Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-27
COMMITTEE APPROVES
MUNICIPAL SURVEY
But 1t Adopts Substitute Resolution
Calling for Bids on Doing
Work.
TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL
Substitute Accepting Offer of Civic
Association To Pay for Survey Is
Rejectcd-Pullcr Leads Fight for
StraiSht-Out Survey.

Opening the way !or municipal sur
vcy. the Council Committee on Charter
Change las; night. by "A vote OF . to ..
recommended to the Council FOR adoD-
tioh q resolution to appropriate $4,000
FOR this work. While tho resolution
docs not stipulate that the work be
done By the New York Bureau OF NUM-
cipsl Research 4, WAS nevertheless ac-
ceptcd by advocates of the survey as a
step in the right direction.
Sentiment developed in the commit
tee To accept the $4,000 which has
been offered the city for this purpose
by the Civic Association. hut il lacked
sufficient strength to carry any weight
The resolution. offered by X. Lee
Peters. president of the Common Coun-
ell. was a substitute for the original
Jones measure, and is as follows:
He il resolved by the Council OF
The city of Richmond. the Board Of
Aldermen concurrinE:
That the sum Of $4,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, he, and
the same is hereby, appropriated out
of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated and placed to
the credit OF account TO be called
Municipal Survey. 10 be drawn upon
and expended by the Special Joint
Committee on Charter Amendments on
It's proper warrant on the City Auditor
when duty signed by its chairman. for
all necessary expenses OF said com
mittee. including the examination into
the public school system and all of
the branches OF the city government
THE said committee is hereby direct
cd TO invite proposals for the conduct
of such survey which shall contain Ia
detail the character of the work and
the extent thereof TO be accomplished
the name of the person who will he in
charge of the examination Of each de-
partincnt and his credentials, and
s,ipulating the examinations of the de-
partmentS when commenced shall be
continuous until completed. and not
left off to be renewed from time to
time. All boards. officers and en-
ployeeS of the city government shall
when required. exhibit to said com
n,ittee and its agents all books, papers.
records and other documents of their
several departments. attend the sit
tn:S OF said committee, and. in every
way possible. aid them in its work
.rhc person or persons chosen to
ment shall not proceed with the work
until and after their appointment shall
have been approved by the Council OF
the city Of Richmond
FULLER AND ADAMS
OFFER SUBSTITUTES
The vote TO recommend this resolu
ton for adoption was as follows:
Ayes-Adams. Workman. Rose. Pc
tcrs and Mills.
Noes-Puller and Powell.
Alderman Fuller offered a substitute
resolution which WAS almost identical
with the Jones resolution. except that
I; left the expenditure OF the $4,000
in the hands of the Charter-Change
Committee instead of committee
composed Of the Mayor. the chairman
of the Finance Committee and the
City Auditor.
1t was lost by the following vote
Noes - Workman, Peters. Powell.
Rose and Mills.
Aycs---Adams and Fuller.
William RI. Adams. president OF the
Board Of Aldermen. offered an amend
ment to the Fuller substitute which
would accept the Civic Associations $
offer. 1t was lost by the following vote:
Nocs--Pullcr. Workman. Mills. Pc
ters and Rose.
Ayes--Adams and Powell.
Mr.. Adams announced his intention
of renewing his fight to accept the
associations offer.
AS promised, the Bureau of Municipal
Research and the Institute for Public
Service submitted formal proposals. to
the committee Of the character OF the
survey each would mako II given the
task. The former promised survey
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