The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-07
J. H. Wingate Holds on to the
Engineers Office.
COUNCIL PROCEEDS TO THE ELEC-
TON OF OFFICERS WITHOUT
WAITING FOR THE SALARIES 10
BE FIXED BY THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE-MANY OF THE
PRESENT MONUMENTS WERE
RE. ELECTED.

The first meeting of the present City
Council for the present fiscal year was
held last night in the Council chamber
with President Terry in the chair
The following members CT the Council
answered to their names at roll call:
Buckner, Miller, Murray, Seifert, Cole
man, Strickland, Coulbourn, Newton,
Mays, Minnehan, Casey, Woods, Witt,
Hodgson. Page and Evans.
message was read to the Council
from Mayor w. X. Andrews, which was
quite lengthy and went considerably into
detail matter relative to the government
of the city. The mayor made two recon-
mendations as follows: Reletative to the
financial condition OF the city he recon-
-nended that the matter he referred to
the finance committee. Relative to the
appealed cases from the police court,
he recommended that the matter be re-
ferred to the ordinance committee for in
vestigation and if they should find it
necessary in order 80 remedy the matter
to prepare an ordinance covering the de-
ficiency, so far as the law was concerned
The matter complained of was the failure
of the courts to satisfactorily dispose of
appealed cases from the police court, the
records showing that u very large pro
portion OF the cases appealed had never
been sent up to the hustings court ut all.
In reference to the police force he said
1t was fairly good, but had not measured
up TO his expectations in every respect
and whenever he believed it necessary he
would not hesitate to discharge an officer
who did not faithfully perform the du
ties required of him.
The report of Auditor McFall was read
and by consent of the Council was re.
ferred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Mullen ut this juncture moved for
a suspension OF the rules and 20 proceed
with the election of officers.
This motion was amended by Mr.. Buck
ner TO defer the election of officers until
the question of salaries could he reported
upon by the finance committee Mt an adj
Journed meeting.
The amendment was lost by a vote of
IL to and.the body proceeded to elect
city officers. President Terry then an
nounced that the first officer to he elected
was that of city engineer. DR.. Coulbourn
put in nomination ]. II. Wingate, the
present incumbent, a-d it was seconded
Dv Mr.. Casey.
Mr. Buckner placed in nomination the
name of w. NJ. Dunlap, who preceded
the present incumbent in the office
Wingate was elected by vot" of II to 3.
Mr.. Page, of the Second ward, placed
in nomination for the o!fire Of city physi-
clan the name of DIR. r. w. Fry who
was unanimously elected without opnosi.
ton.
Mr.. Mays placed in nomination the
name of JAS. Abbitt, the present incum-
bent for sanitary inspector. Mr. Coleman
nominated NJ. G. Morrss, Mr.. Page NOM
mated G. E. Watson, Mr.. Woods nomi.
mated 0. ID. Derr, DR.. Hodgson uomi
mated Jas. Hoover, of the Third ward
Applications were read from j. H. Ear
man, j. w. Clingenpeel and B. L.
Beamer.
The ballot resulted in the election of
JAS. Abbitt.
The contestants dropped out in the fol-
lowing order: Beamer,- Morris. Earman,
Hoover, Watson and Derr. On the. four
teenth ballot the names of only Abbitt
and Clingenpeel were before the Council
The vote stood Abbitt, O.; Clngenpeel, s.
one not voting; but az it required ma.
jorty of those present to elect the clesk
proceeded with the fifteenth ballot. which
stood Abbitt, 10; Clingfnpeel, : one not
voting.
For pound master and blacksmith, the
name of Mr.. Myers, the present incum
bent, was put in nomination by Mr..
Evans An application for the position
was read from w. p. Dillon The vote
stood Myers, ID; Dillon, g. one not vot
ing. Myers was declared elected
X. u. Wright was placed in nomina-
tion for superintendent of fire alarm sys-
TEN and was unanimously elected.
For school trustee for first district,
Mr.. Page nominated Roy d. Smith, the
present incumbent. Mr. Casey noHi-
mated A. B. Coleman. The vote stood as
follows: Smith, z; Coleman, 10, one not
voting. Mr.. Coleman was declared
elected.
w. +. Thomas was unanimc usly elect
ed as school trustee fol the Second dis
trict.
For overseer of the poor of the First
ward, j. A. Fishbnrne was elected with
out opposition.
For overseer OF the poor of the Second
ward, L. j. Mitchell, the present incum-
bent, was re- elected without opposition.
For overseer of the poor of the Third
ward Chas' Fox, the present incumbent,
was reelected without opposition.
FOR oyerseer OF the poor of the Fourth
WARD, u: >. Dyer, the present incumbent,
was reelected without opposition
For overseer of the poor of the Fifth
ward, w. II. Hudson, the present incum.
bent, was reelected without opposition.
The following board of health was re
elected without opposition: DR.. II. l..
Jones, DR.. II. w. Harrison and DR.. Jno
lizard.
AT this juncture the rules were sus
pended and nn Emotion of Mr.. Buckncr
the Council instructed the auditor to re-
fund to d. w. Harth the sum of So paid
by him for the use of the Old Opera
House for public school entertainments
The report of the clerk :of the N arkct
was received and referred without read