Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-28
CHARTER CHANGERS
WANT MORE LIGHT
Continued from Fir., p.r.

saw no good to be actomnIjshed r..
postponing another month n dscis,o Wy
! "hich IL was clear the romuI,,,S
would reach after the nssociation.s ~
port was presented
ALL SIX FAVOR
TwO-BRASCH COUHCn.
Acting Chairman Christian nut Mr.
Jones's motion committing tho bod,.
10 plan OF reform which SHAH nrn.
N ide tor the retention of the bicameral
Council and Mayor. The motion ~
supported by Alderman Christian and
Couhcilmen Radcliffe and Jones. II
was opposed by Counc,lmen p1ters
Haddon and Pollock. with A vote a
3-to-3 tie. the motion was decIa red
lost.
On the roll call The three Council
men who voted against the motion 81
ercised the privilege OF Explaining
.ne'r NoIes, Mr.. Peters said that while
nc would never vote for a plan that
did not provide for the retention or
me council and Mayor, he saw no rea
son at this time for binding the com
inlttee TO Centuries that are now nm
integral part OF the government and
VIII remain so unless abolished by a
most radical change Morcovhr he
thousht that the committee should. h.
fore committing Itself. give a hearing
To such persons or Organizations 40
desired TO be heard.
Councilman Pollock and Haddon 70 !.
fterated their allegiance TO the f.o,,n-
ciilnanic form of Government. and re-
rcated their objection to tho commit
tee TO "A specific brand OF reform in
ADVANCE OF an expression from IN.
GIVE Association and other bodies
~ho may press The virtues of SOM
Other plan.
WiI.I.fNU no CIR
Att P0SSiRLE LIGH1,
with the chaifman'S motion defeafed
MIR. Haddon now renewed his m6t,ou
TO adjourn until September 90, extend. .
ing general invitation TO interested
citizens and organizations to appcar
before the conimlttee at that time and
express their views. The probability
Of inducing him I'd vote for the Aboli-
non OF the bicameral Council and the
Mayor. he said. was extremely remote
He ~as unwilling. nevertheless. he
said. to close ali avenue that promised
light however small II oveTwIiSlminr
evidence we're produced TO show that
a plan providing for tie abolition ~, ~
The Council and Mayor. is better. he
said, he might even he induced 10
change his views He wanted that
chance TO REFORM,
IF you adopt Mr Haddon's motion
ii means the death Of charter reform
so tar as the next 1.aSislatufe Is CON
cerned," declared Councilman Joies.
taking the floor again. You all RnoH.
as ! know. that if We POSTPONE the
next meeting until september 90 II
will be impossible to get the proposed
new charter before the CohnciI earlier
than the November meeting.
LITTLE CHANCE; Or GETTING
ACTION ~ This tsGIsHATURF;
That means that there will be no
charter reform. No plan providing FOR
drastic reform@-and the reforms %iil
| have to he drastic In order to be eff
cient-~ill find smooth sailing in the
| Council. Differences of opinion will
develop there as they have vieveioped
iii this committee. This mcaiis thai
before the Council is through with
the reform plan, and by the time Il
has safely passed the Finance Com
mittec and has been approved by the
people, it will be too late for raiif
| cation by the next General Assent Va
Councilman Radcliffe shared the
chairman's views. The committee, he
said. has been appointed more than six
weeks and has in that time made pfac-
tically no. progress. TO postpone the
next meeting until September 90. h2
said. was to Invite the charge that 1t