Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-03
ADOPTS THE BUDGET.
Common Council Makes But Few
Changes in Appropriations
SINKING FUND SET APART.
Biz Fight Over Division Of Amount for
Interest and Redemption.
NoNEN GIVEN FOR CHARITIES.
Trnitcss Effort Made TO Exclude the
scctarian Institutions-Vain At
tcmpts to Enlarge the Sums Allow
ed Various Departments.


session JAS, u.gnt, and passed the budget
as % came from the Finance Committee,
with lev amendments.
OIL. session lasted for three hours and
laC and each item was carefully con-
..ter.I The old question of sectarian
charities was revived hoy Alr. Miner. but
tl0se appropriations We're all passed. as
recommended. with one exception, where
ieht increase was made Representa-
-.rs of the Water Department made a
rorc neht against the reduction Of he
.ppropriations for water-meters ami
pump-houses. at the expense of fund
for experiments in clearing water
There was a very spicy debate over the
Interest and redemption fund which was
uauy times assailcd and was eventuaHF
divided into three parts, thus creating
sinking fund. interest fund and the bal
.rce going TO swell the contingent fund.
The appropriation FOR the Eye and Ear
1nfrmary was increased from $50 10 $780,
t6e fund for building "a roadway from
r,urfo, IN ChfmbOrazO Park was trans
ferred from the Street Committee 10 t'e
Grounds and Buildings Committee: the
+urd for repairing bridges was lncreaseu
81 20 az the expense OF paving aIltEs IOI
',,.,s eDa 81 O0o was transferred from
,h. frnd for clearing water to the pump
houses account.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL
,,.,,hsrs present at the meeting were
- C9skie. Blanks BlOomDels'
|own Curtis. Ebel, FERGUSON. TaI
C,Ibson. Gunst. Harrelson. heeke' dioD- iiC
son Miner. Peters. Pollock. ohea. d" Ian an
ner Teefey. WaAeIslein, Mesl, i',--, -, -,
Williams, winston an" ..",S.etei in the
meeting. comparatively sp'" N'"e'
there were few visitors t,. b,,1e-et
Nlr. Wallcrsteh move" .I-, ..,l,ssctio,
BE- read. stem Ioi -ei.. i'-. o,d mo
should be noted a, l"' ~,.bor
amendment snouIu De .'-3 ,rbis was
once i-e i-'i,, .'', ,,,-.-..',.l,. md fba mo-
opposed 0y Mt. blooi'''e's s' anu
upH was 49, ..7.,,,- ~ tho ordinance
A. soon rs ine Ie"u'l'S VI -.,,9,, -,-, ,rera
was compel'- -, ,,,os re-
upon tneI leel' -'l.' i'''"'''90 ''i5 ia nm
cosmZed og '.v O...' .t,,t etr.ats gen
amenomeht 10 '"e 49, tri,5coe and
tiiAl!' S.",ie, l.L,,,,d he Included i'm
paving sloC""Ihs 9''o'l' .H'l' ,,-(,ien mat mo-
l"e tA-iI'p 'p''-'l ,,., cit,, eboll expend du-
oepal ,iiloll VI ,s ~ che calen6or wear
llhs 'He Hi9, -"'l ha1f of The onouot
sum eNceeulhs QUE ""'- ~ ~ rlc
appropriated loI lHe t"l'''r.- ~, i+l.-,,
budget was then taken UP item D' l'''"
TWO MUCH FOR INTEREST.
,fr Pollock asked for information con-
,.rninn the first item. interest and re-
.l.,,utiou He called attention 20 the fact
,n9t the amount. Sl57 800. was larger than
last wear. and he asked whether the debt
,,.,s not considerably reduced. and where
,r lav the necessity for appropriating
such "a sum.
Mr Wallersten stated 'Ial an, AN S0I,s Sar
off contingencies hau 10 De piIl.ueu - -
ard % was the pe' pi',. 80 '.-.t.',-o,1o;l,
serve fund 10 meet sueh colI'ii5 il...,, 49,
tHr example as l'e eihoi sVhNS ~, -.,
Nr POLLOCK lHth ino' 'cu 'I,, 80,
should be uahslerItu 10 Ooi''Ns ~
i-Ha -.....-,7 .,,i,
Nr WaileIsteIh VIGOROUSLY oppo''U '''''
notion -.o..,.,.,,
Nr. bloomberg asheu WhHt ,,,1' ,3,V"
iaa been made TO meet our %out9'"ilI'iis pl'',. ~
Ar Walerstein stated ,h"l ~ ~
..'-utely no huatliS VcD' 90 1t,+
..ry lst there was not a dollar lhueDt-
..."-- oulstanulns. =, a.
-. Eoel' Anu 'leicS H'oH'' ~ '''
-diy.
-' Pollock il.iluIne"' d., was i0S' ~
-- a. -.. .t, 10
-- EDel moVeu lhat @o'yVv sHo-lu u
.A rom lhleIest anu i.' 80
10 lhe ele"l, "a q rpO,','' Iip",,a1t,,o,,+ 20
.Nd TOT lle i'VIi,.' '.'... - i'''' ''''' ~
t. pIeseHt eiii,' l'-..1lni 7,,,' ,,is or,o,,.l-
al'el S1.it ~, ,6il,,,,,,,,,,, WAS nre-
inc maui y,i',.i,'.il,, f.r ,lo
I9 meet lHe aPpIo 49,. -, -,
N bepaItm l,o"i %i.'e', 20 -
mendmenI was iost pS WV - -'
.In CHARITY APPROPRIATIONS
r.. ,t. charity list was reached Mr..
W......., ,,o,e1 that fl should be
.. a. y,boio President Caskie
'.... lt.tr and made an appeal on be-
l.... t.. 49,. and Ear Inhrmary. The
..r-.....-.,r had been cut year after
r.... ,....r r,,io than any other, and
.. -.... .. t.,',-,, of The appropria-
t.. ,i..,.,'... eror, s3s0 IN S}75.
t... 'i''' .,,t,on f,ono the
..rt...... 'H, 10 ,,',.,,orstep opnosed
l.. ...... "li' " ,,,.I,,,rd tbat IL
,...-I , %" ',o bi.-,l,i,,e,ts in
o-..r .-... ,'or ioi i'.' ,ried NV n
yur. of rt..- ''' IT ""'
Mr Un.... ......s ,t,,t tho oppropria-
l.- ior fl. Iou. for Incurables should
i. increased fl $50 but the amendment