The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-08
COMMON COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT
New Body Ready for Introduce
ton of Business, Having Per-
fected Organization.
COMMITTEES MEET TO-DAY
Old Chairrncn to Be Re Elected.
Powers May Head Pub
lie Utilities.

with the organization o. its COM
mittccs this afternoon the now Coun-
ell will don the official harness which
it will wear for the next two years
Both branches announced tho person
mel of their committees 1T special meet
inGs last Thursday night. at which
time. to-day was fixed for oreaniza-
ton.
The following organization schedule
will he observed: Streets, o'clock:
Finance. 40 o'clock: Ordinances. )
o'clock; Public Buildings Properties
and Utilities, $50 o'clock: Dock, River
and liarbor. o'clock: Claims. G:l5
o'clock; Advertising and Enterprises,
$50 o'clock, and Board OF Public In
tcrcst. 7:4J o'clock.
At o'clock tonight tho Common
Council will meet for its first regular
business session since il organized last
Tuesday night Ky the time ii meets
all the committees will have elected
their charinen and subchairmcn, and
will be prepared to handle any business
that may he referred to them. 1t is
expected that several new measures
Will be introduced and referred to com
mittces There is, of course, no docket
before the body, aud the meeting Will
be short one.
OLD CiIAIRMEN WILL.
NE RI-ELICTt.D
The committee elections arc expected
TO develop no marked surprises. In
Il majority OF the committees both The
former chairman and former Subchair-
man have been reappointcd members.
and the proba is strong that they
Will he chosen again. 1t has been the
practice of committees to re-elcct old
/ officers unless some good reason rem
ders it inadvisable.
The COMMITTEES on Public Buildings
Properties and Utilities alone is this
year without the chairman or the pre-
ceding term. Councilman Morgan r.
Mills OF Jefferson Ward, who was
chairman OF this committee. failed OF
reelection. and q new head will have
TO be elected. Alderman Joseph H.
Powers. OF Madison Ward, was last
years subchairman OF the committee.
and is in line for election Ia the chair
manship.
In the Finance Committee il appears
u forcsone conclusion that Alderman
Barton II. Grundy. OF Lee Ward. will
be reelected chairman. and Councilman
L II. Fuller. OF Madison Ward, sub
chairman. Both have served with
married ability and retain the conf
dcnce Of the committee membership.
! The committee lost three old men as
! the result OF the last election-Al-
! dcrmen Perdue and Grimes and Coun-
/ Gilman Umlauf. In their places have
! been appointed Aldermen Melton and
\ Workman amt Councilman iladdon.
GINsT TO REMAIN At
READ OF ORDINANCES
The Committee on Ordinances will
| in all probability re-clect Alderman
| Marx Gunst, OF Lee Ward. its chair
I, man Of last year The committee lost
by election Alderman Disney and Coun-
! cilmen Moore and Nonderlchr. whose
place viii be taken by Alderman Chris
! tian and Councilmcn Ferguson and
| Welsh. Alderman Melton and Coun-
1 Gilman IIaddon. who were members OF
! this committee last year have been
/ transferred to the Finance Committcc.
and III their places Viii be Alderman
! FULLER and Councilman English.
On the Public Utilities Committee the
new members are Aldermen Nielsen
and Christian. and Councilinen Bat
| lSins. Powers and Pitcher. The COM
! mittec lost as the result OF the cleo
/ ton Its chairman. Councilman Mills.
! Alderman BlllcN and Councilman J. j.
Pollard. Alderman Melton and Coun :
| Gilman Pollock, members OF the COM
mittee last year, have been transferred
10 other committees.
| The Committee on Dock. River and
| liarhor lost by election Aldermen
Bliley and Disney Councilman Huber.
a. member of the committee. died be-
fore completing his term. and his place
had been filled for several months by
Counciman English. The last-named
however. does not appear rs mem
Der OF the new committee. The new
men are Aldermen Paul, Fuller and
I Christian. and Councilmen Batllins,
Pitcher and sullivan. Alderman Melton
and Councilmen Jones and Butler,
members Of the committee last year,
have been transferred. 1t is regarded
rs certain that Councilman Rogers will
be reelected to head the committee.
The suhchairmanship has several can
didates.
Claims has new men Alderman
Christian and Councilmen Pollock and
| Powers Councilman sullivan. 4 last
year member OF tho committee, has
been transferred. Councilman Atliin-
son and Alderman Paul. chairman and
subchairman. respectively, of the com
mit,cc last year, arc members of the
new committee. and will probably he
reelected.
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