The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-03
EXPENSES OF THE CITY.
<ySuxx <PPsopRTATION BUDGET
pxrsgyrED 10 THE COUNCIL
Tn. Nav Labor question Again be'''' WV
Eodv-Ths Stone for PAVING
,oses-cnre for the Poor

kin. Carnfdl, H. - ,.s,.,.,
y Davis. Epps Ferriter' CARRIER ",v90.''
cr,e,o. Grimes. Grooms. jackson, r''s'
1anderk,n Mann. Mcdowell Murphy
Nob,. Page. seay. Smith. stra''o"'
THOMAS Trower Vaughan Royal "n'e'
WI white and President Glover
The annual message Of Mayor Elyson'
which will be found in this issue %
Tho Times. was received and Med
Ijpon the recommendation OF tne I'm,
,oi,tec on Streets. a resolution ca"'o "r
snnropriating 100 for the eonstruSuo"
OF a sewer on clay street from 1"o"''
1ffh 10 Twenty-eishth streets
Mr. Carter offered an amendment 70
the resolution providing that the pay VI
The loborcrs 10 be employed ia the eNcd
,,at,o, of the sewer bitches be as proNiu-
al nv tho Joint resolution approved octo-
her ii. 1901. namely. s. per day. lie TOOK
the ground that the committee hau ho
right TO pay TO hands employed IN dissiiis
bitches less than s. day nor give the
work out by contract unless thut amount
was paid 20 the laborers
Mr.. Roykin opposed the amendment
and said the Council had no right 10 pay
10 per cent more OF the taxpayers
money than the work could be done
for.
Mr.. Glover said CNr Stratton in the
rhair} that the original resolution. 10
which Mr.. Carter referred, only provided
that II the Street Committee decided TO
have the work done by day labor " per
day should be paid II the work was
given out by contract, the Council had
no right to dictate what wages con-
tractor should pay.
Mr. Epps thought II was not right TO
grind down the Office holders. iaborefs
and other employees Of the city govern
rnent
The Vote Los'.
After some further discussion the
amendment was lost by the vote OF ii To
IS The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Carter Of Clay. Curtis Of Mar
shall. Davis of jefferson, Epps OF Jeffer-
son. CARRIER Of Marshall. Grimes of Mar
shall. Grooms Of jefferson. Murphy Of
jefferson. Noble of Marshall, seay of
Clay. Trower of Clay-11.
Noes Boykin of Clay Carneal Of Mon
roe. Ferrlter Of Madison. Gibson Of Mon
roe. Griffin Of Jackson, Jackson of Jack
son, King Of Clay. Landerkin OF Madison
Mann Of Marshall Mcdowell of Monroe,
Page OF Jackson. Smith Of Jackson
Stratton OF Madison. Thomas OF Monroe
Vaughan Of Madison, Royal White of
Jackson. W l.. White Of Madison, Glover
OF Monroe-lS.
The resolution was then adopted by
vote of % TO 6. Messrs. Carter. Epps,
Grimes, Noble, Seay. and Turner voting
I'm the negative.
On motion Of Mr.. Boykin. the rules
were suspended and a resolution offered
providing for joint committee of three
members Of the Board Of Aldermen and
four members OF the Common Council
10 cooperate with the Executive Com
mttee of the Soldiers and Sailors Mon
unient Association in arranging the cere-
monies in connection with the unveiling
Of the Private Soldiers and Sailors mon
ument in Marshall Park on May Goth.
The resolution also provides for an APP
preparation of $4,000 to defray the neces-
sary expenses. II was adopted.
Upon the recommendation Of the Com
mttee on Streets the Council agreed 10
a resolution appropriating for the grad
ing and graveling Of tho alley between
Graham and Hancock and Broad and
Marshall streets.
c. ana q. Watchmen.
Considerable discussion arose over the
recommendation Of the same committee
10 reject the resolution which seeks to
compel the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company TO place watchmen at their
crossings on Marshall and Brown streets.
The recommendation was finally rejected
and the resolution adopted by vote OF
II to IL.
Another debate occurred upon the
recommendation of the committee TO re-
ject the petition of stone-cutters who
asked that the stone for street curbing
be cut within a radius of nine miles OF
this city, and that not more than 81 per
lineai foot be paid for curbing by the
city. The resolution, IA coming from the
stone-cutters. was finally lost by tie
vote of IA TO II. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Davis. Epps, CARRIER, Griffin,
Grimes, Grooms King. Mann. Murphy,
Noble Seay. Smith. Trower-li.
Noes-Carneal, Carter. Curtis. Ferriter
Gibson. Landerkin. Jackson. Mcdowell
Page, Stratton, Thomas. Vaughan. Royal
White. w. l.. White. Glover-l
Upon the recommendation of the
Committee on Streets resolution
was referred TO the Finance Commit
tee. appropriating the sum of $3.50 for
the curbing and guttering of the west
side OF Randolph street, from Cary street
10 Riverside Cemetery.
This Years Budget.
The Finance Committee presented the
usual ordinance containing the appro-
priations for the various departments Tor
the new fiscal year. as recommended Iy
the committee.
Inc ordnance tHdh an "''N
pended appropriations. as well as all bal
ances In excess OF appropriations. stand
ing on the books of the Auditor at the
end OF the past fiscal year except such
as apply TO poor OF the city. S2465.0J;
city School Board construction. S1,AIoS,
revision Of city ordinances. S.20. cul-
verts. S9,44977; arinory Stuart Horse
Guards. etc. $1,000: Improvement OF
Shockoe creek. 50 2i0.ll; paving sidewalks.
SS6G05 paving alleys for owners S46n.Ol;
opening streets. si.se5; opening Lee dis
trict, STAGE. S6-making total of SI.SSlSD
shall be considered as cancelled and
the Auditor Is hereby directed TO bal
ance his books accordingly.
Second There shall be appropriated
from the funds and resources OF the city,
for the year ending the 3lst day of Janu-
airy. 1895. the following sums. and for the
purposes mentioned, and the said sums
shall not, in any ease. be increased or
OF the whole Council in favor of such in
crease or addition said vote TO be taken
by yeas and nays. viz:
The Various Accounts.
APPRO-
ON ACCOUNT OF. PRIArED
Interest and redemption. $4,000 ~
Last year. $4,000
Assessment OF taxes. ............ t,3D %
Assessment Of public improve
ments ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Lou w
Collection of taxes ............. 5000 90
Last year. $50.
Charities
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