The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-04

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organized yesterday afternoon. elected |
presiding officers and adopted rules. |
;he belief being generally expressed
that this would be the most Important |
Council in many gears operation !
with the Administrative Board was
pledged, both 10y those who had favored /
and those who had opposed the
changes ia the method OF city govern
ment. several speakers urging the
tounciimen TO use their influence TO
secure the election OF such members
OF the Administrative Board who Viii
reflect credit on tho city. VIII show
ability ia handling it's affairs. and who
VIII work In harmony with the Coun-
eli and city officials.
The Common Council was called TO /
order AZ o'clock 10y city Clerk Ben 7 |
August. the certificates ~ election |
from the clerk Of the Hastings Court
being duly read and recorded An in
ho'ation was the distribution to each
member OF neatly engraved card or
trying to his election 10 the city
Council. attested hy Mayor Richardson
aud city Clerk August. ana carrying
the dates for which tho member has
been elected
Peters Elected.
MI Cmlhuf proposed tho name OF
/; Lee Peters as president. ana hisl
election Was unanimous. H. was .s-
e'Hied to tAe chair Dy Messrs Umleuf,
Moore and Mills
In expressing his thanks for election
Tor the nfth term as president of the
common Council. Mr. Peters alluded to
me many absent faces. saying that Mr.
fo!!ock was now the only ueinbe~
oder than himself In point OF service
our duty as Councilmen" ne said.
3 more important than some OF us
see X. and more important than ,nan,,.
OF tne people consider it, The people /
OF Hichmond should feel proud OF their.
NouHcii Tor the work (, has accom-
pHshed, without compensation and in
many cases with no thanks. This
|Vuhc!I l regard as the most important
4" nay experience OF sixteen years. !
-At that every member VIII use his
D.s' enoris in the interests OF tho CITY
ana continue to aid In building If M
our new FORM OF government ,,,iil 49,.
80 %. an ilea! one to better that which
We nave had, for no city the size of
i"tAiNpnd Us better governed to-da,.
ana 40 ciiN has more honest and oni
.''"t workers. in It's Legislative body (
mess "e work iu harmony win ,be
,uin'hi strative Board. ana tho board
w" 'h.s Council the plan viii NOT
we should SOC TO it that. SO
iai as our Influence goes the heet 49,,
la
and not any particular class
Candidates Claim E,er,tbIrr
nat nave We been doing al, ,ha..
Ears II would seem from tho elaine
~ Onward by some candidates a.
'''s board, not members Of tho COM
s'' tnat they have done I, ali Van
"'Fe only TO search the records 10 ana
soNe OF US we're parties TO the
SOU "o!H. and ala fully as much as
candidates now trying 10 take
an the glory TO themselves Had NJ
pollock. for instance. drawn ,sro,,.h
an the years nc has served Ia
me Council and on it, comnit.eos -.
sa'aFF you propose to pay 70 members
ol this board. the city would hsvc n,t5
nm Ss''v'N He and other members
nave gwen their time freely and earn
's,iY ana falthfully Tho new plsn
VIII get US away from red tame and
oui' some routing. the result not Of
our actions. but Of laws drawn h. NO..
who considered us 50 crooked ~,
they continued to devise safesuarSs
until our every action was hannarod
ana restricted. and We we're LEFT NM
room for judgment
Committees Not Announced
ne committees Will not be an
nonnced until later meeting and III
appointments Will only be for fo,,r
-''~i a. new rules VIII be adopted
." January ! when the ADMINISTRATIVE
hoard takes charge. At that tim, nv,
r,es VIII be adopted and new com
inlttees appointed
air POLLOCK nominated for vice nr.s-
laent Morgan r. Mills. whose election
vas unanimous Although he had on.
pVsfl 'he creation of the Admfnistra-
i've Board q the time that issue was
penains Nj Mills highly Endorsed M
pYs''lon OF President Peters. pledginr
ms Cooperation on the floor and in
tae chair To make the new svs,o,,
,aeai. urging the members 10 striyn
Tor harmony and not connict
Seats We're assigned the various
ne!esaiions. Clay and JEFFERSON Wa
on the central aisle and Lee and Madi-
son a the ends
for me caucus committee on rules
ar. Pollock presented report adon,
ING the rules Of the last Council Yin
Inc number Of members on the varjons
committees reduced from twelve n
seven the Committee on Streets n
consist OF eight members-one Aider. 4
man and one Councilman from eaeb
branch.
VIII abolish ,inny Committees
Mr. Pollock was of opinion ina,
there would be no reason for the a.
lstence Of many Of the committees