The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-16

|, The City Appropriations Ordinance.
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE
Z COMMITTEE ON TIE DIsAGREEING VOTES OF
THE Two iBRANC.HB s--A. :cONCEUsr0N
REaCHED--S39,000 TO THE STREET COMMIT
TEE AND $4,000 TO THE ec0NTINGEsT
FuND-THE VOTE STOOD 8T'o4
Ameeting of: the conference committee
or the two branches Of the City Council re-
lating to the appropriation ordinance was
held IN the Council Chamber yesterday af-
ternoon. Present: Messts. Meredith, An
dcrson, Straus, Todd. Scott, HargroYe,
rimberlake, Curtis, Wagner, .Lauer, and
,Bass-al the members. General Anderson
presided ;.1.l ,ali. 7., j. - - -,
The preamble and resolution Of the Coun-
Gil calling for conference and the defeated
appropriation ordinance were read: > nj,
The Chair stated that he thought itwould
be desirable to settle the disagreement OF
the two bodies even il there had to be a
compromise on the part OF gentlemen who
had extreme views.
Mr.. Todd stated the condition Of affairs
as they transpired in the Board OF Alder
men. -. .n, - -. ..4, GENE
Judge Meredith said that the real point OF
difference was the proposition to take S10,-
900 from the contingent fund and place it
to the credit Of the Committee on Streets.
He was opposed to an increase OF the bond
ed debt Of the city. He was willing later
| in the year to give the streets all the money
| that the contingent fund could spare, but
he thought that it would be better TO re-
duce expenses in the street department, Tor
| the improvement OF streets was more OF O
luxury than anything else. ...........-
Mr.. Todd argued from his standpoint
that the contingent fund could spare the
amount proposed to- be taken from that
source; while Mr.. Straus argued that even
| if the report and ordinance be adopted as
| it came from the Committee on Finance, in
| bis Judgment there would be- q deficit OF
! 100000 at the end of the year. "'s' ~
] The subject in all its bearings was dis
cussed at considerable length without any
proposition being made for discussion. =, =
Mr.. Timberlake moved that the report OF
the Finance COMMITTEE, as originally pre-.
sented to the Common Council and passed
by that body and defeated in the Board OF
Aldermen, be reported back to the two
bodies as the sense Of this committee.
Mr.. Curtis moved, as a substitute, that
81, 900 be taken from the contingent fund
| and placed to the credit Of the street fund.-
| Mr.. Wagner thought that there ought to
be" compromise on both sides, and he
would propose to take 5000 from the con-
tingent fund, as the ordinance was origi.
nally reported, and place il. to the credit OF
the street fund. .s'.st ,., ... d. - ..H.
Mr.. Meredith proposed in lieu of Mr..
Wagner's proposition (Which the latter &C
cepted) to take $1,000 from the expense ac-
count of the water-works, 81 900 from
interest account, and $4,000 from the con-
tingent fund, and add it to the street fund.
Lost-ayes, B.; noes, 6. .
Mr.. Curtis's proposition to take $1,000
from the contingent fund was lost-ayes,
A.; noes, Z. t-.'
Mr.. Todd moved to take $1,000 from dis
count and interest, $4,000 from construc-
tion and water account, and $4,000 from the
contingent fund, and place it to the credit
Of streets. Agreed to-ayes,7; noes, 4.
II this amendment is adopted by the
Council, the contingent fund will have
81, 1000 and street fund $4,000.
The amendment proposed by Mr. Todd
having been agreed to, the motion OF Mr..
Timberlake as amended was adopted
ayes, s; noes, 4. r "."' &.
Messrs. straus, Scott, Timberlake, and
Wagner voted "No." .. =. +, I- .'.,,. >