The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-02

was uelu ldSI IlSuC tllu III WAS very
short one, the proceedings lasting hardly
more than five minutes.
When Clerk Bennett called the Coun-
Gil to order, Messrs. I,uckner, c oe, Eek
loft, Huff. Graves. Mcconnell, Ruggles,
Thomas, Sheehan, Skinker and Welsh,
all answered to their names, and Mr..
Camp came in later. SO that all the
members were present.
Ex-Councilman Woodward composed
one of the visitors and his eX colleagues
joked him a good deal about not being
able to stay away, force of habit leading
him to the Council chamber. Mr. Wood
ward took the joking in good part and
threatened to become bidder for some
of the big contracts to be awarded by
the present Council.
Sheehan was made tenn porary chairman
and on assuming the chair announced
that nominations for president were in
order.
Waller pocahontas Huff iE short
but eloquent speech nominated Mr.. r..
L.
ner's five years OF service as councilman
and said he was sure he would make a
presiding officer who would not be in
huenced by petty jealousies and whose
committees would be made in the most
conscientious manner
Mr.. EckloT moved that the nominal
tions close and that the sec etary be
authorized to cast the ballot for MIR.
Buckner. This was carried and Prcsi-
dent Buckncr, upon assuming the chair
made the following address:
'Gentlemen: thank you for the
honor you have conferred upon me. and
indeed l consider it an honor to be
chosen to preside over such body of
men as compose the Roanoke City
Council, for truer, drawer, or moro self.
sacrificing men it has never been my
fortune to meet. | will discharge the
duties of my position faithfully, con
scientiously and to the very best of my
ability
AL the conclusion of Mr.. Buckner's
remarks, which were heartily ap-
plauded, Mr.. Mcconnell moved an adj
journment, which was carried.
The first official act of tho new presi-
dent will be the signing of $50, 900
worth of city bonds this morning at o
o'clock.
fOllOWluS are DElel SkcLCQcS OF the
new Councilman who assumed the duties
OF the position last night;
W. T.. CAMP
is native of Nelson county, and was
born there thir,yfour years ago. lie
came 10 Roanoke in 1852 and opened the
first new store in the city lie has been
engaged in the mercantile business ever
since, and has amused considerable
property. He was elected a year ago as
commissioner OF the poor from the Third
ward. Mr.. Camp is 4 tall, portly man
and bears 4 dignitied appearance. He
is C. thorough business man and knows
everybody in the city. HIS idea of street
improvements is to pave the business
streets with belgian block, to macadam-
ize the resident streets with stone and
the suburban streets with furnace slack.
NJ. c. THOMAS
was born in Montgomery in 1854. lie
moved with his parents TO Roanoke,
then called Big Lick, in 1861. Ills
father died in 1866. leaving a family of
children in his charge. Mat" as he
was always called, being the oldest, had
to stir to make both ends come together
He moved to Montgomery again ana en-
gagged in farming. He soon accumulated
enough to secure a good education, and
graduated ut Roanoke College, after
wards taking a business course in
Poughkeel sic, n. y. He moved to
Roanoke in 1877 and engaged in the to-
bacco business, and later i'll the manu-
facture of tobacco boxes. In 1854 he
ran against James w. Neal for city
treasurer and defeated him oy one vote.
Mr.. Neal contested the election, and was
again defeated by about forty votes. In
1877 Mr. Thomas was reelected treas
urer. He declined to be n candidate at
the last election. He has accumulated
considerable property and is probably
worth SlO0,00O. and, being self-made
man, he knows how TO take care Of it.
j. c. GRAVES
was born in Harrisburg, Pa, in 1858.
He was educated and learned his trade
in that city. lie was moulder and
worked many years for the shops of the
Pennsylvania railroad. He came to
Roanoke in 1856 and secured employ
ment in the foundry OF tho Roanoke
Machine Works. lie is recognized as
one of the best moulders in the employ
of the company. He is much respected
by the citizens of his ward, and was
elected two years ago to the City Conn
Gil by the largest ajority of any candi-
date in the field.
ED. c. WELSH
was born in Baltimore in 1858, and was
raised and educated in Philadelphia
He went back TO Baltimore and learned
his trade as moulder in the locomotive
shops of Poole IL Hunt. After serving
his apprenticeship he went again to
Philadelphia and was employed in the
baldwin Locomotive WORKS till 1883.
when he came to Roanoke. Since that
time he has been engaged with the
Roanoke Machine Works. and is now
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