Moore’s committee, where the Krewson appointments were sent for review, has refused to vote on sending them to the full board.

Moore and some other aldermen are upset that only one of Krewson’s black nominees lives north of Delmar Boulevard in the heart of heavily black north St. Louis.

Overall, the mayor’s list is split almost evenly racially, with four blacks and five whites. Krewson says the group also is diverse in geography, gender, age and professional backgrounds.

Tom Shepard, the top aide to aldermanic President Lewis Reed, said he and Reed are continuing to try to work out a compromise list of city freeholders acceptable to both the aldermanic committee and the mayor.

Krewson’s chief of staff, Steve Conway, said no new discussions between the two sides had been held by midday Wednesday. “I think by (Thursday) afternoon I’ll have a better idea” what may happen, he said.

Reed on Tuesday night announced he had authorized the use of the aldermanic chamber for a Monday freeholders meeting even though the city members had yet to be approved.