The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-06
CITY SCHOOLS i
ARE A DISGRACE.
Appropriations j: for In
proVe11lents on Them.
FUNDS FOR CHARITY:
Representatives From Various lnstitu-.
tions Talk.
FUNDS FOR CHARITY. Y
Representatives From Various lnstitu-.
s28, ,48o FOR IMPROVING RIVER.
An Ordinance Regulating Fees to BE
Collected by City Sergeant for
Keeping Prisoners in City Jail.
Much Business Disposed OF
at last Nights Session
ofthc Council.


The Common Council disposed of a
large amount OF business last mint;
PASSED the item CT s.. 500 for music in the
parks OF the city; passed a resolution ap-
propriating $3S,4S0 for the purpose of pur-
chasing Justis Island and abutting prop
erty, and improving James river; consid-
cred the question of continuing the ap-
preparations of various charitable insu-s
tutions of the city; passed an ordinance
regulating fees to be collected by the City
Sergeant for State and city prisoners in
the city jail: and, with few altera-
tfons. passed the budget Of appropriations
for the year as a whole.
TO almost every members coat was
pinned beautiful carnation, Us souve-.
Nir CT the OCCASION
Those present were NIessrs. Blanks,
Bloombers, Camp. Ccttreil, Curtis, Fer
gusson, CARRIER, Gibson, Grimes, Gunst,
HARRISON, Heeke, Hobson, Mccarthy,
Mills, Miner, Peters, Pollock, Shea. Tan
ner, Teefey, Wallerstein, West, Whaien,
Williams, Winston, Woody. and Chair
man Caskie.
CITY SERGEANTs FEES.
An ordinance providing that the City
to receive out TO the city treasury for
receiving each person into the city Jail,
committed thereto for a violation of the
ordinances of the CITY,, or under capias
pro fine. issued for failure to pay a fine
imposed for violation of such ordinances,
the sum of twenty-five cents; for keeping
and supporting each OF such prisoners
therein, where there are confined also in
said Jail not more than ten prisoners
committed thereto for offences against
the Commonwealth OF Virginia, thirty
cents; where there are confined also In
said Jail not more than fifty prisoners
committed thereto for=offences against
the Commonwealth Of Virginia. twenty
three cents. and where there are confined
also in said jail any number of prisoners
in excess of fifty, committed thereto FOR
offences against the Commonwealth of
Virginia, eighteen cents" was passed
A resolution asking the City Attorney
to taks an appeal to the mandnmus Sc
cured from the Hastings Court by Mr.
C. H. Epps. city sergeant. was adopted
sECTARIAN INSTITUTIONS
Mr.. Mirer said that he was going to
take a different course from that which
he had taken heretofore in the matter
of charitable appropriations for sectarlan
Institutions.
Mr.. Follsck. asked that Mr.. Miner state
uhat h., meant by scctarian institutions,
and the information was given him.
Motion Of Mr. Miner to hear Mr. Boi-
ton -.-as adopted.
Mr.. Bolton said in part:
1--WE believe that if a cert,in denomi-
natior desires to take Gaze Of a Ger
tain institution that they should not
come before such body rs lhis and SIX
for an appropriation. We believe that
the City Council should spend ITS money
for public purposes, therefore we come
with earnest protest against such llae
tees. We simply come before you a.e.
ask that these appropriations be discon-
tinred. The bill appropriating money tor
educating Indians was adopted IN the
National House of Representatives.. anu
was also adopted in the Senate oy a
good majority.
Mr. Miner moved that Professor Pol
lard be allowed to talk for the Baptists.
PROFESSOR POLLARD TALKS.
Mr.. Pollard said that he was present
for the purpose Of representing ths
Baptist Ministers Conference.
I'VE believe said he, ..tkat these In
stitutions are worthy institutions. but
we do not believe it is right to taHe
public funds for the purpose OF MAIN NAM
tarian.'' He thought that such was I
,-iolatscn of the principles underlying
the immortal document of Jefferson
..Now. are these really sectarian tHst-
tutions: Il don't think that there cilsi
be any question about that. % you
think that the training and teaching IN
su,h an Institution would help 60 make
Rantistso Is it the business of the
,-pitel states to help take care OF hap
fists? Is it the business of the state 20
help take care of them? I say that II
they cannot help take care OF themselves
! Iet the Baptists die He said that thess .
institutions were sectarian because OF
the particular tenets taught IN them.
OUGHT TO STAND ON MERIT
Rev. Mr.. Bagby. of Mt. Calvary church,
was the next speaker, and said thai ne
s,ery heartily concurred in what had
! already been said. He thought tnat the
appropriations given certain lnstitu slots s,
imposed double tax on other III s,itu-- o. u
tons. He did not believe that baptls ts
ought to call on outsiders to help them
in their work. He said: Let every tuo
stand on its own bottom
PpyZW. T. Devieux also spoke In opno-
,.ition to appropriations for sectarian
institutions.
Mr. Miner addressed the Council at
length on the Christian work that the
institutions receiving appropriations 70 90,
5ut did not deviate from his Opposition
to giving appropriations to those that ne
/ called sectarian: 4sS III
Mr. waIlerstein compared the denonina-
ttnnaI institutions of other cities with
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those of Richmond. and pointed out.the
fact that they had Weather denomtna-
tions at their back.
A GLOWING TRiRUTE.
He spoke glowingly of the Little Sisters
of tho Poor, and said that whenever ne
had a nickel TO spare that that institution
could get Eve should take a charf-
table ground in these premises. said he.
81 shall always, as tons as + live$fig INT Mt
against Church and State. We5only give
oae-ffteenth of per cent OF all the
revenue to these inst tituions. believe
that il a vote OF all the people OF Rich- s
,rand were taken on this question that
not one half OF 30 per cent. would be
a,.S Of nt..,,.. He was in favor OF the appyo-
p-ia ton of the Wouna s Christian Kin
dergacten. He said that he trusted that
ar. Nine. would see fit not to press the
motion he had made ssss
s Mr. Miner at this iuncture contended
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