The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-18
THE YEARLY BUDGET
REJECTED BY THE BOARD OF al.
DERNEy LAST MONT.

The Items Considered One by One-va-
rious Amendments offered and Defeat
sd--Ths Budget as n Whole Fails by One
vote-Ihc Whole Matter Postponed.
The Board OF Aldermen met a. II
o'clock yesterday evening to act on the
yearly budget which passed the Common
Council at their special meeting last
Tuesday night.
The items in the budget already report
edin this paper were read seriatim.
SOLDIERS HOME.
When the item Of $3.50 for the Soldiers
Home was reached, Mr. Otley moved 10
insert 5000 He said that outside OF the
beneyolence of this appropriation the
institution was Of value to the city and
Increased her taxable values. The Board
refused 10 increase the appropriation.
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The City School Board payroll &C.
count was reached. and Mr.. Otey moved
tha, SSl POS 90, be strken out and $685.
$4,000 be substituted. He explained that
this was restoring to the school teachers
the 10 per cent taken from their salaries
several years ago
On motion of Mr.. Hill the amendment
was tabled.
POLICE.
When the appropriation Of s'2,'oOVo
for the city police pay roll was reached,
Mr.. Otley moved TO insert ssO,O25 OO, so
as TO add the 10 per cent. taken from the
policemens' salaries nine years ago.
aid on the table on motion OF Mr..
Hill.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The item appropriating $4,000 for
electric lights was read by the clerk, and
Mr.. Ouey moved 10 substitute $4,000
This motion was laid on the table on
motion Of Mr.. Hill.
GAS WORKS.
Mr Otley moved to increase the ap
nropriation TO the Gas Works coal
account from $50 600 to 500 ,00J. 1t was
impossible TO run the Gas Works with
$50 600 for coal. He made a motion also
10 strike out $4,000 for the Gas Works
extension.
Both motions were tabled.
Mr. Powers moved TO increase the Gas
Works payroll from $4,000 to $4,000.
II was also tabled
THE BLUES.
Mr. Bland moved to strike out the 1920
appropriation TO the Richmond Light
Inlrantry Blues and insert $3.50.
A motion TO table resuted--ayes, q;
noes, 6.
The amendment was then defeated.
ALL VOTED DOWN.
A number OF other items Mr. Otley
attempted TO amend, but in each instance
the Board laid the motion on the table.
THE OLD SOLDIERS AGAIN.
After the bill had been read through
Mr.. Bland moved 10 strike out the line
Soldiers Home, $3.50" and insert Lee
Camp, 5000" His object was TO give the
| 5000 TO the Soldiers Home, but through
/ Lee Camp, because the Home is outside
the city limits.
Mr.. Charles L. Williams thought that
nothing nObler could be done by the Board
than lO give the old soldiers, thirteen OF
whom are now ready 10 be taken 10 the
| Almshouse in the city of Richmond. a
resting place In their declining years.
The amendment was agreed 10 nearly
unanimously.
RETREAT FOR TIE SICK.
Mr.. Powers moved to increase the ap-
Dropriation 10 the Retreat for the Sick
from $3.50 to $500
II was agreed 10 unanimously
THE PUBLIC CHAPLAIN
The appropriation Of $500 for u chap
lain to bury the psuper dead, etc, was
considered, motion being made TO strike
out the appropriation. A number Of
members said that they had received let
tiers from different pastors stating that
they would attend all deaths If notified
Mr.. Snead said that was the trouble. 1t
WAS impossible TO notify preachers.
The $500 appropriation for chaplain
was stricken out.
SALE OF BONDS.
Mr.. Otley offered resolution provid-
ing for the sale of s25 900 Of city bonds
for Water Works construction account,
1900 for fire alarm telegraph, and
1880 for gas extension, In substitution
lbI lHC oFPA'lAsh'iCh H"sASN "a
the budget.
Lost
A number OF amendments were offer
ed by different members and rejected.
The budget was then rejected by the
following vote.
Ayes-Bahen, Bland, Crump, Davis,
Hargrove, Murphy, Noble, Powers, Rob
inson, Snead President BASIL. Noes
Chapel, Crenshaw, Hill, Otley-4.
Ii required twelve votes (twothirds OF
the Board) to pass 1t, and 1t lacked one
vote.
Adjourned at 10 o'clock.
This action prevents the yearly budget
from going into operation before the
next regular meeting Of the Board OF
Aldermen on the second Monday of
March, unless a special meeting OF the
body is convened In the meantime by
the president