The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08
VIRGINIA CITIES
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Montague, II. l. Watts, John Howard
Hall, j. II. Hall. Jr.
PetersburE-E. l. ouarles II. S.
Stewart. r. e. Gill; e. Fl. Patteson, 2.
w. Maddox.
Newport News-w. S. Copeland. E. j.
Ford. G. y. West, c. G. Helms, w. G..
Harris.
Fredericksburs-c. o'connor Cool
rick, Henry Warden. Colonel E. Dor
scy Cole, Mayor H. Lewis Wallace. VIII
liam Z. Bradley.
Ronnoke-Mayor Joel II. Cutchin.
Ashby Williams, ". NJ. Graybill, John
NJ. Hart. E. L. Keyser.
Hampton-John Weymouth, C. B.
Spratley, II. II. Holt, r. c. Lee. II. e.
Houston.
Norfolk Man at Head.
The steering committee was organ
lied BY the election of w. II. Sargent.
Jr. of Norfolk as chairman; John w.
Craddock. of I4ynchburg. subchairman.
r.. L. Steed. OF Norfolk. secretary. The
craftsmanship was rendered TO ME-.
Craddock. chairman of the general con-
ference. who declined, as he expects
TO be out of the State for some time,
and to James Caskie, of Richmond, who
declined on account of his health. The
chairman was authorized TO name IN
executive committee composed of one
from each city, and the committee was
authorized to employ counsel and to
incur such ordinary expenses as may
he incidental to a proper presentation
of the matter to the General Asse M :
bly,.
The first business of the general
conference on converting yesterday
morning was the forming OF per-
manent organization by the election OF
John w. Craddock. of Lynchburg. as
chairman, and r. Z. Steel, of Norfolk.
as secretary. The following. VICE
chair1nen were named: Robert B. Tun-
stall. of Norfolk; Joel II. Cutchin, OF
Roanoke; Mayor J. D. Reed. of Ports
mouth and president r. Lee Peters. OF
the Common Council of Richmond.
Resolutions of sympathy were ADOPT
ed and forwarded to Councilman john
A. Cutchins. of Richmond. named as
delegate to the conference from TINS
city, and now in st. L1ke's Hospital
Following an operation for appendl-
citis.
For Uniform Accounts.
At the afternoon session, on recon-
mendation OF the committee on reso-
lutions, two resolutions offered pS
Mayor Reed. of Portsmouth. were
adopted, the first calling for Q statute
to require uniform system of &C
counting in Virginia cities. both tc
insure efficiency and regularity. anc
| for purposes of comparison between
| cities. The second requested the Leg
)islature to require the auditing bS
some responsible auditing company. a
least once year. Of the accounts O
all cities in the State.
In regard to a resolution offered
looking to q law making 1t POSSIBLE
| for any city to have paid Council
| the committee made no recommends
ton. Such system, 1t was declared
gould be used to advantage only Il
Some Of the smaller towns. which, j
the Legislature without opening tn
way to abuses in the larger cities.
The conference reached final ad
jcurnment yesterday shortly after
O'clock. In all the debates relativ
20 the necessity for q change in TIL
form Of city, government, there ha
been no disposition to attack any city
one Of the speakers creating agrippl
OF applause by his statement that til
city governments OF Virginia cities to
day shave maximum OF honesty. an
q minimum of efficiency
Richmond Represented.
4 Early In the day Business Manage
fDabney, of the Chamber of Commerce
asked permission to correct an erro
neous impression contained In TIL
! Times Dispatch report yesterday tina
Richmond delegates were conspicuou
by their Absence" He stated tina
\ president Peters. Of the Commo
| Council, and Henry w. Rountree, o
the chamber. the only official dele
| gates, were present, these two alon
Having been named to attend. Chain
| man Craddock said that Mr.. Dabney'
point was we'll taken. and that Rich
mond had heartily co-operated In tn
1 general plan and purpose OF tho cor
terence
! Mayor Richardson was present dur
I ing the greater part OF the proceed
ings yesterday.