The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-19
COMMON COUNCIL.
4 CALLED MEETING or THE BODY
LAST NIGHT.
AN ORDINANCE PASSED OVEN
THE YCRS VEIV
4 MEMBER or THE FINANCE CON
MITrrE Rfsis 10 fNrLaIN.
MAYOR fliyson Gives his Reasons Tor 'e'o
Ing The Appropriation AdVanc"-hA '"
the Appropriations beeh
stretched Too Far

Al 30 % Clnch. 10Y tNt lul v'-' 90 N'
.ilcrinr the revision Of section 3, CHAP
,er I3. of the City Ordinance. (Which
wa, vetoed bv the Mayor on account OF
not receiving recorded voic IN the
Board Of Aldermen and TO consider the
appropriation ordinance.
The reading of the record was dis-
pcn.ei WITH and The clerk then read an
ordinance from the Board OF Alderman
sustaining the Mayors veto on the re-
vision of Section 3. chapter j., OF the
CITY ordinances in regard 20 taxing
bank stock. which was vetoed ny the
Mayor. on account ot not receiving a re-
corded vote i'm adopting tine ordinance.
also another ordinance Of the same KIND
with a recorded vote.
On motion OF Mr Bowden IS was con-
CURED In ayes, p. noes, j.
MI stration moved that the rules be
suspended Tor The purpose of bearing a
communication from the Mayor Agreed
10.
The communication was read by the
clerk a. follows
MAYOR. OFFICE.
RrcHNovD. Va. March u, 1850
+ T. The H9ao1Ns tie Nem3ers Of TIE CITY
CDunti.
Gentlemen,-It is wiki very great re-
/ luctance shat ] return without my az
proral the ordinance canceliinE appr0-
oriatious iOr ls.. and making apprO-
priafion. for 1859 Bat feel constrained
F TO do so. because fear that an error has
been made JOB estimating The revenues of
the city for the coming year which. II
not corrected viii lead 30 ihe making 81
appropriations far in excess OF our proba-
bic income.
The income of ihe city from all
sources last year was Sl,lD3s1l 90 which
this wear yon put down az Sl.20J, 300.
The largest amount received is, of course,
from taxes. which. in ISIS was only
4 $3.50. SOP 10. but which this year You esti-
mate will be S.4G,5OJ. or an increase OF
f SGj .401 81. We cannot reasonably ex-
peci 80 large an amount We will re-
ceive from taxes on Improvements 20
real estate. $1,000 and We may hope
f that the ordinance taxing bank shares al
4 their market value viii give as an addi-
fiOnal $4,000 and from some other
items We may expect 5000 making in
AN from increase. $l0jO0, which is s2i
gOs II Jess than your estimate.
our income from gas Won have count.
cd ~ $4,000. or St135O7 more than
.ast wear il seems unlikely that our
revenue from that source VIII be in-
creased until the works are 30 improved
a. TO cheaper the cost Of production.
We shall be fortunate if our income W.
N... md f.gI n
This conclusion by reason OF The falling
of ia receipts for January and Fehru-
arv. which were -. ig2 30 less than dur
ing the core ponding months Of last
year We cannot. therefore, reasonably
expect more income from gas than Wa
received in 1883
80 provision is made for the re
duc'ion o. the floating debt, which
already amounts 10 S2O0OJs The sun
placed TO the credit of the contingent
fund is only - 400 o. You have
already authorized The expenditure Oi
$4,000 on the James River Free bridg,
and 50 443 for grading and pavin-
Tweniy-fourth street and the under
pinning of ST. Johns Cemetery wall
which not only takes all the cOntingen
fund but leaves deficiency OF Sl09i5Oj
TO which If YOU addsthe OgeTe-timate oil
S2l9O1 - on account OF taxes, anC
the S4.13s 01 on account Ot gas YOU have
az the very beginning OF the veal
added SAD jJs SO 10 your floating debt
Ii seems 10 me that this would be too
wide "a departure from that necessary
policy Of living within our means which
the present condition Of our finances im
perativelv demands We must aniici
pate that there will be from tine 70 time
during the year new and unexpected de
mands upon the treasury, which last yea
amounted 10 S93532l1 II these dc
mands should this year aggregate onll
half rs much we would find at the end oil
twelve months that we bad increased
, our floating debt more than eighty 9h0u
. sand dollars Under these circumstance.
feel that il would be prudent for you d
reconsider your action, reduce your esti
mate Of income. and reappOuiCn The rev
enue among the several departments &C
cCrding 10 their respective needs.
Our income IS amply for All the ordi
nary expenses of the city government
but we must make up orr minds 10 eter-
else the most rigid economy. and deny
ourselves All Injuries until after the new
assessment of 1890, when our larger in
come Will enable Us 10 respond fayoTa
biz to many Of the demands now 60
earnestly pressed upon Us
We must avoid everything that would
lead 10 higher rate Of taxation, and
nothing viii so certainly compel an In
crease OF taxes as the making OF spprO'
priatiohs in excess OF our income
j. TAYLOR ELLY-ON, Mayor.
After the reading OF the above, Dr.
George b Steel, Of the Finance Commit.
tee. was called upon lie said while he
was glad 20 know we had such an eco.
nomical MAYOR. and while he admitted
that they had stretched the appropria.
ton some, he fully believed that they
could meet all the demands from the esti.
mated receipts
MI Anderson said that the Finance
Committee had taken = great deal OF
pains in making up this budget. and be
thought that the several department.
which they appropriated TO, would get
the amount given them He thought tho
Council could vote Tor the ordinance a.
il stood. with perfect safety.
MI hoNMtA -AlQ tldt nt N IA NOllc-
what surprised al the veto Of the Mayor,
for MI Cunningham had already col
lecied nearly $4,000 more than was col
lected last year al the same time, and
while he admired a cautious person he
thought the Navors csutiousness
was unfounded and he hoped
that the ordinance would pass
now, for the city employees had
been greatly hindered by this delay, and
although he disiikcd 10 take action
against the Mayor, be earnestly hoped
that the ordinance would pass noiwith-
standing the veto. lie then moved that
the ordinance be adopted
Several speeches, pro and con. follow
ed, and finally the vote was taken and
the ordinance was adopted Ayes, 2l
noes, /.
The ordinance in regard TO establish.
Ing new park near the New Reservoir
was referred 10 the Committees on Streets
and Grounds and Buildings.
Adjourned.
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