The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-14
BOARD ACCEPTS
HOSPITAL OFFER
Method Of Conducting 1t to Be
Arranged i'll Manner Salts
factory to All.
OPPOSES CHARTER CHANGE
Refuses TO Pave Way for Putting
Departments Under Ad-
ministrativc Board.
OPPOSES CHARTER CHANGE

With only ono member dissenting.
the Board OF Aldermen last night con-
CURED in the action of the Common
Council In accepting the loan OF the
Virginia Hospital from the Medical
College of Virginia and in empowering
the Administrative Board to enter
upon contract with the executive
staff OF the college as to the manage
mcnt Of the hospital! Alderman
Grimes voted against concurrence.
The Board took up tho report Of the
Committee on Charter Changes. amend
ing 1t as it had done at n former meet
ing. so as not TO give the city Coun-
Gil the authority to place the Police
Fire and Health departments under
the Administrative Board ut some flu
turc time rs the City Council might
deem necessary, and so as TO leave tho
section concerning tho manner of MAX
ing appropriations as IL stands
Section sod of the city charter says
that appropriations. as far as practi-
cable. to the extent of the fairly anti
cipatcd revenues for each ensuing
year. shall be made in lump sums i'm the
annual budget ordinance for tho main
, tenance of each department ="
The Committee on Charter Changes
struck out the words, "as far as prac-
ticablc,' on the ground that appropria-
tions should be made in lump sums so
expend the moneS as 1t saw hit, with
out direction from the City Council.
Charter Provision Stands.
Alderman Powers offered an amend
ment to this part of the committees
report leaving the section as 1t stands
In the original charter. He said that
there would be little use in having n
Finance Committee If the authority to
direct how appropriations should be
expended were taken from it,
Alderman Puller. chairman OF the
Committee on Charter Changes. fought
1t was passed by Il vote of . to >
Thero was also long wrangle over
inc committees amendment 10 the
charter to give the City Council au-
thority to place the Police, Fire and
fieaith Departments under tho control
OF the, ADMINISTRATIVE Board. ii the
mt. The substitute amendment, leav-
ing the three departments i'm their
present status. was offered by Alder
man Powers, who argued that the chief
result or deleSatinG this authority to
the Council would be to keep the three
departments continuously disorgan-
lied.
PulIcr Opposes Delay.
The Board was much hampered be-
cause the members had no copies of
the amendments as adopted by the
committee. and Alderman Blilcy moved
that copies be printed and given to
each Alderman, and that action on the
future meeting. Mr.. Pullcr urged that
action be immediate, for fear that de-
lay might result in never having the
proposed charter changes go before the
Legislature. Mr.. Bliiey's motion was
defeated. and the charter as amended
by the committee, was read and voted
on, seriatim.
With tho exceptions mentioned, the
report of the committee was accepted
MIR. Powers succeeded however, In,
having passed q substitute amendment
that no office or clerkship under the
Administrative Board shall be created
except under the recommendation of
the Administrative Board.
Aldermen Melton offered an amend
ment which he had offered before the
committee and which was defeated in
committee. that no member of the Ad-
ministrative Board may be elected or
appointed TO n remunerative office
while member OF the board or within
ono year after the expiration OF his
term as q member. The amendment
was passed by a vote OF 10 to .. Tho
other committee amendments were
adopted practically without change
Some Salary 'Increnses.
Concurrence was had in tho rcsolu-
tion of. the Ordinance Committee In flX
ing the following salaries: clerk to the
city treasurer. $1,000; collector OF city
taxes, $4,000; one deputy collector, ST.
500; one assistant I'm the main office OF
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