Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-19
HicGMoND. Va. March is l4@
T. ne Honorable ne NcnbsTs Of f0 CITY Coun-


r. ~ Honorable ne Nembsrs Of Ge C'ig Coun-
gentomen.-it IL with very great reluctance
ihltl roiugu viihout my approval The ordinance
D.ucclhne appropriations ioI les5 and naA,hg
suproufIniicu. for ls-l. but feel constrained 70
odd. .l Irrauze fear that an error hh9 boen tnado
fr D-fmaunE tho revenues OF the city Tor no
coming ycar whi D u not corrected viii lea1 70
o.. making of "a. propriaiions lar IN excess oi
t.r rrnUHDIo income.
r'.. income ~ ulc CITY from sll sources last
r.sr rIs SI.Ici.1tLth, which this year you pnt
.fr efai. i..Ut.3D The lRrgost amount received
&. .fr.rr4e. from taxes, which ia !-3S Was OAly
y.-i-.- ~. DIT wf.. b ths year YOU estimate VIII
iay i..sN. Cr Rn increase OF fnj, ST. We eau
u.t reasonably expect 40 large an amount We
wlI receive from taxes on improFrinehts 20 tcal
estate 8iu5r, and w. may hope ihri the oldi-
rau.o taxing hank shares OF tneir market Vaiuo
viii give us al additional S2a00J. And from
some other itouit We may expect f.Ot, MAKING
80 ell from Increase IN taxes $iOoDO "ich IS
saf.sf.si less than your estimate. 800
or frrlule from gas You Rave counted astlAU.-
90 o. ID more uAn lnst year II -eeus
unlikely tnnf our revenue from ihnt source VIII
te4n.reasei until tfe WORKS are 80 improved ~
. cueausu tto cost ot production We shhi ho
fortunate II our Income is ~ great ~ last year,
aud fool J1sHhcd in this coh.lu7l3 by IeaeOi
of tho falling oil tn receipts Tor January anu
February. which woro g., ,iEl,O ltfs thtn ouflnS
fne coIrs-uoudiug months of la't year. NO
CAuu0', therefore, reasonably expect moro III
come lr0rn gHs fhan was received IN ISN-.
Nopr.ti-inu is mace for tho reduction of mo
floating dett. which already aWOnnb 20 saOL"Ji.
Ihe sum p.h. Oh fO the credit ot tho ConubgonJ
funf f- only " ff6.ql. AOuhRss already author-
ifsi tho expenditure 81 ten thOurani dollars on
fnn Jemes river free bridge. Aud t2.f43 ior
grading and paving Of l~enty-foufih street hnl
ne uu1.r-pi. ming Cf ~. Johns csmctery wal,
whrl not Only takes al Of tue contingent iund
lut lesycs a deficiency Of SiO.9iAoj, 40 which 81
sou ala tia oyrrcsil mGt' OF $@l."uesl on
account - tsgns and The fi,DSU on account ot
ra- you nave al The very beginning
o. no year added tJ,5'Hei 10 your
NHatiug dnuL 10 seems To me That this
would ho TOO wide departure from that necss-
gary policy of living within our means whicn
fnc present condition Of our nnauces lmpefa-
fvolydctnanl- We must anticipate that there
wiI bo from time 20 tifuc during he year new
a.I unexpected demands upon tho Treasury.
tnlch lhsi year amounted iO SJA6t--i' II nose
demand. should This year aggregate only one
ltf as much NO would nnd ai the ond OF t"clto
months INA we lad increased cur noaing d"bt
more tf.an 5000. ndcr fhc-c circumstances /
feel That 10 would te prudent for you 90 recon-
der your ac'iou. reduce yOnr estimate of IN
come. aud rcapgorIOn tho revenue among me
several departments according 10 ther TO
sparuve needs
our inc. mo i~ ample for all the ordinary ex-
utnaes ~ mo city government, but No must
InsEe up our minds o. exercise the most risi1
r.1aomv and deny Ourselves all luKuries until
after tlie new a.sesemcnt ~ 1890. when our larger
income VIII enable us % ro-pont fayorahiy to
many ~ the demands now 80 earnestly proael
Ne must avoid everything that would lead TO
o. nishor fats ~ taxation, ami nothing VIII so
certainly compel au increase Of taxes "a The
making OF appropriations IN excess o. our lh-
come q. TAYLOR kALAoVN Ma!Vi'
TlNANcE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Perriier said that no would like to hear tho
opinion Ol some netnDer Oi iho Finance Com
WIrer.
was GLAD to know that No have such Al economt-
ral Mayor inc committee had spent good
deal of time ina preparation oi HE ordinance.
lney had put TIE receipts mp 20 me nlshost
poirf. uut DO thought thoy could pun through
oil right. -,....
Committee. agreed with pr steel me com.
iulttoa hal given the matter great dcai OF
tlourh' heJs h0i tucl not 70 oyeresumhic
the receipts from taxes. lie dli not believe any
ono would charge &c committee WIN Hs9'ins
fho clfy's money. IL ho Council sustained lho
committee in their re-Ommcudauons ne did hvt
think that thore would Doe dchcL II we 80 70
eating down tae appropriations io mo depart
meut- tlerr will bc great di-satistaction- II the
Council wiI not food the committee with epeciHl
appropriations ne thought that tho finances
uo.li como out an right lie would vote for the
o.diuaure just a. D. stood.
Nr Gowion was surprised 10 know that tho
Mayor yctoed o., ordinance on the grounds Thai
De d.f He thought the Mayor wa- a litiio TOO
previous ii hle ca. .ti0u--and he admired a eau.
i.u, mau-but ae believed the finances would
como ,ut an rIrht The city Is growing, hod
q ..r.. is an increased demand for gas, ana there
v.II he an increased fund from ths source. tie
tUr veto. .
pf. Glover desired 20 know of Mr.. Bowden If
tlo receipts from the Gas Department viii DO
ir.r.as-. how o. la that mo receipts for the pact
Two montus are fl,iJ3 less than for tho cor
responding months Of last year, as reported 10y
fuc Nlguf.
Nr Haaicn could not say With certainty how
Obi. I4 ns hs I.I Lot know where iLo Mayor eot
Dos Information.
800. uu.t o. Itieed one item In the veto which he
thought 600 Mayor was going little out OF Tie
Wsy o. bring n. The message saYs last year we
expended nearly lLnJi for unexpected demands
rran ID. Treasury. lie dii not thins Tie Mayor
should consider any unexpected demands Mt.
Huut fa4f suro tlc ciiy would come out all right,
au4 therefore he would vote 20 pass tie oIdi-
nance ever ihr veto.
Nr B.vItu moved 90 pass ine ordinance over
The veto. which Wa- toue, only one member NMr
O. ..str voting $50
adjourned 40 s o'clock.
Atfsc meeting oi tho Council Committee on
G,Dan l- fud Buildings held last night pf. Ian
a..Iir aht ,ft.r minl.tors were pro-oat ana pre-
aautel o. petition ASKING for the use OF inc
Arm0ry The request was granted upon tho
alIt..n thst the bills Tor fuel ami gas shall NO
..ati boy the ministers ihl- was agreed TO-. mo
iro-nru all police have bSih ashcd permission
io attend toe meeting in bodies iOe nan "lli
be- supplied Nitl chairs and q spcahors slahu
fet.eenflw and Wednesday IlGhL