The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-21
LOCAL. MATTERS.
BOARD OF ], T ALDERMEN
WHAT MEMBERS HOLD OVER AND WHAT
MEMBERS. GO OUT ON THE 1sT OF JULY
A QUESTION TO BE DECIDED.

NOW that the time Is approaching Tor the,
primary election to. be held, many persons
are discussing the subject OF reelecting
the present members OF the Board OF Alder
men whose terms OF Service expire on the
1st OF July next-that is, the nine members
who on the 1st OF July, 1874. drew ballots
marked No.1. 81 e5I ft' FE, i ts..s..s. / Il. !
At the first meeting Of the Board OF Al
dermen, held on the 1st OF July, 1874, in
members of the Board, three ballots were
placed in a box-one marked No. I, one
marked No. 2, and one blank-from which
three aldermen from each ward drew; and
the same mode OF drawing was pursued by
the aldermen Of each ward until the aldermen
in all the wards had drawn. rzr
The terms OF service OF the members who
drew the ballots marked No. expire with
those Of the members OF the Common Coun-
Gil elected at the election held in this city
on the 2sth day Of May, 1874, Il. e., July /,
1876 and the terms OF service Of the MEM
bers drawing the ballots marked No. will
expire with those Of the members of the
Common Council to be elected at the cleo
ton to be held for that purpose on the fourth
Thursday Of next month Il. e., July /, 1879.
The aldermen drawing the ballots in
blank handed their ballots to the clerk, who
destroyed them, and then placed six ballots
in box, numbered from one to six inclu-
sive, from which each of the aldermen draw
ing said blanks drew one ballot, and the
terms Of service Of the aldermen who drew
the ballots with odd numbers on them eX-
pire with those of the aldermen drawing
the ballots marked No. !, and the terms OF
service Of the aldermen who drew the ballots
with even numbers on them will expire
with those Of the aldermen drawing the bal
lots marked No. 9; and the aldermen draw
ing the ballots with odd numbers on them,
together with the aldermen drawing the
ballots marked No. /, constituted the first
class, and the aldermen drawing the ballots
with even numbers on them, together with
the aldermen drawing the ballots marked
No. 9, constituted the second class.
At the conclusion OF the drawing it was
ascertained that the terms Of the following
members would expire on the 1st OF July,
1878: Mcssrs. Darlington, Of Monroe; Kel.
lam, Of Marshall; Manly, Of Jackson; Ord.
way, Of Clay; Scott, OF Jefferson; Spangen'
burg, OF Clay; Wagner, Of Madison; Will
| lams, OF Marshall; and thinner, OF Jetfer.
son.
The following members drew ballots No
| /, and their terms expire on the 1st OF July
next: Messrs. Forester, Of Jackson; Lips
comb, OF Marshall; McCance, of Madison
Meredith, of Madison; Smith, Of Jefferson
Sloan, OF Monroe; Tanner, Of Monroe
| Podd, OF Clay; and Vandervalls OF Jackson
Ward.
1 Since the May election in 1874 Messrs
McCance OF Madison Ward, Sloan OF Mon
roe Ward, and Ordway OF Clay Ward have
resignedt-he first two from the members
who serve until July next, and the latter
Colonel Ordway) from the class whose terms
do not expire until July l, 1878.
Messrs. Bass and BeaH have been elected
by the Board to fill the first two vacancies
and Mr.. Pickrell to fill Colonel OrdWay's
place.
1t has been suggested that at the election
in May next it will not be necessary to elec
member to fill Colonel Ordway's place
because Mr.. Pickrell elected by the Board
will hold over until 1878. 1t would appeal
from the charter to be otherwise; but thu
matter will no doubt be settled by th'
| Board. -. '.r,.* -i5.t ~ .ra, -