The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-16
NIGHTS CAUCUS.
The Members Of The Select Council Deslg.
mated at the Session.
THE MANY APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
The Applications We're Road and
Thea Laid Over Until Monday
Night Next for Final Action-Hr.
J. Winston Called to tho Chair
Tho Result OF Inc Caucus.

Every member-eleo of the new Coun-
CHS was present at the caucus held last
night, with the exception Of two-Mr. Il.
X. ~Bal!en:ine. who Is sick. and Mir. w.
r. Allen, who was kept away by u death
In the family.
The members bsgan gathering some
time before s o'clock. A crowd hung
abou; the doors OF the City Hall and
showed great interest In the RESULT OF
the caucus. many believing that final
acton would be taken In the filing of
the Sevual ojces. In this, however, the
We're mistaken. Besides designating the
members of the Select Council and cead-
ing the list of those willing to serve the
city Tor the next two years no business
was transacted.
The meeting was held with closed
doors. newspaper reporters being barred
out. MIR. j. l.. Winston presided and
MI. w. +. Anderson acted as seer etary.
The applications for positions were
hrst taken UP, but no action was AIKEN
on them.
For Police Commissioners the names
of c. b. Johnston, George II. Dawes.
Washington Taylor and Walter Fl.
Doyle We're presented.
The following names were presented
for Justice OF the Peace: First Ward, n.
Campo and J. l.. Seneca; Second Ward,
A. j. Dalton and a. b. Cooke: Third
Ward, II. w. Tomlin; Fourth Ward.
DR.. ID. G.. Sterling; Fifth Ward. a. II
Ashburn: Sixth Ward, e. Camp and w
7. Caps.
a recent ordinance requires the cleo
ton OF two Physicians to the Poor, one
OF whom must reside and have his Of
fire in the Fourth Ward. Drs. ]. ].
Speight and Israel Brown were nomIn-
ated.
For members of the Board of Health
these names were submitted: Messrs.
| Il II IN Tllfn1C nv NJ Iona, a ID 7.
Loyal. and Drs. S. A. Sutton, L. T.
Nash. n. It. Hunter, l.. r. Chiles, Lo-
ma Gwathmey. +. e. Field, j. f. New
hill. j.. j. Mccormick, ]. e. Rlddick, ].
r. Robinson. w. p. Tebault, and w. B.
Meredith. Other nominations were made
as follows:
Janitor City Hall-Thomas Williams.
w. 7. Williams. b. S. Watson. S. L.
Post, Martin Cannon. II. X. Bell. Ollie
Bly, and b.. T.. Tebault.
Building Inspectors. s. Dennis. ].
II. Walker, Alex. Nugent. Samuel Nc
Caughey, and John e. Keeling
City Engineer-W. T. Brooke.
Custodian Christ Church Ciock-T. S.
Brown.
Keeper Calvary Cemetery-Rev Henry
OUTLAW. j. 7. Delk, NJ. b. Meekins, ].
f. Freeman, Robert C. Stith and Frank
Gillian.
Fire Department-Chief Engineer, M.
j. Ryan; Assistant Chief, Frank Wood
and ID. c. Bell.
High Constable-D. ]. Turner, w. F..
Gatlin. ]. r. Guy, George NJ. Pollard,
D. c. Worihington and virgln!us Tuck.
Grain Measurer-John NJ. Wilkinson.
Street. Sewer and Drain Commission
ers-Gcorge c. Reid, c. d. Jordan, C.
B!lups. w. II. Cooke, John N. Vaughan.
Adam Tredwell. w. II. Wales, Jr., f.
j. Robinson and ]. NJ. Marshall.
Water Comm!ssioners-W. A. S. Tay-
lor, II. II. Wright. George Mcintosh. w.
I. Barron, Joseph T.. Allyn, C. A. Wood
ard and +. Il. Nottingham.
The election of thirteen of the thirty-
SIX members TO compose the Select Coun-
ell was Their taken up. the following
being elected:
First Ward-J. r. Briggs, ]. ]. Wom-
Die. ana j. {. Carroll; Second Ward-C.
q. kizer, w. l.. Williams. and l.. II. Nc
CURE: Third Ward-R. II. Jones. e. r..
Freeman. and Fred. Greenwood: Fourth
Ward-F. Jacobs and T.. j.. ROLAND;
tifth Ward-J. l.. Wlnston: Sixth
Wa!d-J. G. Womble.
The caucus. after the election Of the
Select Concilmen. adjourned to meet
next Monday night. when action will be
taken on the applications.