The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05
came @ these three importan. portions

came TO these three important. portions
OF the city government.
DIT. Umlnuf expressed himself as
strongly convinced that five propcr
men, giving their whole time, and sit
ting at the City Hall every day. would
be better able to administer the city's
arairs than any committee ur board
meeting at night in it's spare time and
after the members had given their
pest time and energy to their personal
aHairs-that 1t would prove better
than the present boards and Council
combined
There was no dishonesty, but In the
boards rs in committees, he charged
there was money thrown away, each
department trying to Guido ali Others
In the matter OF spending money ana
making showing. Tho substitute, he
thought, gave the Council the oppor-
tunity TO give Richmond Il plln OF
government not cXceled by any in
TINS country. and he saw no reason
why the Council In lnaugurating
sweeping change should lose its nerve
merely because three departments
were influential or had strength in
politics. He thought there was little
merit in the claim that the Board of
Aldermen would not pass IL with such
changes. claiming that the Council
should do it's sworn duty, and let the
Board answer for itself TO the people
who elected it
Answered by Pollock.
Mr.. Pollock answered that there was
danger of Overlooking the newly Great
ed board with more work than IL could
at hrst accomplish when new 10 the
business. he called attention to tho
tact that no city OF Richm1 nd's sizu
In America owns and operates gas
water and electric plants The Fire
and Police Departments he thought
well managed. and he saw no cause
for change. Further, the Police Board
while an executive board, has TO do
with certain moral questions uau cs-
pecially in the first election, he thought
II unwise to Inject such issues into
the campaign. He illustrated by sug-
costing that Mr.. umlauf might run fnr
the administrative board and BY an
nouncinG himself in favor OF closing
cigar stores on Sunday raise certain
moral issues In the campaign which
should not enter into the selection o.:
men capable OF discharging the outlas
OF the position.
1t might be possible" replied Mr.
umlauf. IF l were a candidate thar
there might be some moral issues al
stake, but II my friend Pollock were
the candidate what would be the lie
sue then?
Mr.. Pollock again called attention
to the danger of united otficeholders
| vote, especially In the first election,
when five commissioners arc to be
| chosen.
Final Vote Called.
The vote was finally called. and to
the surprise OF some who voted for II
to Kill the whole proposition 1t was
adopted. 81 TO 10. a large number Of
those voting In the negative being
strongly In favor of the creation OF
an administrative board, and hoping
10 case their ballots for the original
| committee report after the substitute
| was out OF the way. Adoption OF the
| substitute. however. ended the debate.
and the Council adjourned amid much
| enthusiasm on the part of tho citizens
phesent who see the dawn Of more
| economical and efficient management
of city affairs.
| The final vote on the HirschhcrE
substitute stood:
Ayes-BowInnn, RrGwn, Genie, FULL
or, Gill, Hadduu, IiirschberS, IIobsun,
Huber, Jones, t.umsden, Mile, Pollard,
| j. G. Powers. Rogers. Scaton, sullivan,
Umlnuf, Wiltshire, Workman, Peters,
II.
Noes-ISntklns. BIulSc, Boschen, Brad
ley, burke, Iinticr. FERGUSON, Lynch,
Mailer, Pinner, Pollock, Powell, }. II.
Towers. RntcIiGe, Hende, Richards,
richardson, Selph, tonderichr--ID.