Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
CALLED FOR TOMORROW
VIII Act OH Pending City Hall Pc
titiOn ut q T.. NJ,
Monday.
COUNCIL TO MEET AT NIGHT
City Attorney Reported to Have
Held That Action OH the Petition.
Signed by More Than 1000
Voters, Is Mandatory.

Members of the Council Committee
or Ordinances Will meet tomorrow
night at o'clock to act upon the City
Hall petition and the accom- anyin"
resolution calling a special election 20
decide whether Iiichmond's form OF
government shall be changed. The
special meeting of the committee was
called late yesterday after efforts
throughout tue carly part Of tic day
had been made TO call the meeting.
Councilm"n English and Grimes ana
Alderman Fuller united ia the request
10 Chairman Marx Guust Tor TIA" src-
cial meeting. MIR. Gunst Immediately
called the meeting for Is o'clock to-
morrow. Two members II the COM
miticc declared they had previous en-
Ergcmcnts ana probably would not be
able to attend tho meeting. rhry also
declared thoy saw no reason for tn"
special meeting, since tho Comu.it.cc's
regular meeting would be held Thurs
day night
President K. Lee Peters. Of tho COM
mon Council IS expected to issu. u
call Tomorrow morning for 4 Sp's !al
meeting OF that body tomorrow night
- receive the report OF the commit.
toe. 1t is not known whether a special
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen VIII
bo called this week. but this i on
lit4y u"ichu'ht DhDI Inc acton OF
the Common Council.
POLLARD SAID TO HOLD
ELECTION Is MANDATORY
AROUND tho cts EIli tn" opinion
of city Attorney II. l.. Pollard TO tho
ordinance Committee has bccn Ecncr-
ally discussed since last Tuesday when
the committee failed a quorum Nj
Pollard is said - have held that tie"
lax nade action o. tho Council nand-
0tory, and that :; srcc!a! election iruIsl
hc called III" only point in doubt.
ACCORDING to city Ial gossip Is thu
pcrIod OF time IN winch tn" Council
has to call q spccial election The
Law is said to be vague IN thi" corr
Icr.ors familiar wits Tho situation
declare that Tier" j. nothing Cor the
ordinance Committee 70 DO tomorrow
afternoon but report the city Hall
petition together with some or.in-
anc", Councilman Morgan r Mills Of
jefferson ward, introduced :: rcsolu-
ton The night the position was pre-
S"ntcd 10 tic Common Council pro
vidinE for IN" special clrc;."i or April
tho date OF the spring primary. This.
fa'A "as suggested Mr.. Mills said.
hecaus" II would save tho city jhc cX-
penses OF second election
~ cast i"o members nr tn. o-dia-
"ncc Committee. however have de-
clared ,h'% Viii n1t yotc for IA" rcso
luton calling Tho ol"ction on that date
They favor some failure date On tho
ground that the matter cpnnot %,
thoroughly discus cd and considered! b..
tn" voters OF the city in So short /,
l"rinG II lis not .mprobahl. THAI som.
compromise VIII hc reached Us 10 the
dat" Of the election
The ACT Of the General Assembly PRO.
vices that The Council. when REQUESTED
by petition siEn"d ny a requisite NAM
Der 81 voters. shan provide rs oiGin-
anre for the holenc OF an election.
10 talk. place not less than 'n.r.y days
nor NOR" Than ntty days thereafter
Tho question u0w raised IS whether
The election must be held within afty
DAYS after tho nliug Of ,hr petition. or
whether tho LAYS was designed 10 prc-
vent the election hoiug held earlier,
Than thirty DAYS oft"r TIA" Council rgs
determined TO no'd an election. THIS
point is not entirely clear to many.
members OF the Council.