The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-16
Tb. Board Of Alderman Makes the Ap-
prOpTidtOn Asked.
GOOD WORK OF RR. JlHEST. VAUGHAN
His Vote Won the Great Fight For the
Cause Of Education.-- Mr.. Carter falls
In Iiue.--A Meeting Fun of In
tense Interest.

wicke. Montgomery. Zimmerman.
by the above vote the Board of Alder
men last night appropriated TO the public
schools OF Richmond tho 5000 required
90 keep their doors open for the FUN nine
months of The present session.
Last nights meeting was one OF the
most exciting held by the Board IN many
months past. and the fate Of the measure
hung in tine balance for nearly three
hours Tho clear and elaborate state
mcnt of Tho School Board was read, and
then floods Of oloquence were turned
loose
Mr. Joseph @. Dickers0n. vico-prcsidcnt
of the School Board. and Mr. T. w
Minor representing the United American
Mechanics. made speeches of great power
and cloQucnce. and Aldermen ON either
4 side. poured fourth tides of rhetoric and
reasoning. but stIu the outcome was I'm
doubt
Tho friends OF The measure could count
luf eleven votes as certain. and twelve
were required 90 pass it
NY VAUGHAN TO THE RESCUE.
f<tNc clJ5rnih hour. with hope almost
N.NIf. NfIs N'|" fNNeNNUf WHO WIS
set down as among the opponents of tho
appropriation. arose 90 his feet and de-
c'arcd that Doc was convinced and COM
verfod he would vote for the resolution.
TIo was The twelfth man.
"Thauk Cod said President Turpin. en-
foryent tones. and in tho quiet chamber
one could imagine Doe heard the refrain
amen brother ron around among the
faithful eleven.
outside the raU the chamber last night
was crowded almost 90 its fun capacity.
There were teachers. American Mcch1n-
icg. Good Government Lc1gucr7. and
large contingent from the Clay Ward Ac-
fivoe. headed bv their President. Mr.. p.
O. Waithall. and their Secretary Mr..
clyde vs.. Saunders. over in corner.
keen anxiety depicted ON their countc-
ranccs. sat Superintendent Fox. Of the
public schools. and Secretary Rady. while
in the cloak room Special Accountant
Mccarthy was mentally computing how
the revenues for the year would look
with 5000 subtractod
Mr. Henry T. Carter who defeated the
resolution ON 60 technicalitv at the last
mcctine was early ON hand and nohly
changed DTS position 20 carry out The
wishes of his constituents.
But aU honor IS deserved ana should Doe
given Mr. james T. Vaughan. He saved
the day.
President Turpln called the Board 10
order at $3.50 o'clock. every member being
in his seat. except Captain starke. Oyho
is absent from the city). as follows.
Nossrs. Allen Bahon Brock Burton,
carter Cutchins. Hardwickc. King.
Montgomery Moore. Lawdcr. Noble.
smith. Sncad Vaughan ana thinner
mann.
After President Turpln had stated the
object of tho meeting. ana the resolution
anpropriatlng 5000 had been read. Mr.
Burton presented the following statement
from the School Board.
THE BOARDS STATEMENT
ONCE Of the city School Board.
Richmond. Va. Nov. II, 1884,
To tho city Council:
Conference.-The city School Board. in
compliance with the Joint resolution adopt
od by your honorable body and approved
hv the Mayor. requesting q statement Of
the amount expended bv the board 90
July T. 1,9l sent you report of which
we herewith enclose % copy
In "a report to the Council under date
of September 5 lNC. we Informed you
that an additional appropriation Of nine
thousand dollars $4,000 was needed 20 en-
able us o. provide Tor the schools until
December ol ls47. but an increased oppro-
uriauon of nine hundred and twenty
eight dollars and sixty cents CZ>6O
since received from the state reduces This
amount. as below mentioned. TO eight
thousand four hundred and ifty-nine dol
lars and seven cents CSS4599D. The board
FULLY appreciates tho need for economy
in am departments Of the city govern
ment and we have endeavored so 10 adj
minister the trust committed % our
hands as 20 meet in the largest possible
measure the wishes of the Council IN re-
spcCt 90 retrcnchmcnt in our expenses.
n must hc remembered however that we
received twelve thousand one hundred
and nineteen dollars and fo-ty-ciFht cents
less than we asked for in oar estimate at
the beginning of the year We are glad
20 he able 90 report that In consequence
~ The increased appropriation from The
state above mentioned of nine hundred
and twentv-oieht dollars and sixty cents
Gq2S COD. and hy dispensing with nieht
schools and cooking schools ana hy
ecouomi1iuc in other directions amount
sn- 10 three thousand one hundred and
nineteen dollars and foriy-cight cents
crs40 we have been able 10 enect
such "A reduction as 20 require only eight
thousand four hundred and hfty-nine dol
lars and seven cents iSf590O 20 carry
The Board proposes 10 take from the
tuition fund q. is disposal four hundred
and Nftv-ninc dollars and seven cents
vrQ07 and 70 ask FOR am appropriation
~ only oicht fhorsand dollars CS 00O
NUMBER OF TEACHERS.
We have now on our pay-rolls. for which
alone this increased appropriation Is need
- eighteen principals and %s teachers.
who have under their care 1892 pupils.
whose per capital cost Of tuition IS only
5000 per anuum; very small amount
when we consider the deseryedly high
opinion in which our schools are held, not
only by our own citizens. but BY those
in other states. most competent 10 Judge.
It should not Doe forgotten. in considering
the expenditure of this board. that at the
time the appropriation was made for the
schools. and The board was requested 10
live within it's appropriation. nearly four
months OF the current year had expired.
and four-ninths OF the appropriation had
been consumed. and We were besides un-
DIR contracts for expenses for the re-
mainder Of the session. which could not
then De changed.
We understood that it was agreeable 10
the Council, FOR as 10 change our fiscal
wear. which formerly began January 18th
SO as 20 conform 60 the fiscal year of
tho city which runs from January ist
20 December 3ist Of each year. Our