Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
.CRUNDY SUCCEEDS GILMAN
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Lee Ward Member Retircs on Ac
count OF His Health, After
Long Service.
BOTH BRANCHES oRGANIzI
Medical College Granted Use OF Ford
Lot for Duration OF War-Rich-
mond College to Build Temporary
Mess Hall.

After many years OF useful service
" VAN rhe H noard Of Aldermen from Lee
resignation at the organization meet
ing of the board yesterday afternoon,
ana u was accepted with expressions
OF regret at his retirement. Mr. Gill
man suffered Il severe illness last
spring. and while he is now out again,
nocS not wish to ovcrtaX his stren3 tn
inc frequent night meetings of com
mitteeS which membership in the City
! entails. On nomination of the
II. GruhdE was elected to fill the un-
cNpircd term of two years. Colonel
nanny haarG has been a member of the
not reelected last spring Colonel
Grundy has been the chairman OF the
committee on finance for several terms
and In Wow of his recollection, will
probably succeed himself in that posi-
ton. making tho organization of the
council both as to presiding officers
II has been for the past two ycars
TWO WAR RESOLUTIONS
ARE PROMPTLY ADOPTED
Among the active items Of business
lransacted by the two branches at
, ,h initial meetings yesterday We're
ncttcd with the taking over by the
government OF the iac,!i:!es Of Rich
mond College and that or the Medical
the war. On motion OF !ircssdenJ u PC.
ters u resolution granting the use of
mo tord lot opposite the City Hall.
70 the Medical College OF Virginia Tor
Tho duration of the war was adopted
On motion OF Captain Morsan X. Mills.
itiG,hinond College was granted Il spe-
clal permit to erect Il onc-stv!y. tenn
pofarE steel or frame mess hall en-
tne oid college campus on Nest Broad
street. Both ordinances were latcr
cohcurreu III by the Board of Aldermen
as emergency war measures and VIII
~ ih% Mayor for approval 20 Jay.
The following officers were rc-eiect-
ca at the organization meeting: H. L..
leterS. presiuent, and Fred IL. Powell,
vice president of the Common Coun-
i in Wii!iam A. adams. president, and
the Board Of Aldermen The joint
standing committees were not an
nounccd. but will probably be made
pubic ny the presiding officers shortly
Few changes In the committee assign
men,s are anticipated.
SPECIAL. COMMITTEE
TO PERFECT CHARTER CHANGES
resolution was adopted by the
lower branch proposing the appoint
ment of special committee Of seven
including the presidents of each branch
10 prepare suitable ordinances carrying
into cHcct the charter changes recently
adopted by overwhelming vote at the
polls. IT Is probable that most of the
members OF the committee which drew
the charter changes, will be named TO
perfect their work These are Coun-
Gilman Rose, chairman; Peters, Mills
and Powell. and Aldermen Powers.
Workman and ADAMS.
In taking office. President Peters.
who has presided over the lower branch
OF the city Council for more than
twenty years, declared that on this
Council Will devolvc duties more i'm
portant than any in which he has
served. He advocated giving the city
OF Richmond tho best possible system
OF government. II would take time
he said. TO prepare and adopt the de-
tails OF the plan of which the new
charter is only skeleton. and the
new system must be ready to 20 into
opcration on January !, when the Adj
ministrativc Board and the Board of
Fire commissioners go out OF Office.
cc-President Powell cautioned tho
members that the people had spoken
with no uncertain voice their demand
for better city government at the re-
cent election. and reminded the MEM
hcrs that as servants of the people
they were pledged TO Du: that form of
government into operation in its full
less sense. without hampcIm.: rcstr!c-
tI"nS. Several other express! DIS we're
riade as - che Importance u the work
in front OF the Council in Dcrfccting
the charter provisions and paving the
way for putting the new system into
operation with the largest element
OF success.