Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-01
HARRISON NAMED
HOPEWELL MAYOR
Governor Appoints Contractor as
First Chief Executive of
Powder Town.
TAKES OFFICE ON JULY |
Members of Council to Succeed
Administrative Board Also
Are Selected.
TAKES OFFICE ON JULY |

Governor Stuart. acting under =
statute enacted ~ the Jnst session OF
the Legislature. yesterday appointed
Ma jor Bcrtan1in Harrison. 4 contractor
and prominent business man. the frs:
Mayor OF the newly created city OF
Hopewcll Major Harrison and the
CitS Council, aiso appointed yesterday.
VIII assume the reins Of government on
July I. superscdirg the Adm ninistr3ttre
Board. which has benn directing the
sffaira nf the wonder city" since it's
temporary organization in the early
part "f the year.
To tho Board Of Aldermen. the Gov
ernor appointed VI. 4. Finn for tho long
term. beginning or July | OF this year
ard ending September J, 1890. and
Richard Eppes and II J. watkins for
the short term OF two years. beginning
July and ending September !. lels.
The Common Council VIII be composed
of Plummcr Bunting and J ~. Luke.
for tho ionE term. and g. + Camp. D-
J. G. Bodow and j. ". Philips for the
short term. The Mayor will serve for
= term of fouv years.
HARRISON Is PROMINENT
IN AFFAIRS OF TOWN
The appointments we're made Il
month in advance nf the time the new
city fathers will enter upon their
duties as governmental directors Of
Hopcweil SO us 10 give them an oppor-
tunity of adjuatine themselves to new
conditions and preparing for their
WORK When the newly elected officers
are sworn into office, the temporary
Administrative Board. whic was also
created 1T the las; scssion Of the Leg
islature. will automatically go out Of
existence.
This board, which has made for itself
a reputation for sane administration
that has won the commeDdation of the
highest officers of the State, to whom
the progress of Hopewell has been
source Of great pride. is composed OF
the following men: benjamin Harrison
Richard Eppes, Maurice =. Finn, Rich
ard Boisseau and J. q. Faiscn.
Major Harrison. who will have the
distinction of being tho first ruler Of
one of tho most talkcd-of cities In the
country. comes of distinguished
Virginia family. and has been promi
nently identified with the affairs Of
Hopewel ever since its inception. He
is contractor. doing n large business
IN Petersburg Tor n number of years
and is field officer in the Virginia
Volunteers He has rendered couspic-
uous service to the city Of which he
will become executive head AS a mem
Der Of the Administrative Board.
TWO NEW ALDERMEN
ARE W:LL-KSowN BANkERS
VI. \. Finn. who receives rhe long
term membership on the Board OF AL
derlnen. is now chairman of the -Ad-
ministrative Board. and has been an
active figure in all movements tending
to advance the best interests of Hope
we'll. For more than thirty years he
has been n prominent business man in
Petersburg. and Is one OF the largest
property owners In the city OF his
adoption. He Is president of the Vir-
Ginia State Bank. director In the
Bank OF City Point. and In the Ma
tional Bank Of Petersburg.
Richard Eppes. who. with Fl. ]. Wat
kns. will serve with Mr.. Finn on the
Board of Aldermen. is one Of the orig
inal owners of the tract of land on
which WAS constructed the big powder
plant OF the Du Points, and over which
spread the city Of IIopcweli. Mr.. Wat
kins, originally n Halifax County man.
but "a resident for some years in
Alaska. is a banker.
MIR. Bunting. of the Common Council.
is druggist: Mr.. Luke. a cashier in
n bank, and J. =. Bodow, a practicing
physician in IIopewoll. The other
members are C. r. Cramp and j. w.
Philips. prominent business men
COUNCIL TO ELECT g.
MuNiCIPAI. OFFICERS
The Council appointed yesterday by
the Governor Will elect all the mu-
nicEpal officers necessary for transact
ing the business OF the 'i'y. Among
them will he the const4' utional Of
ers--Commonwcalth's attorney, COM
missioner of the revenue. city treasurer
and city serReant-and the minor Of
ficers. such as police and civil justices
and city attorney. The officers so
elected will hold office until the first
popular election. when they will be
elected by the people,
After 1920 the Council will be wholly
elective, and Hopewell Will have gradu-
ated into the self-governing class. with
every privilege enjoyed by municipal-
ties that have behind Them a century
of tradition. It is expected that by
this time Hopewell will have n large
| body of qualified voters who will be
ablo TO elect their Councilmen and
Mayor.
Hopewell starts out as a full-nedged
city OK the FIRST claas under good au-
spices Its officers have the confidence
of tho entire community for which they
. are to administer affairs. Its form OF
government is thoroughly modern. 1t
will not suffer from the Ills that flow
from p large. unwieldly Council. The
modern theory Of concentrating re-
sponsibIlity in n few persons Is given
practical application in lis charter
The affairs Of the new city will be ii,
the hands OF the Mayor and Council
of only eight mon.
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