The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-06
Councilmen, With Two
Exceptions, Take Stand
for Big Celebration.
ALL OR NOTHING,
MAYOR DECLARES
Would Have Thing Done Prop-
erly or Not at All-Railroads
Will Handle Crowds if a
They Can Get Suit
able Estimates
in Time.

with one vote to spare, the Common
Council last night passed the 5oint
resolution appropriating s3,25o for the
celebration OF Richmond Day at the
jamestown Exposition on July lSth.
Only two members present Voted IN
opposition, but they did SO with ems
,phasis rather than with timldlty. Inc
general plan and scope of the cele ora-
ton proposed was outlined by the pres
.ident Of the body, Mr.. Peters, and ~ 4
Mayor Mccarthy, both of whom are OF 4
the special committee on program.
These gentlemen were very emphatic
In declaring that unless oil the sum
asked were voted they would prete
that the celebration be abandoned 81
together and that they would, ask 70
be relieved from further service. tif the &
amount were curtailed.
plans for the Day.
The roll-call showed the presence Of
twenty seven members. The reading
of the minutes being dispensed with,
the call for the meeting Was read py8
the clerk.
Subchalrman H. r. Pollard. Jr., then
presented the report Of the Finance
Committee, recommending an appr o.
priation of s3.25O to defray the ex-s
penses Of the celebration Of Richmond
Day at Jamestown
President Peters (A1r. Spence in the
chair) addressed the Council in ex-@
PLANTATION and advocacy Of the resolu-
ton. He said lie did not know that
there was any opposition to It, and
explained how the Recommendation OF y
the amount was arrived at. adding
that 1t had been scaled down from
S 1000 to $3,250. The entire sum asked
would notnecessarily be expended. but
lit would not be thrown away. and no 4
more would be expended than Is nee
essary flttingly to celebrate Richmond
Day. The program had not yet Been
formulated and would not be until thu
| sum available was ascertalned.a he said
! In answer to questions by Mr.. Fer-S
\ Eusson and Mr.. ID. NJ. White. Mr.. Peters
said that 1t was only proposed to cele-s
] |brate the occasion in decent and
proper manner. It was proposed to
furnish transportation to the entire
City Council, the heads Of the de-
| partments OF the city government and
| to carry down band to make music
| for the occasion. S}
| The grandstand was to be leased. and
it was proposed to invite the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues to go down
as guests Of the city. Finally, 1t was
desired to furnish a lunch at the Rich
mond Building for 1000 people.
Mayor Addresses Members,
Mr. William L. White made a ringing
i speech, In which he commented the
special committee on program and the
| Finance Committee. which had report
/ ed the appropriation. He recited the
fact that he had always voted to In
| crease the salary Of deserving men on
the principle that the laborer was
worthy Of his hire. He impressed upon
the Council the dignity and imports
ance OF the occasion and appealed for
| nm ta.dequate appropriation for the
celebration in order that 1t might ba
worthy Of the city and OF the occa-
sion. incidentally. Mr.. White stated
4 that he was a descendant OF t'the
i first white man that ever put his foot
4 upon the soil Of Virginia." The speak
i er personally appealed to the Coun.
ell to vote the appropriation unani-
lnously,
Mr.. Morton asked that tho privilege
OF the floor be extended to Mayor Nc
Carthy. another member OF the pro-
gram committee. This being promptly
accorded, the Mayor addressed the
/. members. He first disabused the minds
OF members OF the idea that the pres
: ence OF a throng of Richmonders would
). create ANY great enthusiasm anon Q,
, the crowds at the exposition. The
crowds were not there. and the en-
thusiasm would have to be carried
down from Richmond.
Mayor Mccarthy stated that trans
portation for tho Council and the
heads OF various departments and 9TH
; ers who would make the trip down
would cost about $1,000; the lunch that
, was TO be served at the Richmond
huilding would cost about $500 for q
Thousand people. It would consist OF
rive or SIX kinds Of sandwiches salads
coffee and probably lemonade, but no
beer or other liquor was Included n
; the menu. Music would cost about $50,
and the grandstand would cost about
S25O for the day Without Occupying
!, the grandstand little of the paradas
! ana other features could be seen. The
ent 70 the matter OF whether the
!. Countil celebrated the day or not. but
Urged that It either be properly celes
prated or abandoned altogether. He
served notice. as did Mr.. Peters, that
i, II the appropriation We're reduced 10
J such figure that the celebratlon
: would become farcical, he would win,
draw from the committee and woul,
: not SO down that day at all.
Resolution Adopted.
The Mayor highly commented ina az,
position, stating that nothing was
lacking to make 1t great success.
save the attendance OF crowds OF vist
tors. ~
S The Mayors presentation OF tho sit
uation turned the tide in favor OF til,
resolution, several OF the member.
whose questions Indicated that the,
opposed the expenditure announcing
thereafter that they would vote for II
The resolution was then placed upo.
I Its passage and was adopted by tn,
t following vote: .>
!, Ayes--Messrs. atkinson. Barber. Bill
q ley. Cary. Davis. Don Lsayy. Fergus
: Lea. Lynch. Mills, Morton. Neagle
4 Phillips, Pollard, Powers. RicbAgds w
I f., Richardson. spence. ~. /. Whils
Y Williams, Wiltshire and Pres!den
= Pc eters--25, s 8i iet
[ Noes.--Messrs. q. D. Richardson Rpd