Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-04
VETO POWER
To BACK Up
SHEET
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 Board over the new bud
get was dissipated Tuesday follow
ing a conference between Mayor
Woodward and Chairman w. c.
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.
While supporters of the caucus
program are seeking 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
the five who have Joined together as
a 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 alb
powerful or If the other members of
Council have voice in the expendi
ture Of the peoples money.
'The Finance Committee prepared
that budget in secret session and the
members now demand that 1t be pass
ed without the slightest technical
amendment.
Deadlock Endurance Test.
Of they will listen to reason I am
confident a satisfactory compromise
can be reached Immediately"
It looks like an endurance test. A
few votes have been changed both
ways, but a majority of the Council
is still firm in support Of the budget
and a majority Of the Aldermanfc
Board is just as insistent that some
amendments be included.
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 BIockers.
The struggle must end sometime.
and some members of Council were
optimistic enough to begin active eff
forts Tuesday for a compromise.
Mayor Woodward said he did not
made some bitter comments on the
action of some of the members
What did Councilman OrviIIe H.
Hall and Councilman Sam Shepard
mean by giving notice that they would
move a reconsideration of the Sheet
at its next meeting?" he askedf Are
they running the town?
at 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 1t any better, because what
ever changes made would merely
amount to transferring greet i'm
provement funds from one section TO
another. He said ne would not allow
any deadlock OF Council to interfere
With inc regular city business.
Chairman Humphrey and Council
man Hall held A conference after the
vote on the budget, which was II to
7 favoring it, and Councilman Hall
then made a motion that Council adj
iourn uutil Friday afternoon.
Il make this motion In Difference TO
the chairman Of he Finance Com
mittee." he said. f8He seems 10 be
favorable 10 O. coniltomise. and | be-
lieve one con be reached at that meet
Ing"