The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-02

Yesterday the mayor and new Coun-
Gil, all of whom had qualified some time
ago. assumed the reins Of government.
In the afternoon at little before :
o'clock Mayor Trout called the entire
police force before him at the station
house and delivered to them short
speech replete with good sense and feel
ing. After expressing his pleasure in
meeting them in his official capacity he
informed them that the jealousy and
pickering which unfortunately had
some times prevailed among them, he
would not tolerate and that it must be
stopped. That one OF his first acts
would be to formulate and present to
the Council rules and regulations for
their guidance, copy of which would
be furnished to every man on the force,
and they would be required to live up to
the very letter OF them; that the men
and officers Of the force would be re-
quired to obey their superiors without
reference to the fact whether they were
good or bad officers.
1t was for them to execute orders, and
II the orders were improper those who
gave them would be resi- onsible; that no
man who proved himself good and eff
fcent officer would be removed, as ten.
ure of Office under his administration
would depend wholly upon fitness, and
that the appointments would not be
made until after the now Council had
acted upon the question OF salaries and
determine of hov many men tho force
should in tho future consist.
tention to Mayor Trout's address and
seemed to appreciate in marked dc.
gree his sentiments and plans for future
regulation.
The old Council adjourned on Thurs.
day night to meet again at o'clock
last evening to hear the minutes of
the last meeting read. When that hour
arrived a quorum had failed to put in
an appearance, and consequently there
was no session.
AT o'clock sharp, the hour appointed
for the assembling of the new Council,
w. E. Thomas, the clerk Of the Council,
arose and called the body to order. To
the call Of the roll the following gen.
tlemen responded: Boehm, Bond, hos
we'll, Buckner, Crabill, Duggan, Du-
puy, EckloG, Fackenthall, Hawkins,
Hough, Johnson, Loughery, McCarty,
L
Stevenson and Strickland, which was u
full Council Mr.. Moomaw was then
made permanent chairman.
On assuming the chair Mr.. Moomaw
arose and stated that the election of q
president was in order and that nomi-
nations would now be heard. Mr.. Nc
Cleiland, in few appropriate remarks,
offered the name of MIR. Buckner, which
was seconded, in an appropriate speech,
by Mr.. Ecklotf Mr.. Boswell offered the
name of Mr.. Dupuy, which was seconded
with appropriate remarks by Mr.. Dug
gan. No other names being offered the
nominations were declared closed and
ballot taken, which resulted in giving
Mr.. Buckner thirteen of the twenty
votes and Mr. Dupuy seven. The gem
tlemen voting for Mr.. Buckner were
Messrs. Boehm, Dupuy, Ecklof, Fack-
enthall, Hawkins, Hough, Johnson,
I.oughery, mccarthy, McClel and, Pattie,
Payne and Strickland. Those voting
for MIR. Dupuy were Messrs. Boswell,
Buckner, Bond, Crabill, Duggan, Moo.
nav and Stevenson.
BY wards it stood as follows: First
ward, Buckner 8, Dupuy l; Second ward
Buckner 3, Dupuy l; Third ward, Buck
ner 4; Fourth ward, Buckner 3, Dupuy
l; Fifth ward, Buckner /, Dupuy g.
The Third ward, whose entire delega-
ton is Republican in politics, was the
only one to give its entire vote to Mr..
Buckner. Mr.. Buckner being declared
elected, Mr.. Boswell moved that his
election be made unanimous, which was
accordingly done.
Mr.. BucBner then arose and said that
he would be an migrate indeed if he did
not feel and appreciate the great honor
that had been conferred upon him by
such council as that of Roanoke, and
he sincerely wished to thank them for
this high manifestation of their trust
and confidence. lie said that OF late re.
ports had been circulated to the effect
that he was opposed to organized labor
This was not only an injustice but an
untruth, for no man had doEe more
Within the hum BILE sphere ofhis limited
means to assist the laborer to secure
employment than himself He would
seek to discharge the duties Of the Of
flee to the best of his ability. trying al
ways to do equal and exact Justice to all
persons and parties, and there was no
reason why they should not, at the ex-
piration OF their term of office, turn tho
city over to their successors in the same
fine, excellent condition in which they
had received it from the retiring Council
AT the conclusion of President Buck
ner's speech. Mr. Dupuy gave notice that
he would offer at the next regular meet
ing an amendment to the ordinance,
which will then be specified. On mo.
ton the Council adjourned to meet again
next Tuesday night.
The Public Debt Statement
WASHINGTON, July Especial Tho
public debt statement issued to-day
shows that during Juno the interest and