The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-25
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ing fund. and he also referred TO the ex-
/ perIence of the British Government on
the subject to sustain his contention. He
| quoted high American authority en- the
| subject, and declared that the commits
| sioners should have known better
II ctr sinking fond had been managed
properly we cbtiid have had si.2N TO pay
| every $i,G00 w"fie!ls due. As it is, we would
not have a Single dollar for this pur-
pose. -Maturihg begins in 1894 ard ends
III 1880.
RECORD or BOND ISSUE.
Where is the record OF the bond is
Sle?' asked the speaker. Il say it can t
5G found. Colonel Cutshaw spent twelve
months trying TO ind low much had.
ISg6ile 10 streets, and gave it up asa hope!
huge mass OF obligations without a his
tory..'
Here the speaker read a list of the an.
fial increases 3of the bonded debt since
it begun. and it averaged something like
Sl5G,Q9o per year. He SAID the floating
acbt had IIept pace with this. Another
absolute violation OF the charter was al
lowing the floating debt to become more
rfan1a year old. It had been. carried on
by srlatertuSe. 1t Fad not been funded,
| because they were. afraid of public senu-
inent. When he went into the city gov
ernlnent all the revenues had gone TO
the Merchants Bank, or some other bank,
to pay notes, and new loans had been
contracted at a heavy rate OF interest.
NYiIACf1 At OPPONENT.
NY opponent says he thinks the cam
paign opened about three months too
soon. 1t is not 100 soon for me. J. want
to-teli You the whole story
GO on, so on came from the sea OF
faces III front OF the speaker, and he was
loudly applauded
lie said ME- Meredith hao told him that
during his twelve years incumbency
as City Attorney. the Commissioners had
never asked him a single question.
Don't YOU think. man 10 be in the
Council and manage this fund ought to
be a little more than an honest good. fel-
low? Don't You think he ought to have
4 little common, ordinary inteligence?'
Here there was Il. great demonstration,
and loud Wells came from the gallery.
7The commissioners had not gone about
.hese things in the right way. Although
there were great questions to ne dealt
with, often the commissioners had held
JItly 1ivc-niuute sessions. me EGa2aln
gave an interesting account of.l1is first
attends &c upon a session OF the COM
mission. and created great laughter and
abTlfailsc. lie quoted Mayor Taylor as
having said: We've Just been going
long doing like the other follows did
whom asked how he had managed. the
fund.
BETTER ASK SOMEBODY ELSE.
When asked how the other fellows had
dom Mayor Taylor answered.. I reckon
vor had better ask somebody else.
C,aDtain Mccarthy strutted across the
zfss-e as If Initiating His Honor, ana.
hero was a remarkable demonstration,
which lasted for more than minute,
md which was renewed shortly AGAIN
viii, great vfgnr and enthusiasm
7,he sneaker. enumerated reforms the
7nwsnaners had demanded, and said they
rTere impossible without dishonor undef
fl,9 present system lie would have some
plans 10 .suggcstbefore the caInl,disn WIS
over by which there could ne water
-,,ofrea G5.hool-noGses and other improve
ments without dt2honor.
TrFife, causbd.u wild burst OF applause
-r7 The. s;1eaketysaid: Il have few more
fairy tales here's but il YOU Ike VII
stoD. Again Here were loud cTleS Oh
co on, and hs yEent on. nc HsLishs5S'
hero wassa T*tEsSal4, q the tfoGptG 80
,o,Il9 Is, an 9sY faSirnent satisfactory TO
~ ,,.,,tioe Iut lie said the Councilmen
,.a,il1 ..cl1cy tlie rag on ANYTHING else
l,.,r Tho citv's business. Nothing else
,,,,,f,1 ha done as long as q street RAT
yva,, company wanted anything done.
ANoTHER. FAIRY TALE.
-,1 sneaker. then took Up what he
called a fairy tale on street F3liWaEs,
ana he went after the Traction COMPANY
without gloves Neither ala ne sllt5s ~
passenger and Power Company. lie ctted
Ifo ongration OF street railway eQTnpa-
,;oe IN other cities, and undertook to
s6ow that Richmond was not getting al
t!,at was comm, 10 her in this Inc
Emf for ono item in the balance sheets