Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-07

The Finance Committee and urged b,
s Mayor Ainslie was adopted. the mega
two votes being those OF Dickerson
Phillips and smith Mr.. Johns. tn,
4 only other jefferson Ward represent
5 alive present. voted for the issue
Mr. Sullivan was absent on account
OF death In his family. MIR. John.
fSEppportcd tho Phillips amendment
tEShilc those favorinE the Dickcrsor
9substitute were Dlckerson. English
SJohns, Morton, Peters, Philips and
iSm;th.
~ Engage in Debate.
KS Those engaging in the debate were
iCmlauf Rodcn, Jones, Scaton Bat
Wins. Rose and Carpenter urains; the
amendments. and Phillips. Dickcrson
Morton and English in favor Of them,
except that Mr. English did no, APP
prove the ward division for the sewer
proposition
In reference To the matter, Mayor
Ainsiie forwarded To Council a mes
sage. in which he urged the adoption
nf the resolution. pointing out the
danger in delay. In this message he
said:
''You have before You for action
an ordinance to provide for the is
sue of 100000 Of bonds the pro-
ceeds OF which are To be used cN-
ciusivcly for the construction OF
sewers in the city II is no, pro-
posed TO issue the bonds all at once.
hut TO split up the total In equal
amnua! amounts and spread the en-
tire issue over a period OF years.
This ordinance is the result Of a
discussion Of our sewer needs which
has been going on between the ad-
mlniStration and the Finance Com
mittec for two years. and provides
for the installation of large part
Of our plan FOR sewers where they
are most needed. cannot too
strongly urge upon YOU the neccs-
sty for these funds To provide them
is n plain duty we owe 10 the pres
cnt ana future city. 1t is my mature
opinion that the failure TO pass this
ordinance would I've a calamity. a
black eye TO the natural and orderly
uphuildinc and development OF the
city
ITO make ward division PROPOSE
tion Of il would be extremely IN
wise and would lead To inevitable"
waste our plan is IN" result Of a
careful study. of sewer needs where
they exist and rega rdlcss Of where
tnFE arc, ana IL NtltS 10y ttNthtl'II
TO the greatest needs first. regardless
Of ward lines. We live in one city
not in four, and each section Is af-
fected. directly or Indirectly. Ivy IN.
insanitary condition OF each other
Section. The needs OF each section
have been studied and provided FOR
In our plan in the order OF the char
acter OF the conditions designed 10 sc
Improved. regardless Of where they
- Il ,tasl
in any given section of the city
would he a waStcful folly imposed
upon the pcopl" Of the whole city
including the residents and taxpayers
OF that particular section
since 1919 the territory of tho CITY
has been more than double what II
was before annexation took effect In
the latter part Of that year. In tho
seven years--la0S-l9 both inclu-
SiNe--,hcrc Was spent on ncw sewers
in the old limits an average Of
s2l0.$ll.97 per year. In the six years
since The annexation. which increase
the city's area from eleven to nearly
Twenty-Five square miles, being the
Years l9l5-l920, both inclusive. the
average annual expenditure on new
sewers has been sl5l.t2S5' Thus.
We spent IS per cent less per year
on twenty-five square miles than We
miles. And more than that, In the
wears 1915 1919, 1929 the average
annual expenditure dropped to $50
ost7s, being not quite fourth OF
the average annual amour, spent in
the old city before annexation
Now our sewer funds are exhaust
cd and sewers can hc provided only
out OF capital expenditure. Rcmem-
her that sewers are partly sclf-sup-
porting through scwc: rentals. as
soon rs they are Installed. and that
they always pr,ccdc the development,
Of property they serve
The only thing that can possibly
solve The house shortage ana nigh
rent problems is the building of more
houses and We cannot expect people
10 build houses where they can GO,
no city conNcUicnccs.
There arc now in Richmond an.
$4,000 dry closcts..a r,in, imcnrt
Neniencc 20 thosr- VINO have Ia us.
them and q constant menace 10 IN.
public health. our plan is reason
able and Is designed 10 meet a civic
necessity urgc you no, 10 hIoc,,
or muClat" IL. have dealt with
this subject annually In my annual
mcSsasc. tut deem the matter under