The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
MANY new FACES
ON COMMITTEES
Latest States Of Council Assign
t1lents Indicate Important
Changes.
RICHARDS GOES ON FINANCE
Alderman Gilman and Council
men Powell and Fuller Also
on That Body.

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on That Body.
Some surprising changes have bee
made In the states for the committe
assignments to be announced Sy tn
presidents Of the two branches Of TIL
council on Tuesday night. Each presi
dent had made up tentative list a
much as week ago, forecasts O
which were published, but from tim
10 time changes and adjustments hav
peen made, among others the transfe
OF Councilman Charles e. Richards
known as the "Fatherof Thirty fourth
street" and for several terms an &C
tlye member of the Street Committee
to the Committee on Finance, the Sc
lection of Messrs Powell and Fuller a!
Two other new members Of the Com
mittee on Finance; the appointment O
DR.. G. M. Miller on Streets, and OF Gil
bert K. Pollock on Ordinance, Charter
and Reform. Alderman Gilman viii
probably be transferred from Streets
to Finance.
to change, and will be up to tho time
night. The Council meets at 7:3t
o'clock, and the Board at s o'clock
Both President Peters and President
Whittet have finished their work, how.
ever, and any further changes will be
IN the nature of adjustments between
the two, in an effort to prevent a pre-.
ponderance Of power from any one sec.
ton OF the city. While the Stree,
Committee Is the only one made ul
under the rules by ward lines, the ware
idea prevails more or less in the 9th.
ers, and while not possible to have 8
member of each branch from eacf
ward on every committee, the two
presidents are endeavoring to adjust
their lists so as to give each ward, OF
certainly each section of the city, rep.
resentation on the standing committee:
controlling departments.
Each Ward Represented.
This is especially the case with the
Committee on Finance. which will have
member from each ward. Mr.. Peters
Is to name seven Councilmen and his
list embraces men from seven of the
eight wards, only Jefferson being
omitted by the retention of Captain
Morgan r. Mills on the Committee or
Water President Whittet makes goo;
the demands of Jefferson, however, anc
will name Mr.. Butler from that WARD
on Finance.
The new rule requiring the segrega.
ton of the Finance Committee ana for.
bidding it's members to hold seats or
other standing committees, has cen.
tired interest to large degree on the
membership of that committee
AS matter of fact, the president!
of both branches are not talking FOL
publication, and few have seen the &C
tual lists they have drawn. Each ha.
consulted his vtce-president Mr.. Fol
lard being called In to advise with Mr.
Peters and Mr.. Adams with Mr.. Whit
tet, but the vice-presidents are equal
ly reticent as to the situation. From
sources outside of the Council, how.
ever it is learned that the following
slate has been practically determined
upon for the new Finance Committee
Most Recent States.
From the Board of Aldermen
Messrs. Butler, of Jefferson; Gilman. o.
Lee; Grundy Of Henry; Patram, Of
Washington, and Moncure, of Monroe.
From the Common Council-Mcssrs
Pollard. Of Lee; W. F. Richardson, OF
Clay: Reade, of Monroe; Bradley. OF
Washington; Powell, of Henry; Rich
ards, of Marshall, and Fuller, Of Madi.
son.
Second only in interest and of equa,
Importance Is the selection of The now
Committee on Streets. which must be
| composed of one man from each ward
in each branch. The slate makers have
about agreed on the following:
From the Board OF Aldermen
Messrs. Bliley, of Monroe; Powers. OF
Madison; Adams. of Jefferson; Nielsen
of Marshall; Moore. of Washington
Bennett, of Lee: DonLeavy, of Clay
and Kain, of Henry.
From the Common Council-Mcssrs
Miller, of Monroe; Pollock, of Madison;
Lynch. of Jefferson; Rogers. of Mar
shall; Jones, of Washington; Fergus
son. of Lee; Davis. of Clay, and Saun-
ders, OF Henry
A difficult situation arises under this
slate in Marshall Ward, where both
Aldermen Nielsen and Councilman Rog-
ers are from Fulton. leaving the upper
part of the ward on Church Hill With
out representation. 1t has been the
custom to split the ward delegation,
and that might yet be done by putting
Alderman Grimes in place of Mr.. Nell
sen. or putting Mr.. Powers or Mr..
5Lumsden in place of Mr.. Rogers.
Committee Chairmanshlps.
The committee chalrmanShtpS are
pretty well determined. Alderman Adj
ans retains the gavel of the Street
Committee, with Gilbert x. Pollock as
subchairman. H, r. Pollard, Jr., will
succeed himself as chairman Of the
Finance Committee. with Alderman
Barton II. Grundy Is subchairman. Al
derman Gilman seems slated for mem
bership on the Committee on Finance.
4 in which case it seems probable that
Councilman George w. Rogers will
head the Light Committee, Alderman
Richardson will continue at the head
of the Electricity Committee until he
resigns from the Council this fall to
run for the position Of Superintendent
of the municipal electric plant. coun-
Gilman Morgan r. Mills will retala d.
rection Of the Water Department, ana
Alderman Graham B. Hobson will re-
main at the head of the Committee on
Relief of the Poor, Councilman Julius
Hobson retains the craftsmanship Of
Street Cleaning, Councilman Batkins
that of Grounds and Buildings, ana
Councilman Umlauf the Craftsmanship
Of Ordinance. Charter and Reform