The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-14
{ { W c H A NGES
IN NEW RI { S
Size OF Council Committees
Reduced From Twelve
to Seven.

At a meeting of the Caucus Com
mit'ee on Rules for the incoming City
Council, held last night. 1T was agreed
to continue practically the same sche-
dulc OF committees with merely a re-
duced membership, from September l..
when the new Council takes Office. un-
I'll January /, when the Administrative
Board will take over many OF the
functions now administered by Coun-
Gil committees. The rules committee
organized By the election OF Gilbert
X Pollock. chairman. NJ. Pollock hav-
Ing been chairman OF the special com
mittee which last year prepared the
charter amendments for the new form
OF city government. BESIDES Mr. Pol
lock there were present President Pc
tors and Vice President Mills. OF the
incoming Common Council. and Presi-
dent Adams and Alderman Melton. OF
the incoming Board OF Aldermen
Size OF New Commlttccr.
The incoming Common Council will
have twenty members. instead OF for
~. as at present. and the incoming
board OF Aldermen viii nave fourteen
members. instead Of twenty-four. as
at presenL
1t was agreed that the Committee on
Streets shall consist OF eight mem
members So against sixteen ct pres
cnt. the committee 10 consist OF one
Councilman and one Alderman from
each OF the four new wards OF the
city. The following committees VIII
have seven mcmbcrs-tour CoGncilmcn
and three Aiderme n--instead Of twelve
members. as AZ present The Commit
tee on Finance the Committee on
Light. tho Committee on Electricity.
the Committee on Water. tho Commit
tee on Relief OF the poor. the Commit
tee on Street Cleaning. the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings. tho
Committee on Ordinances. Charter and
Reform. the Committee on Local As
scssmcnis. and the Committee on Gem
eteries.
rhe Committees on Printing and
Claims ana Markets arc TO consist OF
ivc members each. three from the Com
mon Council and TWO from the Board OF
Aldermen. The Committee on Improve
ment OF the James River VIII be re-
duced from seventeen members TO
seven, and will consist OF four Coun-
cilmen and three Aldermen. no provi-
sion being made for citizen members
selected by the Chamber OF Commerce.
as has heretofore been the case. The
Committee on II. Johns Buryins
Ground IS TO consist OF three Coun-
cilmen ana two Aldermen The Com
N ttee on Apportionment OF ENpend!-
lures In the Annexed Territory Is
dropped. the fund under It's super
VISION having been exhausted.
Az Little Change M Possible.
The Rules Committee decided not TO
adopt the suggestion OF consolidating
the Committees on Light and Elec-
! trlcity, or OF aoolishing some OF tho
minor committees. holding that somo
confusion would result. and that It
was best TO continue practically tho
Old form with reduced numbers until
the transfer is made 10 the Admins
trative Board. The Rules Committee
VIII ask to be continued as special
committee OF the Council for prepara-
} ton OF new rules to take effect jan
uary J. and to report such changes In
the ordinances OF the city as are made
! necessary by the new order Of things.
All the papers were referred 10 the
City Attorney to be cast in proper
shape for adoption by the Council on
it's organization on September /. Presi-
dent Peters. OF the Common Council.
end President Elect Adams, os the
/ Board of Aldermen. will begin al once
( TO map out their lists OF committee as
signmcnts.