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Mr.. Mills defended the recommends
ton. and explained that subcom-
mittee Of the Finance Committee had
mate estimates of cost. and agreed
upon a plan for a three story build
ing on the site of the present Second
Market: The proposition to erect q
ment and the Blues Battalion would
mean the death of both organizations
he asserted.
Mr.. w. L. White endorsed Mr.. Mills's
statement as to the arInory PROPOSE
tion, and paid handsome tribute to
the Blues in war and in peace.
General 4. l. Philips spoke a,a along
the same line, and urged the adoption
of the appropriation
Mr. David Meade White Interrupted
to ask why the city could not afford
to appropriate 100000 for an electric
light plant If it could give 100000 for
an arrnory. General Philips replied
that the light question was not before
the Council.
Mr.. r. D. Richardson ANNOUNCED his
opposition to the armory project. and
declared that in the present stage or
the proposition. he was not prepared to
Vote for it.
Vigorous Of Position.
Mr.. Lynch. leader Of the combine
again vigorously protested. declaring
that no one knew what the. cost of
the Ugh school project declaring that
it would cost $4,000 to $4,000 be-
fore 1t was completed. and that natl, nono ol,
ultimately. He warned the finance
Committee that the Council would lose
confidence in its Judgment II IT con-
I$tinued to make such Recommendations
as this. Il. for one. have already lost J;
confidence in their Judgment, ne sad
in conclusion amid laughter.
The pending question was aa ,,t oroe ,r.,s
a aaopt ed by At tie following recorded
AyesAtklnson ~ Da 1,n1yers. G1 Klsn.
Gates Lynch R;o6 Msas son W Mfs
Nnes1Barber, Bliley, Cannon, Cary,
| Don Leavy, Ferguson, Green - p
Hobson, J. A. Hob 7s,. p mi.,s w -
n n;nh ,or Spence. David NJ. White,
William L. White. Williams, Pete ter, -,
! No other trouble was encountereu III, III
til the item of muse M IN ;n1 3. HOB. 30.
son moved to add $4,000 to tupetcalosls
and $500 to contingent fund.
Later he accepted fIr q an t amena antire
| amount to the tuberculosis taccounIl MI
Davis had moved to transfer me m4 u
J sic fund to the account OF hunu. ~
/ provide lights near the dock, but when
| Mr.. Hobson accepted Mr.. Cary.s sgd
! stitute for the whole, approprlallng VI
| 500 to tuberculosis account. MI L'aVl LAWS
Mr. Cary narrated some expert nce es
| showing the dangers OF the spread OF
/, tuberculosis from failure to properly
protect the pnb1ie from 1so aavocate
! the expenditure of the fund recon-
/ nended for music to fighting tnpercu-
/ losis instead.
! cism Of the crowds assembled in the
4 parks at the summer concerts the for
ner having characterized "a It tb as paten
fer of the fund to tuberculosis light
The Cary-H obson substitute was then
adopted by viva voce vote, and II the
Board Of Aldermen concurs in the &C,
certs.
NO changes were made in the bud ,,,d:
S Set u aopl tae When Mr. 81 wSts
asked that the Little Sisters Of The
Poor be included in the list receiving
$500. He paid handsome tribute t.
ed the work It was doing The amend
nent was adopted by viva voce vote
No. other chan ges were made saw
those changes made in other funds a
/ its expense
4 Had Narrow Escape.
The consideration Of the budget IL
detail having been completed, the ques
ton on the adoption Of the budget a
rol-call was completed that the bud
get would fail for the lack of the nee
but twenty-three Affirmative votes, an
Mr.. Pollock, realizing the situation
changed from aye to no, and then mov
ed a reconsideration The fate o.
this motion was doubtful, when MI
,, Spence came to the rescue and save
the day by q timely motion to TAX
l a recess for twenty minutes and di
! rected the serg eant-at-arms to be sen
! for the absentees. This prevailed an
the Council waited, the presence Of tn
1 young ladies' Of the district schoc
1 gathering and making it possible t
4 hold the members there. .'
Tho minutes sped on swiftly, for til