The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20
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Finance IL nc Committee Col Wished Ms Fl' to
1. Revise the Budget.
THEIR REQUEST REFUSED
The Special Council Meeting Yesterday
# Afternoon Developed Some Feat
ures Not Down on the Cards.
Quite Lively.

It developed at special meeting OF the
Common Council yesterday afternoon
that although both branches Of the body
accepted the budget as a whole without
murmurthe Committee on Finance.
the trainers Of the document, have
awakened Ito the fact that they made
what they$rcgard as a grave error In at
least one appropriation, and wish to
have the item stricken out and the adj
Visibility Of; the expenditure committed
to them for the purpose of closer scru-
tiny. The resolution was turned down.
5 l t. was the question Of allowing this
Stewart Iron Works about $500 for cx-
tras on the new Jail. a matter which was.
carefully and closely considered by the
Grounds and Buildings Committee. and
whose report and recommendation was
practically unanimously adopted BY the.
Board and the Council
Following tho action of L &c two bodies,
the Finance Committee IN compiling the
budget made an allowance sufficient to
cover the additional expense Incurred In
the crectlon#of the prison. Tho proS1ea
sion came back to the Council along with
the long list of other appropriations In
the budget and the auditor was nat
5urullys ready to issue warrant for the.
sum. f
However 1t seems that since the bud
get was accepted members Of the Finance
Committee have made a few inquiries,
with the result that special meeting
was called a few nights ago. when a.
resolution was passed Recommending to
the Council that the specific approprta-
ton be held up and tho question Of ex-s
tras submitted totthem. "A
55 CAUSED "A STIR.
Such was the condition when the body
met yesterday afternoon. The resolution
was read, and in a minute half a. dozen
members were on their feet. Nearly every
one was a member Of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee. and they were loud
and positive In their criticisms OF the
resolution, as well as the body that for
warded 1t to the Council It was SEEM
ingly regarded rs q reflection on the
members. and an IN animation that in ef-i
fecting compromise with the Stewart
Iron Works on the new Jail settlement
the body had failed to do Its proper
duty, as a result OF which the city was
to be the loser. l4 @
Mr.. Hargrove, a member of the Finance
Committee. who had offered the rcsolu-
ton. made a short tax. In which he
said that it was intended as no reflection
and the only desire was TO moro tho
large a sum for extras III face Of the
long delay In completing TIE work.
Mr.. CrenshaW, also a member of tho
Finance Committee, favored the resou-
tlon ii #
Mr.. Grimes chairman of the Grounds
and Buildings Committee. ably assisted
by Mcssrs, Pollock and Bottom. also
while Mr.. Hicks likewise took i. hand,
1t was shown to the satisfaction of a
goodly portion Of the twcntyrfour mem,
bers present that the compromise had
been adequate and just, and was the
proper course to pursue In view OF the.
peculiar circumstances, t6
MATTER 5 EXPLAINED.
Mr. Crenshaw said that lie understood
that tho claim, OF some So 900 Of the city
against the Stewart Iron Works for the
long delay in finishing the Jail had
not been taken into consideration by the
Grounds and Buildings Committee In
formulating the report. sThis was par
TALLY disputed By members, who said
that money expended for two months
rent paid by Richmond for Il temporary
Jail had been deducted in tho settlement.
Tho matter resulted lin the defeat of
tho resolution by q vote OF u to 10.
Immediately after this action tho re-
Commentator Of. tile Street Committee
that the Citizens Rapid Transit Com
pany be granted an extension Of nine
months in their franchlseto erect via
duct over Marshall Street IN the East
ern District OF the city, was unanimous
Is agreed to, There was absolutely no
opposition, and tho Interested gentle
mon wllino doubt meet with equal sue
cess In tho Board of Aldermen. There
was no debate. @
REGULAR }I'ANDEMONIU
While the fore part OF the session had
been lively 1t was not marker to the
closing scenes, when ittmay be said that
pandemonium reigned supreme for IA few
minutes, Nearly every member was out
of his seat. and seemingly all were try
Ing to talk at once, while the president
was making a Vigorous but Intellectual
effort to preserve order In the chamber.
There was a lively spat between Pres
Ident Bloomberg and Mr. Pollock, Of
Jackson Ward when the latter was on
the floor vanly cndeavorinG to gain rec
osntion from the chair, He never ac-
complshed his desire.
While half dozen voices were asking
that the rules be suspended and rs many
more asking to be excused, Mr., Mills
moved that the chair excuse the entire
body, several motions to adjourn having
been lost. This was entertained, and was
also lost, Adjournment was finally taken.