Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05

to the CITY Treasurer. A purchasing
agent should be appointed 10 buy not
only the supplies. materials and euuiu-
ment OF the departments now und"r
the Administrative Board. but MS
duties should extend TO tie entire city
government.
las shown above. the SALARY cost
alone OF the board and its STAFF is over
$4,000 Assuming a year Of 800 work
ing days. although there are not that
many after eliminating Saturday half
holidays and holidays. it IL to be noted
that the cost TO the city Ia approXi-
matcly 500 per day throughout the
year.
"Whatevg- advantage there may be
in having the administrative judge
ment of joint minds as members OF the
hoard can be obtained just as readily
and 4 no extra cost by having the de-
partment heads sit from time to time
as a board or cabinet TO discuss mat
ters concerning the citys welfare and
the administration of it's current bus
mess.
1T should. OF course. go without say
ing that in aholishing the Admins
'rative Board the City Council should
not return to it's former practice of
performing administrative work. The
latter should be restricted by charter
exclusively to the administrative de-
rartments. and the City Council should
Lc restricted TO matters OF legislation.
In working out It's plan. the Coun-
ell Committee on Charter Changes has
embodied the suggestions Of the Blu
rcau or Municipal Research by pro-
viding that the four directors Of the
departments OF safety, utility. works
and welfare shall sit as a board. with
the Mayor as chairman. for the dispo-
stion OF administrative business re-
curing vote of the entire body such
rs the awarding OF an important con-
n q a. y 10 MI nf In do
Polling places for the charter cleo
ton to- usIkpAr. With tire name OF the
registrar. st-e as follows:
.cGcrs'-a " e.Hi.
First rreGtact I'D East Main street,
Joseph EcaerstaG; Second Precinct.
Precinct. SIf Meahanic~all Turnpike.
w. c. Burke: FulHh Precinct. no
North Twentynfth Street. w. .. En-
rts; Fifth Precinct. los North Twenty
ninth Street B. A. Gallagher: Sixth
Precinct, 1880 North Thiriyto fourth
Street. B. r. Marlowe: Seventh Pre-
ctnct. 1898 Williamsburg Avenue. ]. II.
Bowen.
Madison Ward.
First Precinct 800 East Marshall
Street. a. H. Hatke; Second Precinct
ia North Eighth Street. A. L. Ten
yer; Third Precinct. lis North Seventh
street. J. NJ. Bosscaux: Fourth Pre-
cinct 1918 East Broad Street. Lee L.
Cheat "ood: ruth Precinct, 700 Hull
street, NJ {. Robertson: Sixth Pre-
clnci, 1900 Hull Street. George H.
raul: seventh Precinct, 1902 Hull
street. L. L. Robertson: Eighth Pre-
cinct 25e2 Hull Street. B. j. Stanley;
Ninth Precinct. 30l9 Semmes Avenue.
y. W. Miller.
Clny Ward.
First Precinct, 6l7 West Main Street.
]. ". Grigg; Second Precinct. 2l7 South
Harrison Street, o. L. Koch: Third
Precinct 3oi South Laurel Street, C. L.
Pett!s; Fourth Precinct. ls2. West
Cary Street. j. w. Hundley: Fifth Pre-
cinct, South First Street L. Fitzger-
AID; sixth Precinct, South Elm Street
W. T.. Keller; Seventh Precinct, 292T
west Cary Street. T b. Hooper.
Lee Ward.
First Precinct. 33S North Harrison
street. +. II. Davis: Second Precinct.
1856 West Broad Street. J. w. Percival:
Third Precinct, 2529 West Broad Street.
andrew krouse, Fourth Precinct. oo5
West Broad Street. r. s. Wherry; Fifth
Precinct SOC Brook Avenue. 4. Volk
mann: Sixth Precinct. Public School,
'Ginter Park. J. r. Moore. Jr.: Sew
cnth Precinct. els North Avenue. q.
Is Taylor; Eighth Precinct Fire De-
partment Station (Highland Park)A c.
G.. Shafer.
The polls Will open at 6.le 4. NJ
and close At S.l3 p. NJ