Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-09
CHARTER CHANGE BODY
NAMES CITIZEN MEMBERS
Elects H. r. Pollard, Jr., j. T. Dis
ney, E. l.. Bemiss, Leon Waller
stein and G. v. Meredith.
BEGINS WORK ON JULY IL
Civic Association Submits Names of
Ten Citizens, of Which Only Two
Are E1ected-Iones Elected Chair
man and Christian Subchairman.

Sitting in executive session last
night, the special joint Council Com
n!tttee on Reform of the Charter elected
as the five associate citizen members
to assist 1t in recasting the municipal
machinery the following:
II. r. Pollard, Jr.. member of the
real estate firm of Pollard & Bagby
and former chairman OF the Council
Finat2ce Committee.
James T. Disney. general manager OF
Murphy's Hotel, and former member Of
the Board of Aldermen
E. l.. Bemiss, president of the Rich
mond Trust and Savings Company. and
president of the recently formed Civic
Association OF Richmond.
Leon Wallerstein, president Of
Strause Bros. & Co, Inc, Wholesale dry
goods.
Charles V. Meredith, lawyer, and
member of the citizens committee OF
three which co-operated with the Coun-
ell committee in drawing the charter
change that created the Administrative
Board
WILL SIT With COMMITTEE,
BUT WILL HAVE NO VOTE
These FIVE men will sit with tho
Council committee and take part in
all Its deliberations. They will have
the right to participate in all debates
and discussions and to make sugEcs-
tions, but will not have the right to
vote.
All nine members of the joint Coun-
Gil committee were In attendance at
the organization meeting These are
Councilmen Jones. Pollock, Haddon.
Ratcliffe and Peters. and Aldermen
Christian, Powers. Puller and Adams.
Councilman Ratcliffe nominated Coun-
Gilman Jones, of Madison Ward. as
permanent chairman. and he was
unanimously elected. Alderman Chris
tian, of Madison Ward, was elected
subchairman.
Clerk of Council Committees A. n.
Mcdowell. who, under the charter. is
clerk OF all standing and special Coun-
ell committees. will act as secretary of
the charter change committed Mr..
Mcdowell is just completing an ardu-
Gus service as clerk of the committee
investigating the Police Department,
and steps now into position which
may prove fully as trying
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
PRESENTS TEN NOMINEES
On behalf of the Civic Association of
Richmond. the president, E. L. Bemiss.
presented to the committee a communi-
cation suggesting the names of ten
prominent citizens for appointment on
the associate committee of five. Mr..
Bemiss was accompanied on the mis-
sion By Frank w. Duke, John Stewart
Bryan, B. w: Wilson and l. ]. Marcuse.,
The ten men suggested by the Civic
Association were John Pickrell, Henry
r. Miller. Edmund Strudwick, John c..
Easlcy, w. j. Parrish, DR.. Stuart Nc
Guire, Leon Wallerstein. Augustine
Royal. w. Meade Addison and Fl. r.
Pollard, Jr. or this list. only two, Mr..
Pollard and Mr.. Wallerstein, were
elected. The election OF Mr.. Remiss.
however, made n total of three members
selected by the Council committee from
the ranks Of tho civic association.
ELECT POLLARD, DISNEY AND
DENllSS on FIRST BALLOT
The election took place behind closed
doors. with only the members OF tho
committee and the clerk present Each
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