The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-28
PROPOSED FINANCE BOARD.
Ward Delegations TO Meet Monday Night
10 Select Members.
NO NAMES As YET DECIDED UPON.
The Bill Creating Finance Commission
TO Go to the Council and Then To the
LecisIsture--Probab the Measure
win be Opposed Strongly.

In accordance with the resolution
adopted Friday night by tho Committee
on Charter Changes, meeting OF tho
ward delegations from Madison. Clay and
jefferson Wards will be held ~ the city
Hail tomorrow night to suggest each
member Of the Finance Commission from
their respective wards.
THE PROPOSED BOARD.
This action is to be taken in compliance
with section OF tho bill creating Board
Of Finance, which says:
The first Board shall be composed OF
three persons, to be appointed by the
Mayor, and the following named persons:
-, Of Clay Ward, ----, Of Monroe
ward. ----, OF Madison Ward, -----, OF
jefferson Ward. ---, Of Marshall ward;
and --, Of Jackson Ward. All men,
bers elected to said Board 10 nll a vsoan-
cy occurring by expiration OF the term
OF a member from any ward shall DO
elected from such ward Tor six years. az
the biennial municipal election preceding
the expiration OF such term. Those ~
be first appointed by the Mayor shall DO
appointed on or before the Soth day OF
June. lsss, by tho person elected to be-
come Mayor on the following hrst day
OF Julv. 1898. All vacancies occurring ny
expiration OF term among those appolnteu
bv the Mayor shall bs nlied by the MAyo'-
eject. Ihe term OK Office OF thoso eiec'eu
ar aptointed for q fun term shall begin
ON tho nrst day OF July succeeding their
respective elections or appointments
THE WARD DELEGATIONS.
The ward delegations which VIII assem-,
bic Tomorrow night VIII De cVh'foSc" VI
the Following members.
CLAY Ward-Alessrs. Henry l.. carter
and Evan snead. Of the Board OF Alder
men. Messrs. John NJ. Blanks, Samuel
N. CottrelI. John j. King, Henry w.
Rountree and O. A. Hawkins, Oh the
Common Council.
Madison Mard-Mcssrs. Otway .. Niien,
Sol. Cutchins and James i. Vaughan OF
the Board OF Aldermen; Messrs. *. L.
Briggs, +. e. Ebe. r. A. harreison'
julius A. Hobson and Joseph Wallerstein'
OF the Common Council.
Jefferson Ward-Messrs. William NJ
Turpin. Charles w. Hardwicke and John
NJ. King. OF the Board Of Aldermen;
Messrs. s. l.. Bloomberg. Albert Miller.
James T. Neale, r. B. Williams and Al
bert Witte, OF the Common Council
IL is understood that the gentlemen
above named will hold a consultation
some time tomorrow night with a view
OF agreeing upon some names 10 I'LL tho
positions in question.
1t IS probable that the ward delegations
OF Monroe, Marshall. and Jackson Wards
will be called To meet Tuesday night to
take similar action.
WILL BE OPPOSED.
Although all these preliminaries for the
! creation of a Finance Commission are
being disposed OF. and although the
movement has the approval Of large
number OF good citlZens, IL Is by no means
certain TO become a law. The measure
must first be approved by tho Council,
concurred i'm by the Board Of Aldermen.
and will then go TO the Legislature, by
which body IL must be passed before II
can become a law, az the charter Of ths
city is thereby changed.
II is known that the proposed change
will meet with great opposition both I'm
the Board Of Aldesmen and in the Com
mon Council, and many express doubt as
10 whether It will ever be agreed 20. The
measure has many friends. however, who
Will make vigorous fight for IL.