The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-08
~ 0AtSVNA ~ - 49, ~ - - $500 m, YT
Ten Per Gent. Increase
THESE THE ONLY
MATERIAL CHANGES.
General Satisfaction Prevails and
Only Three Votes il
Opposition.
HEAVY INCREASES 4.
OVER E: FORMER / i t: ( YEARS. !. !
Coveted Paper Making Addii-:
tional Appropriations for Sal
aries and Expenses Goes
Through if 4 NNVll,irl After
Vain Efforts to. 9.
Amend.

The friends OF the police and fire de-
$partments won victories II he Common
Council last night. when they succeeded 'e led
III amending the annual budget 80 as TO
Increase the salaries of the men In both
BY ten ner cent. over what they arc now
getting. Il
Tho fight for the policemen was led by
5NIr. Hicks and others, while Mr.. Grimes.
3ot Marshal Ward proposed the amend
sment as TO the flremcn. The. amendments
were opposed by several members but both
prevailed by substantial majorittcs.
I showing that the men IN these depart.
5,nents have inflncncct with their repre-
sentatiycs Mr. Morton presented q pc
tition asking for tho increase in the pay
or policemen. signed by every mem
Der of the force, and It had us weight
when II was exhibited.
The budget was presented to the body
last night for the first time, and 1t was
adopted with but two amendments out
side OF those mentioned above. These
two were immaterial and provided for
eSpcditine the work Of repairing the old
Market. The paper was fired on consid-
erably. but mono OF the other amenda-
tory propositions could muster ule q + ma "a
sjority or tho votes present. and finally
nl,,5yoted for It's ado pticnn save " Bsrs'
IIobson. Lynch and Peters. S5
Large Sum Appropriated.
The total amount appropriated for run
ming the business or the city dnring ly4
IL sis7l, ,07s.04. which is largely IN excess
or any amount given in fymcr years.
While there was some show os dissutis-
faction In certain quarters for q while
last night, 1t all quietcd down. and near.
Iy every one seemed pleased In tho end.
MS the paper contained many salary
raises. and gave Increased amounts to
every department OF the city govern
gmcnt. 1t will likely so through the
Board without serious objection next
Tu esday night
When the budget had been disposed Of,
the body took up its routine calendar and
worked it until after II o'clock, when
an adjournment was had until o'clock
tonight.
The body last night rejected n PROPOSE
tion 10 increase the salary Of superln-
tendent Knowles OF the gas department.
to 3.o51 per year. Other salary ordinances
wecr laid upon the table.
To Attend the Launching.
After cons derablc routine business had
been disposed of, Mr.. Curtis offered
Joint resolution, which was adopted pro-
viding that the Mayor and Council at
tend the launching Of the battleship,
virginia at Newport News IN body
on April 9TH, and appropriating $500 Or
so much thereof ns may be necessary 70
nay tho expenses ofsthe trip. M s,9
I Tho vote on tho resolution was: Ayes,
81 !: noes. none"
The Recommendation Of the Finance
Committee that the city execute us bond
for SEQ, 600 for one year to the Battle Alb
lev AssocIation. conditioned upon an
agreement that the proposed battle abbey
or Institute shall be IN this CITY, was was
agreed to unanimously.
s Fight Over the Budget.
AZ This tuncture the clerk commenced
ia read the budget for 1901 and Mr.
O,Nei moved that it be adopted rs q
whole without being read at length. % o-,)
reading was proceeded with
Thc first amendment was Offered BY