The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
CUTS CITY
INTO FOUR WARDS
Continued From First page.)

1914 election. three Aldermen arc to
be elected from each OF the four wards,
making Board of twelve members.
| Votes Himself Out.
| Mr.. Rennolds. u member OF the spe-
cial COMMITTEES. cheerfully voted for
the plan as q forward step for the city.
though rather ruefully admitting that
II legislated him out of office, certainly
| for two years The members whose
terms expire on August 81 next. and in
| whose wards there will be no election.
are Mcssrs. Atkinson. Bennett. Butler
| Cowardin, Hobson. Kahn. Moncure,
! Moore. Patram and Rennolds.
The ward lines as recommended for
adoption give to new Jefferson Ward
| four "hold-over' Aldermen. Messrs.
! ADAMS. Grimes Melton and Nielsen, who
| must serve until their terms expire
! when but three can be elected. Madison
! Ward Will retain Messrs. Donahoe Per-
! due and Powers. Lee Ward will have
/ Messrs. Bliley. Gilman. Grundy and
Gunst until their terms expire, when
but three are to be elected. New Clay
Ward has but two "hold-over mem
bers Messrs. Don Leavy and Mitchell,
: making II necessary to order an eeL
ton for the Board in that ward next
spring. when the term of President
| Whittet expires.
Police ana Fire noard..
All members OF the Police and Fire
| Boards hold office for the terms for
which they were elected. but as their
terms expire. the Offices are abolished
until there is left to be reelected but
| one fire and one police commissioner
| from each ward. as the charter speci-
] hes The Health and School Boardc
are nor selected along ward lines.
| Members of the special committee
| spent several hours going over every
4 n fhA y.1n tt,I,
| tables OF all kinds. 1t was directed
| that large city map with the pro.
posed new ward lines. suitably colored
! be posted at once IN the Council cham.
! Der for the inspection OF Councilmen
and others interested and that copies
| of the ordinance be distributed to all
members. While the companion paper.
! still under consideration before the
! committee. will II adopted. require
| charter changes. the reduction in the
| size of the Council fies with the body
| Itself and may be adopted without
| legislative enactment. IT was pointed
out that since the annexation agree
ment with Manchester was adopted on
| report OF n special committee. without
reference to the Ordinance or Finance
! Committees. even though ohligatlng
F.! the city for large sums. the report of,
this special committee need not be re-
} fcrred or delayed. but that tho Council
might meet the issue squarely and at
once.
Must Act mt Once.
II was brought out in the discussion
: that Immediate action was necessary
/ since, II adopted. the precinct lines will
I have to be arranged and the election
books properly corrected In ample time
for the Democratic primary of next
April. as in that primary members OF
the Council for the next two years Will
be nominated. II the opponents can
delay action until after that primary.
the city will be tied to n Council OF
siXtyfour members for another tw>D
! years from next September.
! Members OF the special committee
which prepared the plan and unani-
mously recommended its adoption were
! Aldermen Rennolds and Don Leavy:
! Councilmen Pollock, chairman; Reade
and Lynch. and citizen members: L. u.
Morris. II. w. Rountree and C. v.
Meredith. The committee Will meet
again next Monday night to take up in
detail the final draft OF the ordinance
trative board OF paid officials who shall
he charged with the duties OF an
executive nature now performed by
committees Of the Council, including
tho awarding of contracts and en-
b ployment of labor. and the supervision
OF work and auditing Of accounts.
| Text OF Ordinance.
The full text OF the redistricting or
dinance recommended for adoption fol-
lows:
An ordinance to diminish the number
of wards and redistrict the city
into wards so that no ward shall
exceed any other ward in popula-
ton more than 5000 inhabitants.
Whereas by the last United States
l.. tIN,, -, v~,,1o L..
OF each of the wards of the city OF
Richmond is as follows: Clay Ward,
22,55O; Henry Ward. 1898: Jefferson
Ward, 1916; Lee Ward, 1927; Madi-
son Ward. 1890 Marshall Ward.
1901: Monroe Ward. -4.565; Washing
ton Ward, 1890; and
Whereas. it thereby appears that the
population of several of the wards ex-
ceeds that of other wards by as much
as 1000 inha bitants and
| Whereas, in the opinion IF the Coun
! Gil of the city Of Richmond, 1t is
deemed expedient not only to change
the boundaries. but also to diminish
the number of wards, therefore:
BE It ordained by the Council of the
city of Richmond:
/. That there shall be established
four wards for the city of Richmond,
the designation and boundaries Of
which shall be as follows:
Jefferson Ward.
"a Shall include that portion OF the
| city within the following boundaries:
| Beginning at point at the intersec-
| ton OF the eastern boundary line OF
the city and the north bank of James
River: thence westward along the
| north bank of James River to point
! in line with the centre line of Eigh
teenth street projected: thence north
! wardly along the centre line of Eigh-
| teenth Street to the centre line of Ven
able street; thence eastwardly
along the centre line OF Ven
able street to the centre line of Mosby
street COR Mechanicsville Turnpike);
thence nortnwardly along the centre
line of Mosby street and Mechanics
| VILE T,irnnike to the corporation line;