The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
BARTON H. GRUMPY
NANCE C H|EF
Slated to Succeed Pollock as
Chairman Of Important Coun-
Gil Committee.
POLLOCK STREET CAPTAIN
Committee Assignments 10 &c
Announced on Next Mon
day Afternoon.

Reduction in tho size Of the couneii
and the retirement of large uumbor
OF members indicate considerable
changes in the committee assignments
TO bc announced by the presidents or
/ the two branches following orgNntza-
tion on next Monday afternoon Eacn
branch has held a formal caucus. Pres
ident H. Lee Peters being re-clec,ed
by the Common Council. and Vice
PRESIDENT William II Adams by tho
Board OF Aldermen. Both officials are
already Aard at work on their lists OF
assignments. and the committee wiil
probably DE announced at th, organ
izaiion meeting. or the Committee On
streets, chairman Adams Will be ineli-
Eiplc since ne becomes president or
the Board Under tho proposed ncyv
rules already formulated this commit
tee is TO consist OF eight members
one Alderman ana one Councilman
from each ward = forecast indicates
. as the Aldermen members Mr. Nelson
Of jefferson Ward Mr. Powers. or Mad
isou Ward. Mr.. Don Leavy Of CLAY.
and Mr Gunst OF Lee and the Coun-
ell members, Mr. sullivan. OF Jefferson:
Ntr Pollock, OF Madison Mr. MADDEN.
Of Clay. aud MIR Vonderlehr. Of Loo.
Alderman Kahn and Councilman wit
shiro FERGUSON and Miller. Of the
street Committee. retire from tho Coun-
ell The election % Subchairman' Gil
bert Is. Pollock as chairman OF the
incoming Committee on streets seems
TO be conceded
ReorEnnise Finance Committee
The Committee on Finance IS 10 con-
sist OF but seven members hereafter
instead ri twelve Chairmeu II II.
Pollard, Jr, retires and vii be s4c-
ceeded by sunchairman Barton a.
Grumpy. Alssrs Ronnolds. butler pol
lard. Richardson. Heafe. Bradley ana
Richards retire from the Council. leav
ing places for several now memncrs.
! Nessrs Grnndy pcrdue and Gilman
may constitute the tHree aldermania
'nemhcTs. with Mcssrs Powell ana
! Fuller from the lower branch
SOM X Grimes VIII no doubt sur-
cd himself as chairman Of the Com
inittee on Light Members ~ this COM
mittee who retire are Alderman Mon
cure and councilmen Hohson wit
shire. Workman and Cease II has
been suggested that when tho now
rules arc reported an effort 81 made
TO consolidate the Committee on Lignt
and Electricity. but there is said 10 be
soine opposition. especially as the com
nlttees VIII pniy Doe named TO lido
over the interim uutl the Ao-
minlstraive Board takes charge.
Councilman Morgan r. Mills val
rft4 Af4tN4' tA lt4f lHt. OF
the Water commtteo. the department,
having made signal advances under
t.-e four years OF hts MANAGEMENT
The Committee on Relief of tho
Poor VIII be lott without rUdder.
Chairman Graham y Hohson rotiros
and Srbcaairman Jacob Umlaut viii Doe
Ineligible as lie Will no doubt continue
as chairman OF tho Committee on on
/ r!nance. Charter and Reform WIN
the exception OF NJ. Umlauf ali Of the
| council membcrs OF the present COM
/ mltice retire. Chairman Hobson. o.,
( shH Committee on Street Cleaning re-
/ tires. after having held that pos; for
IA ny years Aldermen Bennett Patram
and KAN. and Counci!men Grown,
blake and nirschoors also retire.
/ h"irman Batkins. OF the Committee on
y Grounds ana h-ilcings failed OF re-
+ election and goes out. together with
Aiterman Bennett and Counolman
I Bowman Brown. Powers Blake ana
/ selph Every Council member OF the
! Committee on Cemeteries either ran
( cd 81 reelection or rctires The only
members OF tho present committee re-
naming are two follower Aldermen.
! Messrs BIZ = and Nielsen both Under
takers. Messrs Patram. Boschen. Bat
| k'ns. Wiltshire. GIL. Burke and
Powers retire
No More Chamber Members.
One OF the important changes in tho
now rules is the elimination or the
] Chamber OF Commerce members from
I the Committee on Improvement Of the
James River. Tho committee Il cut
/ from seventeen TO seven members. Coun-
Gilman rogers Will probable continue
as chairman. The present Chamber OF
/ Commerce members are George Bryan,
/ NJ \. Chambers, ". y. Crenshaw. j. H.
Ellington. John Q Freeman. Frank u.
J Williams and Henry W Wood Mem
! bers Of the present committee from tho
| City Council who retire are Mcssrs.
| Cowardin. Whittet. Hobson. John T.
! Powers and batkins.