Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
BUDGET WAR
NOT TOHALT
CITY BILLS
Comptroller to Meet Current Ex-
penses-Mayor to Call Coun-
Gil Daily, He Says.

Following a long conference with
City Comptroller Goldsmith Tuesday,
Mayor Woodward announced that all
maintenance expenses of the city
Government would be met regardless
of tie fact that the $4,000 charter
fund to meet emergencies has been
exhausted and Council and the AL
dermanic Board are still deadlocked
over the budget
The Mayor further announced that
ne would take a hand in the settle
ment of the budget dispute. and that
if no agreement was reached at the
adjourned meeting of Council Thurs
day he would call the body together
in special meeting every day until a
budget was passed.
Upon the failure of Council to au-
thorize any further legal expendi-
lures at its meeting Monday after
noon Comptroller Goldsmith declared
he would not draw any more war
rants on the City Treasury until the
proper action was taken. After his
conference with Mayor Woodward,
however, he said the business of the
city would proceed just as it has dur
ing the whole budget fight.
Expect Committee to Yield.
Politicians predict that Mayor
Woodward's new position will force
the Finance Committee to yield to
the demands of the Five Aldermen.
The Mayor has great influence with
the Finance Committee, but the Al
Germen are regarded as his political
foes.
Members of the City Council have
succeeded in making firmer the dead
lock over the budget, if that were
possible, and the leaders of both fac
lions declared Tuesday that they can
stand the tie-up as long as their OPP
ponents.
To make another effort at agree
ment a special meeting Of Council
has been called for Thursday after
noon. The leaders of the warning fac
lions assert they believe the move
will be successful but it is evident
that each one expects his opponents
to come to his way of thinking just as
much as he did at the beginning of
the fight.
Majority for Sheet.
"A majority of the General Coun-
ell favors the sheet" said Chairman
w. G. Humphrey. I'VE have told
them that we are willing to reinstate
the two sidewalk inspectors and pro-
vide funds for the Whitehall street
improvement.
IF they can't agree to the budget
on those conditions and the matter is
left to me, I would stand firm until
Christmas"
Opponents of the budget claimed
that at the meeting Thursday num-
Der of members who have been sup
porting the budget would break away
and vote for the amendments.
With the five Aldermen standing
pat, and they will, it will be impossi-
BILE to pass the budget as prepared by
the Finance Committee" said Alder
anan Albert Thomson.
Against Arbitrary" Action.
I'VE are fighting for a principle,
which is that all the members of both
branches of Council have a voice in
the expenditure of the peoples money,
and that it is not matter for the
Finance Committee arbitrarily to de-
eide"
Most of the members of Council
pretend to take a humorous view Of
the situation, but it is quite a serious
matter with the heads of departments.
They have been able to do nothing
toward new improvements this year,
and they realize that they, and no.
the mer -bers of Council, will be
blamed for the poor results in their
departments.
Unless Council reconsiders its ac-
ton in passing the budget at the
meeting Thursday the budget will go
to the Aldermanic Board, where the
five Aldermen will refuse TO accept it.