Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
VETO POWER
To BACK Up
SHEE 7
Deadlock Becomes Endurance
Test Over Who Shall Have Last
Word in City Finances.

Hope that compromise would end
the deadlock between Council and the
Aldermanic Boards over the new bud
get was dissipated Tuesday follow
ing a conference between Mayor
Woodward and Chairman w. e.
Humphrey, of the Finance Commit
tee.
Chairman Humphrey announced
that he would not yield in his po-
sition in support of the budget as
originally proposed, and he said he
had the promise of Mayor Woodward
that he would back him to the last
using vetoes, if necessary, to prevent
any amendments to the sheet.
White supporters or -z'tf1e' caucus
program are seeking a compromise
they are Just as implacable as advo-
Gates of The budget in the position
that they Will not permit its passage
without amendments.
Thomson Determined.
Alderman Albert Thomson, one of
Tic iANt VIM JOiiiCu AO5CAhOi dS
majority in the Aldermanic Board
to block the budget, said:
The fight has risen above one of
conflicting Improvement projects. II
is now an issue over the principle OF
whether the Finance Committee is all
powerful or if the other members OF
Council have a voice in the expendi-
ture of the peoples money.
THE Finance Committee prepared
that budget in secret session, and the
members now demand that it be pass
ed without the slightest technical
amendment.
Deadlock Endurance Test.
IF they viii listen to reason ! am
confident a satisfactory compromise
can be reached Immediately"
1t looks like an endurance test. A
few votes have been changed both
ways, but majority of the Council
is still firm in support of the budget
and a majority of hte Aldermanic
Board is just as insistent that some
amendments De lnciuued.
A new attack has been made on
the Pryor street improvement by the
insurgents, because all the represen-
tatives of the Second Ward. the ward
through which Pryor street runs, are
supporting the budget. The budget
has an item of $4,000 for the i'm
provement The first caucus amend
ment cut his amount to $500. The
latest amendment wipes IT all out.
Mayor Scores Bloekers.
The struggle must end sometime,
and some members of Council were
optimistic enough to begin active ef-
forts Tuesday for compromise.
Mayor Woodward said he did not
think compromise was wise, and he
made some bitter comments on the
action of some or the members.
What did Councilman Orville H.
Hall and Councilman Sam Shepard
mean by giving notice that they would
move a reconsideration Of the sheet
at its next meeting" he askedfi Are
they running the town?
1T looks like they think so when
Council approves the budget by good
majority and they hold up action for
two weeks"
Mayor Woodward said Council
could change the budget, but could
not make it any better, because what
ever changes made would merely
amount TO transferring street i'm
provement funds from one section to
another. He said he would not allow
any deadlock Of Council to interfere
with the regular city business
Chairman Humphrey and Council
man Hall held a conference after the
vote on the budget, which was II to
Z favoring il. and Councilman Hail
then made motion that Council ad :
journ until Friday afternoon
Il make this motion in Difference 10
the chairman OF the Finance Com
mttec" he said "He see.ns to b-
favorable 10 a compromise. and ! be-
licvc one can be reached 4 that meet
ms.