The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
BOTH WERE REELECTED.
MESSRs JOHN N. FRISCHkORN AND
ID. 4. WEINBRUN Returned
A Members Of the Fire and Police Board.
Meetings of the Committees on Claims
and Salaries and schools.

| met last evening al c'o'k IN the
| Council chamber for the purpose OF elect
! Ing a fire commissioner from jefferson
| Ward TO succeed Mr.. John II. Frsch
korn. and a police commissioner from
| Jackson Ward. 10 succeed Mr.. j.. \. Vein
| brun.
| President Turp'.. Of the Board Of Alder
| men. was in the chair. and ma iorty OF
the members Of both branches was pres
ent
City Clerk B. T. August read the report
| OF the Board Of Public Interests. propos-
| ing the names OF Messrs. John II. Frisch-
| korn. G f. Brauer and Joseph Lichten-
stein for fire commissioner from Jeffer-
| son Ward. and Messrs. Charles Kepier.
| A. +. Hulcher and ID. A. Weinbrun for
police commissioner from Jackson Ward.
| Mr.. Carter desired to know II these
names had been presented by the Board
OF Public Interests as those OF actual
candidates Mr. Hardwicke thought the
nominations had bcen made In good
| faith. and IL he was member OF The
| board he would not answer The question
| Mr. j. VI. Noble said that one OF the cam
didates. Mr.. Brauer said that he was not
a bona fide candidate.
THE CANDIDATES.
| Mr. Hardwicke then presented letters
| from Messrs Brauer and bchtenstein
| office should they be selected. Mr.. Blake
| conceded with Mr.. Carter. while Mr.
Neal. a member OF the Board Of Public
| Interests stated that he would not have
nominated Mr.. Brauer had he not thought
| the latter a bona hde candidate. Major
| Otway :. Allen. Mr.. Foster. and Mr.
| Bloomburg also spoke briefly on behalf
Of the Board of Public Interests.
| The election Of a fire commissioner was
| then proceeded with. and the vote stood
| as follows:
| Frischkorn. IL votes from Board Of Alder
| men and - from the Common Council;
| Brauer. votes from the Common Council;
| Lichtenstein. none.
Mr.. John II. Frischkorn was then de-
| clared reelected as IRE commissioner
from Jefferson Ward.
| \ letter was received from Mr.. A. +.
| Hulcher. who announced himself "A can
didste for police commissioner. and Mr..
| Wallerstein highly recommended Mr..
| Weinbrun for the position.
| The vote for police commissioner was
then proceeded with. which resulted as
follows:
Keppler two votes from The Board Of
Aldermen and from the Common Coun-
Gil. Slr Hucher. three votes from the
| Common Council. Mr. Weinbrun. twelve
votes from the Board of Aldermen and
twenty-five from the Common Council
Mr. Welnbrun was declared duly elected
for a term Of ak years. The meeting
then ad iOuned
ALDERMAN STARKE RESIGNS.
President Turpn has received the fesig-
nation OF Mr.. Il. -. Starke a. q member
OF the Board of Aldermen from clay
ward. The reason assigned by Alr. Sfarke
for his action is his inability 10 attend
10 the duties OF the position owing 10
the failing health Of his wiie.
President Turpin has written 10 Mr..
Stark begging him TO reconsider his ace
ton as his services 10 the city arc most
valuable. Mr.. Starke, howefcr has re-
duested that his resignation may De ac-
ceptcd. ard President Turp.n will lay
the correspondence before the Board at
! its next meeting.
COMMIT EE OF FIRST MARKET
The Council Committee on First Market
met yesterday afternoon al o'clock IN
room No. II Of tha city Hal and trans
acted the usual amount OF routine bust
ness The payroll was approved and
current bills we're ordered % be paid.
II was decided that hereafter the COM
mittce shall meet on the fifst and fifteenth
days of each month in the same room at
Il =. ~. instead OF the fifteenth and
twenty-seyenth days.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
met at $50 i. NJ. i'm room 80. II with the
following members present. Mcssrs Wal
lersteiu chairman. Ebel Scott. thinner
mann, and Moore. A number Of claims
were considered, and their payment Will
be recommended 10 the city Council
Two claims were presented hy West.
Johnston d Co. for stationery furnished
| I Circuit
Court for sSG25 and $500 respectively.
on the advice ~ the CITY Attorney. the
committee decided. on motion OF MI.
Ebel. 10 recommend their payment 10 tho
city Council IL vas also decided 10 in
form the clerks OF the various State courts
in this city that hereafter their station
cry will be furnished boy contract. ms that
Of an city departments through the
Committee on Accounts and Printing.
COMMITTEE OF SCHOOLS.
.cgular session OF the Comiplttee on
Schools vas held in committee room No.
r. II the city Hall at : o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Those present we're Chair
man Burton and Messrs. Bfisss and
Hinc
The bills Of the Mechanics Institute
were approved. and Mr. Fritz. Siuerd.ng
was allowed Si.1f. on account or constr'i'
lion or the new tktIA"I i'.t-'Nt'HN T~tt'''
luidirg. II was stated ty Assistant En-
e.ueer Bates that THIS house was nearly
completed and would hc ready for occu-
nancy by the beginning N the fall session
OF the public schools some miner
changes I'm ,he building were ordered hy
The committee The Council appropriate
81 o6l for the erection ~ this school
house.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
The COMMITTEES or Accounts end Print
ing held regular business meeting last
evening Those in attendance were Chair
man Pollock and Mess Bloomherg.
Hawkins. and Mountcastle. Only routine
business was trans lctel
MEETINGS TO-DAY.
4 subcommittee Of the Council Com
mtiee on Light will meet az the lower
Works this afternoon az o'clock.
The Committee on Streets will hold IFS
regular semi-uonthly meeting this after
noon AZ o'clock in room No. OF the
C.iy Han.