The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-16
GOOD WORK OF The LEAGUE
The Leaders Tell What Vas Accom-
2AShed by The City Council
WHY ARE THE CLUBS FIGHTING THEM?
Lea Question tho Lcaguers wish Answered
Mr. Catlio Discovers That the CIubites
40 Ne' Even Pay rifty Cents Poll
saN-To Mcct Next saturday.

The drst mass-mccting Of the members
Of Che Democratic League for Good Cow
vrnment WAS held last evening at Laube's
Hall on First and Broad streets. Despite
,ho disagrocable weather the attend
enco wac quite large. and among those
ilosev were the following wcI-known
ciulens. Mcssrs T.. A. Cauin. Or. Jud.
g. Wood. Mann. S. Valentine. i. B.
Valentine. Cazncau Mcleod. Sam G. Reg
ester Nirglnlus Newton. VI. l.. Strauss.
N, 3D. Graham. Councilman II. ". ROM
trrc. councilman j. J. King W VI. Coul-
l.ne. littcu Wilson. -. Stewart Hume,
Na,wel q. Clarke. Edgar II Ferguson.
.I.nrs $. Moore. Dr Frank - Steel, VIII
Im d. Culliugworth. Charles \. Mere
N.fn. and j. 10. Minor
Some intrre. ting addresses were made
n Nr CaOn. the president. Mr.. New
.r Nr a. ullinc. Mr Strauss. Mr.. Roun-
.r., and others. and great interest I'm the
League was manifested by those pres
.rl 10 was decided 90 hold frequent
meetings Boo Tho various wards Of the
1859 aud endorse os many substantial
citizens Tor the two branches Of the
council ae possible.
TnD meeting was called 10 order by
president CotHu shortly after o'clock
and Secretary Mcleod read che minutes
fno last meeting
THE LEAGUES WORK
.r Catm submitted e report I'm re
r.rI to the work accomplished hy the
..raruc during the past twelve months
OBJ. sal1 tho work had been done through
t.e Dlv Council and while some good re-
llfs had been obtained the work was
mot vcf finished. IN conclusion. Mr.. Cate
Hn scid hc had gone to the city Han
claiming right 90 do go AS citizen. and
ue had obtained some figures. which he
desired 90 submit 20 Che meeting. While
figures were dry. yct they were certainly
Instructive
.For tho past fourteen years said Mr.
.all "frYm 1852 to 1Hj. the cty's debt
increased S--Sl q3f 20. cor during that period
... average annual increase was >l9N.-
.an Tniouah tine instru mentality ot the
tr4cu. AMI its representatives. in inc CIV
Dncu.l lln floating debt was decreased
.un- fHo years from February D. lA"'.
t1 Fehru.r. o. l,t, 1921 2i0a and no more
bonds were issued since july ]. h9b.
"1.o total Liabilities of the city ON Feb
r.H.f. b. lSf. amounted 90 SOL s-l1l, on
February T. IN41 10 sa-nS.2Zl24, and ON
February T. lgl> 90 So a6- OtL9l Between
February a. 1896. and February J. ls''
.H. f04nT liabilities of the city were de-
.r....f sras -ls - .uG between February
...p- ami F.aruar, T. .. the decrease
.,.t lu.ed Io ElD1-1 e7. maxine "a total dee
creased of s2if. s5t1 during the two years
"Iu pc. uary. 1896. Che Council appro-
ruatod. u addition 10 tine estimated re-
.spts. the sum ot >N.%'.03. and thereby
thIt body ouiv Carried out the custom OF
r0rulr votr- When fhe present Council
wont ,uto office the sum oi $4,000 had been
.....r..rfat.I iu city hnnds hut this
.r,...- ,.. r.t.r issued and sim re-
.r..... b., t.. ,,....,.,,
REDUCED THE LIABILITIES.
.T.. present Council during the FIRST
sane f..,.bt eoa r0n worth OF cltv bonds
.... ... b.. ....,t Gov tb, esnfa
"'" ,.,,,-
- t.
'' poe 90, t...., ,t
't tN Hnu ON't "'N' u''''
a... liabilities instead OFF spending Sl'"'-
a.r rior. .. il f.rmrr wears
--r.. ....-..g a.. valuation o. 49, cs-
.... .... .,,,.,,,,t. d. --a
49,. . .,... -,,,,,, '.t t,. - d.tt
t'' '"' ''"''' TO
%. I.' '.t ir '' per ''hl. 'i iN' as..S,'"
'Hl.e c ,.'>'.fia. ln ihe city OF Fhl1-
U.uHt tne charter limit of the bonded
Nr.f t. only per cont. Huo in other