The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-25
COUNCIL ADOPTS
ANNUAL BUDGET
Provides Music for Parks, This
Being Only Material
Change.
NOW GOES TO ALDERMEN
Clay Ward Delegation Loses
Fight for Third New White
School Building.
NOW GOES TO ALDERMEN

Tor music in the parks at the expense
or the item for paving alleys. the Com
mon Council last night adopted the
annual appropriation ordinance as 1t
| came from the Committee on Finance.
carrying total Of s3,06l.SS7G7.
II also adopted the school resolu-
ton after several hours OF debate. au.
thoriZing the erection or one white
Schooi In the western and one in the
| eastern section OF the city, to cost to-
gether $4,000, and ono coiored school
to cost $4,000 While the resolution
does not specify, there was u tacit nm
outstanding that the two schools to
be replaced this year would be Belle
vue. at Twenty-second and Broad, anu
Madison. at Madison and Cary, Spring
heid and Sidney TO come later.
vigorous effort was made by the
Gay Ward delegation, under leader
snip OF Mr. Umlauf to make the reso-
luton provide for three schools, so tina
plans for the new Sidney school could
| be prepared this year but tic Council
nnaily adopted the resolution as 1t
came from the Committee on Finance,
which is In accord with the original
request OF the school Board that the
city provide for new buildings 100000
this year, 100000 next year and $780,
! 600 for each OF the two years follow
ins' SO a. TO eXpcnd $500, 900 In replac-
Ing old buildings within five years
Petersburg Delegation.
The Council had as Its guests dele
cation from Petersburg, composed OF
X. T. Wilcox, Jr., president OF the
| Common Council; NJ. T, Patteson. chair
| man OF the Committee on Finance: w
| r. Moore, member OF the Board OF
Aldermen. and G. b. Gill, clcrl; OF the
! Council and Auditor. President Peters
welcomed the visitors, who had ONE
over to hear the debate on the largest
appropriation ordinance ever consid-
cred by' any municipality in Virginia
| Mr. Pollard offered resolution ex-
tending TO the visitors the courtesies
| OF the floor. which was adopted BY
rising vote. Mr.. WILCOX responded
b~iefly in praise Of Richmond as the
capital city OF the Commonwealth and
commented on its wonderful growth.
The budget was read item by item.
The expected fight on the appropriation
Of $4,000 for advertising the resources
| of the city did not ma tcrialize Mr.
HirschberE withdrawing his objections
| since securing an opinion from the
City Attorney on the subject.
| Objection was raised to an item OF
| S4,il6.fo for repairs TO the How!t2cr
Armory. Chairman Pollard explained
| that two years ago the Council had
authorized changes and repairs costing
| $4,000, the battery TO raise one half
The city provided It's half, but it proved
impossible for the company TO raise
the fund. Five thousand dollars was
appropriated to the fund last Year, and
the item this year. Alr. Pollard said,
would wipe out the debt on work done
nearly two years ago. The item was
allowed TO stand.
| The reading then went on without
objection until an item of $4,000 was
reached for grading and paving alleys
| for owners. including work under con
tract. Mr.. Lynch moved 10 amend by
striking out $4,000 and ma king ii
S6.025, SO that the remainder. s3975
might be used for music in the parks
! Money Not Spent.
| He explained that under tho present
system it was impossible TO do such
| work except where the property own
ers released the city from dana ges
| and that but small part OF last wears
appropria ton had been used. Mr.. Mills
reminded him that the Street Commit
tee had asked for $4,000 for this pur-
| pose. and had only been allowed So
! 600 Mr. Pollard thought the paving of
alleys very necessary work that
ought not to be reduced. lie believed
( that with the Assessor OF Damages
the work could be accomplished better
than heretofore.
| The vote to amend, which was prac-
tcally test on the music item, re-
suited 90 to 13. as follows:
Aycs--Messrs. Boschen, Bowman,
| Brown, Butler, Cease, FERGUSON Full
Ter. Gill. Hirschberg, Huber. Jones
Lumsden. Lynch, Pollock. j. c. powers
| >. T. Powers, Rogers Seaton. Selph
! Sullivan, Vonderichr, Workman
| Noes-Messrs atkins. Blake Brad
! ley, Davis, Mills, Pollard, Pswcll, Rat
icliffc Rcade Richardson, Umlauf
! Wiltshire, Peters.
Music In pnrks.
! The appropriation of the rema in N e
/ SS,aa5 to music in the parks was then
| adopted. % to 10. though doubt was
| expressed whether the item might not
result in delaying tho budget should
/ tho Board of Aldermen which has al
/ ready rejected the item and refused to
| reconsider, again refuse TO vote for
music. a minor amendment making
cc.'tsin conditions as 10 the sewerage
! Tor tic state Fair Grounds was adopt ed
| and tie budget was then adopted as 81
/! whole.
| The resolution for schools followed.
| and Notwithstanding the efforts OF the
! Clay Ward delegation, was adopted as
recommended. Mr.. Cmlauf told OF Wis
/ itinG many of the schools and condi-
| tons he saw. Mr.. Pollard had visited
/ Sidney School with Mr.. Umlauf. and
found conditions much better than he
| had been led to anticipate, except that
there were too many children. lie did
not want the Council 10 go crazy over
schools and force the city into Il bond
issue. regardless or the price and Of
| the demand for city bonds and OF the
city's credit. The Umlauf substitute to
! provide plans for three white schools;
| this year was rejected. to 80. the only
| ayes being Mossrs. Davis, Powers, j. Il.
| Scatonf IJmlauf and Peters. The res
| olution was then adopted, carrying a
+, total of 100000 for new buildings.
HcciS's Salary.
! The Ordinance, Charter and Reform
/! Committee reported an ordinance in
(, crcaSinS the pay Of the Building In
| spector from s2.500 TO $4,000, and under
the rules 1t went to the Committee OIL
! Finance.