The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-23

for the next two years. making body
of fourteen members, the new Jcher-
son and Lee Wards having. by the acct
dent of redistricting, four members
each, to three each in the other two
wards.
The New Board.
The new Board will be composed. In
addition 10 one member to be elected
, in Clay Ward. as follows:
Jefferson Ward-.lldcrmen William IL.
Adams. John r. Grimes. W. II. Melton
and A. c. Nielsen.
Madison ward-P. II. Donahoe, J. r.
Perdue and Joseph E. Powers.
Lee Ward-John Z. Bliiey, w. ]. Gill
man, Barton II. Grundy and Marx
Gunst.
Clay ward-John T. Don Lcavy. John
| j. Mitchell and one vacancy. to be filled
at this election.
Members of the Board Of Aldermen
whose terms expire August 81 and who
viii have no opportunity OF Offering
for reelection in the upper branch,
but who may offer for tho Common
Council, are Harvey E. Atkinson. y.
w. Bennett, Frank l. Butler, Samuel
P. Cowardin, Graham d. IIobson, JOS
/ eph NJ. Kahn, James \. Moncure. John
| w. Moore. r. J.. Patram and r. G.
Rennolds. Several OF these have al
/ ready indicated their intention to Of
| Ter for the Common Council
! a new Council of twenty members,
F! FIVE from each or thu four wards. is to
| be elected at this Tina. or the forty
present members. therefore. II is OBJ
vious that one-half must so down in
defeat, evan II no citizens not now
/ members OF either branch and if no
! Aldermen offer for the Council. II
the ten ousted Aldermen offer for the
! Council, with the present members
! standing for reelection, there will be
fifty applicants for twenty seats.
! How the Council Stands.
Adoption of tho redistrlcting ordi-
nance has thrown tho present members
! of the Common Council na follows
/ Jefferson ward--John Hirschbers.
| George H. Lumsden. John J. Lynch,
! Morgan r. Mills. Jefferson c. Powers,
| c. f. Richards. George w Rogers.
! John ~. selph, William e. Sullivan and
| c. II. Wiltshire.
Madison ward-w. H. Boschen. Bar
J ney Bowman, w. Il. Bradley, l. II.
Brown, ]. ]. Burke George NJ. Cease
f. r.. Fuller, r. a. GIL. Julius A. Hob
son. c. C. Jones, Gilbert Is. Pollock,
! Frank NJ Readc and w w. Workman.
Lee Ward-Ciaude l.. Batkins. w. d.
Butler, L. Fl. Ferguson. clifton NJ.
Miller, II. r. Pollard. Jr.. Fred H. Pow
| nor and A. L. Nonderlehr.
! Clay Ward-Georga Med. Blake. T.
| Gray Haddon. Harry Huber, John T.
! Powers, w. Fred Richardson, Clarence
A. seaton, Jacob Umlaur and Robert
Lee Peters
| Several OF these have already indi-
| Gated that they will not offer for re-
| election, and SOME are contemplating
| moving out OF their present wards, and
| q 1,.iyt 1, ipnl iytA ~, ,l.S 81
| ed members of the Board who VIII offer,
| even without counting on any citizen
| candidates, 1t seems certain that there
will be more than forty applicants for
! the twenty seats in the new Council.
Two or three Councilmen have bean
mentioned ms possible candidates for
/ the new Administrative Board. tho eiec-
! lion for which comes next fall. and
with that in view may not offer for
! thu Council.
/ Need for Good Men.
I The incoming Council OF twenty
I members in the lower branch and
| fourteen In the Board will have from
September to January the entire
+ burden of administration OF city af-
/ fairs. II will have the burden OF paw
/ ing the way for the new Board, pre-
pairing the various departments for
the transfer of authority. and the es-
adjustment Of all presidents rs to
the relations between the AtLninistra-
I tive Board and the Council. II will re-
tain all powers relating to leyyinR OF
taxes appropriations of money. enact
! mcnt of ordinance, issuance of bonds
/ and granting of franchises, turning
| over 10 the Board the management OF
| the departments, employment OF OIL
GERS and laborers, awarding OF con-
l tracts ana supervision OF all work
Tor the city. Those most Interested in
/ me success OF the now plan of gov
! erhment say that II is essential to It's
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