Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-16
THE BUDGET PASSED.
txANIMorsLy ADOPTED ny AL
pEaMEN WITHOUT DEBATE.
ST. CLEANING ORDINANCE REJECTED
Heavy Tax Imposed on Vendors of
Fire, Assignee, and Other stocks
Powers Asked by James-RIvcr I'm
prcvcment Committee Refused.

ETDtC7alfnt
The annual budget. was concufred Il
by the Board Of Aldermen last night
lust as II came from the Common coun
81. II was not even debated. and al
effort To raise ripple OF excitement owe
the meter question fell decidedly nat
and was promptly laid on the table. tn
Vote was unanimous. and the evident de
sire 10 reach n vote on the question, CAV
way 10 a feeling Of surprise that the enc
had been reached so easily and 50 soon.
III, most interesting debate Of Tho
session occurred on the street-cleanini
ordinance. which was, however. rejected
only I've votes being east In its favor
For the rest. the meeting was dun bn
nv no means Improbable. for many i'm
portant matters were passed upon IN
c,pd,nr the codlncation of the city ordt
nanccs which seems to be as far away
as ever.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
The Board was called to order by CierN
August. who stated that President luipn'
Was detained az home by sickness anu
Manor sol. Cutchins was elected 10 'ie
chair. The rOn-cail showed the loiio" ms
members present: Messrs. Bahen' brocA'
Burton. Garter. Cutcihns. Hard"iehe'
king. Montgomery. Moore Noble. smi'h,
Snead. Vaughan, zimmermann Allen ana
a.awder. -,
The resolution granting permission 10
She trustees Of the Home for lneurapieS
20 close the alley on Mulberry street was
honoured in The claim OF the Ricnmonu
Horticultural Company FOR S4z4.s' Iot uga',-
<ages 20 property, caused oN Inc vNe4-iV"
OF Shockoe creek. was rejected.
SrREET-CLEANING DEPARTMENT.
The ordinance creating n department OF
street cleaning adopted by the CouhcH
December g. 1897. and referred 10y tho
Board TO the Committee on bealth' We
returned TO the Board with me ieovin
unoudatiOn that IL should not pass. MI
Snead called attention 20 the fact That the
vote by which the committee recommend,
I'D nOu-cOncuTrence in the oroihdnSS s'oou
n 10 . He hoped the Board would reject
Tie ordinance II merely created new
spffice The four sanitary officers. he con-
sended were a necessity. anu me rev
officer would render little or no assistance
10 them. III was demonstrated that IL
RSould be impossible for one man 10 cover
the whole city satisfactorily
Mr.. Allen: If this ordinance IS reJecteu'
will il leave the situation as it is al pres
ear?
Nfr. snead: Exactly so. sir
Mr. Allen: Then 1 think we had better
do away with the department altogether
Tor an the use IL is The STRENGTHENING
department to-day is not an efficient one
and the work is neglected. Continuing
Dir. Allen said he knew contractor VINO
was willing 10 take SJ.OVO year less thdli
The amount appropriated. ana give Donu
10 do the work TO the satisfaction OF the
rifv If the department is not worthy or
:, SUPERINTENDENT he continued, the clty
had better leave the work undone- IheIe
had been much complaint Tor years past
and he hoped the Board would not lake
under consideration the recommendation
Of the committee. lie criticised IN scath-
ing terms the Incidence and methods or
The employees.
ONE MAN COULD OVERSEER 1T.
MIR. Snead said talk was one thing ana
work was another and he asked the mem
Der from Madison Ward whether ne
thought it possible for one man TO over
see all the STRENGTHENING WORK III inc
city. ~
Mr.. Allen said he certainly did. The
work needed systemausing. lhere are
men. he said. who superintend larger
cities than Richmond. and the work IS
done there efficiently. aud with some sys-
tenn.
AIr Snead contended that a few years
3ro the city was as well kept as any In
in this particular was the reduction Oh
The appropria!ion and the increase of the
work He was not welded 10 the pIesehl
,1an. but he would say emphaticailY that
The plan presented was altogether maui
MIR. King said since the matter had
leen affiliated he had watched the men
employed by The department at their
work. and he had no hesitation IN say
ing that they worked hard ana ialthlully
IA the discharge OF their uutleo.
Mr.. Cutchns said the ordinance hau
been recOmmitted on his motion. Press OF
business had interfered with It's eoIisl9e-
ration. as far as he was concerned. lie
agreed that the ordinance under consldc-
ration was not adequate.
Irpon the request OF the President. Mr.
SneSd outlined the work which the de-
rartment was expected to do, and argued
that the employment OF a superintendent
as suggested by the ordnance, would
amount simply to the expenditure OF $50
!, year without accomplishing anything.
THE ordinance was rejected by vote OF
. 10 Z.
TAX OK BANKRUPT SALES.
The ordinance 10 prevent overdrafts by
committees. adopted by The Council was
concurred IN
tax 90 so "A day on vendors OF bankrupt,
assignee. trustee. IRE, ana STOCK OF IKE
mature. was next considered, and after
some discussion it was adopted without
dissenting vote.
Prom the Committee on Improvement of
James River came an ordinance framed
10 confer on that body certain powers IN
regard 10 the harbor. Mr.. zimmerman
asked II he understood the ordinance
rightly. believing that II conferred police
power on the committee IN relation 10 the
S,harves Mr.. Vaughan stated that That
was SO and ne added that the ordinance
had been referred 10 the City Attorney
and approved by him. Mr.. Noble sald ne
thought the ordinance created cOniilct
81 authority between the committee ana
the harbOr master. lie old not thihk
there was any intention To slight that
cfHcial but he hoped the ordinance would
MOI pass unless more light were turned
upon the subject He moved TO recommlt
The ordinance TO the committee.
Mr. Allen thought the powers dele
gated by the ordinance We're altogether
TOO broad and after some fuither ais
rt,ssion Mr. Mobiles motion prevailed.
The Board concurred In resolutions OF
the Common Council In regard 10 grazing
and paving. constructing sewer, ana
opening an alley.
The amendment TO the ordinance allow
ing the Richmond. Fredericksburg ana
Potomac and Richmond and Petersburg
companies 10 propei certain trains daily
from Pine street 20 their depot on Seventh
street Was concurred In.
MIR. CUTCHINS Objected.
There was a lively tilt between Messrs.
Allen and Cutchins over an ordinance
granting permission 20 Mr.. Charles L.
Davis TO put in CRATE doors in front OF
his property on the south side OF Franklin
street between Eighth and Ninth streets.
The property adjoins that OF Major
Cufchins and he objected TO the cheap
doors Mr.. Allen said he had told Mr..
Davis when the Street Committee passed
the ordinance that he would be perfectly
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