Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07
EVERY WARD VOTES
FOR NEW CHARTER
Ab0L|SH|NG BOARD
Whole Community Shows
Overwhelming Demand for
Better City Government.
VOTE FOR CHANGES IS
MORE THAN THREE TO ONE
Administrative Board Carries
But Two Precincts in
Entire City.
NEW POWERS GIVEN MAYOR
VIII Have Appointment Of Executive
Officers and Preparation
Of Budget.
New Charter Sweeps
Every Ward in City

election yesterday. 6,141 were cast to
abolish the Administrative Board, the
remaining 1854 being against the
adoption Of the charter amendments.
This Is one OF the most overwhelming
victories ever recorded in the city
where any sort OF a contest was antici-
pated. The vote Is more than three
10 one In favor OF the amendments. Tho
success OF the campaign for better gov
eminent has been far greater than
even the most enthusiastic advocate
ever hoped for. Even Jefferson Ward.
which was regarded as the stronghold
OF the Administrative Board, the homo
OF Chairman John Hirschberg, went
for the changes by LIS TO 67l, there
being 4 total of 1850 votes counted in
the ward. Every precinct in the ward
except the First was carried by the
charter changers. The First was for
ly-five for the amendments to seventy
e!sht against them. Madison Ward.
which was also regarded as probably
favorable TO the Administrative Board.
voted 10 abolish II In every precinct
out the Fourth. where the vote was
fity-three for the amendments and
h!iy-e!ght against them. In some OF
the precincts In Jefferson and Madison
was more than fourteen times the
Wards went for the amendments in
every precinct and in an ovcrwhelm-
ins fsshion.
HOPES PEOPLE WILL ASSIST
IN MAKING NEW PLAN SUCCESS
y hope that the people will cooper
ate 10 make the new charter a grand
success and that they will not regret
their action of to-day" stated John
Hirschbcrg last night. Mr.. Hirschberg
is chairman OF the Administrative
Board. lie did not express surprise
at the result: neither did he state that
he feared as much. The First Precinct
in Jefferson Ward, however, voted
seventy eight to forty five in. favor Of
retaining the Administrative Board and
defeating the proposed charter changes.
The First is Mr.. Hirschberg's home pre-
tinc,. the only one in his ward that
did not vote n majority for the amend
mcnts.
"Mr. Hawkins and l are naturally
rratihed," stated Or. y. r. Anderson.
executive secretary of the Richmond
civic Association. "at the splendid re-
salt Of the charter election. We be-
many times in all sincerity. that it
will mean step forward in the polit-
;cal and governmental life of Rich
mond.
Next to delight in the happy re-
suit for Richmond we feel and wish
to express gratitude for the able as
sistance which we have received on
all hands. We would mention with
appreciation the co-opcration OF the
directors and the mcr bers of the as
ISOLATION, the support given by the
many generous citizens who have un-
selfishly raised and contributed the
funds necessary for the campaign the
faithful work Of many helpers In every
mart of the city and. during tho cleo
lion, and the remarkable service of the
newspapers.
coNGRATULATEs COUNCIL
on SUCCESS OF ITS WORK
we congratulate the City Council
on the complete Endorsement OF its
,abors. We believe the citizens will
help to make the operation of the new
plan a complete success. and hope that
with it's adoption there will come also
n new interest in civic affairs, which
will be an immense gain to the COM
nunity.
In Sixth Precinct OF Lee Ward the
vote was 16S for the amendments 10
VI against them. The Sixth is Carlton
McCarthy's home precinct. in Gintcr
Park. But Henry Cohn, Superintendent
o, Street Cleaning. had better luck.
carrying his precinct by five votes;
while John Hirschberg carried his pre-
cinct by only thirty-three. the only two
nrecincts carried by the Administrative
Board.
The main feature Of the proposed
amendments was the abolition OF the
Administrative Board. This step was
recommended by the board Of experts
maid $4,000 by the Civic Association Of
this city to come from New York here
TO make survey Of Richmond's muni-
cipal government and conditions. The
experts report said that the board was
created to nll an imaginary want. ano
should be abolished at the earliest pos
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