The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-12
DOCK COMMITTEE
GOES TO CON VENTI0N
Advertisers Recommend Appropriation
of sum Fitting the Dignity of
the Occasion.
Mills FALLS IN LINE
Moore Heads Claims Body and Bat
Lins Lead Buildings Committee
other Chairmcn Arc All Reelected
unanimously.

Councilmanic machinery was oiled
an last night by Chief Engineer Nc
Doweu and Conductor Ruskeh. and
municipal affairs will now proceed
with due speed
All the Standing committees were
reorEani2ed In but two instances do
the chairmanshlps change from the
lineup Of the old council. Council
man Claude r, Batkins is now chair
man Of the committee on utilities, for
merry presided over by Alderman
Mitchell. who has been transferred TO
the finance committee; and Council
man John Moore. of Madison ward, Is
now chairman of the committee on
claims, succeeding Councilman Atkin-
son, who leaves that committee for a
berth on the committee on dock. river
and harhor
The only incident aside from the
election Of officers, the liking of meet
ing hours and the adoption of rules
that ruffled the placid surface of the
proceedings. WAS some debate in the
advertising committee, as to the pro-
posed appropriation Of funds for eX-
pensos Incidental to the trip of the
committee TO Boston late this month
To attend the meeting of the Deeper
Waterways association.
70 Advertise City.
The committee agreed that the city
would derive vast benefits from the
visit of the committee to the conven-
tion and it also agreed that the city
should he properly represented. The
sense of every member of the commit
tee was that an appropriation sufficient
To cover the actual expenses of the
members should bc made, and a reso-
tuition presented 10y Councilman Rose,
hat s3o0 be appropri-
.ated from the fund IN the hands of the
advertising corn mittee was forwarded
10 council In the meantime the com
mittec viii check itseff up on expenses
and it is probable that council will
adopt the recommendation Of the com
mittee and refund the members what
they may eXpend
Alderman Mitchell Was given a glad
hand of welcome To the finance cont
mittee. as were Aldermen White ana
iNunnally and Councilmen Morton. tho
new members to the committees to
which they have been assigned
With the exec ntion of tho commit
tee on advertising all the committees
agreed to meet on the same dates that
formerly prevailed. The advertising
committee Will meet on the fourth
Monday OF every month at s O'Clock
Busy Days Ahead.
The committee chairmcn were cho-
sen in every instance with unani-
nous vote, All the committees agreed
that the pending session of council
/ will prove a most important one, and
| each member declared his intentions
/ of excrtinE himself 10 his utmost In
I the interests of THE city
At tho meeting Of the special com
mittee on charter revision the commit
tee adopted a resolution offered by
Alderman puller requesting the head.
jof all departments. the collector. treas
urer and collector of delinquent taxes
he fire and police departments. t.
furnish the committee with all data
concerning their departments.
Councilman Mills, who fought this
proposed charter revision, said that
in view of the fact that the people
expressed themselves favorable to sucl
revision he would enter into the spiri
Of the occa sion and lend al. assistanc4
In his powet tewara he work in hand
President Peters said he was yer,
glad indeed To know that Mr. Mills hat
Hreaiized that he was wrong in the frs
place and was now ready to add hi.
valuable assistance TO the work .befor,
the committee
Committee Chairmen
, AS chosen, he chairmen are as fol
lows
Streets Chairman Ordwav Fuller
sub chairman. W + Sullivan
Finance ~ Chairman, Barton II
lGrundy; ub-chairman, Clarence Sea
Ton
Ordinances --- Chairman. Mar,
; Gunst suhzchairman. Edgar Il. Eng
fish
Ut'lties-Chairman. Claude f. Bat
kinS; suh-eharman, Arthur Nielsen,
Dock, River and Harhor-Chafr
man, Lawrence Paul sub-chairmau
Jefferson G. Powers
Claims Chairman. John Moore
sub chairman, W. s White.
Advertising Chairman. K. L. Pc
tiers sub chairman, w H. Adams.
Special Committee on Charter Re
IVision-~Chairman. l. f. Rose, sub
chairman. ordway Fuller.