The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-06
Committees HAVE
PRESSING DUTIES
President Peters to Announce
Assignments in Lower
Branch Tonight.
REPORT ON AUDITORS OFFICE
Street Contracts Far Behind and
Need Attention OF New
Committee.

y call was issued yesterday by Pres
ident r. Lee Peters for a meeting of
the Common Council Tonight at S
o'clock to announce the standing COM
mittees President William IL. Adams.
of the Board of Aldermen, Will be out
OF town to-day. and it is not probable
that the personnel of committees OF
the Board Will be announced before
Monday night. As the committees are
ioint bodies. no meetings can be held
until both branches have named their
members. but the political situation
in Richmond is now so acute that many
members OF the Council will be glad
to be relieved OF the details OF com
mittee service until after the primary
next Tuesday. MIR Adams said last
night that the list of aldermanic com
mlttee assignments had not vet been
completed as some changes would have
20 be made as a result OF the death OF
Alderman John +. Don Leavy. Mr.. Don
Leavy had been assigned to Streets and
Electricity. two important committees.
both of which will hardly fall to any
new man whom the ward delegation
may nominate.
Some Assignments.
OF Mr.. Peters assignments to com
mittees from the lower branch it is
stated that Mr. Pollock will be put on
Streets from Madison Ward and vii!
become chairman Of the COMMITTEES.
Captain Mills Will be placed on Streets
from Jefferson Ward occupying the
seat OF the late John j. Lynch Mr..
Haddon Will probably continue on
Streets from Clay Ward. but Mr..
Peters has not indicated 10 whom tina,
position viii fall in Lee Ward Mir.
Radcliffe Will go 10 the Committee on
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chairman. as report indicates that Al
dorman John Grimes Will he placed
on the Committee on Finance. the
rules foroidding members OF tina; com
mittoo from serving on any other join,
standing committee This rule might
well have been extended to the Street
Committee members who really at
{, no TO the complex matters before
that department have little time to de-
vote 10 other committees The Finance
Committee. it is stated will have from
tho lower branch Mr. Lumsden. OF
Jefferson. Mr.. Fuller Of Madison; Mr.
Seaton. OF Clay and probably Mr.. But
Ter Of Lee Mr.. Umlauf will remain
as chairman Of the Committee on Ordi-
nance. Charter ana Reform
All Of the committees have before
them important and pressing duties.
Streets and Finance being the mos;
urgent As soon as organized the FL
nance Committee Will take up = report
Of Special Accountant George : Cren-
shaw in regard TO tho chaotic condition
of tho Auditors Office. a statement in
regard to which was made on the floor
Of the Joint session Wednesday night
by Alderman Grundy No actual loss
10 the city ha tal:en place 1t is stated
but the system OF bookkeeping is an
tiquatel. the methods slack and inefti
Client and the accounts carelessly kept
The conditions arc said 10 be due to
the Increasing age and feebleness OF
Auditor Warren and the lack OF any
young blood in the Office. The objec-
tion 10 the election of Mr.. Wcisiger as
chief clerk was on account Of his age
the Office having already several elderly
men not familiar with modern book
Keeping methods. The Join session
ignored the protest OF Colonel Ciiundy
ou demand o; the Clay Ward members
a.d proceeded with the election. Col
uuel Grumpy has declined at ,his time
90 make public the report of the Spe-
cial Accountant on his examination OF
The Auditors Office. except to say tina,
it does not show any money loss. bu,
merely careless and unsystematic con-
diiions and methods
street Contracts.
The street Committee mas an equally