The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-05
MANY CHANGES
IN COMMIT I I EES
Incoming Council to BE Organ
lied This
Week.
, r OBJ ABLE ASSIGNMENTS.
Formation Of Finance Committee
Under New Rule Proves
Difficult Problem.

with the question OF the segregation
or the Finance Committee settled in
tho affirmative, and the vacancy in the
Henry Ward delegation caused by tina
retirement of George T. Wise filed by
the election Of Wallace c. Saunders, all
eyes In political circles are looking to-
ward the committee assignments to be
announced by the presidents Of the
Common Council and Board of Alder
men this week. New men In each
branch, new rules as to the committee
formation, and 7lew ward to be pro-
vided for, make 1t necessary that there
be many changes in the formation of
the committees. In nc committee how
ever. will there be any sweeping or
Wholesale shake-up such as marked
the retirement of the old Committee on
Relief of the: Poor. Each committee
VIII come back with sufficient nu-
cleus of old men to begin business
with at least some knowledge OF the
department which 1t is called OH 10
manage.
The New Finance Committee.
owing partly to the new rule of go
gregation, and to changes in the body,
the Finance Committee will probably
be more largely Of new material than
any OF. the more important committees.
Chairman Fl. r. Pollard, Jr., will como
back, and is ALREADY practically as
sured of the Craftsmanship, his direc-
ton of the financial affairs of the city
nc ho f1un ha wing l,nCn
highly approved by bankers and eN-
perts In such matters. Aldermen Sam
| uel II. Cottrell and r. II. Elicit failed
Of reelection to the Board, making
| two vacant places in the upper branch.
| Col. Barton H. Grundy, now on both
Finance and Streets, will probably re-
main On Finance ana leave Streets to
one OF his Henry Ward associates, j.
| NJ. Kain or Graham Hobson. 1t Is not
known whether Alderman Adams who
is chairman of the Street Committee,
| will elect to remain on the Finance
! Committee or not. He Is regarded as
a valuable man in both places. II he
remains on Finance. the Craftsmanship
| of the Street Committee Will fall to
| Subchairman Gilbert X. Pollock, and
either Aldermen Melton or Butler viii
be placed on Streets. If Mr.. Adam.
] stays with the Street Committee. he
will retain the craftsmanship without
opposition, and 1t is probable in that
event that Mr. Butler will go on Fi-
| nance.
East End Wants Representations.
Aldermen E. Douglas Richardson
who succeeded John L. Satterfield on
1 the Finance Committee, will probably
decide to stay with the Electricity
Committee, of which he is chairman
especially since he is an avowed can
didate for the position of Superlntend
ent of the Electric Plant. and viii
shortly resign from the Board In or
der to run for that position. Marshall
/ Ward is clamoring for representation
on the Finance Committee, and If Mr.
Nielsen remains on Streets, place
may be given on Finance to the newly
4 elected Alderman, John Grimes, wins
has before served in the lower branch
and is familiar with city business. al.
derman Rennolds is q probable appoiH
tee on the Finance Committed
From the lower branch it is regard
ed as probable that w. Fred Richard
son, of Clay; DR. f. NJ Reade. of Mon
\ roe, and w. b. Bradley, of Washing
ton. will remainSon the Finance Com
mittee. E. A. Barber, Jr., of Madison
has retired from the Council. and 1t Is
believed that Captain Morgan r. Mills
will decide to remain at the head OF
the Water Committee. thus creating
other vacancies to be filled on the
1 Committee on Finance Fred Powell
! of Henry, and BARNEY Bowman. OF
Madison. are possible appointees.
Committee en- Streets.
The Committee on Streets is maze
up by rule of one member from each
ward in each branch of the Council
:. making a committee of sixteen. From
present Indications and with one OF
two possible changes. the slate will
be:
i Aldermen Adams, Of Jefferson, Hob
son, of Henry; Gilman, of Lee; Moore
OF Washington; Bhley, or Moncure, OF
Monroe; Powers. of Madison; Nielsen
or Marshall. and Don Leavy, of Clay
Councimen Davis, of Clay, Lynch, o1
Jefferson: Ferguson, of Lee; Richards
of Marshall: Jones, of Washington
4. Pollock, of Madison, with the vacancies
4 from Henry and Monroe to be fllec
from among the new men in the lower
branch. possibly Messrs. Saunders anc
Blake.
On the Light Committee there Will
be little change save to fill the place
made vacant by the retirement 81
kirkwood Mitchell Alderman Gilman
will retain the craftsmanship, with Al
. dermen Melton. MITCHELL, Moncure ant
Powers, and Councilmen Rogers, Hob
son, j. 7. Powers, Ratcliffe and Wilt
shire as probable members.
Other Committees.
Captain Mills will probably continue
as chairman of the Water Committee
, The position of sub chairman, vacated
by Alderman Cottrell, w,ll have to bt
i filled from among the board members
Messrs. Bennett, Donahoe or Rennold: