Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-04
OPPONENTS OPPOSED
TO PAPERS PROVISIONS
Declare Maintenance Ought to
Be Cared For in the
Resolution.
}. l.. DIcKEusoN AGAINST 1T
Cites Flights OF Pine Camp. city
Home. Jnil and Condition
of Shockoc Creek.

The public library proposition was
Killed At the special meeting OF Com
mon Council last night by the vote
OF 10 II. a few moments later. on
reconsideration. suggested bv Coun-
Gilman Edgar B. English. who
changed his vote from aye to no. the
r"mains were placed on tho table for
an autopsy at some future date. The
debate on the measure was exceed
'ngly lively at times. Those who en-
gagged In this debate expressed them
selves as welded to a library scheme
but opponents of the pending meas
ure declared themselves as not salts
fed with its provisions, feeling that
further consideration should be given
the resolution and provisions for
maintenance inserted.
Efforts were made to have the
paper recommittcd to the Finance
Committee. the. motion having been
offered ty Councilman James l..
Dickerson. but the vote indicated de-
feat by I TO u. Then Councilman
mating 100000 from the proposed
sum OF s35o.ooo. explaining that. he
did not think funds should be pro-
vidcd in a bond issue for supplying
The proposed library with books.
Dirkcrson Is Opposed.
Councilman Dickcrson objected to
final action. pleading the presence
CT more important demands for
funds. citing conditions at Pine
Camp. the city Home. the Jail and the
condition Of Shockoe Creek. Council
man English understood Mr.. Dick
erson's opposition to he prcd!cated
upon uncertain action with regard to
the proposed city farm. and declared
that the two measures were inde-
pendent OF each other, and that he,
too. favored city farm. But. he
said. Council should dispose OF this
measure at once and then take up
the farm proposition. Councilman
Moore said he had not been convinced
of the needs OF Il library at this time.
and he felt certain that many mem
bers OF the organizations which had
sent delegations before Council 10
advocate Il library. were misinformed
and were not ready to ask the city
to spend money In this direction un-
Ill other more important needs had
rcen taken care of.
Councilman Carter c. Jones. sub
chairman Of the Finance Committee.
presented the paper. The resolution.
which provides for bond issue of
S35O.000 to he expended in purchas-
ing site. erecting building and
supplying equipment. to he dated
January |. 1923. was read by the
clerk and explained by Mr.. Jones.
who discussed the project. ut length.
pointing to other cities in which pub
lie libraries were being successfully
with satisfactory results
to the citizens. He said the city was
in good financial condition. fully able
to finance this proposition without
feeling a pinch. THE city is by no
means in danger OF bankruptcy"
said Mr.. Jones. He referred 10 the
general demand for such step.
pointing TO n stack of cards number
Ing 10000, which had been signed
by citizens. and to the petitions from
practically every civic organization.
He was willing, in order to save the
measure from defeat. to accept the
amendment offered by MIR. Umlauf.
for. he said. the Council had been
called upon by tho people to act. and
rather than dsappoint his Cousti-
tuents and the citizens from all other
sections. he would vote to amend, If
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