The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-08

-nOrd and that the said COunc'l br, ana Is
hereby requested 10 take such action as
may be necessary TO carry out the spirit
OF these resolutions.
DAVIS BOTTOM,
f.. W. MINER.
\. l.. BRADLEY,
Committee.
DEPENDED THE REPORT.
After the reading OF the report Mr
Wollerstein took the floor in defence OF
the committees report He said the
committee generally was I'm favor OF dong
away with appropriations Tor sectarian
;chools but it would be hardship TO
cut them off from the budget entirely.
The committee began last year 20 cut
Town these appropriations gradually ana
they would be eventually wiped out. The
.otal amount given for such purposes be
said. was only s. 80 and that would soca
be wiped out.
Mr.. Blanks contended for his motion
ard was supported by Mr.. II. y. law
sins. who said he was opposed TO giving
one copper OF the city's money 10 any
| dem in,dat"1al institution
Mr.. Blanks then changed his motion 10
strike out the appropriation OF $3.50 to the
| Episcopal Church, Home and
il was defeated by the following vote:
Aycs-Messrs. Beck. Blanks. Cottrelll.
Foster, H. A. Hawkins. o. A. Hawkins.
king. Pollock. Witte. Woody, and Cas-
kic-u.
Noes-Messrs. Briggs. CARRIER, Gunst.
HarreIson. Hobson, Miller Mosby, Neale,
| Noble, Rountree, Ryan, Tanner, Waller
stein, Whalen and Wllliams-5.
| Mr.. H. a. Hawkins then offered an
| amendment striking out the appropriation
| Of 500 for 81. J.sephs orphan Asylum,
! but afterwards withdrew II as 1t was evil
| Iauf that ~ would he defeated.
Mr.. Gunst then took the floor and said
| that he noticed that $l0S.O00 had been APP
propriated for the city school boards pay
| roll. whereas. $40. i6lO9 had been asked
| for. lie was unwilling for there to be
repetition OF the scenes Of 1884, and be-
fore voting on the question he desired TO
hear from Mr.. Briggs, member of the
| School Board.
| Mr. Briggs explained briefly that the
! School Board had estimated it's expenses.
and found Il could not run the schools
| unless the amount asked for was given
| H. less 1926 for extra teachers.
| ENOUGH FOR SCHOOLS.
| Mr.. Wallerstcin said that the Finance
| Committee thought the School Board
had been given every dollar that was
needed. The Board. he said, had last
| year applied for 5000. declaring that the
| schools would be closed unless they got II.
]
-0lls showed that only 1890 was due
| the teachers. He drew attention to the
| private tuition fund which the School
| Board received and declared that II
! should be turned into the treasury just
| Ike the rest Of the city's funds.
Mr.. Gunst said the School Board asked
| for $4,000 and the Finance Committee
| gave them Sos 600. He was unwilling 10
| vote for either sum until IL could be as
certained which sum was really needed
| To that end he moved that a special COM
mittee OF five be appointed to ascertain
which was right the Finance Committee
or the School Board.
II move the motion be laid on the
| table" said Mr.. Wallersten. The pres
dent ruled that Mr.. Gunst's motion was
| out OF order.
Mr. Pollock then renewed his motion 10
postpone the further consideration Of the
budget until next Monday night, but
the motion was again lost.
Mr.. Blanks moved that 5000 be taken
from the water metre appropriation and
placed to the credit Of schools.
Mr.. Witte offered as an amendment
that the entire $500 for metres be strick-
| en- out.
Mr.. Briggs moved that Mr.. Whites mo-
ton be laid on the table. BY a vote OF
| j. TO 2 the motion was adopted.
| Schools versus metres was the ques-
| ton and there was some lurid oratory.
Slr. Witte made a very entertaining
speech IN which he went for metres
gloves of. He said that the test made
by putting in metres had not been a
fair one; they had been put on the new
main and not tho old ones. which supply
the lower part OF the city. Where the
metres had been put the people had not
month, whereas they were forced to pay
$ year.
MONEY NOT NEEDED.
Mr.. Witte contended that the 5000 was
not needed for metres. but 1t was needed
on the streets and in the Health Depart
ment.
Mr.. CARRIER and Mr. HARRISON defended
the metres vigorously. the latter gentle
man showing that all the leading cities
had adopted metres with profit.
4 recorded vote was then taken on \
motion to lay on the table the motion
OF Mr. Blanks TO take 5000 from the ap-
| preparation for water metres and add II
10 that for schools. and II was carried
The recorded vote was as follows, show.
ing how the Council stands on the metre
| question::
Ayes-lfessrs Briggs. Foster CARRIER
Gunst. HARRISON. II. A. Hawkins. o. A
Hawkins. Hooson. Mosby, Noble. Pol
lock, Rountree. Ryan Tanner Waller
stein and Williams-l6.
Noes-Messrs. Beck. Blanks, Cottrell
King. Miller. Neale. Whalen, Witte
Woody. and Caskie-lO
After a few remarks by Mr. WaliersteIr
In proof Of the fact that the sum pro
vided for schools in the budget was am
pie. and little passage between him an'
Mr. Briggs which created a good deal Of
merrimeni, the budget was adopted by 9
unanimous vote,
HIS SALARY RAISED
The Council then took up an ordinance
reported by The Finance Committee In
creasing the salary of Mr.. Alex De
laney. supert atendent OF Pump Houses
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