The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
FEAR DELAY WILL
HURT BIG CAUSE
Ordinance Committee Rcluct-
antly Dcfers Consideration OF
New Government Plan
OPPONENTS ARE DELIGHTED
Question May Not Reach Coun-
Gil Tor Action Until Dc
cember Meeting.
OPPONENTS ARE DELIGHTED

! Although the Ordinance Charter and
! Reform Committee has in prospect for
| tonight am extended docket. 1t is an
! nounced by Chairman Jacob Umlauf
! that the report Of the Committee on
, changes in the Form of City Govern
+ ncnt will not be taken up, the delay
! being due TO IL request of President
! Wood. of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Wood stated that on account of
the time taken in arranging the Taft
plans. the details of the Good Roads
Association and the desire of the
chambe" TO assist tonight in launch
ing the Womens Christian Associa-
ton new building campaign, IL had
! been found impracticablc to prepare
properly 10 present the matter to the
committee. especially In view OF its
! ;ar-rcaching Importance and the great
danger of adverse action were the
matter insuiiiciently presented.
Large Docket Tonight.
The Ordinance Committee, however.
Will hold It's regular meeting at S
o'clock. Among the matters on the
docket are petition for an extension
Of time for tho wide tire ordinance to
take effect; an ordinance fixing the
salaries and duties of the superintcnd-
Ont and employees of the electric plant;
several other salary matters. including
a resolution reasinE the pay of the
Chief OF Police from $1,000 to $1,000.
ana an ordinance regulating sign
painters.
At the City Hall the announcement
of the indefinite postponcment of the
consideration OF tho plan for reform
ing the government was taken as an
indication of it's defeat, and there was
rejoicing among street cleaners, park
Keepers and minor politicians The
belief obtains at the City Hall that
although Endorsed by the Chamber Of
Commerce. the movement has had
little or no actual support save from
the newspapers.
May Remain on Table.
Postponed without date, IL is freely
predicted that the remaining ten days
of the month Will go BY without ac-
ton. and that the December Council
Will have no report from the Ordinance
COMMITTEES 1t had been announced
by Chairman Umlauf that the Ordi-
nance Committee would take the mat
ter up early in the month and report
to a special meeting o? the Council.
so that the papers might go OH to the
Finance Committee and come back to
the December meeting OF the Council
Tor nnal action. MIR. umlauf said last
night that personally he exceedingly
regretted the delay, as he believed
the committee would be criticized. lie
had not taken any poll of the commit
tee. he stated. and did not know how
it would vote, but he believed the
members were familiar with what is
proposed. and were ready to so into
the matter and determine 1T tonight.
The fact Is that so far as the Coun
! eli is concerned. the proposition is not
new one, The general principle in
volvcd has been under discussion in
one form or another for half dozen
| years, and many Councilmen on 10th
sides of the question profess their
| readiness to proceed to final vote a t
I once. 1t is tacitly admitted that a
majority of the Ordinance COMMITTEES
/ is opposed To the plan presented, and
| ii is freely predicted that after this
! cstponement. there will be no quorum
| until the monthly meeting of the
! committee late in December.