The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-02
ORDINANCE NOW
UP TO COUNCIL
Committee On Change of
Government Unanimously
Recommends Measure
DECIDE TO RETAIN
THE NAMES OF WARDS
Members of Board to Be
Elected by the People for
Four Years At $4,000
Salary

! without making any essential
/ changes In the plan agreed upon al
/ It's last meeting. the Council en-
mittee on change in form Of city gov
eminent yesterday afternoon uuani-
mousiy recommended to Council for
adoption the ordinance providing Tor
the creation OF an administrative board
or hve members upon whom will de-
voive the duty Of executing and direct
ing the city's business At tho sslme
time, the committee passed inaIly
upon the ordinance providing that the
, city be redtstr1cted into four wards.
This measure was changed In only Ole
essential particular, the committee
agreeing that the wards should be
designated by names, as first agreed
upon, and not by uumbera
The ordinance calling for rea:sts.ct-
ing OF the wards need only to be
passed by Council and approved by
the mayor to become effective. With
the other ordinance. legislative enact
ment to secure charter amendment
VIII he necessary after Council has
passed upon the measure. And in
| this connection q resolution was
adopted by the committee directing
tie NAty aSA1AhSy kO LAAc EALA iC6dA
steps as would be necessary in the
premises. the resolution being for
warded TO Council aloig with the ordi-
nance.
Elected by People.
Members OF the proposed admins
trative board. according to the terms
OF the ordinance. are to be elected
by the people for a term OF four years
each from the FIRST day Of January
succeeding their election. which Ia 10
take place at the general election held
on Tuesday after the first Monday
In November. 1917. The Salaries Of
the commissioners shall not be less
than $4,000 each. fixed ny Council.
The board IL to have charge OF all
administrative matters now vested
with the Council committees The
board VIII also have the authority
to appoint the city engineer and heads
OF all other city departments.
One particular change contained i'll
the ordinance provides for the cleo
ton of the city auditor by the Coun-
ell, that official to serve for a period
of two years. Council may. or may
rot. in its discretion elect the city
collector.
CAN Another Meeting.
Chairman Poll ,ck. OF the commit
tee, stated at the close OF the meet
ins yesterday afternoon that he ex-
pected to call another meeting Of
the COMMITTEES shortly, with view OF
Inducing the business bodies OF Rich
mond to get behind the movement
for a change III the system of govern
RENT and to endorse II in the strong
est terms. preliminary to final action
Ly Council.
The full text OF the admins -at've
tnard" ordinance, which Is to be pre-
scnreS to Council at its 10 thcomins
November meeting next week, along
with the redictricting ordinance. Is
as follows, the numbers of the sec
-tions corresponding with sections In
the city code:
Council Fixes Pay.
90. The City Council shall fix tho
pay OF all officers, but when such
nav has been fixed the same shall
not be Increased by the City Council
until the propriety OF such increase
has been referred to the Adninistra-
tive Board, considered by them and
reported upon to the Council: pro-
yided. however, that the Council may
delegate to the Administrative Board
tne power to fix The ray or AL OF
ficers whom they are now or may
be hereafter authorized TO appotn),
and provided. further, that the pay
OF all employees of the city shall be
fixed by the Administrative Board.
and may, from time to time. be In
creased or diminished by said board.
IS. There shall be elected by the
people one city treasurer. one commits
sionar OF the revenue. and-dve men,
bers OF a board to he known as the
Administrative Board. tho terms OF
all Of whom shall be four years from
the FIRST day OF January succeeding
their election. and there shall be ap-
pointed by the Council In joint SEES
sion one city clerk. one clerk of Coun-
OF the City Council. one city attor-
ney, ono auditor. one police Justice.
one clerk to tho police Justice, one
police justice. Ave members
Of the Board Of Health. nine men,
hers OF tho City School Board, one
clerk to the city treasurer. ono clerk
to the city auditor and one collector
Of delinquent taxes and the Council
may, or may not. in their discretion.
elect one city collector. and each
branch OF the Council shall be au-
to appoint such officers and
clerks as may be deemed proper for
the regulation Of It's proceedings and
for the convenient transaction Of their
business, the terms OF which officers
and clerks 80 to be- appointed shall
be two years from the first day of
July succeeding their appointment.
except the term of the police Justice.
whose term shall be four years.
10. The Council may create such
offices and clerkships as they may
deem proper. in addition to those
herein provided for. and define their
powers and prescribe their duties. and
require bonds with surctiss in proper
penalties payable to tho city by its
corporate name. with condition for
the faithful performance Of said due
ties, but no Office or clerkship shall
be created except ON tho recommen.
dation Of the Administrative Board.
or until the propriety Of such ap-
pointment has been referred to said |
board, considered by them and. re-
ported upon to the Counoil, unless
such report has not been made WITH
IN thirty days Altar they have been
notified Of : rsfsreAce to them by TIE |
Counolk Any muniolpal s1loer ap-
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