The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-05
MAYOR MUST NAME
OFFICERS BY DEC. 10
Comptroller to Give Bond tc
City In Sum of
100000.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
Henrico County Gas Company
Permitted to Raise Rates
to Those of City Busy
Council Session.

ss Common council :. lasL--~nic ht-~~
without discussion. adopted fonr
resolutions, recommended by the
special committee on charter
changes, which body is eNerting
every energy to complete its labors
on schedule time. Despite its
speed however. tho committee has
n bunch that there may be some
hitch i'm negotiating the final jump.
and rne OF the resolutions adopted
hast uigiit provides for ,>fiisngh In
the gap insuch an emergency.
The committee recommends
that the mayor hand in to coun-
Gil his nominations for the four
placcs-directors OF public works,
public welfare. public utilities and
public safety. not later than De-
cemher 10Th. IL also arranges for
the directors to get together In the
Office of the mayor some time on
or AS near the first of January
as possible. for organization, and
to name vicc-chairman. the
mayor being chairman of the adj
visory board. and to select n clerk
from one OF the city departments
TO act as clerk Of the advisory
board
May Hold Over,
If there happens to be opposition
to any of the nominations of the mayor
and delay is experienced in the organ
ization OF the advisory board. and the
naming of the directors. a resolution
provides that the present officials may
continue in office until their successors
are named. This recommendation
does not take into consideration tbs
possibility that the men affected ma.
not be willing ID remain in office ''un'
til their successors are named and II
Is therefore believed that the city
council anticipates few changes in the
personnel of the staff OF the city gov
eminent.
Bonds for the six directors are
fixed as follows Comptroller. 1900
geo. collector. $50 ,eo0; all other direc'
tors. $4,000 each.
In presenting these recommends
tions. Councilman Mills said the com
mittee would from time to time pre-
sent similar ordinances. so that in due
course the completion of its WORK
might conform with the spirit of tht
occasion, and be ready for announce
ment long before the first of the year
He said that while he opposed tht
charter originally, and fought it be
fore it was finally adopted and ap'
proved by the people, he would give
it all his attention, and would exer
his energies in helping make 1t as per
feet as possible,
Mayors Organization.
The ordinance empowering TIL,
mayor to name the directors and te
hand in his nominations by December
10th follows:
Be it ordained by the council OF tn.
city OF Richmond:
l. That the mayor of the city o.
Richmond shall appoint, subject to con
firmation by the council Of the city o.
Richmond. at joint meeting of the
two branches thereof to be called fol
that purpose. not later than Decembel
10, 1918, the heads Of each of the fol
lowing departments: Department o.
public works, department OF public wei
fare. department of public utilities Ant
department of public safety. each o.
whom shall be known as Director" al
the department to which they are re
spectively appointed The terms o
orice of those first appointed here
under shall commence on the first day
of January, 1919. and continue unit
the first day OF July. 1890. and thu
mayor shall likewise thereafter at 1eas
thirty days previous to the expiration
of the terms Of the said directors APP.
point their successors in office. TIL,
heads of the said department shall b,
chosen by reason of htness, training
and education for the duties which
respectively pertain TO the department
to which they may be appointed. Eacl