The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-10
COUNCIL WANTS TINE
T0DIscUss BOND issue
Majority Not satisfied With Proposed
Appropriations As Recommended
BY COMMITTEES.
TAX MEASURE GOES BACK.
Lower Branch Prefers to Go slow In
Designating Manner Of Expenditure
of Funds From Bond Issue.

Common Council last night by de-
cisfye vote expressed its unwil1ingness
to approve the resolution providing Tor
a bond issue OF 100000 as recon-
mended by the Finance Committee
After considerable discussion, which
showed conclusively that the provisions
In the measure were not to the liking
lof majority of the Councilmen, on
motion of Councilman Batkins, of Lee
! Ward. the paper was recommitted to
the Finance Committee.
| Accompanying the original resolu-
ton on Its way back were a number
of resolutions introduced by various
members asking for special appropri-
ations.
| With these separate papers before it,
the Finance Committee will devote 1T
self to the task of revising the measure
so that there may be at least some
Chance of its approval.
| The body was nearly three-quarters
lof an hour late In assembling. This
was not due to the hardness of mem
bers in reaching City Hall, but was
the result of numerous conferences be-
tween members of Council and inter
Tested constituents. who were present in
advocacy of certain measures not pro-
lvided for in the original paper.
Not satisfactory.
The amount fxed for Shockoe Creek
improvements did not suit the East
End members. The omission of an
tamount for the extension Of Riverside
Drive did not please West End MEM
bers, nor did the selection Of the Phil
lips site in Fulton for a playground
ana park satisfy number OF Council
men ana Aldermen. who preferred an
other site. as recommended by the Com
mittee on Utilities.
1 These ifana will he urUad LAT ga
J resolutions introduced under suspen-
J sion VIII be taken up by the Finance
! Committee at its next meeting. 1t
was said by members of Council last
Light that with some changes In the
: resolution from the committee there
would be little reason to believe the
paper would not be adopted within a
reasonably short time.
The trouble started when Councilma n
, Fred Powell arose to amend the paper
by adding the SUN of s250.000 for a
bridge connecting the Northside with
the city proper. He had previously Of
fered a resolution to that effect, which
is now on It's way to the Finance Com
I: mittee.
Before the question could be put by
President Peters, Mr.. Batkins offered q
e motion to recommit the paper. SO that
G members of Council might familiarize
n themselves with the various items He
( said he had been too busy with hi.
private business to study the paper, and
would like to be better enlightened.
n committe~mer pro4s.@
= A storm OF protest arose from f-o,r,
= cfIn,er Seatop LOVE. sn1 usaao~ -,
4 members nj the Finance commttta.
Mr. saaton suhchairmer 80 a.,
h Finance romnit,ee arose 70 .xn,a,,
q the vartous item. mentioned a. ~,
IS ireso,utfon tIa said that We, - 81
Is noney IN On 70 schooIs haa .1r.aa,
v haen .,an, througb horrowas $500
At iora ma tba .nIoraamant 80 rs,nsa.
iSchool was irnerativa Tba prrch..
II NJ site far co,orea nornoa, 1870
n was also a., item which deserved -
tention
& The appropriations for the water. ga
and electrical departments were shown
Ir to have been less than was asked TO
a. by the Administrative Board MI
e Seaton explained how the Finance Com
Ia mittee had considered every item an,
Jhad been as liberal as possible. Will
also using great caution. in distributin,
the funds.
He explained that the item of s2s7.
275 for other permanent improve
ments" embraced $4,000 borrowe
money due on the First Regiment A,
mory, sz7.275 borrowed money TO
- schools and SIS, 900 for Howitzers' Ar
ri mory.
l: In reply to question concerning tn
I'd appropriation OF $4,000 for the Phillip
IT tract In Fulton for playground an
h Park, Mr.. Seaton said the Ffnanc
u. Committee could do no better becaus
p fof the scarcity of money 1t believed
% cnder the circumstances, that sit
ID would be satisfactory.
d. The city storehouse seemed to hav
~ cecome necessity. BY the establish
la ment of such place. the city woul
save hundreds or dollars rent year
IL and the only added expense would b
70 a storekeeper
m improvements to Shields Lake wer
l. necessary for sanitary measures IL TO
y nothing else.
re Jones Pleads For Action.
Following the explanation made b
Mr.. Seaton, the question was calle
j. when Mr.. Jones gained the floor. Fl
lie pIeaded with Council to act on tn
p paper at once--not to delay matter
al by sending il back TO the committe.
l. which had so faithfully studied tn
N financial situation Mr.. Jones said h
+ had been working man all his If
l. and knew very little about hnancia
n matters. nor about bonds or stocks.
10 But" he said, II know the peopl
lie Of Richmond want this measure to b