The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-28
FROM THE tITY HALL.
rrr6CrS or THEfPRfMABY UPON
THE NEW CIfy COUNCIL.
AIdsrmsa Taylor ntssivieg Csngratula-
tiops-Mr. Tprpin ELECTED for Pres
idcnt Of the Bes$i Of Aldermen.

Alderman r. NJ. Tiylor, who has just
been nominated for Mayor. received al
his place OF ,usinss. on north Thir-
tenth street. rumeroIs friends yesterday
morning, who had csme to congratulate
him on the result Of the primary. Among
the visitors were Colonel William Z. Tan
| ner and President bseph C. Dickerson,
of the Board 81 Aldermen. the two de-
| feated candida es. The former offered to
| assist Mr.. Tay or In receiving his friends,
and Mr.. Dickinson also volunteered to
render what assistance he might be called
upon.
Captain Dick Tayi)r took in the situa-
ton at once. and, amid a roar of laughter
on the part Il thtse who heard him,
meekly asked to bt permitted to clean
out the spittoens.
All three CANDIDATES for the mayoralty
were member OF thu Board OF Aldermen,
and their PLACES viii, therefore, be filled
by others aftes July |, 1894. The term or
Office OF Mr.. TiyIor does not expire until
| July, 1896, and it Is said that Mr.. X. ii.
Boykin, now ! member of the common
Council, will become a candidate for
Mr.. Taylor's sat fo- the unexpired term.
The vacancy Will bs filled by the Board.
Messrs. Dickefson and ann VIII poth
retire from tn. Board on July ist, when
their terms of Office expire. The former
has been a number Of the City Council
for sixteen years.
TIL. NEW COUNCIL.
The following will be the new members
Of the Board: Messrs. T.. D.. Starke and
Evan Snead, o. Clay ward; George Med.
Blake, of Mon De; James T. Vaughan, OF
Madison; John NJ. King, of.Jefferson, and
E.. NJ. Noble, of Marshall. MIR. Noble
and Mr.. Vaushan are members Of the
present Commn Council. Mr.. Snead Is
! an ex-member Of the Board, and Mr..
Starke has se'yed n the lower branch.
Messrs. Turpirl Of Jefferson, and Mount
castle, of Marshall, are the only mem
bers reelected
II Is said that Mr. Turpin Will become
the president 4 the Board. Messrs. w.
l.. White, of Madison, and w. II. curtis,
of Marshall, sho have served several
terms in the lomnon Council, ran ior
the Board and were defeated.
The new men,hers OF the Common
Council are as follows: W. r. Woody,
grocer; John :. Don Leavy. salesman
and Adam Dilcont manufacturer, oil
Marshall.
James Caskie LAWYER; r. 5. Brock, Jr''
railroad %oficia, AMI Marx Gunsr' mer-
| chant, of MonrJe.
Sol. l.. Bloomberg, lawyer. Of jefferson.
r. r. Briggs commission merchant
Joseph Wallerstein commission mef-
! chant. and JuiiIs a. Hobson. boohkeeper,
of Madison.
s. II. Cottrei, COL dealer. and j. Nj.
Blanks, druggist. of Clay.
The HcvITzsRs' AnMcRY.
The City Ereineer's department ad-
vertises for proposals for the removing
Of the present Howitzers' armory ana
the erection Of an entirely new bulldlng
on the Spring Lot property on horth
Eighth street. n)rth Of Leigh street BIOS
will be received at the city Engineer S
office until Tuesday. May Sth, at 3 /. NJ
~coHMrTTE MEE7ISos.
An adjourned meeting Of the Committee
on Health was held In Room No. IL OF
the City Hall yesterday afternoon AT :
o'clock. There we're present Messrs.
Reeve (chairman), Vaughan, George Is.
Davis and Moor. 4 good deal OF routine
business was transacted. and the pay
roll Of the employees Of the department
for the past two weeks was approved.
The Committee ON 81. Johns Burylng-
Ground met at the Office near 81. johns
church last evening at $50 o'clock ana
transacted the usual amount Of routine
business.
NOTE.
upon the advice Of Judge S. 3. witt,
Of the Hastings Court. city Sergeant
Charles II. Epps has taken A trip III the
country for ten days to have a much-
I needed rest after the laborioUs work
precodine the. primary There viii be no
court held until the first Monday in May
Only routine business was tralsacted in
the Hastings Court yesterday there be-
ing no Cases on the docket for trial.
Mr.. \. B.. Dickinson q~ualih4i in the
law and Equity Court before Judge
Minor yesterday TO practice iaH in that
court.
1t is stated that Hon. George -. Wise
viii not again be a candidate ior Con-
gress from the Third district. In that
instance IL is understood that Jidge ,.
u. witt VIII enter ,he Geld, baked by
a great lumber Of warm person ~ friends.
The clerk OF the Hastings Court yes
terday issued a marriage license 0 mar
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