Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-02
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REcoNMTTTED.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. Cren-
shaw's motion to recommit and II was
adopted by tho same vote oe recordod
roLIcE CONFESSIONAL.

POLICE COMMISSIONER.
The Council then proceeded in the mat.
ter OF the election Of Police Commission
er irom Jefferson Ward TO succeed Mr.. l..
G. Hgg.
The action Of the Board Of Public In
ttereSts IN nominating for this position
,m.eSsrs. ,a.rs l.. G. Figg, T. l.. Galloway, and
Richard Adam. Jr., was read
GALLOWAY SECONDED.
Mr.. Taylor rose to second the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Galloway. Ii was not conten-
plated, he said, 20 let one man live out his
entlre DAYS as an offce-holder The action
OF the Council in choosing former mem
bers of the Board Of Police Commissioners
proved this Mr.. Ficg. he declared. had
served his day. and MIR. Taylor therefore
wanted to present the name Of man who
| after election I'LL not vote 10 impose the
minimum fine upon drunken policemen,
| but will vote for their discharge from the
| force. He seconded the nomination Of Mr..
Galloway.
LIVELY scENE.
Mr. Bowden warmly defended Mr.. Figg
and urged his reelection. The present IN
/ cumbont, said Mr. Bowdcn. has not button
holed the cOuncilmcn and electOnceTcd
for the Office.
Mr.. Taylor said something about Mr.
! Bowdeu having been Rcformer.
Mr.. Bowden answered that he had no
/ apology 10 make for having been q Re
| former. and eulogiZod the late City Coun-
cil for the work done by them. II he bad
been n RefOrmcr. he sand he had not but
ton-holed the Republicans when he was a
candidate for Office
Mr.. Taylor got up and started toward
Mr.. Bowden, at the same time saying he
would not stand any insInuatlOn.
Sprppant a Arms Hpb Ralsfgfn p0uUlt
Mr.. TAYLOR before he had reached Mr..
Bowdcn, and Mr.. Taylor was prevailed
upon 10 take his seat There was q good
deal of excitement for n time. Messrs.
TAYLOR and Bowden both wanted the floor
10 continue tho discussion, but the CHAIR
called them 10 order aud business was pro-
ceeded with.
ANOTHER DFCL1NATION.
Mr.. Mussen told the meeting that Mr.
Galloway did not want the position and
had said he would not accept If elected.
Mr.. Hill moved to recommit 10 the Board
of Public interests. - there were orly two
names before the body t. be voted upon
Mr. Galloway having through his tnenc
announced that he would not accept.
WOULD NOT REcoMuT.
Mr.. Christian said he hoped the body
would no recommt. He had found ont
: he was mistaken in his idea Of sendine
; back the nominees in the case OF the
> Fire Commissioner. and had he the oppor
tunitv to vote again on that matter h,
would vote differently from what he did.
Mr.. Hills motion to rccOmmlt was lost
THE VOTE.
The vote was then taken. and resulted q:
follows:
For FfGG-From the Board Messrs. Cspcrs
Carter, Crenshaw, Davis, Uickerson. Hargroye
Hill Wilkinson. and Sn"ad-9. From Common
| Council, Messrs, Anderson, Bodekcr, HoWdeu
| BrAuer Isaac ". Carter, Courtney. Curtis, Ferri
Ter. Glover Grimes. Hayes, Higgins, Hunt
Joynes. Mann, Mitchell, Moore Mussen. Philips
Ploesants Stratton. " l.. White, j. ". White
Ningheld. and tampbell-25.
| For GALLOwAY-Fr0m the Beard, Messrs
Bahen. Brown. Chappell. Crump. and Taylor
l. From Common Council, = K. Carter.
FOR ADAH-From tie Board. Mr. Murphy
From Common Council, Messrs. Christian anl
Steel-2
Messrs. Christian and Steel changedthcii
votes to Mr.. Figg.
SECOND BALLOT.
The Chair announced that there haC
Z been no election, q, none of the candidate
had received a majority of the votes o
the members elected to the Board o.
Aldermen, and the law requires that the
members so elected shall receive majority
of the votes of the members composing
each branch.
A second ballot was ordered with a lik'
result as the first.
Mr.. Bahen moved to adjourn. Lost.
SERGEANT ALARMS At WORK.
Mr.. Capers moved that the Serceant-at
Arms be instructed to 90 ont and bring II
some Of the absent mcmbers. Adopted.
After an absence of few minutes Mt
Ralston returned and stated he could no
find either of the absent mombers-Mcs
Belyin and Williams.
QUESTION or MAJORITY.
, Mr.. Crenshaw wanted to know of tn
Chair how many be regarded "a majority @
[ the members of the Board.
, Mr. Dickcrson replied that ten member
made a majority.
} Mr.. CrenshaT said he could not sec hoy
this was when there are only Seventeen
members of the Board al this time.
Mr. Dickcrson stated that the board !
: composed of eighteen members.
, Mr Crenshaw: " Yes; hut there Is a va
} cancy.'
/, The Chair ruled that the law Is that tn
, candidate elected must receive maIOnt
, Of the votes of the members eitct,'t 10 eacl
branch. and that eighteen members hat
, been elected to the Board of Aldermen
T and though there Is "a vacancy tins doe
, not change the law, and 20 bc elected
candidate must receive ten votes from IN
Board.
, THIRD BALLOT.
4 third ballot was ordered. hut the resul
was unchanged.
At this point resolution was offered %
. Mr. Christian to the effect that III IN
3 future the Board OF Public Interests sinai
5 keep its nominees secret until they be rea
10 the Council. -,
The resolution was defeated by larS
vote. -,--,,
| ADJOURNED TO THE 10TH.
Mr.. Campbell moved to adjourn to IN
18th instant at o'clock.
Adopted.
Common Council
3 As soon as the Joint meeting had 40
iourned President Campbell called n
ComInon Council to order III It's month";
meeting. ..,,,,, ,,.o
II was ascertained that quorum wa
= not presept. and the SeTgeant-at-Arms wa
sent out 10 bring IN all the apstht nv nv; u
: bers he could find He soon returned VIZ
the reauislte number 10 enaple puslhtSS
, be proceeded with.
ADJOURNED UNTIL THIS EVENING.
> As soon as Clerk August had fnlshe
reading the minutes Mr.. Gurus iIo'eu L
adiourn until this evening at Ocloch'
The motion was adopted
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