Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-11
ALDERMEN WILL VOTE
ON SURVEY TOMORROW
Resolution Already Adopted by Low
err Branch Comes Up for
Concurrence.
OPPONENTS FIGHT FOR DELAY
Civic Association Leaders Believe
That After Months of Effort
Against Obstructionists, They Arc
About to Reach Their Goal.

Having passed the lower branch with
substantial majority the resolution
authorizing survey of the city de-
partments. the work to bc done by the
New York Bureau of Municipal Re
search and the cost to he betrayed by
the Civic Association. will come before
the Board OF Aldermen tomorrow
night, at It's monthly meeting. Cor
concurrence Indications are that il
Will be approved by the board and
will be ready before the end of the
week for the signature of Mayor Aims
lie.
In the Common Council the rcsolu-
| tion. as recommended by the Finance
Committee, encountered stout oppos;-
ton, lead by Councilman Mills and
refers. AS far as can he learned it's
passage in tho board will not be scri-
ously obstructcd
After many months of labor tho
Civic Association believes that il is
about to reach it's goal The survey
not only has the active support OF the
! civic Association. but the Endorsement
OF nearly a score Of other local or
CARNATIONS.
Members OF both branches of tho
Council have been convinced that the
citizens are almost Il unit in request
ing the survey. Tn" principal objec-
ton to authorizing it was the appro-
| priation of $4,000 TO Ito the work
| This problem WAS solved when the
| Civic Associa ton came forward and Of
fered to put up the money. IT has
raised $4,000 by popular subscriptions
| from business men.
RESOLUTION AS IT.
PASSED COMMON COUNCIL.
The resolution which has passed the
! Common Council. has the unqualified
| "a ,-n1 ,F 10
reads. i'll part. as follows:
| That. whereas the civic ASsociatIo
| OF the city of Richmond has offered to
and is willing to guarantee the pay
ment of the costs and expenses OF the
making of municipal survey of the
city of Richmond by the New York
! Bureau Of Municipal Research. upon
| the execution by the New York Bercau
/ OF Municipal Research. of "A proper re-
lease. releasing the city of Richmond
! from all costs in the matter and look
| ing solely TO the Civic Association for
| compensation. the officers, agents and
employees of the said New York Bureau
of Municipal Research are hereby au-
! thoriZcd and empowered to make a
survey of this city. and OF each and
/ all OF it's departments
All the officers. boards. employees
ana agents of the said city government
and of each and every department
| thereof. are hereby commanded and re-
| CURED to render all assistance on the
| part OF each and all of them which
| said bureau. or any of it's experts NAV
| deem necessary. and to this end tn.
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
CITY is RELEASED FROM
ALL COST AND EXPENSE
BY accepting tho employment. the
| said New York Bureau OF MunicinaI
| research thereby releases tho said CITY
! from any and all claims for compcnsa-
costs and expenses attending said sur
vcy.
The report of the survey shall he
hled with the Council Of the city OF
| Richmond
The survey work hereby directed
shall he conducted subject to the su
pervision Of the Special Joint Commit
tee on Charter Amendments who shall
assist the New York Bureau of Mu-
hiclpal Research in accomplishing the
purposes Of this resolution and in maxi
ing the said survey effective, comnIei.
and thorough
The said report Of survey shall he
the property OF tho city of Richmond
and cannot he used for ADVERTISING mr.
poses by the said New York Bureau
OF Municipal Research.
The contract herein required to be
trl-party contract drawn in tripljcate
and approved by the City Attorney and
signed by the Mayor Of the city and
the executive committee Of the said
civic Association as individuals."
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