufficient 10 give adequate
revenue
budErt Totals S6,10i ,IGl.IG.
The total amount of appropriation
recommended by the Mayor is s6.7sl,-
i6A.iG as against SG,363.79l.SO last
year. The recommendation FOR schools
this year is s1.lSS.ST4.3l: las, year it
was sl.l52.761.9I.
The proposed budget was received
fby Council. hut referred under the
rules to the Finance Committee
Alderman Barton II. Grundy. chair
man of the Finance Committee, who
was present ut the meeting OF the
Council, stated that he stood ready
TO cal his committee together at any
time for the purpose to taking up the
budget II is likely. therefore. that
i call may be issued today
In his message to Council las,
night. the Mayor said:
The TAX rate was increased 40
MS last year. IL cents for the Ro-
den street Improvement bonds and 20
'Sn:S for all other purposes: and this
year we are working on new as
s'ssment OF real estate. Fifteen cents
sti!i goes 10 the Roden bonds but il
takes IL OF the remaining 80 tn carn
Tor serial notes issued to take up
iioating Indebtedness incurred in pre-
Tious years, when the tax rate was
insufficient 20 run the government.
The remaining IL cent? will be con-
sumed as above stated, and IL fol-
lows that none OF the revenue pro-
duccd by the increased rate applied
10 the Increased assessment will be
applicable To other budget accounts.
II earnestly recommend:
That there should be change
made in those rates fixed by ordi-
nance where il has been, and can
Still be, shown that losses are in
Cured FOR the service rendered.
That charge should be made for
particular services 10 particular in
dividuals in those cases in which
cities generally make charges for
such services. but which Richmond
renders free at the expense OF the
general taxpayer.
THAT a special levy be made for
the support OF the schools in the man
ner provided hy the Constitution and
laws OF the Commonwealth, with n
rate sufficient 10 give them ADEQUATE
support.
1T is Of interest to note that we
enter the new fiscal year with .no
floating debt.
Respectfully.
GEORGE AINSLIE.