The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-19
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
A Called Meeting This Evening to Again
Consider the Budget. sand the Lease Of
the Gas Works

Consider the budget Iand the Lease Of
the Gas Works.
The Common Council has been called
by President Bethel 10 meet this evening
AT Z O'clock, to consider the budget for
1893. The first budget was passed by the
Common Council in February, but after
being amended was rejected by the Board
Of Aldermen, then reconsidered by the
Board, and again rejected. The Board
then adopted resolution for the ap
pointment of committee OF CON
ference, but this resolution the
Common Council rejected nearly unani-
mously on the ground that 1t substituted
a conference committee for the Commit
tee on Finance to consider the entire eX.
penditures OF the city for year, embrac
ing every department of the municipal
government, aggregating the sum OF
81, ,l5l 200 90. The Common Council
would have voted for committee on
conference on the amendment which had
been offered, but not to consider the en-
tire appropriations, as the report Of the
conference committee would have been
binding either TO accept or reject, and If
the latter was the case another confer
ence committee would have TO have been
appointed.
EaBARRAssMESTs CAUSED.
The city employees are paid regularly
under resolution passed directing the
Auditor to do go. No bills against the
city, however, excepting the pay-rolls,
can be paid until the appropriation ordi-
nance has passed both branches and been
signed by the Mayor.
SECOND BUDGET REPoRTED.
The Finance Committee ut the regular
meeting OF the Board of Alderman last
Monday night reported second budget,
which was identicalIy the same as the
first one, excepting that the amendments
made by the this Board the night they
first rejected the budget were IN luded
in the new one.
This report and ordinance the Board
did not act on, there being present only
thirteen members out OF eighteen, and
twelve votes were required 10 pass IL.
They were therefore afraid 10 risk it,
CHANGES PROPOSED
A prominent member OF the Board who
voted against the budget told a TINE
reporter that the new budget would be
the same as the other, excepting that
80 900 for repairing Broad street and
$4,000 for paving Seventeenth street
would be given 10 streets generally and
not designated to particular streets
There would be few minor changes OF
not much importance.
IyAsINa THE Gas wopKs
At this meeting to night the question
OF leasing the Gas Works will doubtless
also come up, the Joint Committee on
Finance and Light having decided to
recommend to the Council the adoption
OF resolution advertising for bids In
conversation with many people the
TINES reporter learned that the general
feeling of the citizens was in opposition
to any plan whereby the city should part
with the absolute control OF
Of her Gas Works. Several gen
remen stated that whenever II had
been done, and private corporations
given control, the city always lsmented
i;s action, and Richmond should profit
by their example.
An effort was made few years ago by
capitalists to lease their::Gas Works, and
was then refused by the city, srepresenta.
tives acting on their own judgment as to
what was wise and rejecting the popular
opinion, then expressed with no uncer.
tain voira