The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
ON T|PTOE Ov Err
co MING BUDGET
City Departments Eagerly Await
ing Annual Distribution
OF Funds.
FIGHT IN MARSHALL WARD
Many Bands Want Contract TO
Furnish, Music in Parks
During Summer.

This week promises TO he one OF
the busiest Of the wear at the City
iIaH Interest and exrecta ton in
every department is on tio-tce over
The Forthcoming annual budget;
which Will be reported to the Finance
Committee tomorrow night in cxecu .
tive session If approved meeting Of
the Common Council will be called
during the week to receive It,
Fire BOARD Fight.
Besides the budget the matter tax
nS up most attention is the fight for
the vacancy on the Board Of Fire Com
niSs'oners in Marshall Ward caused
~ the death OF Captain g. Watt Tag
Tor. President Whi;tct has called q.
jHint session Of the Common Couh--.
and Board OF Aldermen for TUESDAY
night tao o'clock to elect The Mar
shall Ward delegation, as usual, IS di-
vidcd and tho fight will be transferred
TO the floor. whore there is some pos
sihilitlI of n deadock between the two
branches. the Common Council being
claimed by Joseph Sorg. the nominee
CT majority OF the ward delegation
whilc the Board OF Aldermen is said
70 be alinos, solidly pledged TO former
Alderman John Mann. Jr.. tho nominee
Of the minority In fact. Il is said
that many Aldermen have been pledged
10 the support Of Mr.. Mann ever since
he retired from the Board two years
ago. His friends objected some time
ago to changing the line between Mar
shall and Jefferson Wards on the
ground that it would make, him lncli-
gIDle.
y third candidate is y Thomas Mos
b.. who may prove to he a dark
horse in the event OF a deadlock Mr..
Mann's supporters VIII admit Of no
question, but are loud in proclaiming
that he has a safe majority pledged
in both branches.
Music In Parks.
The monthly meeting OF the Board
OF -Aldermen Will come on Tuesday
night at o'clock, with a large docket
from the lower branch for concur
renee. y matter that Will provoke dc :,
bate Is the mus!cin- the parks appro-
pr!ation Of $4,000 ordered By tic Com
mon Council over the protest both OF
tho Finance Committee. which sought
20 put n check on unnecessary app1o-
priations, and Chairman Eatkins, Of
the Grounds and Buildings Committee.
WHO claims that the collection or great
crowds Of all kinds of people work
an injury TO the parks In view Of
the rigid rules forbiddinC individuals
from walking on the grass or from
resting under the trees in the hottest
weather. Mr. Batkins SAYS il is anon
alous for the city TO send out an invi-
tation TO thousands to tramp down
the grass night after night
Pollock Resolution.
II is believed that the board Will
concur without objection In the Pol
lock resolution providing for tho APP
pointment OF n special committee to
study the city government With view
of simplihcation OF procedure In the
interest 81 efficiency and economy
a subcommittee from the Committee
on Streets VIII have public hearing
"Wednesday afternoon on the various
plans submitted for a reinforced con-
crete bridge over James River TO re-
place Mayo's Bridge. Seven plans arc
Yet 10 be presented. the committee
having eliminated threc and heard
from three other bidders at tic last
meeting.
The Committee on Streets VIII meet
Thursday night, facing All unfinished
docket from the last meeting. long
going into new matters. The report
OF the Lynch Investigating committee.
embracing plans for reorganizing the
Engineers Department, ordered print
ed a, the last meeting, Will como up
for adoption.
Long Calendar.
The calendar for he week follows:
Monday--Committee on Finance, =.
NJ; subc ommittee OH grounds and
buildings, S 7. NJ
Tuesday Committee. 1870 p.
NJ: Joint session 1880 z. NJ: Board Of
Aldermen. S P. II.
yvSuhcommttce on new
bridge 5 T. NJ; light, Y. Al Markets.
S 7. NJ
1.3O.F Nj; Street Cleaning, s F.. NJ.