Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-06
COUNCIL FAILS TO PASS
CITY BUDGET FOR 1878
Measure Laid Over Until Wcdncs-
day After Spirited
Z ss,N Debate
PETERS CALLS 1T "DECEprIoN'
Split on Whether TO Raise Money
by Taxation or by Borrowing 1t
by Floating Loans-Councilmcn
Defend Report.

4. After Councilman Rodcn had declared
! u a Ca moutage" and President Peters
had designated ii as a deception" the
l2r3 budget was passed over unit!
"Wednesday night by the Common Coun-
ell. which considered it at tho meet
ing last night
When the budget was read MIR.
Roden moved that it be referred back
10 the Finance Committee TO report a
taxation and not BY borrowing. The
Council At that time was considering
the committees recommendation that
SS62,534. 81 OF tho necessary revenues be
raised by floating loans MIR. Rodcn
declared that this amount would be
In this connection. he said:
Rodcn scores borrowing Pinn.
This would be crime on future
ssner Al ns of ,a%paycrs and would
but one, way OF getting revenue, and
that is by taxation. II not raised one
year by taxation it must be raised in
subsequent years. This is bad time
10 raise taxes. bat so is every time.
There is no use in trying TO camoufaEe
and put ii off 10 another generation.
expenses. Ii YOU can't raise the
SS62.o00 release policemen and close
schools. but it is poor policy TO
borrow
President Peters declared that the
whole thing was a camoufaee and de-
GHeption placed on the city OF Richmond.
FuTlHeT nc sara.
President Peters Favor. Taxes.
The charter says plainly that taxes
must be raised if necessary 10 meet
the demands of the city's expenses.
cannot vote for an ordinance which
viii plunge this city in debt for nearly
million dollars. Members OF the
Finance Committee. as we'll as others
know it is wrong to recommend such
- sec but one thing TO do and that
$50 raise. enough taxes to pay the
expenses Of the city. This report is
ciples of our new form Of government
don't want 10 raise taxes. because
every eve eitizsn is now taxed TO death;
raise the revenue or cut the expenses
of government"
Councilmcn Defend Report.
The repor, was defended by Council.
They stated that the committee had
labored earnestly on the budget and
could find no other solution than that
presented, They dcfied opponents of
The report 10 present concrete plan
which. would present Il better scheme.
and declared that the City Attorney
used in the charter, referred to amounts
borrowed as we'll as amounts raised by
taxation.
Delay for New Plan
Various motions were made but
finally motion, by Subchairman
Scaton, postponinG consideration OF the
!. budget and companion measures until
tomorrow night was adopted The OBJ
ject OF this motion was TO enable the
opponents OF the report to present am
other plan. The companion measures
are those proposing the purchase of
the Woman's College property for
SSs,Ooo. the motoriZing OF the Fire De-
partment at cost of Slis.000, and the
appropriation of $4,000 as "A reception
fund for the returning soldiers and
sailors.
Act ON Phone Rntc>.
Z The Council conCurrcd in the resolu-
ton directing the City ATTORNEY 10 in.
Nestigate the proposed increase in ,ele-
sphone rates and take necessary legal
ACTION 10 prevent them being put into
cHect. Among other measures passed
We're the resolution to repeal the reso-
tuition ordering the Ashland line 10 de.
press It's tracks, the resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for the Cradinr Of
tourth street in South Richmond and
the ordnance authorizing the Director
OF Pub!ic SAFETY 10 designate stands
for vehicles for hire