The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-27
Each Days Failure to Comply With
the Law 10 Be So Punished.
SIX THOUSAND SET ASIDE
To Garry out the Purposes Of the Res
olution - Tho Finance Committee
10 be Allowed to Borrow $500,
600 for Present Needs.
The Budget Com
plctcd.


meeting last night passed a. resolution
providing for the compulsory vaccination
OF tho citizens OF Richmond and making
failure on The part of any one TO comply
with the resolution "a misdemeauor pune
ishaa'c by nnc of So per day.
For Che carrying out of the objects of
tHe resolution. Che SUM ol 5000 was 500
asIdc
The resolution allowing the Finance
Committee to borrow nom time TO time
d. sum NOT exceeding S.o0.o0o. was passed
after 10 debate OF some length between
Mcssrs Ene and Walci-toin.
MIR EBELS REMARKS
Nlr EhrI took The floor as soon as tho
resolution WAS read % oppose 10. Tie
had every confidence in the FINANCE Conn
mittce huf nr could not understand why
tle committee could manage the ciiN's
nnauco. with debt of 100000. and could
mot manage them with no debt. and with
money in The treasury.
THE finances of the city, me said-and
hn spoke 0n the authority of prominent
ofcial-are iu a better condition to-day
than 90 amy time since the war. IL we
continued as at present nc said. in
few years we shall have money in hand 20
anticipate o. budget.
There was in the treasury general fund
SfLN5au. the probable receipts for gas
would Doe $4,000 and from delinquent
taxes. $1,000. To offset this. the speaker
said. thor. We're bills falling due for
$4,000 and This would leave BOO the treas
ury to mcot salaries aud expenses ior
schools. Fire Department. and thc rest,
S-lNS1L The sum ol $4,000 was needed
ior this purpose
The city was now paying salaries with
I..H state NNIIIen
that had ntNer existed heretofore He
charged the EIrancc Committee with ride
ing "a hobby. and Doe criticised that body
Very severely jon keeping the Council
in the dark, and assuming dictato1al
attitude. Iie asked the Council Co vote
the resolution down. and to authorize
The Finance committee Co borrow 100000.
When That sum was used mp, i it were
used DOB. Tho committee could come again
fn tho Council and explain what had been
done with the money. and for what the
additional money was needed.
MIR WALLEESIElN REPLIES
Nr Waler-tciu. suh-chairman or the
Finance Committee. replied 60 Air. EoeL
he denied chat the committee had ever
assumed 90 dictatorial attitude. or that
anything nad ever been concealed from
the Council
Past events had proved that 30 was 90
ine interests of Che city for the COM
mittoc to meet behind closed doors.
lio called attention TO the wording oil
iN' I'r''"tiDh' ""INh ""'l". i4'' '",
nlll'' I'D h"ii'" e-'l''' "l any p'
ihriooi that may nc necessary III ,, '.y
Council u it's wisdom, saw ht 90 allow
the committee t0 borrow 100000 $4,000
or even $4,000. ihc committee had notn-
iug tD say and Or the Council Thought
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M rl,b-o, chairman Of the Health
e,,,rmitt,e Introduced the following res
0r,fi9n.
au-ew pr vACcrNATFD.
-rt.t tbc sum, of $4,000 or 4o much
.t,,,,r ,e NAV DO nceessarv be aud Is
,.~.t.,. .,,,r,,,~isto1 to +bo Committee on
800 . ,,,l.,,f f,,~a for tbo vac
,-.t,, .he oftt,ene ~ Richmond
e D. l...t,it.l,,,c,,, and naintc-
".- '.' ,......-o-,. t,e.,tot for tho
rerentioo and caro of persons affected
with any contagious disease. and the
poard of Health through the Committee
on Health is hereby Empowered and in
structed 20 establish the hospital herein