The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
SUNDAY, MARCH is, 1904.
Nj Snap Judgment.

No Snap Judgment. x !
NM interest Of the public tile recent
amendments to the budget by the com
mon Council continues una bated. At5f y e =
have thought that It would be wei 70
rive the complete history OF this trans ans
action, giving the names Of the members members
A OF the Common Council and the rcc ,e'1''
n 81 how3thcy voted.
# When the budget was under CONSIDER '''-
Il alton Mr.. Morton moved that the g or 70
nance be amended so us to provide ' llsi
t,e sim, or s9S,O25, opposite tho city police
.nayfroll. lie stricken out, and the sum OF
slo7, se7.5o be inserted in lieu hereof
Mr., Grimes moved to amend Mr.. Nor
TOMS motion SO as to add 5s7,947' to tine
are department pay roll #of So, 40. ne ''
amendment vas agreed to, and the mo-
lion. MS amended, was adopted BY the
following vote:
ALLEN, !. II NJ N. Of Marsall-Aye.
" In ATKINS. CLAUDE Us OF Lee-Aye. ~
BCssIIluN,a j. Nj. of5Monroe-No. sg
BOTTOM, DAVIS. Of Clay----No.
CLOVES, L. ii. Of M Ion g,
35 CURTIS 3WILLIANL H., Of Marshall II
5s Aye. y! "
tyARYER, i. II, of sN1arshall-No.E v:
{, I1NN, \ III. G., Of Madison---Aye iaty
GRIMES, JOHN r., of Nbarshall-Aye.
IIARGRoyIE, n. d. Of M Ma DISC
{ ST IIESLEP, II. S., Of Clay-Aye.
..st8, iii CIls, 4. b.. Of Monroe--Aye. G2
88$5 IIoISO ON JULIUS A. of Aiadison---Aye.
HUBER, HARRY, of Lec--Aye.
ts MASuRIER, ROBERT LIE. of Madison
IS Aye XIV
ss$ LYNCH j Ohm u, Of Jefferson o..
MILLS. NIORGArI5I2. of Jefferson--Afye.
ID MINER, Z. W.. OF Clay-No.
S{5. MORTON, WALLER w, Of ILee---Aye.1
& C)'NEIla, d. j., Of Jackson-Aye, u
PETERS, II. l., Of Monroe-No,
Il, POLLARD, FL r., Jr., of Lee
POLL OCK.s G, *. /, Of j acksor-No.
SHEA, PHIL Of Jeffcrsor---Aye.,g
" s,rEN CE, u .y3 H., of Monroe #
sPICE1e, CHARLES WI, of sClhy---,Atye
STEIN, HERMAN W.. of2Jackson---Aye
T,EEE'ISY, j Ohm, of Jackson---4Aye,
9Sgss WEST j lin H. OF Madison--Aye. H
ss5# 5WHAL LEN, M. IT,, Of Jackson---.Aye.
Mi sNVI III i ANS H. b., OF Jcffcrson--Aye
C. H, Of 4Marshall-Aye. Il
ELOON1BERG, SOL. L., Of Jeffersonss-
~ Aye. an 81 AZ
sis, Ayes, 2s noes, 10. 5g
This action, as far as the fire depart
ment is concerned, is an actual appro-
nriation Of the money, with the right &c
the Board OF Fire Commissioners to use
this money as they see fit, without max
ing it necessary for the Committee on
Ordinances, Charter Changes and Reforms
or the Finance Committee to take any
d further action in the matter. 10 thai
extent The Times Dispatch was In error
yesterday, In stating that every appro-
At pria ton had to 20 through the hands Of
HI these two committees before the func
i'.'became available for the parties petl-
tioning for highiet pay.,.Hrhc fire depart
ment ana school department are the only
branches III the city government which
are not subject to this otherwise univcr'
sal rule. This means that the money
was actually appropriated for the fire
department, and can DO used by tina
department IL the Board Of Aldermen
concurs. and 1t practically means thu
snmo thing for the police department.. pc
cause when the Common Council, by
majority vote. changes the wording Q
az the budget so as TO appropriate 10
department $500 more than was askct
IA for, 1t is not likely that tho member
OF the Common Council who are on tn
E committee having this matter in chnrg
will go contrary to tho Will OF the Who'll
a body, such vote being practically n
# instruction to the committee to repor
FL fayoraDly or have the motion carrie
over their heads. The same maybe sal
I'll with equal force with the Board Of Al
81 Lermen,g in whose hands tho decision 9
these questions finally rests.
An examination of the recorded Vot
shows that twenty-thrce members vote
for the amendment to the budget grant
ing this increase, and ten members vote
against the same.
4 q The windsllake In tho whole transactlo
lies an the fact that this large incrcas
10 tile salary account was 10 all intcn
and purposes made by q majority vol
~ tlie Common Council, and thereE
ESCAPED lie scrutiny and debate of tH
careful committees. Such far-reachiI
,1eeislation should never be stripped Off
ne rllaInentary safeguards II the judi
Y sIneat Of Richmond's legislators is !
5 favor of such step, let II be declare
deliberately and In order, and not by al
such snap judgment as that taken
~ last Monday night,
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