The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-22
TO FILL CITY OFFICES.
The Task the New Council Will
Have in Hand.

The newly elected City Council will
meet, according to law, or rather Gus.
tom, at the call OF the clerk of Council,
July l, for organization, at which ZINE
the president of Council will be elected.
No opposition has yet materialized to
the candidacy of the present president,
R. a. Buckner. There seems to be a
unanimous feeling that his record proves
him most suitable alderman to preside
over the meetings of the body.
Unless the president calls meeting
sooner the next regular meeting of the
city fathers after organization will be
held July ii under the existing rule.
The city officers to be elected at that
meeting are: The city solicitor, at a
salary Of 5000 per year. The applicants
for the position are the present incumb-
members Of the Roanoke bar, Judge w.
s. Gooch, VIM. A. Glasgow, Jr, Col.
John E. Penn, John M. Hart, G. w.
Crumpecker and j. W. Cosby. There
are said to be at least one-half dozen
dark horses who are willing fo- the
lightning to strike them.
The clerkship of the City Council, one
of the most important and at the same
time one of the hardest offices to fill in
the city, will not be vacant for one year
yet. 1t is at present filed by W. K.
Thomas, who has given universal salts
faction
The clerk of the city market IS now
filed by Andrew j.. Davis. The Office
pays $3.50 per annum and the following
gentlemen are aspirants: The present
incum bent, A. j Davis; w. w. Rule,
Capt. j. III. Featherstone aud Robt. E.
Coleman, the popular conductor on the
Salem dummy line. For assistant
the present incumbent, jackson
d Smith, the candidates ave j. NJ.
Maupin and R. L. Greenwood Other
candidates are spoken of. Their names
will be published as soon as they decide
to make the contest.
The Office OF sanitary insrt c .or pays
S72O per annum and is at present filled
byJ. w. Clingenpeel. The other app'i.
cants are NJ. c. Morris and Peter Bow
ers. The poundmaster will also be
elected; the pay is S35 per month. Be.
sides the present incumb bent, u. L.
Markham, it is understood there are
several candidates, but it Is not certain
what names will be presented to Coun-
Gil.
The posi- lion of uperintendent OF the
city aims morse pays 5000 per annum in
salary and family expenses. 1t is at
present filled by j. H. Metals. He is
a candidate for re. election and there will
probably be other applicants for the
place.
This Council will elect an overseer of
the poor from each ward. There is no
pay. At present the First and Second
wards are vacant and the members OF
the board from the other wards are as
follows: Third ward, M. A. johnson;
Fourth ward, Lewis Obenmyer; Fifth
ward, j. e. Marks. There are no candi.
dates and Co neil will place some suit
able man in the position without appli.
cation.
The board of health will be elects d
also. The present members are DR.. S.
G. Staples, DR.. II E Jones and DR.. w.
Harrison. There is no salary attached,
and consequently no candidates running
for the job, as the physicians Of this
town are not generally Fl ling offices for
their health.
1t is likely that some candidates for
Office have been Inadvertently omitted
in the above statement. Their names
will be published in THE TIMks as fast
as found out.
See Mabel Paige To Night in "Uncle
Danr." Prices 10, 30 and 80 cents