Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-02
NEW CITY COUNCIL WILL
ORGANIZE TOMORROW
Meetings Of Both Branches Called to
REFLECT Presiding
Officers.
SsEAToN TO HEAD FINANCE
Only One Important Change Slated
In Committee Chairmanships.
Must Work Out Details of New
Ps City Charter.

4 Enlarged with the important work OF
perfecttnS and putting into operation
tho charter changes recently adopted
" by an overwhelming vote of the people.
the new City Council will hold orEani-
& zatfon meetings Of both branches to-
morrow. The Common Council is called
to meet at s o'clock and the Board of
Aldermen at :. Since there are few
y changes in the membership and the
8 organization in the main will be as
nefore. II is not expected that much
: time VIII be lost in preliminarieS.
William H. Adams will succeed him
4 SELF as president OF the Board Of
aldermen and Robert l.. Peters will
succeed himself as president of the
Common Council Both arc assured of
4 eiection and to save time may have
4 their lists of committee assignments
ready to announce at the organization
meetings Tomorrow afternoon. Joseph
f. Powers will continue as vice-prcsi-
dent of the Board Of Aldermen and
+ Erred H, Powell as rice-preSident
of the Common Council.
The chief change in organization is
In the position OF chairman of the
Council Committee on Finance. Col
i onel Barton H. Grundy, for many years
the Board of Aldermen from Lee Ward.
s The Craftsmanship Will go 10 Council
man Clarence y. Scaton. of Clay Ward
who has served as subchairman for
some years,
NO CHANGES IN OTHER
COMMITTEE tIAIRMtNSIIIrS
other committee chairmauships will
continue as heretofore. Alderman Ord
the Committee on Streets: Marx Gunst.
of Ordinances: John j: Mitchell. OF Pub
lie a Euildnss. PropertiG ,so and :, Utilities rs
Harbor. While this is the natural
slate by reason of seniority. there has
been some comment on the fact that
ship of four out OF i've of the joint
standinE committees.
chairman for the Committee on FL
nance lies in the fact that he is OK
bonds to be put on the market this
ing Fund Commissioners. Several cities
of Richmond's size have already an
nounced that they would be able 10
purchase for their sinking funds large
blocks of the next issue of Liberty
Bonds TO be put on the market this
month. and a similar announcement
from the local commission is anticipat-
cd shortly.
the Council, r L. Morton having been
succeed Major Langton r. Christian
Madison Ward aud W, Stuar, white
will succeed Colonel Grundy-in the
upper branch from Lee Ward.
WORK OUT DETAILS or
NEW CHARTER CHANGES.
The last council was chiefly notable
for having initiated and sent 10 the
The Overwhelming vote was taken both
as as, vote OF Gonitdense in IN, the Council
the people OF a desire for continued
Improvement and simp!ification in the
Administrative Board and til the Board I'd
Of Fire CommissionerS, so OUT OF Of
u Council must prepare and adopt "A
series Of ordinances working on, the
nan was 81 o Mh'h the SHs haeF
and qualifications are 10 lie fixed for
the directors OF public works public
safety. and ' on the iiborai lily Of the se
Council }ln in this matter viii depend to
these offices.
The desire has been generally .ex-
be provided TO secure capable trained
men for these positions. In the or
fled that the director of public works
be a competent graduate engineer,
ana park work: The director OF nnEiic
. utilities must have general supervision
the direc;or Of pnbi;. v weifardH '" MMiiS
direct the citys hospitals, charities and
ss9i,atio ON, and the dresser Of public
p Pel5ee tS Sed eb FIR u and will
HEAD DEPARTMENTS.
In view of recent controversies pub
ths last 81 oe 5 On of' s
ter and ability will depend 10 a large
extent the moral welfare OF the people
and safety of their property
1t Is believed also that the future
Of the he 81 atty is ~, 10 large extent in
as head Of the department OF public
works. Even in war times Richmond
y Us experiencing great period OF
growth and as soon present re-
f strtctions on building are removed
y there can be question but that the
city will extend in all directions. I'm
mediate problems OF housing Industrial
war workers and future problems Of
for engineering skill and for a vision
of a greater Richmond as we'll as for
3 aAviSor and ability to make the vision
areality.