The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-16

without missing quorum, eight
Council committees met at the City
Hall last night and organized for
business. clecting chairmen and sub
chairmen, and fixing their regular
times for meeting. Two other COM
mittees-Light and Streets-which had
previously organized, were also, in ses-
sion for the transaction OF routine
business. The new Council rs making
a record It's committees have not yet
missed quorum, a..a every one has
met on time. In fact, the Committee
on st. Johns Burying Ground got
ahead OF time. Gilbert *. Pollock,
mentioned as possible chairman.
came at the hour announced. and found
that the meeting had been held and
that all he could do was to congratu-
late Jefferson G. Powers, who had been
elected The only committee yet to
organize Is that on Improvement or
the James River, made up OF Council
men, Aldermen and representatives OF
the Chamber of Commerce. Inc Cham
Der will have to hold a generalgmeet-
ing, nominate seven men. who VIII
then have to be elected by the city
Council sitting in joint session. Until
that is done the committee cannot
organize, and the whole matter OF
erecting city wharves is UP in the
air. Publication of the Council manual
will be held back until after that
election.
Some New Chnirmcn.
Committee Chairmen We're elected
yesterday as follows:
Street Cleaning-Councilman julius
A. Hobson, chairman: Alderman Henry
Donolloe. subchairman and auditor.
Time OF meeting, first and sixteenth OF
each month at p. NJ.
Grounds and Buildinss-Councilrna
Claude l. Batkins. chairman; Alderman
Waverly Melton. subchairman; Frank
T. Bates, clerk; A. w. Bennett. auditor;
time of meeting. first and third Thurs
days at P. NJ.
Ordinance, Charter and Reform
Councilman Jacob Umlauf. chairman;
Alderman Marx Gunst. subchairman.
Local observation-disclosures Is. a
Gill. chairman; Alderman A. G. Nielsen,
subchairman.
st. Johns Burying Ground-Council-
man Jefferson c. Powers, chairman: AL
derman E. D. Richardson. suochair-
man: time OF meeting. last Friday IN
each month. at keepers Office, in st.
Johns Church Yard.
observation-disclosures John Bliley,
! chairman. Councilman John IT. Powers.
subchairman; Alderman a. c. Nielsen,
auditor; time of meeting, second day OF
each month at p. NJ
Printing and Characterization c,
P. Davis, chairman; Alderman Harvey
Atkinson, subchairman; Herbert T.
Ezekiel, clerk: time of meeting. ,ast
Thursday in each month.
Observation-Disclosures John F. Don
Leavy, chairman; Councilman Clarence
Seaton, subchairman; J. NJ Kahn. au-
ditor; time of meeting, last day OF each
month at 8 o'clock p. NJ
New Code In Rendy.
At the meeting Of the Committee or,
Ordinance. Charter and Reform, City
Attorney Pollard reported that ne had
completed work on the new city code
OF, which his Office has been engaged
for more than year. He has brought
the codification of city ordinances up to
! September /. the time of the beSlnning
of the present Council. "A subcomnit-
/ tee. consisting of Messrs. Umlauf. Kain
and Brown. was named to go over the
matter with the City Attorney and re-
port to special meeting, in time to
| have the new code adopted by the Oc-
tober meeting OF the Council. 1t Is
| hoped to have 1t from the hands OF
| the printer within sixty days. ehe
greatest confusion and conflict exists
at present, and Mr.. Pollard represents
| 1t as of the greatest Importance &c
have this new code out as soon as
| practicable.
The Grounds an Buildings Commit.
| tee cleared its docket of routine bust
| ness. A resolution looking to the &C
| QUESTION by condemnation OF propert.
| for establishment of q play ground II
4 South Richmond was referred toa sub
committee on Fairgrounds. The Blake
ordinance on the separation Of races ir
| the parks was tabled in the absence O.
/ its patron.
Enlarge riverside Park.
A communication from the G.ntel
Park Company relative to scent fare:
on street cars to Joseph Bryan Parl
was referred to the Street Committee
City Attorney Pollard reported tn
prices fixed by commissioners FIR tn
acquisition OF certain property neede'
! for enlarg cement of Riverside parK
Some time ago $500 was appropriate'
to enlarge the park. Several lots wer'
bought in. but two We're held to b
4 excessive. and were ordered condemn
ed. The committee has balance Q
4 s2.s64 for the purchase The commits
sioners assessed the Williams lot
i $40, and the property Of Sarah oster