The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-12

elected from time to time as the elSls
year terms expire. Recently the places
vacated by Messrs. Caskle and McSartnS
were filled That was before the Con
stitution became effective, but when the
next election takes place the question
will arise and to all appearances the OF
dinance will have to be amended and the
Board of Trustees made Council Com
mittee or put entirely out of Council.
The same condition prevails in the
other two bodies. and possibly in the
composition of the James River Bridge
Commissioners.
1t is not at all certain that ex-Council-
man Joseph Wallersteln is barred by the
new Constitution from election to the
Board of Aldermen for which he IS
candidate to succeed Mr.. Thomason,
when the latter snail resign. Indeed. the
better opinion among those who ought
to know, seems to be that Mr. Waller
stein is clearly eligible and that no
constitutional impeachment stands IN MS
1t is contended in the first place that
the clause relating to the election by
the City Council OF its own members 10
office in its gift was never Intended to
be retroactive and that the whole case
must begin and end under the new lnStru-
ment. Again it is held that the case is
not such one as is contemplated by
the instrument and that reference was
had solely to the election of officers of
emoument and not to filing vacancies
existing in the Council Still another
point is that Mr.. Walerstein'S case is
peculiar in that he comes from one
branch and seeks election to membership
Attorney General Anderson was out OF
the city Yesterday, but he or City Attorney
Pollard will be asked to pass upon II
Meanwhile Mr. .Wallcrsten's friends
are confident that he is clearly eligible
to a seat in the Board.
The Board of Public Interests viii
meet on Tuesday night for organization.
The members from the two branches OF
the Council are Messrs Mann, Beck.
Teefey, Pollard and Bottom The cti-
zens not members of the Council on
this board are Messrs. William Gibson.
il, Julius Strauss, J. S. Moore, Henry
| Lee Valentine and ". S. Gum. Messrs.
! Gibson and Strauss were recently elected
nv the Board of Aldermen and the
other three by the Common Council.
| Of the five citizens Mr.. julius Strauss
| IS the only one who was reelected
| Tho Council Committee on the I'm
| movement of James River will meet on
next Tuesday night for orga zatioh'
| Mr. ". H Curtis will be reelected as
! chairman. The committee consists VI
Neeers. Beck, Gilman and Seay, from
|
| r,;sson. Phillips and Pollock. from the
| Common Council and Messrs Il. ID,
| Cranshav H Theodore Ellyson. John
II MAYER f. T. D. Myers Jr Nlrglnlus
| Newton, E. D. Starke and w H. urQu-
! hart nominated by the Chamber OF
! Commerce.
The meeting of the Board of Aldermen
| on Tuesday night. the first meeting 1oi
general business of the new Board. Will
| be the notable feature in municipal cir
| cles next week Several of the Alder
men will be heard from.
The Carnegie Library Board will NEE
at 6 o'clock Monday evening. The Lght.
Water and Local Assessments Commit
tees will meet Tuesday evening.
| CITY Engineer Cutshaw has gone owe.
| the plans of the Citizens Rapid Transit
Company for its proposed line and via
duct and has passed on them favorably
| with few minor changes.
| The Street Committee will at early
date take up the petition of this com
panv for line on Lombardy Street to
| Brook Avenue.
The movement to provide free trans
| pOrtatlOn Tor the HleuiptlS VI tile Sohli-
| Gil by an appropriation by the city for
| this purpose is gaining ground among
| the stronger men of the Council. Thf
arguments they advance are cogent and
| forceful. There is reason to believe that
such a measure will go through the
| Council.
! Mr. Richard Marshall son of Captain
Dick Marshall. of Portsmouth. was in
| the city yesterday IS a guest of Super
| intendent Knowles. of the gas Office. Mr.
| Marshall is on his way to Akron. O.. TO
take charge of the gas works as super
| intendent.
OFFICERS CHOSEN