The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-01
Administrative
BOARD IN SESSION
Members Take Up Their Duties
This Morning in City
Hall.
HAVE QUALIFIED
VIII Probably Elect a Building
Inspector During First
Meeting.

Richmond's first Administrative
Board will hold its initial meeting in
Room 305. third floor of the City Hall
this morning at 10 o'clock. The room
is that formerly used by the street
Committee, and will hereafter be the
public office of the board. Within ii
few DAYS the City Attorney. whose Of
fees are adjoining. will move to the
fourth floor. allowing the members OF
the board more office space.
The meeting to-day is expected to
be brief and formal 1t will include
the formal organization by the cleo
ton of Robert Whttet, Jr.. as chair
man. and the formal election of the
clerical force. w. w Dunford.
Charles f. shepherd and j. r. Fuller.
all of whom have heretofore been
named in caucus. and who are prepared
to enter upon the discharge of their
duties at once. AS to-day is a legal
holiday with practically all city de
partments closed. it is not known
whether the board will Proceed with
other business or not. Several papers
have been formally referred to the Ad-
ministrative Board by the Council. and
various departmental committees have
transmitted unfinished business in less
formal manner through the department
heads. The election Of Building In
spector and Superintendent of the
Electric Plant will probably take place
at once. or, at most, VIII not be de-
ferred more than day or two.
schedule of rules providing a definite
order of business already agreed upon
in caucus will be formally adopted, ana
by tomorrow the board will be ready
to take up routine affairs as they af-
feet the various departments now un-
der its charge.
Working on New Budget.
Already Auditor Warren has called
on the heads of the various city de-
palrtments for estimates OF their needs
for the coming year. Under the new
charter the Auditor is required TO SUD
nit to the Administrative Board dur
ing the month of January a report or
such estimates, as nearly as may be. 10
defray the expenses OF the govern
ment during the coming year. CLASSIFY
ing the different branches of eXpenoi-
ture, and the amounts required for
each. He must also inform the Ad-
ministrative Board of the aggregate
of income for the present year and
the anticipated revenue for next year.
together with outstanding liabilities. so
that the Board may fully understand
the monV exigencies for the coming
year. \ copy OF this report and es-
innate the Auditor must also forward
to the City Council FOR reference to
the Committee on Finance
Probably the most important work
that the Administrative Board will I'M
dcrtake during the month OF January
will be a compilation Of its needs Tor
the maintenance of the departments
under it's charge, together with plans
for extension and betterment, for sub
mission to the Council Finance Com
mittee as a basis for the annual bud
get which will be reported to the
Council some time late In Eebruar!
Not until that ordinance is approved
will the new board have at its disposai
any extensive sums other than those
for which the city is already obligated
by contract, out OF which to begin any
public improvements.
All five Of the members elected 10
the Administrative Board nave already
qualified taken the oath of office, hled
the certificate of their election and
given bond in tn sum OF $4,000 eacn-