The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-12
k1hert Pollock However Sees
FL Proposed New Charter
No Feature to Commend
DDY ACTS WITH
PROMPTNESS IN
ADOPTING REPORT
ing Of Business in Last
Nights Meeting Evidencing
Determination to Do Some
thing and Do 1t Quick for
Better City Government

n~AA r..
AsteA lily Government
-
Members Of tho Civic Associa-
hon OF Richmond assembled last
Aght In John Marshall High
chOOl auditorium, approved and
Dent ON TO the special charter
nl1ango conn1Atsce of tho Rich
ncnd City Council, the report Of
- Aesoc4atton's charter commit
- ~ approved By their board Of
1Rcceoss.
Gilbert X, Pollock. member OF
kho present City Council. and
gescnt IT tho meeting AS an in
oEcstcd citizen, addressed the
hOdy declaring .'thcrc h not a
n1ngie feature in the report that
p0snmends Itself" and character
11ed tho provisions which would
Fve ~ check upon the almost
nn11mitei power the new plau
ould give tho Mayor. He urged
He gathering not to act hastily In
stsing the plan It's approval NJ this
cettnx.
no Mr.. Pollock's attack upon the
EOmmendations made by the COM
ttee In his report. DR.. d. X. Ander-
b. secretary OF the committee. re-
led. speaking vigorously in defense
The plan. DR.. Anderson impressed
lon his hearers the facts that tho
mmittee and the board OF directors
fhe association have given the oues-
q Of municipal government close
4 careful study for more than two
baths; that their report had taken
b weeks TO frame: that there had
IN differences OF opinion amoug the
bmbers OF the committee and the
hrd. ana that the recommendations
boented were those on which care
business and professional men had
Feed were founded upon the results
the best thought and experience OF
berts In municipal affairs.
Mocting Wanted Action.
When he concluded there were cries
question" from all parts OF the
ditorium. These drowned the ap-
Als OF Mr.. Pollock for recognition
the chair. and DIR. Stuart Mcclure,
beident. needed the call OF the body.
h amendment and substitute which
followed . motion looking to de-
hing action were lost. and the adop-
hi Of the report was almost unani-
Pus.
rhere followed adoption Of resolu-
ns asking as many members Of the
nc Association who can TO attend
meeting OF Councils charter COM
ttee tomorrow night. and authorix-
appointment of committee of
enty-five association members to
rfer with Councils committee as
len rs possible and to lend all as
lance possible In the framing OF a
~ charter.
Committee Of Twenty Five.
Following announcement of this
nmittce the association adjourned
Ia o'clock. The committee Is COM
bed OF John c. Easley. Wyndham r.
kredith. DR., d. r. Anderson. Arthur
Scrivenor, DR.. c. v. Darlington.
link W. Duke. j. L. Hill, NJ. A.
nmbers. Louis A. Seal. Clarence
Iamnn. I. J. Marcuse. Clarence Har-
~. O. A. Hawkins. Charles H.
frins Robert s. Crump n r
onsnn Rev r. II Melton Dr A q
wr Jr- Harold q Rloomherr John
[cnriev. Henry & Litchfnrd Milton
- ~ n Ochilfree Thomas p Nc.
I'm walker Cottrell. a. a Onarie.
@nh stewart. I. r. smith " q
rrnr4er
80 meeting was called TO order by
E.iae Mrf5uire shortlv after a.an.
Mcrsuira briefly stated tho meet
- he one Of The Civic Association
Richmond. An organization whose
|mber.hip now numbers $500 citi-
Is. held for the purpose OF acting
- the report Of the Charter Com
sc and OF the board of directors.
- recommendations.
ne report OF the committee and
draft OF the charter needed to
the new plan OF municipal gov
Nent INTO operation was read by
Easley. chairman OF the
feHOTI ana the ChAFfAp fn0othA