Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-29

'i'''ic" sHhulu comm" itself to making
only such CHANGE ns arc absolutely do
mandcd
'.iI"TIE TIME TO PREPARE:
''iAHTER EnH THIS LEGIsLATuHE
II Is only u matter of - :.w months
-. hefor. IL. Legislature viii as
"inblo. "" can accomplish every ro-
"'m that tn" u""Di. want hy merely
obtaining from thu Legislator" special
authority 10 change our form OF gov
rn'nent an. tim- please ny enact
'Fan, ot tho Council subject - the ap-
.'roval Of tn" people Ny resolution. II
dop,ed hr tn" committee and acted
hp"n by tn" Legislature. viii place IL
IN the power o: the people 20 carry out
With the l"as, trouble amy reform plan
which they may approve"
The resolution Was received nv the
committee and laid on tho table for
consideration when il goes into lcgisla-
I'VE session 1t represented Mr.
Ada.nss first definite expression of
views on the charter change movement.
and indicated his uuwiiilnrncss to Join
In any radical scheme ~ reform which
shall not FIRST he suhrlittcd TO the peo-
nle before hein.; brought TO tho atter-
tion OF the Legislature
.HiTENS WOULD MAKE ,IiIOR
HEAD OF POLICE: DEPARTMENT
President pctcrs. Of the Common
council. offered the following r"solu-
son FOR consideration
'B. il resolved. That II is the sense
~ this committee that tn. several
charter provisions creating the Board
Of Police Commissi toner's shall he So
fmcnded rs TO abolish said board and
In general 10 confer upoiN. the Mayor
;hc duties now exercised by tn. board,
and especially TO confer upon the Mayor
tho power to appoint a Chief OF Police,
who shall be vested with the duty to
rnpoint the members OF the police
force
alr. Peters asked that the resolution
4. placed on the table. to he considered
along with the other suggestions for
reforms I'm the prcscn; government that
have been fled with the committee.
y, the proper time, he said he would
outline the considerations that lead him
10 favor the change In the police ad-
ministration suggested
POLLOCK OFFERS PLAN FOR
COUNCIL. ELECTION OF BOARD
Also with the request that the paper
..e fled with the other reform sugEes-
Tons in the comnfl,tce's portfolio.
Councilman Pollock introduced a rrso-
luton carrying into effect the charter
reform views advocated by him in yari-
"us public utierances. The central fea-
turc of the Pollock plan is ,nc election
"f the Administrativ, Board by the
Council The plan makes tIc Mayor a
member OF the board. with the power
10 vote and veto II abolishcs The
Police. Fire and Health Boards. and
places those departments under the di-
rection OF the Administrative Board
Mr.. Pollock's PLAZA provides that the
members OF the board shall he elected
hN the Council from nominations made
by the Mayor--two nominations To he
made for each vacanc; TO be filled 4
provision requires the Mayor, in making
these nominations. to submit q ccrtin-
cate under oath that the nominees were
selected solely for their fitness for SER
Vice OH the board, and not for political
or personal reasons.
FINDS SOMETHING TO COMMEND
IN CIVIC ASSOCIATION PLAN
THE idea Of requiring the Mayor to
certify that his nominees were selected
for their fitness alone" said Mr.. Pol
lock. IT took from the plan of tho Civic
Association. II commended itself to
mo as sound. ] want to modify to this
extent, therefore, my statement in u
recent public uttcrancc that tho Civic
Associations plan is without = single
redeeming feature
The committee and the large ra1Icrv
accepted Mr.. Pollock's explanation viii
a smile. AT the uroncr .;,,,,, ,,;, -,
Pollock, he will address the committees
on the merits OF the plan outlined In
his resolution. 1t was received and
laid on the table with the other paners
The committee devoted n three hour
session to general inquiry into the
powers OF the Mayor and the advis-
ability Of enlarSing his authority
either by giving him voice in the nd.
ministration or by giving him absolute
control over one or more departments
Mayor Afnslie, present nj tbc co,,,,I.