The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-04
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ssree with him, 1t Is greatly foarod
shat these few will combine with the
the plan that 1t will be unable n
command a majority vote on the final
Toll call. The opposition is not WIFI,
ar. Blake In this matter, hut NAV bn
counted to vote with him in an effort
10 so amend tho plan us to releage
from their pledges those now under
promise to vote for Ii.
Fire, Health and Police.
more formidable amendment hav
ing stronger following throughout
,he council will be offered by Mr.. Um-
iaut. placing the Fire.. Police and
heaitn Departments under the admin
Istratve board. and abolishlng the
separate boards now operating those
departments. Many believe that this
WI eventually result. especially II
1000 men are selected for the first nd
ministrative board, and the reform In
administration OF city affairs is auc-
cessfully launched. Members of tho
.nree boards referred to are not In tho
Sounc'i. and 80 have only adminIetra
Two duties to perform. not being onon
10 the objection raised against Councii
committees. both legisluting and adj
an,,B The special committee
ne"eYco tho now board would have all
II could do to take over and reoras,ta
.he management and Improvement q,
1890 priogcs, parks, sewers. pub,ic
utoiHss. gas works water por,,,
Ses'iic works, cemeteries. marl,nta
1imshouse and other activities ~ ,hn
W now supervised by Council COM
was ~, 20, a mat when It's machinery
iuil operation II would be timo
ehDush TO further unity tho citv.s a.
,iVitiea By transferring 10 i, tbo o.
ne ana Fire Departments, both NJ
"hioh are regarded as we'll cnnduc,
at present and in no specIal ,can
vi chanse gave from tho genera, a.
suH;ent that the city's undertak,nga
800 uHihcation. departments b.inp
,e,, at present as though separ.
10 ana without any reference
other. "eeos OF each
rea Mr; NIL, Mills. who has come to be
s;tios' i hS r. as leader of the oppo-
s aa, redistrictIng ordinance bn. Sao-
m fnin1s, that he viii vote for the the ad
a n,enSrvc board with the Unlau,
simpltncation OFF Of the fh.heT matSods .,
nov. ,,,.s tho city's business is no
ihree s9} oI in the Council, at least
y hn-
loTe boon appointed TO considnss re-, IS
subject. while many Councijmenf hs the
form rne or .aelT iindivid4al views in the
,hhittee authorized February 90 Win
INC oeneht OF tho prevIous ren"rts
Ing and 'fG nnt.iiI efforts at redistrict,
cabinet and other ways Of nrn.jSdI 5
some some businesslike body to Garry ng
nine, ns o mon,ht from day TO day has spent
t Trabnon: and is unanimous In its report,
pnI S members are Councilmen Gilbert
+. NJ Reade . aIdef 1osn !, Lynch &c: p-d
l,eavy and Robert Rcnnoid. In IN
, iI We members Members Charles V. Meredith.
- W. ho Gin and L. z. Norris
IN transmitting to the Council, n.
tab1 a rsl, bonrd resolution and
Without G5e1nHnee both
committee reports that in rersrs to
nc plan OF redistricting It has Without
views reached the conciusion thot ,sa
ely Council. as at present constituteS,
len. - utnwI w and more or lees. neffi
branches. and that there ia nt nreennt
great inequality OF rcpresentation
, ,pem the can. various wards The govern
population of 22.550: Henry Ward IL
2os Jefferson Ward. 1876; Lee Ward
a iSe.iig7; Madison Ward 1880: Mar.
655. and Washington Ward, 1850 This
inequality IS held to be vioIntivo nS
n me Split OF representative govern
city, charter and of the Code OF Viz.
gina. The report states distinctly
nat nat, the present size OF the two legis-
harrass and delay the discharge of
legislative matters, from which de-
lay the city in its corporate capacity
the principle OF representative gov
eminent that each of the subdivisions
or wards shall have approximately
equal representation is violated.
Cannot Erade Plnin Duty.
me charter expressly requires the
e9ualTatIon OF the population OF the
mutton in the number OF wards. This
duty Of redistrictng. according to the
report, cannot be evaded or remain
official oaths of the members OF The
dwo branches of the City Council"
INC committee reports that 1t inserted
dinance. reaftirming all of the contract
obligations assumed at the time of the
consolidation Of Richmond and Man
chester, on advice OF the City Attorney.
Tor the purpose of placing beyond
cavil any question as to the effect of
the inc abolition Of Washington Ward
ordinance" the City Attorney having
hei "a that the city OF Richmond cannot
n IL would avoid it's contract obliga-
lions in this regard.
As to washington Ward.
The City Attorney also holds by
written opinion rendered the commit
tee, that the change of ward lines and
consolidation of Washington Ward
with Madison Ward cannot have the
erect of disturbing the contract OBJ
liSations of tho city. the aistrict for
merry the city of Manchester being
created into South Richmond I'm
provement District within the bounds
Snteed under the consolidation ordi-
feet