The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-14
Movement Initiate Last Night
to Employ New York Bure au
of Municipal Research
WILL MAKE INTENSIVE
STUDY OF SITUATION
viii Be Pointed Out Where
Lie Our Weak Spots. a d
Where There 10 Waste.
Committee Named

Representative business men OF
Richmond members Of the Civic AS
ISOLATION. at IA meeting he'd last night
In the Jefferson Hotel voted to have
q survey made of the city government
in order that steps may be taken to
procure for Richmond a more efficient
and modern management. The de-
cis.on was made following an address
/ BY H. r. sands rsprescnting the New
York Bureau Of Municipal Research,
who had been invited here by DIR.
Il. r Andersen. executive secretary
OF the Civic Association OF Rich
Inond.
Tho work 10 be done VIII consist OF
q thorough survey Of the various Ky
departments. public utilities. ana
every phase o. tn" rovernne ant OF
Richmond # VII be pointed out
ftov* cttF'-testf- more economic
ally managed. revenues Increased. eS-
penditures reduced ard general I'M
pfovcneni made l. Vi Carrinstot.
who presided at the meeting iss'
r.Sht, w'll appoint a committee TO
i"ts" tNv necessary fHhaS TO nave the
WC"E @on" $1,000" and compete an
pther plans incident 10 its accomplish
A'ytI
hdtI the auspices OF me oINIc Hs-
S"Eat4oA o. HtthHo'Lu the HneeH'R
was called by Dr- u X Anderson
secretary OF that oFsahlz Uon' III
order that me eHorh 81 VIC assossa
ton III pfoNia1hg a ne" &iaF ter tol
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government i'' t"N t"tV W -''' 49,
vas ht'e1N'h1. mo ''e n'..eS3''! ol
:, ae.@ i<'e l"f t''e h'"HoY So
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hAi1sfis on - 81 u IL, -.
+. N''t F''t'"N ''' ".4 'ft'S ~ vs.
great assistance, mrs. connh'hs '"s"
WORE TO Single U'tat t1te't "I 80
1i'S gov. i.t'l"4''' 4''u 49, ''N
u thFoush '"e r''ifv a"itlt ,, So ' w,
A. result "fiions OF ooHaFs nave
been saved the c4ty.
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and Phl!ade!nhi@, itorheSt9r. pA Tor
and many other municipalities en-
RTgsd t7e CITY TTTfrI1cT7, eNpeFFs 10
make surveys ot their Il apartments
sstabiished OH al bureau OF 'he'r
own, which are kept constantly en-
bloyed in the "orh ~ IMPROVING t"e
machinery o. tnelt ADMINISTRATORS.
IN many instances IL 'iau we. a! i'l'"
10 priFate estates MS Il souha BUSINESS
proposition. Requests are belHS re-
relTeo oy the naFeau 30" tr"lh "'"e'
) titles 10 try 'he WORK as an expo
nent 70 see WhF'heT 'here ~ any
thiOR IN TX TOT tDem-
MF. SANDS Iec'aftu ina inc sur''s
would snow wheFt IN. expenditures OF
Inc sity co"id ps Fvn"'t'' 10" 'aey
could De go ieouNeu' where new
sources OF IeNSH4' i''''N *- enH'H +...H
VIII pom. 'le WY 10 eha "t'uH ivy
oincials ~ give os''e' anu inofe ser
wee lof .he s1Nae money 10 q" the
work . n'"he'A' expert a Spe<ia4is'
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hseisn anu onAi '1es "no oIhei ooP~ft
mems "ould o' s's ~ ~ "aioia "
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