The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-16
BOARDS NEW PLAN
IN EFFECT TODAY
Chairman Whittet Assigns Eel
low Members to Supervision
of Departments.
NO CHANGE IN TRANSFERS
Power Company Declines Re-
quest for East Broad Trans
fcrs at First Street.

Government by commission. without
the divided authority and the lcgsla-
tive function that are it's concomitants
i'm the most approved form, becomes
effective in Richmond to-day under the
plan adopted yesterday by the Admin
istratiVc BOARD, which assigns the sew
cral members of the board to the SUI
pervision of the various city depart
ments.
The change is accompanied by tho
statement that there will be no depart
urc from the established practice OF
acting upon each matter in II body.
Cnder the act creating the board no
ratification is possible without the ar-
iirmative vote of AT least three of the
five members. Since, its creation the
board has acted as Il body both in
conducting Investigations and admin
isterinS business
Members Are Assigned
In furthcrancc of the new scheme of
operation. Chairman Whittct Yesterday
made the following assignments:
Mccarthy and Bccll-Strcet Depart
mcnt, sewers, streets. alleys, bridges
bridge approaches and Office force.
Hirschbcrg-Watcr Department cleo
trical affairs. grounds and parks. City
Hospital and public charities.
Folkcs - Gas Department. Street
Cleaning Department markets. GENE
tcrics and dog pound.
Whittet - James River. including
wharf and city tug. city Chemist.
Wcighmaster. weights and measures.
printing and stationery.
VIII Have Supervision.
The new plan OF administration, it
is stated. will make for dispatch in the
transaction OF business and will elm
mate duplication. Matters related to
the administration of the several
| m i,.in nal al 1,fr Z,
cally be referred by the clerk OF the
BOARD to the member or members who
have been assigned to it's supervision.
The supervising member will conduct
all necessary Inquiries apd present all
business to the body with his recon :
mendation.
While tho new plan appears to be
but a slight departure from the prac-
ticc hithcrtV followed. it will he a more
radical Change than appears on the
surface. The several supervising mem =
bcrs will exercise almost complete
control over their Departmental con-
troll which will not be interfered with
by the other members Of the board
except in cases OF appeal. In practice
the board Will uniformly approve what
the supervising member recommends.
No First street Transfers.
| The Virginia hallway and Power
! Company notified the board Yesterday
| lnat IL WDuiu not he possible under the
P, present transfer system to comply with
its request that the company resume
| the issuing OF transfers to East Broad
Street from Gintcr Park cars at First
Street. Since the cars have been routed
around the Franklin street loop. Sew
enth Street has been made the transfer
! point.
Under an obligation forced upon il by
! the City Council. the company Informed
the board IT is compelled to issue
transfers ut points OF divergence, In
stead of at points OF intersection. This
requirement. it is stated. prevents the
company from granting transfer privi-
legcs IT First Street. which, as regards
Ginter Park and East Broad street cars
is the intersccting point Of the twc
lines. The company, the letter states
would welcome an opportunity To take
mp with the Council the matter of read
justing the whole transfer system II
such n manner as would give the relief
desired.
The power company notified the board
also that il could not comply with it:
request that it give free transportation
on street ears to firemen in uniform
The refusal is made on the ground tha
expense involved would be greater thar
the public need for the privilege jusu