The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
CHARTER CHANGES
ORDINANCE AMENDED
ALDERMEN CUT PROVISION MAX
ING LEGAL GRANTING ADMINS
TRAITORS MORE POWER.
HOSPITAL ACCEPTED
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND NOW
GOES TO MAYOR AiNsLiE
FOR HIS SIGMA
TURE.


on itself there will be no charter
changes, SO far as the city OF Rich
mond is concerned.
The board Of aldermen last night did
exactly what 1t did at its previous
meeting. The report of the commit
tee on charter changes was Tipped up
the back" There was little left after
Alderman Powers got through with
It The main purpose for which me
committee was namNd. that 10 give the
administrative board more power.
through the city counsil. was defeat-
ed.
There is not change now, under the
amended report as II came from the
committee. of this charter amend
ment The purpose Of council was,
when the charter changes committee
was fret mentioned, to place more
authority within the control OF the
hoard Some members Of council,
who did not believe In the administra-
tive hoard from the start. fciEht every
move the committee made, and the
aldermen last night upheld those who
have heretofore opposed the board.
How They Lane Up.
Alderman Powers. known az the
Alderman Fuller. chairman Of the
men Grundy. Grimes and Melton, aid
ed and abetted by Aldermen Disney
ana Riley. upheld M, Powers.
The principle point Of contention
was the section In the committees re-
port giving to the CITY council the
right at any time to place the fre,
police and health departments under
the control of the administrative
hoard. This proposition has been
fought sracl It's inception by Mr.
Powers. Of the board, and Mr.. Pol
took, Of council
Alderman Powers last night won his
fight He could not see why the city
council should have thu right a. any
time - place the various departments
OF the city government under the sup
pervision of the administrative board.
and he draw other members to his
way of thinking.
Alderman Melton secured an
amendment to the committees report
which wes also defeated at-the last
meeting of common council prohibit
ing any former member Ct the admin
istrative board accepting proposition
under the gift of that board until he
n, he drew other members to his
twelve months.
The Amendment.
After much debate the ordinance,
as reported by the committee. was
amended so that the city council may
not place the various boards of the
city in the hands Of the adm ntstrative
board. nor may the administrative
board fix salaries for those under its
control. without consulting the city
council, nor. also, Ii 1t obligatory upon
the finance committee to give to the
administrative board. in Its annual
budget, lump sums" for the care Of
the various departments under the
control Of the board
The resolution concerning the ac-
ceptance of the offer of the Medical
College OF Virginia vas eoncurred In
without dissenting vote.
This now places this proposition up
to the mayor.~who Is counted upon to
sign the ordinance. Whereupon. the
administrative board will frame up
a contract with the Medical college
trustees and. II everything is salts
factory between the two bodies, the
city will take possession of the old
Virginia hospital. as an emergency
hospital
On motion of Alderman Grundy the
rules were suspended and a resolution
adopted reducing the bond of the city
treasurer from 100000 to $4,000.