The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-25
THE NEW COUNCIL.
WHO They Are and tho Work That is he
forO Them.

f<V0ho 1hey arc and tho Work That Is Be
foro Them.
The political complexion of the new
City Council, which was elected Thurs
day, Will be Democrats, 10; Republic
cans, 8, while the present Council ia
composed OF 10 Democrats and 7 Re-
publicans.
In the First ward the retiring mem
bers are Q. B. Moomaw and James q.
Groves, who are both Democrats. The
present members who hold over are
Robert McCleilsnd aud w. K. Andrews,
democrats, and the newly elected
Councilmen are b. D. Guy and Charles
ID. Fox, whose politics are also Demo-
cratic.
The members from the Second ward,
whose terms expire July l, are s. Ham.
ilton Graves and James B. Terry, DEM
oorats, and the hold-ever members are
K. a. Buckner and A. j. Loughery,
democrats. The newly-elected mem
bers will be James R. Terry and John
Archie Wilson.
The retiring members from the Third
ward are George W. Ramsey and j. e.
Boehm, Republicans. The hold.oyer
members are Geo. o. Houston and d. [.
BRchman, Republicans. The new mem-
bers are j. p. Hawkins, who has for.
merly been in Council, and j. e..
Boehm, who is now member of that
body. Both of these gentlemen are
Republicans.
In the Fourth ward the terms OF w.
i Stevenson and A. w. Lescure, both
Democrats, will expire July 1. The old
mem bers who remain in until next year
are b. o. Mays and j. j. Casey, Demo-
Gratis, and the now members are Fl. G..
Ssarkey, Republican, and w. b.
Stevenson, who is member Of the
present Council and Democrat
! n the Fifth ward the terms OF II. q.
Davies and j. G. Clark, Democrats, will
expire July 1, and w. j. High and j. d.
MeNamee, Republicans. will remain in
Office another year, while the now men
are W. r. Colbourn. Democrat, and
Thomas Oney, Republican. Tho new
Council will contain six men who have
never served in Council before, as fol-
lows Messrs. Guy, Fox, Wilson,
Starkey, Oney and Colbourn.
Tho City Council, thus composed, will
meet on the LIST day OF July and organize
probable that R. A. Buckner, of the
Second ward, who has served in that
capacity for several terms, will be re-
elected, Is he has performed the duties
OF that Office impartially, and has
always displayed sound Judgment and q
knowledge of parliamentary usages in
his career as presiding officer.
After the election of president Coun-
Gil will probably adjourn until the next
regular meeting July 9, when the fol-
lowing officers will be elected City
engineer, to serve two years, salary
$4,000, w. M. Dunlap. present incum.
bent; city physician, one year, salary
$500. incumbent. DR.. J. I: Strickland
city solicitor, one year, salary $3.50, in
cum bent. W. A. Glasgow, Jr.; clerk OF
markets, one year, salary $40, incum
bent, r.. E. Coleman; assistant clerk OF
the markets, one year, salary $40, in
cum bent, B. L. Greenwood; sanitary in
spector, one year, salary $500 incum~
bent, j. w. Clingenpeel; pound master,
one year, salary S42O, incumbent, L. L.
Markham; superintendent fire alarm
system, one year, salary 5000, incum-
bent, &. L. Wright; board of achool
trustees, one from each ward, to serve
three years, no salary, T. r. Fishburne,
Geo. l. Stevens, G. W. Ramsey, Charles
A. Pillsbury, j. A. Brumbaugh; over.
seers OF the poor, one from each ward,
to serve one year, paid by fees, w. L.
Watts. Il. j. Mitchell, M. A. Johnson,
s. i. Brown and s. B. Pace; board of
health, to serve one year, no salary,
Drs J. Il. Lawrence, Ii. e. Jones and
Fl. w. Harrison.
The terms OF office of the clerk of
Council, w. e. Tho mas, the city audi
tor, w. Noble, and the police Justice
Judge A. G. Williams, will not expire
until August 1, 1895