The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
BUFFERS POWERS
CURbED BY BOARD
Building Inspector Can No
Longer Hire and Fire |
Deputies.
NEW SURVEY OF OLD CITY
Bolling's Recommendation for
Special Appropriation OF
$4,000 Is Approved.

! The extent to which ordinances or
/ tho civ conferring specific powers on
/ the heads Of various city departments
have been superseded by the charteF
amendments creating the Adminlstra
+ live Board is "A problem on Which
the City Attorneys office will shortly
be asked to pass judgment. II wiz
I be recalled that in recent years inc
; has been in various Council committees
Ian AGITATION of the powers and re-
sronsibllities of department heaos' anu
as A result several ordinances "e
enacted giving the power TO "hlre anu
/ fire" subordinates to certain supei
! tendents Now it is held that the
80, "a al All posstions, however sub
ordinate lies in the Administrative
BOARD. and apparently there are au-
thorities to sustain that position.
The Hjrschberg Resolution.
! A. TUESDAYS meeting OF the poaro
q resolution offered by Mr. Hirschoers
was adopted without dissent direc'lhs
,he heads of the various departments
"a renort 10 the board whenever va
rancie. occur. together with ther
recommendations. The first case ~
come ND was in the ONCE OF Bulluine
Inspector. This department mas
Us been free from interference OF
s4derations. Mr. Beck during the nVe
49,, o,o-bslf wears in which he was
IN oAice appointed his own deputies
,.a,ooved them when they falleo 10
,,oet his requirements. and appo'hteu
others in their places Buildihs III
snector Rutler evidently thought nc
was acting under the same sehe.a
novers as were exercised bN ms pieu
cessor for on Tuesday he appoint"
lanes Phillips a deputy in MS ONE
70 ill A vacancy. and MI fhliid's
uuali0ed and began the discharge u
his duties at once
Rock Votes Against Philips.
On receiving from the cieiN "a
board copy of the hlrscnues
1m,ion MIR. Butler felt compelled to re-
t lie ac.ion 10 the Administrative
Poard ignoring entirely the authori,y
,.rar,ed the Building Inspector 10
- nd fro" his subOrdinates, the
administrative Board yesterday morn
inc went into an election Cdp'"i'
,TeC.ar,b,. nominated Mr.. Phillips anu
he received the votes or MessIs
Cartbv Folkes. Hirschberg and w MT
ret. Mr.. Beck voting no MI fi .ias
was declared elected ana :" Ho''
IT, ouestfons now confronting MIN
ara whether he must QUARRY an DC
, again and whether hts pay slai u II ~
the time of his election OF i.oA"
time ne began work In 'ne - -
rr;noer,s Department. Mr.. BOILING na9
oa an assistant to the POSITION
co 90 tao1,,,eener. to fill the position va
.a5 h,. charles r. Shepherd eiecteu
o,-keener Of the Admlnis'rdti'e
I'D The question Will be taken up
,,ha+ber under new conditions VI,
,,1,,;,o had authority TO make any s~0h
/ appointment.
Tho hoard received yesterday com
,,,,ica.ior from Dr.. Douglas , free-
man in regard to the alleged unsaii
- and filthy condition OF the oeCoi'u
HIar,,st which was referred 10 CLERK
; Adam Diacont for a report
/ New survey Of City.
c;,.. Engineer Charles f. Boiling re-
J - 20 the hoard that II would cO>'
! annroximatelv $4,000 10 make ne"
60, Of the old part of the CITY
"a recommended that the "oFk \"
ordored Il was explained tnat ~.
/ -. recent annexation OF territory
,,o.e s--vevs have been made, SO
/ 49, a, present the maps and RECORDS
J - o.,tivinc sections and or south
: pic,rrond are much more complete anu
...,,ra-c Than are those OF the oloel
sections. in witch the ancient
arc al variance one with another
The board recommended 10 the Cou ",
=, -. the Finance Committee De ui-
! rnc,od - provide $4,000 for a re-
-. 90 the central section OF the
80. IN fta next annual appropriation
. ordinance. ., water
ee,oral minor extensions OF W.,
line wee ord red or recommends
, ,Io, Of Superintendent Eugene r.
+ Dsvie tho work to be done when iu'''S
are available.