Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-07
.POLLARD'S RESIGNATION
BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT
Will Tender Him Position of
Advisory Counsel to Lc-
= gal Department.
DISCUSS ANDERSON ron POST
Number Of Resolutions Calling for
3iond Issues for Permanent Public
improvements VIII lie Considered
ut Session.

number of resolutions calling
for bond issues for permanent public
improvements will be presented
Common Council tonight The Iii
nance Committee has recommended
series OF documents designed to
provide funds for extension OF water
facilities. to lower the price of gas,
provide funds for the Street Com
mittce IN it's efforts 10 ascertain the
valuation OF the street car proper
ties, TO aid the Richmond branch OF
the War History Commission. and To
reorEanize the legal department.
The resignation of City Attorney
Pollard will be received and acted
upon. Mr.. Pollard Offers his resig-
nation, and in accepting it tho city
will. in order TO retain the valuable
services OF Mr. Pollard tender him
the position of advisory counsel TO
the department. Action on this pa
Per will be followed by similar
procedure by the Board of Aldermen
on Thursday night. and later a Joint
session Will he held TO elect a city
Attorney. j. Is generally believed
that Assistant City Attorney George
Wayne Anderson will be elected to
the City Attorneyship and he will
&c authorized TO name his assistant.
Si0,O00 for streets nody.
The Finance Committee has recon-
mended an appropriation of $4,000
to be placed TO the credit of the
Streets Committee. to be used In as
"ertaining the valuation of the street
n ir icl,
mond, as a basis upon which to
formulate reasonable blanket
franchise. Chairman Fuller, of the
Streets Committee. has announced
that lie Will push the matter through
ns quickly as possible, so that some
action may nc taken at an early
date on tho petition of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company for
Il new franchise.
An appropriation of s1.5o0,o00 Is
urged by Director Trafford for i'm
provcmcnts and extensions Of the
water plant, The basins Will be
improved. additional facilities for
storage and publication will be in
stalled, and extension of mains is
proposed. Mr., TraUord believes that
with this sum he may place tho
Water Department, in position to
take care OF the city for many
years.
The Melton ordinance reducing the
eficc of gas from $3.50 TO sl.2O per
Nousand feet, Will be acted upon by
,oOncii. Alderman Melton urged
reduction to Sl.l0, but the commit
e felt 1t would he better TO drop
-,s'adually Mr.. Melton gave notice
t1at when the paper reaches the
floor OF the Board OF Aldermen he
may ask 10 have II amended 10
cover his original proposition.
10 secure Wnr Datn.
The local War History Commission
stated to the Finance Committee ;ha
It believed the work assigned It,,
eould be completed with the cX
oendituro OF at leas, "a large par
of Sl,500 This sum Is 10 he used In
securing data concerning Rich
monGers who entered the army
through other sources than those
provided in Richmond. Many young
RichmondcrS Joined the army in
other cities and even in other conn
tries. and II is this large group the
members Of the commission want to
get into the history Of Richnond's
activities and participation in the
the world war
President Adams has called the
Board OF .ilS.rmen !. 10 meet on
Thursday night. to dispose nj all
business before il at that time. be-
cause five members OF the body Will
be out of tie city the following;
week. in attendance upon ,h, scs-
sionS OF the Atlantic Deeper Water
ways Association In savannah. These
Aldermen are President Adams. Nun
naily. Pullcr, W!nircc and white