The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-30

stances was almost landslide, tha q
council Committee w0n Ordinances
Charter md Reform Inst night rccom- Z
mcndcd the adoption without nmend-}
mcnt of the entire report of the spe-
cihi Committee ON Changes In tho
Form of City Government. 1
For the creation OF mn administered
tive board. the committee stood ON tho
flnni vote 10 to and on the rcdistrict-
Ing OF the city into four wards IL to H.
The result did not come until inter
prolonged debate, the asking, and an
hwcrinE of many quotations. and the
voting down of some nmcntncnts5
The Council chamber and the sur
rounding passages We're packed with
members of the Chamber of Commerce
and other bodies and citizens inter
ested In the progress of the govern
ment. many OF the best known men
in the city giving their advocacy Ia
what is proposed. M
No OutspotSen Opposition.
There Was not 4 an outspoken dis-
sen Ing vote IN Tho ebsl
made by any one against the plan naSS
whole. Mr.. Hirschbehg and Mr.. I'm
iauf fought hard for an amendment
extending the powers of the admInis-&
trative board to include the Fire,
Police and Health Departments. ..E
discussions We're had as to substi-
tnting other plans OF redistrIcting tho
city aud reducing the memberships. It u
being conceded that requiring n char
ter change. this could not BIO accom-
p.lshea IN time for the spring primary:
for appointing tho members of tho
administrative board by the Judge or
the dustinEs Court the Mayor or by
the Council. the committee ndherIrr.5
TO the opinion that the people should
elect: aud for placing nll the boards +
under this one paid body, which some
thought advisable. but which the conn.,
mittee finally determined was hardly
practicable at this time. 1t being held
to be unwise to overload these COM
missioners with multifario,;s duties
until they have organized the adminIs- a
ration Of the departments stntrusted \
TO them. and systematized their work.
Members of the commercial bodies
announced that they would NOT cease
their Fisilancc until the two plans
are In effect, but would 4 ma k :. an
earnest canvass OF theSmembership OF
the Common Council bcforeS tile NUT
ter comes up for final disposition by
that body next Monday Night ll
How the Vote STOOD.
The final vote on the two 8 pcnt,ine. q
propositions I'm the colnmitt &C, was, 5E
For the fomr-,Sard plan OF redis-
trictinE the city, reducing the nj her. z
ship, of the Common Council and Hoard
of Aldermen each 3one-hn,f. Ayes
Messrs. Hunter. Gnnst, iIirschberg.
knfn. i.nnsdcn, A.oncure, Moore Mel. u
zen, Pollock, isontlerlchr, Umlauf No. :.
MIR. Brown. II n "a
For the creation OF an ndministra.
tive hoardi Ayes--lIcssrs. &Rr0yvn, 4 Hut
Ter. Gunst. IiirschberE, Kahn, Lun,s,ien,
aloncure, Moore. Pollock, yondcriehr. n
Noes--Messrs' Nelson and umlauf. X
Every Member Present.
Every member ofthc committee was
in his seat when Chairman Umlauf,,
saNel fell Seats within the railing
We're also provided for 2the following Z
speclai committee, representing the 81
Chamber OF Commerce: H. W. Wood, "
president; James N. Boyd, George IL. 81.
Christian. Coleman WORKMAN, john c.
Freeman, w. r. Reed, c. w. Hardwick,} 81
WI. Parrish, j. Il. Ryland, o. j. Sands,
N d. Sils and Secretary Walford
represented the Business Mems Club III
All OF the members of the speciasES
committee which drew the report and a
large number of citizens were. prea-
ent. City Engineer Boiling, Building
Inspector Beck. City Attorney Pollard,
Special Accountant Grenshaw, and
several other progressive city officers
known TO favor the plan were present
Other department heads, either neutral
or known TO be actively WORKING
against the plan were absent
Indorscd by Dusincss Men.
The Endorsement of the Chamber Of *
Commerce was briefly presented Sy IS
Business Manager Dabncy; tina I ofRths8 4.
business Mems; Club by oliver j !. Sands
bo:h organizations urging the adopI q
tion of the report vi thout Weakening VS..
samerdmentst sEMr, Meredi TIL, OF the "a
special committee, urged that; the two
papors be not separated ha t tho ra-S 4!
dlstrictihs without creation of tho
Badminist ratiye board would suit In 50
:overburdenipg "a small ICouncf f HIS u
urged swift force that the Sasonsf foriN
dividing the cts into many q Ward5 "a
would notse&lst when all improvements 81
were controlled by a board e lectedsatF IS
4 In ree. N The ofjpction from South Z ffiEh