The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-25
WOULD GIVE BOARD
CONTROL OVER ALL
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Legislative Committee Recon-
mends Several Changes in
Richmond Charter---Goes to
Council Monday.
Also Gives to Administrative
Board Power to Fix Salaries
Of Heads of Departments
Want City Employment
Bureau.

With Alderman Fuller In the chair
changes passed upon number Oh
recommen dations, and If the city
council adopts the amendments when
il meets Monday, and the Legislature
agrees to permit the people OK Rich
mond, through their representatives.
In council, to do what Is suggested
Ia the recommendations the admin
lstrative board will resolve itself into
real board. with powers, as intend
ed when the original amendments to
he charter were recommended.
In short, the administrative board
VIII have the power to increase or
decrease the salaries OF every man IN
any department under the 1urisdic-
ton of the board. and the board VIII
have Jurisdiction over the fire. ponce
lad health departments, in addition
10 those which are now under Its
control.
Gives Council Right.
These suggested amendments 10 the
charter via give the city council the
i. snt to designate departmental pow
q. ~ the administrative board. The
u.
"a. the administrative board had
ao1e its pes. within the time taken
~. and that The city had done well
IN Il attempt 10 Improve the form 90
a,pysrDmeng
While the administrative boarG mas
~ ea III existence less than II year. II
zx~s believed by the committee lass
--.s2s. LA had carried ont The
LAS o. the city council and the peo-
W. &ai had earned It's salary
Re ldn4iuIstI board now has
e,st1- u OF the water. gas, street clean
s~.r. Electrical and city engineers de-
;strS7y,Dlsss II has not. however. the
10 ax salaries for she officers
IN sasAs daEsEsslaaests7 hat has the FASs'''
's. - II IS of the - ofkmea.'
mt pisyt Harcsa-
AnafAer amendment I" the oh&f'er'
us 4saFcsts5 eN tire committee. gives
tae cay the ant 10 establish an en-
uis.fl,teut hut e.44. Councilman Hadd"n
is cher IL .n.s pfoposi uoa. which was
ta..er 5tAc by tha commit sc II
cana that rE. c4ty may l.-&e sn IN
.ee.s. - itg Uuemplu o.. tHen and ~ eia'
n nad he.U 20 take care OF 4 family
tsV toying 70 get somebody in ana
lanaily a job. when ghts amendment
was accepted there was 81 hurry OF Gp-
.atlse from The gallery of citizens =" ~
baG gathereA 20 hear what was Svlns
CT
a proposed amendment viii carry
q rs. Zen making the eleStlon or u'
.t.- ii, Hector one soT the people The
e. nS section gives the council TINS
li.~ht 90 anpoint MIR Haddon though
an people SHOULD designate It's col
-ec 1cr.
Af,ev some talk, engaged in b
Meas. fuller, HadGon- Melton an,
.late,.Ee. concerning the proposition g
auprsprlattlng FOR the various depart
naenss us'deT the control &: tAe admin
tstrgtfve board tne cuiansittee Vot@d
ON a tic. not to send the appropriations
ia tina. board in "A lump" Fuller an'
Ratclifo voted for and Melton Ant
Heddor against Later Mr.. Haddoi
asked FOR a reconsideration. after hay
ing thought it over, and then the pro
voaition carried by the vote OF three
to one. the one being Mr.. Melton.
Other Suggested Changes.
The board will also be given tn
mower to hear allegations on street ah'
alley improvements. without reference
To the street committee, and the e4t9
engineer may be authorized to max
necessary improvements without pre-
yious authority from the council com
mittee,
The committee. with Mr.. Mills absent
was "A unit in nearly every instance
Mr.. Melton objected to the Jump ap
propriation. but he was favorable 10 IN
salary and wages proposition.
CITY Attorney Pollard was directe'
to frame up an ordinance in accord
nnce with the suggestions made o.
tha committee, to be submitted TO IN
body on Friday night