Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
TO CONSIDER CITY BUDGET
act Increase. In Revenues o.
SlOO,43S, but More Funds
Are Needed.
NEED MORE TRAFFIC POLICE
Ask S53,OS7 More for Safety De-
i'artment, $35,Of0 for Welfare,
S05,O14 for Utilities and 81 ,532
for Superannuatcd EmpIoyes.

when the Finance Committee of
Wy Council meets tomorrow night
long docket OF important items will
confront it. The items are more or
legs technical and relate to the bust
ness OF the various departments, and
an effort will be made by the com
mit.ce to dispose OF them. so that the
uninterrupted time OF the body may
Then b" devoted to discussion and con-
sidtration Of the Mayors tentative
budget. This budget. az has been
stated. recommends appropriations
which VIII not exceed the anticipa ted
revenue for tho year. In fact. after
the appropriations have been sug-
sested there will be s4s3.S0 still un-
appropriated. not. Of course. inc,ud-
Ing the reserve fund of per cont
OF the gross. which cannot be touched
without consen, OF four-ffths vote
Of Council
Net Incrcn.c siDO,4as.
The net increase In revenue, over
the preceding year. is shown by the
Mayor to be S490.43S.1T, while the net
Increase in appropriations is $685.
1871. Increases in the various de-
partmcnts over the previous year
SHOW Tor The Department of Safety.
S53.oS7: Department Of Welfare. S35.-
80: Dcpar imcnt OF Utilities. S65,0l4:
schools. s?G.so9A3; superannuated en-
ploych. }2.532. Decreases are noted
"t Si.Sa3.os for the Department Of
Public Works. and $3.50 for the Ju-
vcnile Court
NJ ta.. -
bcen discussing ways and means for
Increasing the revenue. 80 that the
scrools may receive more. and the
Department OF Safety may get at
least ten more men 10 help in patrol
ling the city and regulating the traffic
laws. Tncrc are now but thirty-une
men ia me traffic department. One
az these men Is incapacltated having
suffered Il serious injury six months
ago while attending TO his duties.
sixteen OF these men are detailed on
corner duty: cigh; look after the
speeders: two are department ma
chlaists: enc Is office clerk: one is
detailed tor special service on Cary
street. and the others arc the captain
and the lieutenant IN charge OF the
division. or TIM eight men In the
Spccdcrs" division. not more than
four are on duty q, any one time.
while three work between o'clock in
the afternoon, and one in The morn
Ing. and one man covers the field
from o'clock \. NJ. TO $ o'clock
Dcrior-d by Myers.
This condition Is dcpiorcd by Dir-c-
'or Myers. who says tina, AT least
ten additional men should he placed
III this particular service OF the
POLICE Department. he il a.iiiing for
,hlrty-fve more men for the de-
partment. The budget does not al
low him man.
Director Levy is in the same boat.
lie wants more men for the street
cleaning service. go that proper at
tcntiGn may be given this branch OF
he department but he appropria-
lions do not relieve the situation.
|, is believed the Finance Com
mi,tee VIII fix Il night early in the
week FOR public hearings. 1t is said
several propositions may he offered
FOR relief. One III TO install the fee
system in the departments. and other
is special tax levy for schools.
other plans may be suggested.