The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
Directors Indorse New
Plan Of Government
by Rising Vote.
MEMBERS EAGER
TO WORK FOR IT
Acting President Darlington
Warns Board Not to Pass
Resolutions Unless 1t Was
Prepared to Fight for
New System and
Win.

Enthusiastic and unanimous Indorse-
Rsht by rising vote was given by
the board of directors Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce yesterday afternoon
to tho proposed changes In the form
or ci'y government. The vote was
taken after members OF the special
committee had fully outlined what WAS
proposed. and after several members
OF the chamber had discussed the re-
port. Before putting the final uues-
lion on the resolutions of approval Of
iered and strongly supported by
Judge George l. Christian. Acting
PRESIDENT 7. NJ. Darlington warned
the board that TO inaugurate such a
plan in tho face of announced oppo-
sition meant fight and unless the
chamber proposed to see IT through.
Mr.. Darlington advised the board TO
have nothing to do with IL.
Willing to Go To Work.
we only weaken our influence"
said Mr.. Darlington from the chair
by passing resolutions merely to
! ave ,heFl tabled. You have heard
nat Is proposed and what this plan
'eans TO the city. You have also
card tnat there Is much opposition.
me Chamber has not in a long Tim.
met defeat in anything It has under
iaken, ana unless you mean to see this
Undertaking successfully consum
matcd-unless you mean TO take yonr
coats on and go to work for the good
OF the city-you had better leave 4,
alone"
Text of Resolutions.
In the face OF thig warning a.bo,
ne question was called every member
Il TODD In his place In Endorsement ~
ne Following resolution:
whereas, the city OF Richmond.
/ within its limits pi:or to the recent
4 seession OF new territory. has greatly
creased in population. and It's popu-
Il ION ana area have been largely add
TO by the extension of the cor
~ rate limits on the north side OF tho
II yer and by the merging or amalEa-
auoh OF the former city OF Man
y hester, now known as washington
s. ard; and
4 whereas, the present form of gov
rnmsnt of the city is unscicntifo s,
nat the legislative and adn,in,stra
I've departments arc not separate ana
instinct. and Its methods are Obsolete
land cumbersome. rendering the sn,Iss
{of the members of the city Council
hultifarious and burdensome TO "a de.
gree that Is prcjudicIal to the promp
ana cHcient management OF municipaI
affairs: 'pa'
Therefore, be 1t resolved.
mat while the Richmond Chamber
OF commerce fully recognizes that the
pFesen. representatives OF the CITY in
- legislative department and nc nass
Gals have labored earnestly 1,t,h.
fui'v, and often tirelessly. In the dis.
eva 81 Of the public duties Incumbent
upe tenn in their respective posi-
.iehb' ana that the progress and well
rare OF Richmond is largely due 10
their Intelligent and patriotic efforts
YET IN view Of the enlarged neid of
their labors and the more difficult and
complex problems with which they
aNe 10 zeal. that the city has abso-
'u.elS outsrown its present form OF
o'ernment and methods of admins
tration. and, therefore, that the action
NJ the city Council in authorizing IN.
special joint committee on form r
government, to investigate and report
upon such changes in government
as VIII. in their opinion, result In
sreater economy of administration
md facilitate the dispatch of the city
q isiness generally was most wide
s. nd timely.
Further. that the Chamber. after
& consideration OF the modiflca,ions sre.
n ested by the committee in its re-
"a ort to the Common Council on IN,
day of November, 1911. is of the
'nion that those notifications and
3 'e creation of tho proposed admins
S$ Ion board and the granting to it
2& tHe proposed powers would insure
~ feat benefit to the city from a bust
81 'sslike administration OF its affairs,
~ I'd therefore respectfully ask that
n city Council will give the plan
omitted Its earnest consideration
and approval. and press before the
State Legislature the passage Of such
amendments as may be necessary for
c'rrying the said plan into operation"
VIII Go Actively to Work.
with a view of putting the attitude
OF the Chamber into practice, Iames
D. Crump moved to instruct the Cham
Der Committee on Municipal Affairs
Immediately to take up the matter.
II being authorized to associate with
Itself other members of the Chamber,
and to have the service Of Business
Manager Dabney as Its agent to carry
on an educational CAM align before the
people of the city and the Council of
tho advantages of the plan outlined.
This committee consists OF James r.
Gordon (chairman), John Stewart
4 Bryan John a. Cutchins. L. H. Morris,
va. D. Williams and President Henry
W.. Wood.
a vote OF thanks was given to the
special committee Of the Council and
3 the citizen members associated with
1t in the laborious, painstaking and
successful manner in which they have
studied the problem and presented an
intelligent and coherent report
Judge Christian brought the matter
fore the board, offering the rescu's
y tons which formed the topic ofyop1
Natc, stating that he had himself beeii
N member and president of the Com
mon Council for some years before
his election TO the bench of the Hust-
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