The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21
FIGHT EXPECTED
OVER new RULES |. ! | |: 5
Incoming Council May R Re:
Clause Restricting Members
Of Finance Committee.
AFFECTS MANY COMMITTEES.
Except for That Issue, Commit
tee Chairfnansllips Are Prac-
tically Agreed Upon.

The dullest OF the midsummer dull
ness Will strike the City Hall this
week. No action OF greater import
ance than the auditing of pay rolls is
expected until the new Council meets
to organize on the afternoon Of Sep
TENDER 1 1T having been tacitly agreed
that the Formally Of a Democratic
caucus is unnecessary, since all the
members are ardently Democratic. and
since the formation Of the incoming
body has already been practically
agreed upon. For committee meetings
this week, Monday and Wednesday
draw blank spaces on the calendar.
The schedule Is:
csday-Committee on Apportion-
ment OF the Funds in the Annexed
Territory, s P. NJ.
Thursday-Streets. 5 P. NJ; Water.
8 P. NJ; Grounds and Buildings. =.
NJ
Friday-st Johns Burying Ground.
s P. M.
dent R. Lee Peters and Vice President
II. r. Pollard. Jr.. will succeed them.
selves and the same can be SAID q
the Board OF Aldermen, where Presl-
dent Robert whittet and Vice-Presi-S
dent w. II. Adams will succeed tnen-s
selves The presidents are already at
work mapping out the committee az
signments.
Contest over Rules.
Practically the only contest TO come
up in the organization OF the new rev,
Council Will be the adoption Of the
rules some months ago special
committee revised the rules OF the
Council. and among other changes
provided that no member of the Com
mfttee on Finance should hold mem
hership on any other joint standing
committee.
The custom in previous years mas
heon for the incoming Council to edopt
the rules OF the old Council, but re.
ports indicate that a sharp hght w" WI
be made on that clause, which may ne
stricken out. Unless change IS MUS,
It will be imp ossible for Alderman AZ.
ans to remain on both Finance anu
streets. for Alderman Grundy to re-
main ON Finance. Streets and Wafer,
and for Councilman Mills to retain
| both his membership on the FINANCE
COMMITTEES and the Craftsmanship OF
tho water Committee. There IS Woe
| difference. Of opinion among Councu-
/ =, an as to the advisability OF the new
i rule. which has not yet been given q
| real trial. Chairman h r.. foi .Nl =, -
4 Jrs of the Finance Committee, IS IL
I favor Of it, and says he Will wlli,ns
~ give up his place on the Eie CO.. =. !.
yors the rule, saying that 1t gives GER
tain departmental committees an un-
fair advantage to have representation, ..
on5+he FINANCE Committee While OH
i ara have not. For instance, the 3Walei
i r.nmmittee has had among It's mem
4 herss dermen Cottrell and Gruhoy
ani, Councilmen Mills and Wise, az. AZ
members OF the Finance CohH'l.les !
! while the Committee on Ltght, .Wn me-.
has charge Of the gas works, ha alel .
u the same time no representation or
I the Finance Committee.
4 81 Co mmi ttcc hnIrmanshtps.
Except In the case OF Messrs. Adams
and Nils where the fate of the new
rmie is In doubt, the committee chair
manships are already pretty vel! 10
termined. Mr.. Pollard will remain
!. ire head Of the Finance Commlttee
#l1f Mr.. Adams has to choose RpetWse e,
q Finance and Streets, and takes ~
nance. the Craftsmanship Of Streets WI
Ifall to Sub-Chairman Gilbert IS. foi
lock. though some OF Mr. ADAMS.
friends say he will prefer TO reI MAJ
on the Street Committee, where ms a a.:
. curate knowledge OF attalr 3 nus sp ,.'si
i of great value Alderman Gilman w
remain at the head Of the Light Com
9 roittee Alderman Richardson WI
! continue at the head Of the Electrtclt'
t Committee until the city electric plan
Z "a finished. Mr. Richardson has 81
q ready announced his candidacy for tn
5 lsnnerintendency of the plant, and =
d 10 exnected that he will resi- gn from tn
2 Council this fall in order to all! allow. IN
: year required by the Constitution $
J, elapse before he Is elected by the Cou y
K lscil It is said that he already mas -
i. ,,.tas nledged to elect him. In tn
y Eoaanwhile Consulting Engineer Traf
T ford who designed the electric plans
! Viii mt 1t into operation and demon
: : strate the correctness of his estimate
n as.St ~ the cost Of producing lights.
"a In the Water Department.
nh Craftsmanship Of the Water Com
s n,ittea would be somewhat up In tn
! I;ai, should Councilman Mills elect to
q remain on the Finance Committee,
:: SUB Chairman Cottrell failed OF Is, ). IS
= |election Members .ot IN l.ss
q believe that Captain NILS Will cons =
9 to remain at the head OF the Water5 =
3 M ri ment. where he has been slns u!ari,
4 i successful. .3is
h Alderman Graham B.. Eobson, Wn
IS Ia accomplished great things for tn
IA rItv Home during his administrator
Il viii remain at the head Of the com
& mittee on Relief OF; the Poor. Council ~
Q man Julius A. Hobson will continue =
s. direct the work Of the Street Glea ,.
s. Department., which has also been grGea g
8 IL improved through the erection OF j
. |rew incinerator during the past $ye sll
I, Councilman c. Il Batklns, VINO suc
= caeded President Whittet, will hea
's - : new Grounds and Buildings Com
2. MI fee. and Councilman Jacob Umlau
vii, remain at the head Of the Com
n,ittee on Ordinance, Charter and Re
form, The lesser committees Will ne. nee
e essarlly to some extent be made Up
ID new men, who are yet to demonstrat
i. i air ability in scouncilmanic procedullr''
4 4 c All {. II i HIM AT WORT
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