Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-01

ends meet with the appropriations naue
at this time. then let them come before
the Board and explain matters nc
thought the cooking school might well De
dispensed with. and he did not think that
the city ought to be expected 10 tedcn
French and German.
Mr. Lawder said that he could not vote
for the measure consistently while II
contained clause appropriating $1,000
of the city's money for water-meterH'
which could only be useful in locating
leakages.
MUST STOP THE PRESSURE
Mr.. Allen said the question which Mr..
I.awder had raised had been written
about by men of the greatest intelli-
gence. and IL had been demonstrated be-
yond peradventure that where you have
waste you can't have pressure, and that
the only way TO get pressure was TO
stop waste. The verdict OF the greatest
scientists in America was TO the effect
that water-meters were necessity. lie
did not think laymen should come here
and intrude their petty opinions against
the opinions of men who had made
life-study of this question.
Mr.. Iawder said that when $500 was
appropriated 20 test the meters. the re-
port WAS iu uuldNOfdDlc biif'
Mr.. Allen replied that Mr.. Lawdor was
mistaken. and he called for the reading
of the minority report upon the motion.
MIR. Snead said he did not think the
Board should take into consideration the
snending of $4,000 for water-mcters TO
the detrimcnt of the schools. The stand
ard in the Richmond schools, said he,
is very high. and is complimented by peo-
pie from all parts Of the country. lie
hoped the reduction OF the school ap-
preparation would not prevail. The Me
chanics Institute, said Mr. Snead, Is
working altogether outside the law, ana
should be brought within the jurisdiction
of the School Board. The weather peo-
Die to-day are utilizing the institute 10
the detriment of the poorer
Mr.. Allen asked the speaker whether
children would not be admitted free un-
der both systems.
Mr.. Snead said that at present the
children of the poor were Disseminated
against for the benefit of the children
Mr. Allen asked the member from
CLAW Ward If he wished 10 make that
charge against the Mechanics Institute.
MIST STAND BY STATEMENT.
Mr. Snead hestated. and Mr.. Allen
said no member of the Board should
n,ake an insnuation unless be was pre-
nared to stand By his statement. What
a member said on the floor, he was sup
posed to stand by. II Mr.. Snead would
make the specific charge he would not
only vote against the appropriation but
he felt sure that every member present
would do the same thing.
Mr.. Snead said that he had gotten MS
information from a man whose son hau
been refused admission to the institute.
He could not use his name without nus
permission.
MIR Burton said he knew a man whose
circumstances were very needy, indeed.
who had applied for admission for ms
son. and Captain Elicit had made a
special effort TO make place Tor the
boy and had succeeded in doing So
MUST HAVE MORE SYSTEM
Mr. Allen made a vigorous speech in
support of the water-meter system. II
was necessary to health, he affirmed.
he said he would vote for the budget
under protest and ne wished to be put
ON record as saying that the Street Com
mittee would not have funds to carry on
their department for the year. lie pro-
,oeed to recommend the discharge Of the
carts There was no use begging the
question. He said: "We'ye got no sys-
tenn. All the departments must get lhto
line and submit TO cuts. NeV got 50
much money at our disposal ana we We
got TO bring our expenditures withln the
limit. What is the use OF making eN-
travarant appropriations for schools
when the children won't nave s'rees9 ~
on IN school on. and I'm ten or htteeh
Years there will be no money for educa-
ion al all. For five years l have been
In a homeless minority In the city gov
.r,n,on+ and do not think there IS any
hone for the city until it is governed by
nublic interest instead OF by pohtlcs'
rhc merchants will not take an active
interest I'm the city's affairs until they
are spurred into action by additiohai
taxation a..
when Mr.. Allen took his seat there
we're cries of Question" and the motion
IN cancel $4,000 of the appropriation lor
water-meters. and apply the same to the
school department. was lost by the tol-
lowing vote: nj.
Rurtop. Carter. Cutchins, Hardwicke'
Montgomery. Moore, Noble StarAe' Nini-
Aves-Messrs. King, Lawder, Smith,
Snead. Turpin-5.
30 MORE CITY PATIENTS.
Mr.. Cutchins moved 10 amend the hnal
clause Of the ordinance striking OUT Tue
nrovision which allows the city To sehu
children 10 the institutions benehted
under the clause making appropriations 20
charities. He said the most powerful plea
advanced I'm support of the sectaIlan ap-
nronriations had been, he thought, that
he institutions were called upon TO, give
vaIue received. BY amending the ordi-
nance the city would be better prepared
70 deal with these appropriations at some
future date. ..l,.
Of To $. - ,,o ooo
Mr.. Carter moved that the sum Oh SlV'Vvo
sbould be taken from the debt due 10
sinking fund and added TO the approprla-
tion for schools. 80
The motion was adopted by a vote Oh
9 10 s. 1900. ,,,.
MIR Allen asked II this motion was hot
an appropriatlon, and did not require a
two-thirds vote. The Chair ruled that II
was merely an amendment, taking money
from one source and applying II 70 an
other Mr. Hardwicke said he should be
forced TO vote against the budget Inc
members on one side of the question had
done everything in their power to meet
the members on the other, but he felt re-
leyed from all obligations By the last