The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
Council Win Confirm Appoint.
nents Under Revised Form
of Government
CHARTER CHANGES
GIVE SMALL CHOICE
TN SELECTING MEN
No Salaries Fixed For Super
intendents Who VIII Form
Cabinet of Chief Executive
When Appointed

what member of the adrniniHtra,-
tive board was heard to excioa-n.
yesterday: The Old Guard dies but
does not surrender" could not be
learned yesterday afternoon, They
all seemed to think that either the
guard had died or surrender
In other words there appears TO
be a Distinct impression In CITY Hall
thai the administrative boa I'd Is as
good as dead and II II is as good
40 dead 1t Is dead and If IT is dead
why not say SO.
Already there is speculation about
who will be appointed TO run the
afAirs OF the city. Under the new
fDxrn OF city government. provided II
10 ratified at the polls. the mayor will
have the chance 10 name the four
heAds OF the principal municipal
divisions pcxhiac works. public well
1ArN. pssolio safety and municipal
snAarprisea. The council confirms
EAe appointment and the mayor Will
have to name someone satisfactory
60 the council
Rgow II can b@ e9ad without fear
CT contradiction that the suboom-
xusttSe on charter changes which
drafted the new form OF government,
with the aid Of City Attorney Pol
lard. intended thai the superinten-
dent OF public welfare. the supe~1n~
eendent OF public eafeey, the super
intendant of pubic works and the
superintendent CT municipal enter
prfses, should he selected from the
present heads Of Departmental There
is no salary attached co these Offices.
AZ yet The council will fix the salax :
tes by ordinance and II WAS thu idea
Of the subcommittee on charter
changes to nsrsiy add 3 small
amount 10 the salary Of the heaA OF
the particular department who
should he selected TO Ill tho too of
bosa
Has Marrow C1hosoe-
For instance;
In the depart m srEt Of municipal
enterprises arc the gas works, tho
electric plant and the water works.
The idea of the subcommittee ON
char&sr changes was 70 have Super
intsndent Knowles OF the gas works.
Supsrxntend dent T~rafrnrd Of the cleo
trio plant or eupertnten dent Davis OF
the watsr works named @upertnteu-
dent of public enterprises, He would
ssfri hold his own fob and draw his
own salary. bat would get something
additional for acting. rs "A member
Of the mayors cabinet as superin-
esndent OF the department OF public
enterprises.
In the department OF public safety
would be CHIEF Soweu NJ the police
department, Chief JoyneS OF the fire
department. Building Inspector John
Butler and Inspector Jacobs. sealer
of weights and measurer Az the
board OF fire comm issioDers goes out
Of existenoe tbs secretary 10 che
board. l. g. Jones, would Re eligible
for the place. also. The mayor would
have his choice OF naming Major
sowcn. Secretary Jones Chief Joynes,
Inspector Butler. and 1nspecto or
Jacobs superintendent OF tho board
Of public SO fety---to carry out the
views of the subcommittee on charter
changes
In the department OF public works
Il, sfxeht City Engineer Boiling now
the virtual head OF all public works
wereeta sewers bridges. parks, play
grounds and the annexed territory
survsy>-would never DO, The mayor
apparently has only one choice in thts
respect. II he would carry out the
IDEA OF tho subcommittee on charter
changes. and that choice is CITY
Engineer Boiling.
Mater Of Public Welfare.
In the matter Of public welfare
there fs the health department of
which Or. Roy Flannagan La tbs
chief. Or. Robert g. Caben OF the
CITY home, Miss Ruby ", Parrish OF
virxfnia hospital, Miss Y Dung Of Pine
Camp ana Henry Cohn. superinten
dent of street cleaning, The mayor
would have 20 choose between those
unentioned above to appoint a super
gnteudsnt Of public welfare and carry
ont the views Of the subcommittee
on charter changes.
The idea OF the subcommittee was
to save the money paid to tho mem
hers of the administrative board IN
paiaffes The commissioners get 40
600 n. year. or $4,000 for the en-.
tire board Under the new form OF
eitv government the mayor would be
the real boss the council given
power to veto all appointments--who
would name four members OF his
cabinet. These four cabinet mem
hers, selected from the heads or de-
partments as outlined above. might
be awarded $1,000 each TO act. as
cabinet members and take the orders
OF the mayor, and the city would
save $21, goo.
Chance to Help Auditor.
This would give the council q
chance to add 81 900 to the city
AUDITORS tsalara. II he should be
elevated to tho position OF comptrol-
Ter. and the indications are he VII
be. The only other department left
In tho law department and the council
ia not likely to disturb City Attorney
Pollard as long as he cares to stay
there The council. be II noted keeps
to itself the privilege ,of naming the
new city comptroller and electins
the city attorney. It ALSO holds the
powor OF vetoing all the appoint
fCnrt4usxad On Haxa Thraal