The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-09
WORK OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
James 7. PlOurnOy Elected Second Market
Clerk.
R. E. SHINE MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD.
Mr.. j. w. Carter Made One of the Bridge
Trustees-Llst of the Candi-
dates.

A joint meeting Of both branches of the
Council was held last evening at o'clock the
object of which was to elect a successor to W.
II. Mosley. formerly clerk Of the Second Mar
ket. who was short time ago removed from
that position by Mayor J. Taylor Lllyson.
The clerk read the report made by the
committee appointed by the Council TO in
quire into the matter, signed by the chairman,
Mr.. +. p. Campbell which was substantially
the same as that published il The Times the
day following the investigation.
Mr.. Hargrove moved that the report be
adopted
Mr.. Guigon said that he considered 1t i'm
pertinence to take any action on the commu-
nication of the committee that Mayor Ely
son was not before the Joint meeting. and that
he could not see how the Council could crltl-
cile h.s action one way OF the other.
Mr. Turpn also spoke Ia favor Of only re-
ceiving and filing the report.
his WIS done and nominations for the
pcs ti)n were begun.
The following were nomnated' James J.
Du.noy. Il. IA. wilkins Robert A. l.. Dab
ney. Charles " Allen, ". b. Jones, A. q. An
tA0nv. l.. Crenshaw. William II. Maddox,
b. r. Shoppers n. Samuel i MCGEE. \. ID.
Cawthorn 4. G. Brown, David +. Quick and
j. H. bradley.
ON tue inst ballot Fl0urnoy received l6 votes,
wilkins. /. Dabney, ( Allen, Jones, 4
Crenshaw, / Sheppelson, .; McGee, 8;
Brown, Gulick, /;
ON the second ballot Flournoy received Is
votes; Dabney, 3, Jones, ~ SheppeTson'
10 McGee, 3.
On the third ballot Flournoy received 26
votes; Dabney. 4, Jones. IL, Shepperson.
j. McGee. l.
Mr. FlournOy was declared elected.
SCHOOL BOARD MkMBER.
At the last meeting of the Joint Council Mr..
William II. Williams was elected "a member OF
the City school Board from the First district.
He declined the position. and last night
Clerk August read ms letter OF dechnatlon;
Nominations for the position were declared
open Mr. lhon nominated Mr. John, +.
Mayer Mr.. Grimes nominated Mr.. X. Ldgar
Shine. and Mr. Bowden nominated Mr.. john
". Ferguson.
bIr Shine received 30 votes. Mr.. FERGUSON
II. and Mr. Mayer received votes
MI Shine was declared elected.
BElDGE TRUSTEES.
Mr.. Campbell moved thar the meeting go
into the election Of Free Bridge trustees. and
named the following a. the present trustees
Messrs. +. H. Elicit J. J. Montague. 7, F..
Campbell. f. J. Bosher. and Lewis d. Cren-
shaw. Jr.
Mr.. Crenshaw declined reelection and the
other names were placed in nomination.
The following we're also nominated. Messrs.
!. ~. Capers. Henry l.. Carter. James 7. Gray,
j. " Carter and ". l.. CarneaL
Messrs n y. Hargroye. \. G. Houston and
X. T.. Glover were nominated, but declined
the nomination.
On the first ballot the vote stood. Capers,
81: H. L. Carter. 27 Elicit. ID Montague. To-;
Campbell. 49, Bosher "a. Gray, 20, }. W. Car
ter, q Carneal. II.
Messrs Capers. H. L. Carter, Campbell and
Gray were declared elected
On the second ballot the vote stood: Elicit.
none Montague 3 Bosher, TO- j. W. Carter,
y and Carneal, ..
Mr. J. W. Carter was declared elected, after
which the Council adjourned.
The Bridge Commissioners serve for one
year from the 3lst of next month.