The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-04
Amusement Caused by Work Of
a m ateur Slate
Maker.
FOLLOW OLD ORGANIZATION
New Council Rules Change For
nation of Committee on
Finance.

Some amusement was caused In City
Hall circles yesterday afternoon by
the publication of what purported to
be slate OF probable committee as
signments for the incoming City
Council, in which was included the
names OF some OF those members who
failed of denomination in the recent
primary. and OF others who did not
even stand for reelection. kindly as
the presidents of the two branches
may feel to those members. 1t Is obvi~
Gus that their appointment to Inn
portant committees OF the incoming
Council is hardly practicable at this
time. Aldermen Cottrell, OF Clay. and
Spence. of Marshall. reported to be
slated for the Finance Committee. are
among the members who were not re-
turned. Councilman Bliley, Of Mon
roe. comes back. but as member of
the Board OF Aldermen. The slate
maker put President Whittet. OF the
Board Of Aldermen, on number OF
committees on which he once held
membership. AT present he is ea-
oiiicio member of Gil committees.
Councilman Kirkwood Mitchell. of
Henry Ward. said to be slated for tho
Light Committee. did not offer for re.
election.
Rules Are Changed
Another fact which the amateur
slate maker forgot Is that tho new
rules recently adopted provide that no
member of the Committee on Finance
shall hold membership on any other
joint standing committee.
few changes in the committee assign
ments save to comply with that rule
and TO give assignments TO the newly
elected members The Aldermen from
Washington Ward have never been
assigned TO committees. save In tho
case Of John w. Moore, who has beer,
placed on the Street Committee Pres
ident r. Lee Peters. OF the Common
Council, and President Robert whittet.
OF the Board of Aldermen, are already
assured OF reelection, and the or
ganization of the new Council Will
follow closely on that of the present
body.
Both presidents assert that they
have not started to make out list OF
committee assignments although both
admit that they have been looking the
situation over with care. and to some
extent have determined in their owl,
minds the personnel of the more i'm
portant committees, although the list
has not been reduced to writing. and
changes may be made from time to
time.
Chairmnnships Practically Settled.
Most of the committee chairman.
ships are already determined upon
Chairman H. r. Pollard. Jr., Of Leo
Ward. will remain at the head of the
San
retain that committee he will give up
his place on the Electricity Commit
tee. Alderman w. H. Adams, of JEFF
ferson Ward. is at present chairman
OF the Committee on Streets and a
member of the Committee on Finance.
The new rule will prevent his holding
both positions
It is believed that he can have either
that he prefers. and that he will SO.
lect tho Finance Committee In that
event Vice-Chairman Gilbert X Pol
Jock, OF Madison Ward, will probably
become chairman of the Street Commit
tee, and he will not aspire to a scar
on the Finance Committee, on which
ne has heretofore held membership
Alderman Gilman. OF Lee Ward. will
continue to head the Light Committee:
Alderman Richardson, Of Marshall
Ward. the Committee on Electricity;
Councilman Batkins, of Lee Ward, the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings,
and Councilman Umlauf. of Clay Ward.
the Committee on Ordinances. Charter
and Reform Councilman Morgan K.
Mills. of Jefferson Ward is chairman OF
the Water Committee and also a mem
Der of the Committee on Finance. It
IS believed that he will give up the
latter position and retain the general
oversight of the Water Department..
which has made conspicuous forward
strides during his term as chairman.
Some Other Changes.
Aldermen T. Fl. Elicit. of Lee Ward,
and S. Fl. Cottrell of Clay Ward, both
members OF the Finance Committee,
were not Reelected, making two alder
manic vacancies to be filled by promo
ton. Alderman Grundy, of Henry
Ward, VIII retire from the Street COM
mittee to hold his seat on the Com
mittee on Finance. Councilman Bar
Der, of Madison, lower branch mem
Der of the Finance Committee. did not
stand for reelection Councilman John
A. Cutchins, of Lee Ward, another
member of the Committees on Water
and Ordinances. Charter and Reform,
failed of reelection, as did Council
man James w. Gentry, of Marshall
Ward. member OF the Committees on
Relief Of the Poor and Printing and
Claims.
1t is generally conceded that there
Will be no sweeping changes in the
committee assignments. other than as
necessitated by the changes In men,
bership and rules No committee will
meet such a Waterloo as did the old
Committee on Relief of the Poor.
which, after keeping things in stew
at the Almshouse for years. was de-
capltated with the single exception OF
Alderman Graham Hobson, of Henry
Ward. who had fought vainly for re-
forms, and who In the present Council
became the chairman of the new COM
mittee. which has elected a new SUI