Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-15
CITY REVENUES OF
s7,00O,OOO SHOWN
cedicatc Plot in Oakwood for
Burial of Unidentified
Lexington Dead.
Ask $4,000 ron PAGEANT
Council Adopts RESOLUTION Petition
ing RIchmond Delegation To
Defeat HuIt JItncy Hiu.

The Mayors tentative budget was
presented the hoard OF Aldermen last
night and forwarded TO the Finance
Committee, which will probably he
called late in the week 10 dIscuvs the.
document,
Mayor Ainslic stated In his note ac-
comranying the paper that the appro-
riatiohs come well within the e.
timat"h revenues for the year. Every
nnssible elimination has been made
ana the wants OF the various di.
rhcfors have been curtatled and tn.
|tpsolutcIy necessary items have been
Kent Az low as possible without I'M
pairing The service to the people. raid
IN MaHor Notwithstanding the un-
USUAL demands last year. the Mayor
@cciareS the expenditures were ken,
"thtn the revenue. and he nuticipa ,e :
iittle trouble In maintaining the Same
standard this year. The accompany
ihH table gives at n glance the totals
Tor the various departments There
are scHc'hi VARYING comparisons. hut
totals arc practically AS they were
last year
Tho Finance COMMITTEES may he
nbic to report the measure to Com
mon council at special meeting next
week
Winfree Explains Vote.
Ihe Hoard OF Aldermen last night
iost iittle time In disposing Of n long
aud important docket. An effort was
pade By Alderman Melton. Of Jerer-
son ward. Ia have the Dickerson ro
"tAl!nS ordinance. concerning tho
street car fare situation. taken from,
me table. The motion failed by the
vote OF 6 to 3 as fo,lows. n,osr.,,',
Sunnnlly. Powers. pulicr. white
sAdams: aves-N.,,nn
Woody.
y. IN explaining his vote. Mr. Yin
Iree stated that he had voted I'm AN
executive caucus OF CITY courcJ to
.ipPort motion to compel the stree,
ar company TO return to the scent
a.; refused to enter into arhI-
ration. and having failed to do thai
r-}fe't honor bound to comuIv viii,
me gentiemen's agreement entered
!Hto AT the secret caucus"
y large gallery OF striking street
gar men were present. The document
remains on the table In the Board
Of Aldermen.
49,. Hurry Lexington Dead.
y a resolution. offered by AIderm,,
sHoody. which had hcen adopted un.
DER suspension of rules at n meeting
of Common Council earlier i'm thr
night. on motion of Councilman Phil
IipA. dedicatlng plot in Oakwond
cemetery for the unidentified bodies
fr3m. the Lexington Hotel fire. was
sohe'irred In. and will 20 TO the
Mayor today for his approval.
In explaining his paper, Alderman
woody stated that he had in mind
the horror OF burying such bodies in
the paupers' section" He said he
would prepare the bodies without
cost, and expressed pleasure at the
action OF Council. There are now
two todies in the city morgue, un-
claimed and unidentified.
a resolution from the Chamber Of
sCopmerce. commenting the Board
iur'its action in declining to concur
I'M the repeating resolution, com
pelling the Virginia Railway and
Power. Company to return to the D.
cent fare and asking that immcdiat G
action be taken in jitney regulation.
was received and transmitted to the
lower branch.
"A Recommendation from the Retail
Continued on Pago 2, Col. ~.