Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-17
THE TIED-UP BUDGET
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TELL
WHY THEY VOTED AGAINST 1T.
COMMON COUNCIL 10 ACT PROMPTLY.
The BODY VIII Consider Confe renee
Committee Matter To-Morrow
Night-Finsnce Committee Raises
License Taxes.
License Taxes.

President James Caskie, OF the Conn
mon Council. has called meeting OF thar
body for tomorrow evening. az 7D
o'clock, to consider the resolution coming
from the Board OF Aldermen providing
Tor the appointment OF a committee OF
conference 10 consider the budget. over
which so much disagreement has arisen
The sentiment among those members
OF the Board who voted against the an
preparation ordinance seems TO be nor
20 desire to tie up the budget, but NOT
TO pass 1t until 1t has been so amended
as to make larger allowance for
streets. and until it has been set
tied what the policy Of the city Is to bo
with reference to appropriations to sec
tartan Institutions
The ordinance failed to pass the Board
Of Aldermen because It did not receive
the necessary two-thirds vote. There
were nine ayes" to six noes" those
voting against the budget being Messrs.
Allen, Bahen, Carter. Noble. Smith. and
President Turpin.
The Common Council under the laws
governing the two bodies. will have to
grant the request for a conference COM
mittee, but this does not mean that the
complications which have arisen over tho
budget will be solved. Each member OF
the Board who voted against the ordl-
nance has fixed views regarding certain
features OF II, and these views cannot ba
easily changed
WOULDN'T HURT THE SCHOOLS.
President William NJ. Turpln, who was
one of the strongest advocates for the
restoration Of the appropriations TO cer-
tain charitable Institutions OF the city
which had been dropped by the Com
mittee on Finance and the Common
Council gave Dispatch man yesterday
his reasons for voting against the bud
get He said he did 50 because he was
opposed 10 spending Sl5.oO0 for water
meters, to cutting down the appropria-
ton TO the city's schools, and 10 leaving
out OF 1t this year certain worthy chari-
ties which in his opinion, should re-
ceive help from the city.
Everything that | desire done with
the budget" said Mr.. Turpin, 'can be
done by leaving Off the appropriation for
water-meters. This would give us $1,000
more for schools, streets, charities, etc,
which, with what We could take frcm
the contingent fund would do. This
taking of $1,000 from the public school,
teachers means the shortening OF tho
scholastic year one month, and the re-
duction of the pay OF principals and
teachers IL per cent. | am opposed TO
this"
MIR. CARTER AND STREETS.
Mr.. Henry l.. Carter. another member
of the Board who opposed the budget,
speaking OF his action, said: why. 4
could not vote for that budget. when L
knew that it meant the Gripping OF one or
the most, III not the most important de-
partment OF the city government--the
Street Department. BY It's provisions We
would have no money TO make any street
improvements this year worth talking
about. uhe people need curblng and Blde-
walks and sewers. 1t Is these things that
make taxable values for the city. They
enhance property, and the city treasury
reaps the benefit. As TO the fight for ap-
propriations to the charities which were
left out Of this years budget, l must say
that am In sympathy with the movement
TO drop them from the city's budget, but
we should do this by degrees. / was IN
favor OF taking $500 of the usual allow
ance TO the Little Sisters of the Poor.
which has been $40. This would have
given that institution $3.50 this year. Next
year we could have made another cut or
500. and the third year have wiped the
appropriation entirely out"
Mr.. James Bahen. OF Jackson Ward. did
not hesitate 10 give his reasons for voting
against the budget as II came 70 the Board
OF Aldermen. II wanted those institu-
tions, the Little Sisters OF the Poor and
St Josephs orphan Asylum. 10 get what
they were entitled TO-" He declared with
emphasis: "rhey are non-sectarlan. and
are doing a good work They keep many
people out OF our almshouse. and the city
is really saved money by them. | also
opposed the budget because Il did not
give the Street Department any money to
work on this year. We need street Inn
provements, and IL we hope 20 collect
taxes we must have them. Another reason
why / voted against the budget was that
| am against the introduction or water
meters and did not feel like spending si5,-
600 I'm them"
The newsgatherer caught Mr.. Otway ,.
Allen as he was going TO a meeting of
khe Committee on Streets. and asked him
TO state his reasons for voting against ths
budget. Mr.. Allen said he would gladly
do so II he had the time, which be had
not.
Mr.. T.. NJ Noble. Of Marshall Ward.
said that there were many reasons why
he voted against the budget. and which he
did not have the time 10 DISCUSS. He was
out-and-out opposed TO appropriating
money to any sectarian institution.
Mr. James /. Smith. the last OF the six
aldermen who opposed the ordinance, had
very pronounced views regarding certain
features OF the budget. and his reasons fo7
voting against II were numerous.
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