Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-23
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS SURVEY
Would Have Work Done by Bureau
of Municipal Research,
OF New York
NO COST is Put ON CITY
Entire Outlay to BE Made by Civic
Association, Officers OF Which Arc
Alnde Parties To the Contract for
Survey.

survey Of the city government and
each of it's departments TO bc made bv
the New York Bureau of Municipal 10.
search is now practically assured for
Richmond. And no money will n.
taken from the city treasury to defrav
'"e cost as all expenses. placed at an
aggregate of $4,000. will be dcfrayed
oE the Civic Association
lhls course was decided upon Iast
hiEht by the Council Committee on ri-
nance. and resolution to that effect
was recommended TO the C,ouncil for
adoption 1t will come up for passage
IN inc lower branch on June 4.
he committee had before il tbe
e'erS resolution, recommended by the
Charter Change Committee. That
measure would have npproprinted
1000 from the city treasury and LEFT
the Charter-ChanGc Committee free TO
pick the experts to conduct the survey
requiring ratification of any contract
by the City Council
Ms substitute for this resolution
councilman G. &. Jones. OF Madison
Ward. offered a paper AUTHORIZING tho
Municipal Research and accepting the
civic Associations offer TO nav tho
cost. Councilman Morgan r. Mills :,
member OF the Charter Change COM
mittee. was the only member of the
FINANCE committee TO vote against MIR.
Joness substitute resolution Mr.
MillS, before the vote was taken. an
nounced that he would support tho
Peters resolution.
TERMS OF RESOLUTION
REPORTED FOR ADOPTION
The Jones resolution, in part reads
AS follows
Ihat whereas the Civic Association
OIL the Guy OF Richmond has offered
|" and is willing TO guarantee the paw
ment of the costs and expenses of the
making Of municipal survey of the
city Of Richmond by the New YorE
Hureau of Municipal Research. unon
the executing OF such guarantee bv
the said association, or some one for.
il. TO be approved by the City At,or-
hey the officers. agents and EMPLOYEES
OF the said New York Bureau of Mu-
nic'pai Research are hereby authorized
ana empowered to make a survey of
the government Of this city, and of
each and all of it's departments
Ali the officers. boards. emplovees
aud agents of said city government.
and of each and every department
thereof, are hereby commanded and
required to render all assistance on
the part of each and all OF them which
SAID bureau. or any OF its experts. MAY
deem necessary, and to this end the
said experts shall have access to all
books, papers, records and all other
documents of said city. or of any de
partment of the government thereof.
"Ry accepting said employment. the
said New York Bureau of Municipal
Research thereby releases the said city
from any and all claim for compensa-
tion to its experts. or for any of the
costs and expenses attending said SUR
vey.
"The report OF the survey shall be
fled with the Council of the city of
Richmond.
The survey work hereby directed
shall be conducted subject to the
supervision Of the Special Joint Com
mittee on Charter Amendments. who
shall assist the New York Bureau OF
Municipal Research in accomplishing
tho purposes OF this resolution and in
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