Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-27
THE COMMON COUNCIL ORDERS
THAT ALL MUST BE yACCINATED.
APPROPRIATION FOR 4 HOSPITAL.
II IL "a Precautionary Measure -
Finance Committee Authorized 10
borrow 5000, 900 After n Lively De-
bnfe-Tbe budget H. Ready.

Mr. Ebol took the floor as soon as The
resolution was read to oppose IT, h'
had every confidence in the Finance Com
mittee. but he could not understand why
the committee could manage the city
finances with a debt Of 10000 and could
not manage them with no debt. and with
money ia the treasury.
The finances of the city he said and
ne stated that he spoke on the authority
of prominent official. were in better
condition to-day than at any time since
the war. II We continued as at present.
he said. I'm a few years we should have
money in hand to anticipate budget
| There was in the treasury general fund
S62 SSH. the probable receipts for gas
would be $4,000. and from delinquent
taxes $1,000. To Offset this, the speaker
said there were bills falling due for $jJ,-
/ 600. and this would leave in the treasury
| % meet salaries and expenses for schools,
/ Fire Department. and the rest, Sl,SSll.
| The sum Of $4,000 was needed for this
! purpose.
The city was now paying salaries with
| last years resources, state or THINGS
| that had never existed heretofore. lie
/
riding a hobby and he criticised that body
very severely for keeping the Council In
| the dark and assuming a dictatotial atu-
,rde lie asked the Council TO vote the
resolution down, and TO authorize the
Finance Committee to borrow sllYVV
When that sum was used up II il were
used up, the committee could come again
10 the Council and explain what had
been done with the money ana Tor what
I
THIS STEP WAS NECESSARY.
Mr. Walerstein. sub-chairmdn OF the
Finance Committee replied 20 MT. EDeL
He denied that the committee had ever
assumed a dictatOria attitude, or that
ANYTHING had ever been concealed from
the Council Past events had proved That
il was 10 the interest If the city for the
committee 10 meet behind closed doors.
He called attention TO the wording OF the
resolution which authorizes the commit
Tee % borrow $4,000. "or any part thereof
that nav he necessary If the Council,
ln its wisdom saw fit to allow the com
mittee to borrow 10000 $4,000 or even
$4,000 the committee had nothing TO say,
and 70 the Council thought IL could man
age the financial affairs OF me city 10
better advantage than the Finance Com
mittee the latter body was willing %
Here open 10 all citizens. he said, ana
any one could examine them and see just
what the Finance Committee was doing
Mr. Ebel was mistaken in the sum ne /
thought would be in the treasury ON Feb /
rlary LIST Nj Wal erstcin said, for GER |
Icon nqy-roIls and expenses OF the month /
had reduced the sum to $1,000. He [
urged the Council TO auOpt the resolution, /
0u tine ground that IL would be detu- /
mental 10 the city's interests if the COM /
uittee had TO come TO the Council for /
-e mis- on 20 borrow money TO meet the /
bills pay q as they fall due.
ADOPTED DESPITE HIS PROTEST
SIR. Ebel. replying, spoke with some |
heat AGAINST the blanket resoluii D, /
which he said was stereotyped and was /
..oducc' year after year. He charged |
the committee with Juggling with /
figures" and called upon the committee |
TO give the Council a statement Of the ]
rs ia. able.
ur la .re.son replied TO Mr.. Ehel's /
structures and the resolution was then |
.t au. carried by a vote of - to ,, /
Mcssrs Ebel and Mills voting in the mega |
live.
MORE MONEY FOR VACCINATION. |
Mr. Hobson. chairman of the Health /
committee introduced the following reso- /
.utiOn.
'That the sum Of 5000, or so much |
thereof as may be necessary, be, and is !
hereby appropriated TO the Committee |
ln Health as d special fund for the vac
eluat0n Of the citizens Of Richmond, and |
for the establishment and maintenance |
Of a temporary hospital for the recep- |
ton and care Of persons affected with |
my contagious disease, and the Board of /.
Health, is hereby empowered and instruct /
cd To- establish the hospital herein de /
scribed. according 10 the laws of the city |
and State"
The preamble and resolution approved |
by the Mayor January y, 1899, apprO- |
prating s. 600 for yaccinaung, is hereby |
repealed. Or. w. y. Cppenhimer, presi-
dent of the Board of Health. spoke at
length on the desirabilty of This precau-
tlonary measure.
Chairman Hobson of the Health Conn
mittee; Mr.. camp. and other members OF
that committee advocated the appropria-
ton, and the resolution was unanimously |
adopted
WILL MAKE IT COMPULSORY.
Mr.. Hobson then introduced an ordi- |
nance providing for the compulsory vac
cinatiOn of the citizens of Richmond, and |
imposing fine of s. q day FOR each days |
refusal 20 comply with the law. The or |
dinance Was adopted. and the Council |
Adjourned after President Caskie had an /
nOuuced that the budget had been com |
pleted by the Finance Committee, and a |
call bad been issued for the Council 70 1
meet and consider the same next Thurs
day evening AT o'clock The budget is /
to bo printed, and each member of the |
Council is to have a copy two days be- |
fore the meeting.
The MHin-Strcet Schedule.
The sub-committoo of the Committee /
on Streets. appointed to investigate the |
complaint OF the Richmond Railway and /
Electric Company, that the schedule of I
the Main-street cars was seriously inter- |
rupted day after day by the Chesapeake |
and Ohio railway trains, at the Denny |
and LOuisiana-street crossings met last |
night.
Mr. Guigon was present representing /
the street-car company. but the railroad /
company ignored the call issued. After
soms discussion a motion was adopted |
that the City Attogney should be i'm
structed 10 draw w an ordinance fixing |
a three-minuts linait TO the time that the |
railroad company can close the street
other Committee Meetings.
The Marshall Ward delegation OF the
Committee on Streets has decided TO re-
commend that an ordinance be passed |
allowing the American Tobacco Company
10 put down spur track on Twenty
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