Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-12
MIR. EPPs CITY GAuGER.

MIR, EPPS CITY GAlGER.
1t only required one ballot 10 elect Mr.
John T.. Epps. a member of the present
Council. ass city Gauger Tie had as op-
position Messrs =. r.. O'Keefe. Thomas
j. Enright and Phillip ONeill. the in
cumbent. After the ballot had been
taken. i'm which Mr. Epps received -
votes. Mr.. O'Keefe 8. 1lr. O. ONein IL.
and Mr.. Enright .. there We're so many
changes to Mr. Epps that his nomination
was made unanimous.
Just before l o'clock this morning. the
head of Members OF the Board OF
Health" was reached, and the follow
ing gentlemen were placed IN nomination
for the place Of member from the First
District: Dr. Benjamin Harrison. by
Mr.. Starke: Or. II. Wythe Davis by
Mr.. Carter; and DR.. J. Page Massey. by
Mr.. Caskie. DR.. Harrison was nomi-
mated on the first ballot.
Or. W r. Oppenhimer was selected as
his own successor as member OF the
board from the Second District and Dr.
r. d. Garcin was selected from the Third
District DR.. Oppenhimer was then re-
nominated for President of the board re-
receiving 20 votes, while Or. Harrison
only received Il.
Mr.. J. b. Taylor was chosen Inspector
of Carts and Wagons.
The caucus renominated Mr.. Edgar b.
White as Clerk TO the Police Justice.
At this juncture Mr.. Robert Taylor
Briggs was nominated by NIr. Hardwicke
az city Grain Inspector.
Mr.. l.. r. Gibbons Lame Larry or tho
East End" was renominated as Bailim
OF the Police Court
For the office OF Hlrbor- Master the
candidates were Alessrs. John \. curtis
Isadore Hirshburg. J.. B. Hancock. and
James King. Mr.. Hancock was endorsed
for Harbor-Mas,er on the NTH ballot.
Messrs. Charles 4. Fox J. r. Ballou
John Hopkins. and Lewis Doughty were
nominated for Port-Wardcns.
FIGHT FOR COLLECTORsHIP.
At this stage Of the proceedings the fight
Of the evening occurred IN which Mr.
John A. Meanley. who has for the past
several years held the office Of Collector
Of Delinquent Taxes. was defeated by
Mr. Walford The aspirants for
The office We're Messrs. j. a. Meanley, W.
n. CardOZa. W. Fletcher Richardson, ana
Thomas G. Walford Mr. G.. Med. Blake
was placed IN nomination. but the Monroe
Ward alderman said that he had deter
mined not 10 allow his name 10 be useG
I'M connection with the matter. He had
heard that certain influences had been
brought 20 bear upon several Of his
friends. and he did not care 10 place those
friends In any embarrassing position. Ills
name was. therefore withdrawn.
There were three ballots for this place,
the first resulting as follows: Mednley
l3: Walf0rd 10. Cardoza. l3. and Richard
son, 4. The second ballot resulted as
follows: Meanley DO; Walford. Il; Richard
son. 4: Cardoza. 10; while before the third
ballot was ended Mr. WalfOrd was nomi-
mated 10y acclamaton.
PHYSICIANS TO THE POOR.
Under the head Of physicians TO the
Poor the caucus made the following
nominations: First District, Dr. W. ii.
Parker. vice Dr. o. +. Blankenship; Sc
cond District. Dr. J. r. Crane Genomi-
mated by acclama,ion); Dr. Stratton Te-
nominated By acclamatiOm; Fourth Dis
trlct. Dr. l.. d. Batklns. vice Dr. \. l..
Wexford.
Mr.. \. Il. Mcdowell was renominated
for the ofice of Clerk % Council Com
mittees by unanimous vote.
on motion of Mr.. Blake. Mr. Benjamin
r. August was unanimously elected city
Clerk. Messrs Blake. stokes, and King
were appointed 10 escort Mr.. August to the
chair of the Clerk. In taking his seat Alr.
August thanked the body Tor the honor
il had conferred upon and the confidence
manifested IN him.
The contest for the place Of Inspector Of
Plumbing was quite spirited. Messrs.
Thomas j. Landers the present incum-
benO. Augustus Arsell and Andrew J.
Baughman. Mr.. Augustus Arsell was the
victorious candidate.