The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-03
LACK OF MONEY, NOT
POLITICS, WAS CAUSE
Finance Committee and Administra-
tive Board May Find Way Out At
Meeting Tonight.
WAS AN UNJUST REFLECTION.
Commissioner Mccarthy Declares
Councilman Jones Must Apologize
For Statement Rejecting On Boards
Good Faith.

The city labor proposition will prob
ably be solved at the conference be-
tween the Administrative Board and
the Finance Committee at o'clock
tonight.
Such at least was the impression
around City Hall yesterday. Members
of the board and members OF the FL
nance Committee, as well as other
members of City Council, feel that
the dilemma may be met temporarily
by the transfer OF funds from the eN-
tension appropriation in the Water
Department TO the payroll account, the
Gcymer being met later through the
proposed bond issue.
The Administrative Board has held
itself strictly in line with the sugges-
ton of the Finance Committee--to
keep within the appropriations, Tho
board has felt compelled To curtaii
expenses not that extensions and
ether city improvements are not bad
ly needed, and men, OF course. to carry
them out. but because OF the lack OF
funds under the appropriations.
In reference 10 the discussion that
-" .~-anty-fve men were laid off in
shs Water Department mainly be-
,,Ia-e Of political influences. both
members of the Administrative Board
and the superintendent OF water. deny
that such was the case.
Commissioner Mccarthy even went
so far in discussing alleged remarks
nf Councilman Carter G. Jones that
there was political method In the man
ner In which the men were treated, as
TO ssT-that Mr.. Jones himself was
playing a cheap political game" by
MA fsSr att -
with manipulating the rolls of EN-
ployes OF the Water Department for
the benefit OF any one in office. Cap
tain Mccarthy said he would reffrs
from tho Administrative Board once
whenever Mr.. Jones ever again at
tempted TO address that body, If Mr.
/. Tones did not apologize for the re-
pnarks attributed 10 him in an after
- Don paper.
T., This retort OF Captain McCarthys
III probably receive some attention
r ON Mr.. Jones at the meeting to~
eight.
Superintendent Davis. Of the Water
Department said yesterday TO n rep
.esentative OF The YirEiuian, that no
Gran had ever lost hts position IN
'fs,e water Department because OF his
o Official preferences
IN Not 20 my knowledge" said Mr..
s'' NJ Of tho department. has a man lost
Asis place because OF his preferences
:" " candidates for office. This is a
20 lan's sacred prerogative. and should
y OF be taken from him
u amt Garry Force With Cash ON Hand,
Com missioner Beck sad there was
! nothing in she talk about politics be-
/. ing mixed up in the laying of of the
men.
we can't carry the men without
the money with which 20 do it, he
said That lie q foolish thought 10
propagate The smallest business
concern. az veil as the largest. con
duct. its affairs within lts income and
It's capital We can use the men, and
60 ne have plenty of things to
do. but unless we get the money for
T. uow cau\we DO u
II fs believed the meetjnE tonight
viii result IN satisfactory arrange
1nent Nv which funds already appro-
prfated may be transferred temper
arily and the gaps filled when they
are needed under the proposed bond
tksue