The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
WOULD NUMBER
NEW CITY WARDS
COMMITTEE DECIDES THIS WILL
IN REDIsTRICTI>G PLAN.
RECOMMENDS COUNCIL
APPROPRIATIONS TO DE MADE IN
LUMP SIMS AND METHOD OF
ELECTING OFFICIALS Is
DESIGNATED.

10 obFiate complications likely u
arise. particularly In election of MEM
bers of the police and fire boards,
the Committee on Change of Form
of City Government last night de-
eide to substitute the numbers !, ?,
=, for Jefferson, Madison, Lee and
clay In designating the four wards
Of the city under the proposed re-
districting plan which was adopted
several nights ago and recommended
to Council This was accomplished
by reconsideration of the ordinance
which will have to be reprinted be-
fore being ready tor distribution
among counoilmen and others espe-
cially interested in it.
1t developed, as set forth in a COM
munication submitted by City Attor-
ney Pollard. that the designation Of
wards by names would give those
members of boards remaining in the
same ward. after the wards are re-
Distracted. an undue advantage over
others who would be transferred II
other wards. In other words, under
the proposed change no member Will
be able to say that I've Is from Madi-
son. Clay, Jefferson or Lee Ward. He
viii be merely from Ward No. !, :.
8, or 4.
In order to reduce the membership
| OF the boards to -four each, matters
| will be adjusted when the longest
| termed man in each ward has com
| pleted his term. Then the members
will be duly and regularly selected
! under tho new order Of affairs.
To BE in Lump Sums.
The committee also decided tina.
as far as practicable appropriations
! should be made in Jumps by Council
| TO the several departments, the un-
| Outstanding being that additional ap-
! propriations shout die made upor
| consideration and report of the pro-
posed administrative board, except
for emergencies.
Again, 1t was expressly provided
that Council should have the power
Of electing the following officials ant
! officers: City Attorney. assistant tc
the City Engineer. City Clerk, elerE
of Council committee, Special &C
/ countant, Sergeant Arms, Polio,
Justice. members OF Police, Fire
| School and Health boards, CLERK t.
| the City Treasurer, clerk to the Citl
Auditor.
With the administrative board vii
be vested the authority to appoin
heads OF the various municipal dc
| partments and their SuDordlnateS Vi
rather the approval Of appointment
Of these subordinates by their re
spective chiefs General executive
power Is given the board. and 1t VII
be required to report annually to th'
Mayor on or before February 10 a!
TO business TRANSACTED during tn'
calendar year.
win Meet Again
l.. WhIe. tentatively agreeing UpOI
Recommendations to this effect, tn
committee adjourned to meet agar
tomorrow night when it Will en-
deayor to draft the ordinance in pro
per shape for submission to Counci
at its approaching November meet
ing. The ordinance has reference Z
The creation and duties OF the al
illustrative board.
The full membership OF the com
, mittee was present as follows; Messrs
Pollock, Lynch, Rennolds Don Leav
! and Reade.
CITY Attorney Pollard, City Ac
countant Crenshaw and former Cit
Attorney Meredith. associate metrbe
; OF the committee. we're also present
Mr.. Crenshaw acting I'm the capacit
| of clerk and secretary.