Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-16
UNANIMOUSLY CONCUR IN
RETRENCHMENT MAT TER
President Robinson Appoints MessrS.
West, helms and Longan to Act
With Committee from Lower
Rranch-Buy Two New Mules 'or
Street Department.

After a somewhat acrimonious dis
cussiOn. the board of aldermen last
night decided to defer action on ,he
resolution appropriating $4,000 TO
cover part of the deficit in the school
boards finds until the budget for the
coming FISCAL year is adopted by the
council The common council is SEIZED
uled to hold a special session Friday
night TO act on the budget and PreSE
dent Robinson announced that he
would call a special meeting of che
aldermen to pass the measure I'M
mediatciy after its adoption By the
lower branch. The school appropria-
tion also will be acted upon nj that
time.
The resolution providing for the
special school appropriation came up
from the lower branch. After It's
reading. alderman West said that he
could not vote for the measure unlii
he saw where the money il coming
from. Unless additional revenue IS
provided for in the budget for next
year, the council will not. the speaker
declared. be able to appropriate che
$4,000 as a balance will have 10 be
carried over until next year.
Money Must be Forthcoming.
President Robinson said that ne
saw no need for delaying action on
the matter. The money for the
schools must be forthcoming. he said.
even IL other departments have TO go
short. The speaker went on to say
that he was getting tired of this thing
of the school board having TO borrow
money frcr the banks and continual
~ running behind because the coun-
Gil would not provide the necessary
funds for the maintenance of the
schools. And the continual squabble
between the board and the council,
he said, gave the city much unde-
sirable advertising when there was
really no reason for 1t.
Mr.. Kellum took sides with the
president on the matter. but Mr..
West. who is chairman of the council
finance committee, said that the com
mittee had provided for the apDro-
priation with the understanding that
additional revenue would be had next
year from license taxes. He did not
think that il would be wise for the
council TO appropriate the money un-
iii II knew where it was at" regard
ing mex; years revenues He suggest.
ed that the board defer action until
after lower branch had passed the
budget and that hen the board meet
and act on both the budget and the
resolution carrying the special schoo!
appropriation A motion TO that end
WAS made and it prevailed without
division.
Concur in Retrenchment Matter.
BY a unanimous vote. the aldermen
ccncurred in the resolution from the
lower branch providing for che ap-
tee to CIT down the running expenses
of the city government and 10 make
report to the council as soon q:
possible President Robinson appoint
cd Messrs. West and helms and Dr
Lcngan on the committee to act witt
the four members from the lOwel
branch
II is expected that the committes
will meet this month and begin u.
labCrs. The task before IL Is A hara
one and many meetings probably vii
BE- held before the rcpCst is sormu
lated fer the consideration Of ih'
council
The board met IN regular scssi OF
last might; President Robinson Va.
in the chair ADD the following mem
bcrS wcrr present Mcssrs. Holt
KeIlum. Iongsn. Ncims. West an,
Weston
Wants to Use Open Cars.
The clerk read a communication
from Mayor Jones. enclosing a lctie
from General Manager ". " : Rui
Ter. Of ;hc street railway ~ ten Mr.
Butler asked permission cf'thc conn
ell 90 operate open trailer cars ~
year Founi early in che morning an'
late IN the evening % sccommod %
workinEmen from the shipyari an
Mayor Jones recommended that ID ~
permission Wss granted the coBnc.
should b. careful IN the drawing o
the necessary ordinance 20 that %
company could not run the open fran
ess exccp, az the nours mentioned b.
Mr. Batter
President Robinson referred Tie ici
ters o. The comrlf'ee on highway
and sewers. which has under cor
sidcrziioa the complaint Of The sori
ing mea about the sncEcd inadcqust
car service afforded ~ Tho street rai
way system bcfsccr the hours 81
NJ and a m On ucck ds,a
esvcrsi Measures Corcurrc6 IN
Tho aldermen concurrcd In the IN
ioviBg measures from The i0Ee
br1nch
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