The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-03
The New City Council.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING
YEAR

The new City Council met for the first
time in the Council chamber Tuesday
night All of the members were present,
as follows 1st Ward. I. c. Elder, John
! Wheat. and Isaac Witt % Ward w =
Tams. f. i. Berkeley, ] c. Marquis, .Jno.
lesser, L. n. Bledsoe. n. Wayt.
An organization was effected by electing
H. w. Burke, President, ali Of the mem
bers, except the candidate himself, voting
for him. Mr. Burke voted for Mr.. WITT.
Newton Argenbright was nominated for
clerk by Mr.. Bledsoe and unanimously
elected The following officers were then
elected without a dissenting voice, viz
Messenger to Council, j. r. Kurtz Over
seer of Poor, J. r. Kurtz City Physician,
DR.. G. c. Phillips, DR.. J. W. Harris having
declined reelection; Superintendent OF
Water Works. M. Dinneen; Assistant SUI
perintendent, J. A. Moore Weighmaster,
VIM. Matheny. The election OF janitor
to City Hall was postponed. All OF the
above officers are old incumbents. For
Chief of Police, Capt. ] Fl. Waters was
unanimously reelected. For list police
officer Mr. Burns nominated present in
cumbent, M. IIounihan Mr.. Witt nomi-
mated w. M. Simpson. The roll-call re-
suited in the election of Hounihan by the
| following vote For Hounihan, Messrs.
| Burns, Burke, Gooch, Tams, Wheat, Jes-
ser, Elder and Wayt. For Simpson, Messrs.
/ Witt, Bledsoe, Berkeley and Marquis.
For I'd police officer VIM. Simpson was
| unanimously reelected, and for Sd police
officer, j. A. Newman received the vote
| of the full Council.
| Drs. b. M. Atkinson and A. M Fauntle-
roy were elected members of the Health
Board.
The business transacted was principally
of a routine character. The assessment
on the National Valley Bank was reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 The resignation
of j. W. Todd. as School Trustee, was ac-
cepted resolution was adopted pro-
viding that hereafter there shall only be
one stated meeting of the Council monthly, |
which shall be held on the first Tuesday OF
the month, and number of petitions &C.,
of no interest to the public were dis
posed of. |
President Burke has appointed the fol
lowing standing committees
Auditing committee, Wayt, Gooch and |
Tams Finance, Gooch, Wayt, Bledsoe
Streets, Marquis, Elder, Tams, Wheat
Water, Witt, Berkeley, and Wayt Street
Lights, Wheat, Elder, lesser: Fire Del
partment, Burns, Witt, lesser Health,
Berkeley Witt, and Phillips Ordinances,
Elder, Tams, Marquis Il Police, lesser,
Burns, Wheat Safety, Berkeley, Marquis,
Burns Relief of the Poor, Bledsoe, Wheat,
Gooch Schools, Elder, Bledsoe. Wayt :; i
Printing, Bledsoe. Gooch, and Burns Re-
trenchment, Witt, Gooch, Marquis Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings, Tams. Belke-
ley, and lesser.
OF the new Council seven were re-
elected, viz: Messrs. Burke, Gooch, Witt,
Burns, Berkeley, Marquis and Wayt, and
two, Messrs. Il. A. Bledsoe and I. c.
Elder, have previously been members Of
the body. The new members are Messrs.
W. p. Tams, cashier of the Augusta Ma
tional Bank G. e. Wheat, a prominent
grocer, and Jno. lesser, proprietor of the
Virginia Bakery. Each of these is an en-
terprising, safe business man and will
make an excellent councilman.
Stuart F. Lindsay, Esq, of Rocking
ham, and his brother. DR.. Lindsay, OF
Clarksburg, w. Va, were in the city on
Wednesday. DR.. Lindsay is an expert
destist and is contemplating locating in
Stauntnn