The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-07
.FAvORS CHANGE
IN GOVERNMENT
COUNCILMAN POLLOCK PREPARES
MEASURE LOOKING TO RE
VISION of CITY CHARrER.
ABOLISH PRESENT FORM
LYNCH GOES AFTER FEE SYSTEM
AND WOULD LIMIT SALARY
OF CITY col
LECTOR.

Appointment of joint standing
committee OF three councflmen and
two aldermen to study the question
of revising the city charter with q
view of bringing about q change in
the form OF government to BUSH
ness-like and economical basis will be
asked by Councilman Gilbert X. Pol
lock. OF Madison ward. in o resoiu-
ton which he has prepared for pre-
sentation to council to Thursday night
MIR. Pollock's plan 10 that the whole
matter shall be determined before the
next legislative election. so that men,
bers from this city can be pledged
In advance to secure such charter
changes and general enactments as
the city may demand.
Mr.. Pollock states that he has had
the matter under advfsement for q
long time, and he will request that
the best men obtainabie be named on
the committee to look into the char
ter proposition. He says he wants
the committee free to work out any
plan that may seem suitable to IL for
recommendation to council, and on
that account he avoids the term com
mission and all other terms refer
ring to specific forms OF government
in his resolution.
Would Save Money.
Mr.. Pollock is confident that great
saving to the city will result IL bet
ter executive form of government can
be devised than that now in effect.
AT the session OF the common coun-
ell Monday night. Mr.. John ]. Lynch,
OF Jefferson ward, introduced pa
per that also affects the city char
ter. 1t directs the city attorney to
secure through the representatives OF
the city In the Legislature an amend
ment to the charter necessary to abol-
ish the ONCE of city collector and
comforting the duties and powers Of
that Office on the city treasurer.
Regulate Fee system.
Another paper introduced by Mr..
Lynch and designed to be adopted
by the council for the present places
the collector OF taxes on salary of
$4,000 a year and provides a chief
clerk at $1,000 per year and two
clerks at 1870 each. In lieu of all fees
and commissions. 1t Is estimated that
City Collector Cunningham will draw
$4,000 in fees this year.
In face OF the fact that the finance
committee recommended it's rejection,
council adopted the resolution calling
for appropriation OF $4,000 for music
in the parks during the summer
months. Those voting In the negative
were Messrs. Pollard, Um1auf, Batkins,
Mills. Powell. Wiltshire and Peters
Explaining his vote, Mr.. Umlauf said
that the people most interested were
members of certain band which
wanted the Job
On recommendation OF the finance
committee. council adopted the ordi-
nance increasing the police force thirty
men, entailing an annual addition
charge on the city OF s3l. 900 for sal
aries.
Limit Size of Fire craksrs.
An ordinance WAS offered by MIR.
Umlauf amending the City Code. pro-
hibiting any person from bringing into
the city. selling or offering for sale.
or having in his possession any fire.
crackers In which nitroglycerine liz
used. or any fire-crackers larger than
one half inch In diameter and two
Inches In length. or, shall any such
person have in his possession or ex-
plode in the city torpedoes or other
fireworks which any person
| fireworks which are set off by con-
cussion. nor shall any person build or
kindie in any street or public alley
any bonfire. penalty of not less
than $40 and not more than s25 In
Mr.. umlauf also offered an ordinance
to prohibit and licensed pawnbroker
from receiving as security pledge or
pawn any pistol dirk. bowieknife,
rezor or weapon Of like kind. the or
dinance, carry. a penalty OF from IS
to SIS.
Mr.. Rogers offered an ordinance to
require the fireproofing of all hotels,
lodging houses. school houses, public
stations, garages. hospitals and asy-
iums which exceed three stories or
forty feet in height. The building in
spector In prohibited from issuing any
permit for new work or alterations not
In conformity with these requirements