The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-02
BOARD ADOPTS THE BUDGET.
Alderman James T. Vaughan Furnishes
the One Vote Needed.
Mr.. EVAN SAEAD'S RETRACTIOh.
He Misunderstood His frteno ="
ence to tho Charge of Discriminss',n
at the Mechanics Institute. and COZ
plains OF u Newspaper Arpc's7 II =


onoositton " as developed. the budget a.
proposed and recommended by the Con-
ference Committee appointed ror 'nse
nurpose got through the Board OF Al.
dermen last night by the skin OK is
teeth.
IL was expected that there wouid DO
scme wrangling. but there wasn't M'.
James +. Vaughan, the member iroo
Mcdison ward. who was absent from the
city when the Board met WEDNESDAY,
night. had returned. His vote supplied
,he one necessary 10 put the budget
through. Every member OF the boaru
was present and the vote stood-ayes iss
noes 9.
As soon as the Board was called to or
der. President rurpn explained brieny
the object CT the meeting. IL was mo'eo
and asreed TO reconsider the vote ox
which the budget had been rejected ana
so the measure pulled through by the
following vote: ~
Ayes-Messrs. Allen. Bahen, Brock. Bur-
ton. Cutcnins, Hardwiche. MoEtgomtry'
Moore. Smith. Starke. Vaughan, Zimmer-
mann-l2. 80,
Noes-Car,er King, Lawder. Noble.
Snead, Turpin-6. ,..,,
MIR sNEAD RETRAcTs.
A molten was then made To adjourn.
hut Mr. Evan Snead. member OF ths
Board from Clay ward. asked 10 be allow
ed to make an explanation teiore 'hs
adjournment OF the body. ms was
agreed TO. and Mr. Snead said: Il wish
TO say here that the statement made
before the Board last night u the snect
that a gentleman came 10 me and said
that he had learned that the Mechanics
Institute was making discriminatlons III
favor Of the children OF rich men against
those OF poor men I'm admitting pupils 20
the school was a mistake. and wish To
rctract. This statement. which was pub
lished in effect In the papers. brought the
gentleman to whom 1 referred 10 my
place OF business early in the day. and
he explained that / misunderstood him
i'm what he said. I take this opportunity
to set the matter right
THE STATE ALL WRONG.
Mr.. Snead. continuing. said with en-
phasis: II wish 10 say also that the state
(evenIng paper) has mlsquoted ana mis-
construed me throughout.
a state reporter called on me to-day
and asked mo about the statement
made before the Board as reported In the
morning papers. | explained To him that
/ misunderstood the gentleman who spoke
| TO me ahont the institute. The State
reported me as saying that ordinarily
would not have made the remark that
| caused the racket, but Mr.. Aliens nery
| comments had ratified me to SONS ex-
| tent, and | spoke quicker than intend
| ed.
II wish to say empnatically that neither
Afr. Allen nor Mr.. anybody else ever
ratified me- do not get ratified and was
perfectly calm when / made the state
ment before the Board. IL was simply
a case OF misunderstanding my friend.
| The State has misrepresented me entire
| ly."
MiSREPREsENTED MIR. ALLEN TOO.
MIR. Snead had hardly taken his seat
when Mr.. Allen arose and read an extract
| from the States article. This was whk
he read:
AS soon as his friend made this ex-
planation Mr.. SLead decided TO acknowl-
edge that he was wrong. The Alderman
stated further that ordinarily he would
not have made the remark that caused
the racket but Mr.. Aliens fiery COM
ments had ratified him TO some extent.
and he spoke quicker than he intended"
Mr. Allen then said: Now l wish 10
| state here (and | want 10 be put on record
as saying this). that / never 'iery'
| language I'm the meetings OF this body. 1
may be earnest at times, but am n@er
fiery. My relations and feelings towards
every n ember OF this Board are Of the
kndest and most cordial char acter. ana
| | regret that the State should do me the
| injustice To put me in Il false light be-
fore the public. do not care for any
more newspaper notoriety than Is alb
solutely necessary and / certainly do
not like 10 have myself misrepresented
| in this way"
With that Mr.. Allen threw aside the
| paper, and the Board adjourned.
Mr.. Whiiehurst's Statement
Mr.. W. J. Whitehurst. president OF the
Mechanics Institute. WAS seen at his Of
nce Tenth and Byrd streets. yesterday
morning. and asked as to the assertion
made Wednesday night in the meeting OF
| the Board Of Aldermen by Mr.. Snead, a
member OF that body from Clay Ward.
The statement made by Mr. Snead Is
| absurd, 10 say the least" replied Mr..
| Whtehurst with emphasis.
The Virginia Mechanics Institute
school IS essentially Z. school for boys
who do not have the advantage OF at
tending school during the day. and for
those who wish 10 obtain technical edu-
/ cation, which cannot be obtained In the
| day schools Of the city.
The majority Of them are either poor
| or in moderate circumstances"
THE STATEMENT FALSE.
"Mr. Whitehurst. what about the direct
| statement that Determinations have been
made in the admission OF students to the
institute2'
1T Is simply not true. In the first place.
| before the opening Of each session. we
| allow the students who attended the
| previous session certain number OF days
| in which to enter for the session. after
| which new students are enrolled In the
order In which they apply for admission
| TO the secretary.
I'VE frequently have more applicants
than can be admitted on account Of hav-
ing TO limit the classes. in which case
| the names OF applicants are registered.
and when a vacancy occurs the hrst on
| the list is admitted"
"Will you make an investigation Of the
charges made by Mr. Snead?"
Il shall write a letter 10 Alderman
| Snead and earnestly request that he give
| the name OF the party or parties who
are said to be authority for the statement
made by him.
II shall also bring the matter TO tho
! attention OF the Board OF Managers OF
| the institute. which Is 10 be held on the
18th OF April.
| NOTHING TO CONCEAL.
ave have nothing % conceal In the
| management OF the institute. and would
| be pleased 70 have any member II tho
| City Council call at the secretary's vfYice
and inspect the records OF the applica-
tion and admission OF the students. The