Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-18
BUDGET PASSED
the Board Concurs In The Ordnance as
Il Came from The Council.
WAS THE ARTICLE CHAScEDs
Mr.. snead Makes n Mysterious State
ment Regarding n Publication, Yet
to Appenr-Mr. Blake ON Good
Government.

Council.
The Board. after being called to order,
at once went into the consideration OF
the ordinance from the Finance Com
mittee cancelling appropriations for the
year 1895. and making appropriations Tor
1896. The protest from the Baptist Min
isters' Conference against appropriate tons
to denominational charities. was, on mo-
ton CT Mr.. Tanner. taken up and City
Clerk August read the ordinance. When
the items on the budget for charities was
reached Mr.. Snead moved that ali ap-
proprlatlons to sectarian institutions be
stricken out. He said about eight years
ago he made similar motion. which was
defeated
Mr. Noble asked whether these institu-
tions made reports to the city as to how
these sums were expended. and Mr. Hard
wicke explained that they submitted re-
ports to the Committee on Finance and
were compelled to receive a certain num-
Der OF inmates from the city.
SHOULD NOT TIE UP THE BUDGET.
Mr. Tanner moved that the appropria-
tions as agreed upon by the Committee
on Finance be restored. but Chairman
Hardwlcke, OF the Finance Committee,
advocated the passage OF the budget as
amended by the Common Council. He
was opposed to tying up the budget which
would be the result of the adoption of
either Mr.. Sneads or Mr.. Tanners mo-
tion. Mr. Noble said he was glad to see
that the chairman of the Finance Com
mittee had grown liberal recently, as
he had heretofore for the past two years
argued that the recommendations OF the
Finance Committee should be adopted.
Now. Mr.. Hardwicke did not seem TO
hold such a view.
Mr. Turpin spoke in favor Of allowing
the apr ropria:ions to stand as they
came from the Common Council. He
said that all the talk about those small
donations uniting the Church and the
State was absurd. with all due respect.
He was a Baptist, but thought IL the
State would withdraw all its aid from
the sectarian institutions they would find
themselves very much handicapped. He
did not think the appropriation allowed
the Episcopa! Home would Episcopalize
anyone, or that the money given to the
Little Sisters OF the Poor would make
anybody a Catholic President Turpin
Little Sisters. a very high and sincere
compliment
Mr. Noble said he was opposed to
making appropriations to any of these
Institutions. except to the morgue, S1oo;
the Colored Orphan Asylums. $50; Rich
mond Male Orphan Asylum. $3.50; Lee
Camp $500 Woman's Christian Associa-
ton kindergarten. $50. He remarked
that so far as tying up the budget was
concerned. he would do what he con-
ceived to be right. even II II was neces-
sary to tie up the budget for twelve
months.
Mr. Blake argued for concurrence in
the ordinance as II came from the Com
mon Council.
Mr. Turpin said that the Little Sisters
OF the Poor and st Joseph's Orphan Asy-
lum. together. supported nearly as many
poor persons as were cared for at the
city almshouse, while the city only paid
to these institutions the sum of $50 an
nually. After some further discussion.
Messrs Tanner and Snead withdrew their
notions.
BOMB FROM MR.. SNEAD.
Clerk August proceeded with the read
ing OF the measure, but another lengthy
interruption occurred when he reached an
e Leslie PSbIsSng dla house @ for t sSo s 1p copes
OF the Frank Leslie's Monthly, containing
a special article on the history and re-
sources OF the city Of Richmond. Mr..
this item. and after brief explanation
by the chairman OF the Finance Conn
mittee, the C1ay-Ward member stated
that he had heard that the article in
Finance Committee. and as it made a
most favorable showing for the present
Council, was subsequently changed az the
Hardwicke, Of the Finance Committee, as
serted that ne knew nothing OF the mat
ter to which the Clay-Ward Alderman
referred.
President TurpIn made spirited speech
in connection with this matter, He said
that any one who would wilfully give
the city a black-eye in this manner was
a scamp. Speaking along this Zine. Mr..
the bad shape. many persons were
honestly pretending ii was. He declared
that If all the taxes due TO the city
OF Richmond were collected the city
know what to do with. Mr.. Turpin here
made the surprising statement that OF the
400 fduciaries In the city OF Richmogl.
not more than twenty-five were paying
five were members OF the City Council.
WHO ROBBED THE CITY.
The President was followed in his re-
marks by Mr.. Blake, who touched the
Good-Goyernment movement up. The
present City Council. he asserted, would
Show this city what good government
was. The Democratic League would do
some good. declared Mr.. Blake. who as
serted that the very men who were at the
bottom of this movement were those who
had already siicked the life-blood out
OF the city. and were now anxious TO get
In and suck the rest. The city had been
robbed. Mr. Blake averred, saying that
he would b.. the man 10 tell the citizens
of Richmond who had robbed them.
After further discussion of a general
nature the Board concurred in the budget
as IL came from the Common Council,
the. vote being 10 ayes and l nay, Mr..
Noble casting his vote In the negative.
In view of the statement made by Mr..
Snead regarding what he had heard about
tne Frank Leslie's Monthly matter. Mr..
Boar Board Should write rite 10 the pubIShinT @
house concerning IL. This President Tur-
pin consented to do.
The Board refused to concur in the
action OF the lower branch allowing Mt.
Cavalry Cemetery to connect with the
Waterman on Randolph street, and the
paper was sent back TO the Committee on
Water.
A number of frame-buIIding permits
President Turpin offered an ordinance,
amending the ordinance regulating the
duties OF the Special Accountant by giving
him power to investigate any city Depart
ment OF his own accord The paper went
TO the Finance Committee.
From the Committee on Streets came q
resolution. appropriating $4,000 In bonds
for the construction OF sewers. Ii was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
a resolution from the same committee,
apprcpriating $3.l700 to grade and pave
with granite spalls the east side OF
Twentv-fIrst street between Franklin and
Broad streets Adopted.
THAT MINORITY REPORT
AT this juncture sir. King handed in the
minority report OF the Committee on In
vestigation of the Affairs Of the Cas-