The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-11
R0AH0KE'S new OFFICIALS.
Majority of the Ineumbents Res
elected by Council Last Night.
Samuel G. Williams Will Succeed walter
Turner as Police Justice, and DR.. j. T.
Strickland Repleces DR.. Leigh Baokuer
as City PhysicIao-Some of the Other
Officials Had Close shaves-Other Busi-
ness Transacted

o''y ollcers 1or tne ensuing year: City
clerk, w. E. Thomas; city solicitor,
VIM. A. Glasgow, Jr.; police justice,
Samuel G. Williams; auditor. w. a.
Noble; city physician, DR.. j. T. Striok-
land; clerk OF the market, R. E. Cole
man; assistant clerk of the market, r.
u. greenwood; santa ~ inspector, j. w.
Clingenpeel; pound master, Il l.. Mark
ham; superintendent OF the fire alarm.
R. l.. Wright.
The whole Council WAS present, az
were large number Of spectato and
the closest attention was paid to the
proceedings. message was read from
Mayor Jones, in which he stated that he
desired to be in close touch with the
Legislative department of the CITY gov
eminent. He advised economy, stating
1t to be his purpose to closely watch all
departments Of the government.
The usual reports were read and &C..
copied from the city engineer, the city
sergeant and the keeper Of the aims
house.
Mr.. McClelland read the report OF the
finance committee, in which were REQ
commended the different appropriations
fer the ensuing year. The total amount
is Sl6t. 9SS. So. The recommendation
were adopted.
On motion CT Mr.. Terry the rules were
suspended and the election OF the CITY
officers taken up. A rule was adopted
that after each ballot, if there had been
no election. tho name receiving tt O.
smallest number of votes be dropped
and then the election began.
w. e Thomas. the present incumb bent,
was nominated for city clerk and the
president was, by unanimous vote,
asked to cast the ballot of council for
his election.
Mr. Moomaw nominated William A.
Glasgow, tho present incum bent, for city
solicitor, and Mr.. Clingenpeel placed in
nomination S. Hamilton Graves. The
vote stood: Glasgow, IL; Graves, z, Mr..
McClelland and MIR. Graves not voting.
Mr.. Glasgow was declared elected.
Police justice was tho next Office and
". II. Turner, Samuel G.. Williams and
j. w. Neal wero nominated A petit
ton was also read recommending
| Wilbur Pole. Tho vote on the frst
ballot stood: Turner, 0; Williams
and Neal S. On tho second ballot all
Of Mr.. Meals friends supported Mr..
Williams and the result was Turner
and Williams IL.
w. A. Noble, Robert McClelland, w.
w. O'Brien and G. Edwin Michael were
named as candidates for auditor. It
took five ballots to decide. On the fifth
Mr. Noble received l3 and Mr.. Nc
Clelland z
For city physician DIR. j. It. Strick-
land and DIR. Leigh Buckner were NOM
mated. The vote stood: Strickland IL,
BuckDer 0.
For clerk OF the market the present
incum bent, R. T.. Coleman. received IS
votes, r. II. Boswell and W. B.
Douglas 1.
L. Crswley and r. l.. Greenwood
were nominated for assistant clerk Of
the market. and applications we're read
from six other candidates. Mr.. Green
wood WAS elected on the second ballot.
For sanitary inspector j. w. Clingen-
peel received IL votes, Thomas j. Mar
tin 2, j. M. Knight and r. A. Wright 1.
Il. l. Markham W, s elected pound
master unanimously
r, l.. Wright got IS votes for super
intendent Of tho electric fire alarm sys-
tie m and A. S. Meechsm ..
Following is tho vote for overseers of
the poor: First ward. j. A. Fishburne 8,
j a. Plumley ~. Second ward, T. j.
Mitchell, unanimous. Third ward, M.
A. Johnson, unanimous. Fourth ward,
s. l.. Brown. unanimous Fifth ward,
j. c. Clark, 5; s. B. Pace, IS.
Drs j. III Lawrence, III. E Jones
and III. w. Harrison wore unanimously
chosed to compose the board OF health.
Early in the election in nominating
speech, Mr.. Groves used language,
which was construed to convey the i'm
preston that tho books of some of the
city departments were in tangle and
offices loosely filled. At the close of
the election Maj. Andrew l., Pitzer,
deputy treasurer, obtained permission
to address Council and publicly stated
that he refuted the charge that the
books OF the treasurer's office were in
any wise tangled and affirmed that they
were well kept and untangled as had
been found by an expert accountant.
Mr.. Groves explained that ne did not
intend to cast any rehec.io on the
treasurer's Office W. w. O'Rrien, an
expert accountant, who had examined
them, stated that be found the books of
the treasurer in good condition and we'll
kept.
The president then announced the
following standing com mittees:
Finance-M cClelland, Ramsey, Dix
erson, Loughery, Davies.
Accounts-T Terry, Andrews, Boehm,
Mays, High.
Fire and water-Stevenson Andrews,
Bachman. Lou8hery, Ciingenpeel.
Public property--Clingenpee Steven.
son, Houston, Graves, Groves.
Sewers-Loughery, Andrews, Bach
man, Mays. MCNAMARA.
Streets-Moomaw, Terry, Casey, Cling.
enpeel.
Lights-Diokerson Bachman, Graves.
Andrews
Health-Davies, Groves, Houston, Mo-
Namara, Terry.
Ordinances-Graves, Moomaw, Bach
man, NAYS, High.