Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-13
WANTS Their SCALPS
Messrs. Stuart and Doughty
Not Police Commissioners.
SAYS MAYOR A. A. MOSS
Council Asked by His Honor to FiIl stEsss
Vacancies. City Officials Get.ya -
cations with Iks. e,.,,s,s

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1ourned meeting of the Common Coun-
ci! held last night, those absent bein,,
Messrs. O'Donneli and Mackey.
Very little business was transacted
py the council, and the, usual amount
OF time was not consumed in discussing
the questions that came up before the
BODY. From Mayor Moss there was Il
communication asking the council to
erect two members of the Board of Pc
lice Commissioners who were
offices are now filed by Attor-
ney W. G. Stuart and Mr.. NJ. V. Dough-
ty, but his honor holds that they wer,
not duly elected and are therefore not
legally entitled to places on the Board
0! iollce commissioners. The message
been minated that Mayor Moss CON
templated taking steps to get control OF
the police force.
There's rest for, the weary" and
hereafter every fellow who holds city
job will get vacation Of ten DAYS with
pay. that is If Mayor Moss signs the
ordinance passed under suspension OF
the rules last night, and he has init
mated that he will subscribe his auto
graph to the rest act. The first
city officer who will experience the
baneful effects of the measure is Pn-
lice Justice ]. D. G. Brown. He will
leave this morning for Il vacation which
he will spend at Elkton, Va. and dur
ing his absence from the city Justice
Ellyson S. Robinson will preside over
the police court.
The other business transacted was
of q routine nature ..
aePresident j. A. Buxton announced
fiat it was in order TO elect four mem
bers to fill vacancies on the board of
health. and the members We're chosen
asfollows:
First wnrd-Claude Barhan,
Second WArd-Dr. w. S. Jones (col-
oredD .#e
Third ward-w. H. Kellur.
Sixth Ward-Dr. j. w. Ayler.
After the accounts against the city
were audited and ordered paid, Clerk
j. A. Massie read the following message
from the mayor:
To the Hon. City Council:
In examining section GO, of the char
ter. find that the mayor has no pow
er to fill vacancy caused by death or
resignation Of a member of the police
board.
This section says that the police com-
Cha i con tsaf hrse&d dis
Greet citizens and qualified voters. Wno
shall be appointed by the mayor and
confirmed by the council as soon an
may be after the passage of this act 4
who shall constitute a board of police
commissioners for said city. one of said
. - So Sc W :" 1us ~. Ls'o
,eno ~ o4's 80 20 an. o.ie ~ eu.s :.
of these terms the said mayor shall
appoint his successor for a term of
three years each
lhsreLore' section % Goes no. give
to fill the vacancy except at the end OF
each year and then for a term of three
years each.
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Owing to the difficulty to get men to
~ me aat,ous offices o. me city ni,
account .I, ol me enormous uu.le' IMPOSED
t pn Tue oalicl:ls. me ool'illon Nonh -,
10, co,,ias So on ,' ,, g,p,"Hea uy
dinance erant,na va ,ne az tan
dn,.s ,,,;ti I,n,,. Q l'o'i ol 'e'
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co1nc;, ~ y, +ta ~, ~ ~ S sn NM
tba+ tho o;t,, t.,ar,, ~, va; M,
snai .ne ely cierN, cry auoltoI. clty
hea1th af,cap fi snarintad nl s 81
bare. cher Of IRE cienartmsnt driver or
Ere dennr ~ ,,o,;pl, ;,,.t;na attef %
police. sergeant Of nolice and each req.
,,,a 1,1;aa,. -. .pa 20, aiu ~. eSn rss
nc s har ., nc Saru 10y rs, anu
iaoIa of ahsanca frn,a th 60 '.itn ,'t snd u
" 800 49, .o,a. .,as a au
r va non sr from the a re ei duee
year w;tbn,,t and dad,,ction frnn, tha;r
resnective salaries INV ar al,nsvanca
tharafora ,,rn,,;aad. Tbot 4ha 1--WE
when the yaca.ion Of the said off,cers
shall begin shall be f1xed nv the mavor-
..,rh Is ora;na-,oa ehall 10 ~, 1900
from 1T it's passage,. ~ IS - -