The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-01
THE BUDGET STRUCK A SNAG
Progress Of the Measure Blocked by the
Board Of Aldermen.
PUBLIC SCHOOL PAYROLL THE RUB
Mr.. snead, in Championing tho Cause,
Makes Insinuations About the Mechan-
les 'Institute-Plsin Statements from
Mr.. AIlen-To Meet Again To- Night


of Aldermen last night over the question
of adopting the budget for 1891 as recon-
mended by the Conference Committee.
IT could be seen soon after the Board got
down to work that there would be
trouble. The question OF the public
school payroll was a stumbling block
on one side. and when the question OF
water-meters was introduced the pro-
gress Of the budget struck another snag.
Nessrs. Allen, Cutchins and Har1wicke
while heartily I'm favor OF the pubic
schools, advocated retrenchment In that
department as in other departments or
the city government, and urged the adop-
ton Of the budget as recommended ny the
Conference Committee. ON the other
hand Messrs. Snead, Noble. Carter ana
King held out for the public schools, and
cbampioned that cause. There was any
amount Of talk, and at IL CLOCK the
BOARD adjourned without getting an inch
nearer the solution Of the problem than
when the meeting was called to order.
They will try again tonight.
WANTED THE BUDGET TO PASS.
The Board met at 8 o'clock with the fol-
lowing members present: Messrs. Bahen'
Brock, Burton, Carter, Hardwicke. King
Montgomery, Moore, Lawder, Noble.
Smith. Snead. Starke Zimmerman, Tur-
pin. Mr.. Allen and Mr.. King came I'm
few minutes after the Board was called
TO order.
A letter was read from Mr.. James T.
Vaughan, OF Madison ward, stating tDat
he had made an engagement TO ne IN
Washington before the president or the
Board had called the meeting. lie eX-
tl..r hfItUaf
commended by the Conference Committee
would be adopted by the Board. He
himself was not in accord with some OF
the recommendations made, but was will
ing TO sacrifice some Of his views in or
der TO havS the question Of the approprla-
tions for l%Nvttled.
40 AENDMENTS.
President Tfrpir, called attention OF the
Board TO rule 2S of The Board of Alder
men and Common Council when leaas
as follows: "Ordinand or resolutions
reported by a comHirV- of conference
shall not be subject tGA@endment or iald
on the table, but must be either adopted
rejected or re-committed. a committee
of conference shall not have the power
TO change or omit any section Of any
ordinance or norton of resolution that
has been agreed upon by both branches
hut only those constituting the disagree
ment." ..,,
Mr. T,urpin explained that he would
observe that rule during the session. MI
Carter thought this would be a hard-
shin but Mr. Lawder said il it was en-
forced he would vote against the budget
AS recommended by the conference CONF
mittee. ,, .,
Considerable discussion followed. and
when the vote was taken 70 suspend the
rule for the session Of the Board II re-
suited as follows:
Aves-Messrs. Carter, King Mon'soh-
cry. Lawder, Noble, sneau' Nc
Zimmerman and Turpin-3
ryoes-Nlessrs. Allen. Bahen BROCK
Rurton. Hardwicke, Moore, and smith
Nr starke thought the vote ought 70
he reconsidered. lie put TINS INTO the
ebane of a motion. which prevailed, ana
the BOARD then decided TO suspend 'he
rule for the session. ,.,.>-r,
THAT SINKING FUND.
,,,,o L,doet was then read. This has
-, n,blisbed in The Times with the
at,oncas and recommendations made by
The conference committee at the htellhs
on Monday night ,...
recommendations from Star and Cres-
cent Council. No. 6. Daughters Oh lApei
with a membership Of eighty ana a. w
Glinn Council. No. E, Jr. o. l.. a. NJ ','.- pr
testing against any portion OF the CITY
revenues for sectarian PURPOSES "'''
read and ordered to be hled.
NJ N.oble asked If the law did not
nro,ide that a certain amount should be
sat aside for the Sinking Fund Commis'
stoners He wished TO know how IL was
that the Council would have right TO
take $4,000 from the $4,000 due the SINK
ing fund 49,. ,,,
',,ybere the Council will get the 5000.
~ nav the $4,000 due the Sinking una
commissioners if they demand the Whoie
amount at the end of the three mohtns
rrom the Grst Of February. unless the
omount is borrowed, ] DO not know s'lu
Mr.. Turpin. e,-,.,-.. r,.,,a
Commissioners. ] shall feel no emnaIra7s
mont I'm voting that the amount be Gu.
dov,n from $1,000 20 $4,000 for the pres.
ont and / will not say what ] shai 40
ae member OF that commission, when
the time comes to act in that capacity
some further discussion followed TINS.
and Mr.. Noble declared that ne Woulu
vote against any proposition thdt III any
way evaded the law.
II. did not understand the proposition,
no said. whereupon Mr.. Hardwicke Noluh-
teered 10 enlighten that gentleman.
President Iurplu lciaihtu. 'hiii"'
saw how the majority OF the Sinking Fund
commissioners Will vote when the qucs-
tion comes up 10 be decided | can say
however. that know two members OF the
commission who will insist that the whole
amount Of $4,000 be paid when IL fans
due
SCHOOLS AND WATER-METEhS
Some further discussion was INDUCED
I'm and the question was )ut aside Tor a
discussion of the appropriation for pub
lie schools Mr. Turpln (Mr. Starke IN
the chair) moved that the sum or $-'VV'
be taken from the amount proposed TO
he expended for water meters ana plac'o
to the credit uf the public schools pay
roll Mr. Turpin supported TINS mo-
tion with a strong speech in favor OF
larper appropriation fer the public school
pav-rol He stated that he had read IN
The morning papers that Mr.. Jones had
made statements in the Conference Com
mittee to the effect that he had been
told that the amount OF 100000 would be
sufficient for the public schools pay-roll
for the year without reducing salaries
or shortening the school term. Il wish 10
saw" continued Mr.. Turpin, that this
cannot possibly be done. Either Mr..
Jones is mistaken or the papers have mis-
construed his remarks. Mr. Briggs also
proposed certain changes in the school
system. Among other things he sug-
gets tho plan of cutting off certain
branches OF study. aud close up some
of the schools. There has been sugges-
tions that the modern languages In the
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