The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
OLD LIST RENAMED
Republican Members of the City
Council Name Their
Candidates
KENDALL AND HUNT
FOR PRESIDENTS
All Present City Officials Were
Nominated and Are Sure
of Election

There will be no changes in the heads
Of municipal departments the coming
year.
Republican members of the next civ
council who hold the power of election
held caucus in the common council
chamber at city hall last night and re-
nominated the present list of officials
The only opposition in evidence was for
the office of superintendent Of public
buildings. The name of F. P. Alexander
was proposed, but Charles H. Peck was
nominated by handsome majority. .
George c. Hunt was nominated for
president of the common council and
on motion of Frank NJ Heath. the de-
feated candidate, the nomination was
made unanimous.
Sanford c. Kendall was nominated
Tor president of the board of aldermen
without opposition. Henry F. Harris
was nominated to succeed himself as
a trustee Of the city hospital, as was
Joseph c. Ellis as a commissioner of
Hope cemetery. E. F. Disco was nom
mated for reelection as trustee of
the Jaques fund and other funds of
the city hospital.
When the meeting was called to order
"a members, were present. A. A. Vince
Ter presided over the joint session, when
the following men were nominated as
candidates, for whom the republican
members of the council will cast their
votes Monday:
City clerk, Enoch H. Towne; city
treasurer, Fred w. White; city auditor,
John B. Bowker; city messenger, Chas.
Marvin; city engineer, Frederick A.
Mcclure; street commissioner, Wright
S. Prior; superintendent of sewers,
HARRISON P. EDDY;
superintendent of street lighting, Henry
A. knight; water. commissioner John
Grady; water registrar, George W. Bat
chelder; superintendent of public build
1ngs, Charles H. Peck; members of the
board of assessors Amos M. Parker;
commissioner of Hope cemetery, JOS
eph c. Ellis; trustee of the Jaques fund
and other funds of the city hospital E.
F, Disco.
There was something of a contest for
the office of superintendent of public
buildings. The name of F. P. Alexander
was proposed, but did not meet with
much favor, the vote standing IA for
Peck, for Alexander and one blank.
The name of S. Frederick French would
his supporters realized that it would be
useless to offer him the Office at the
present salary, and he was not nomin-
ated.
Henry Brannon, the retiring president
of the board of aldermen, was nominal
ed as a trustee of the city hospital, but
was defeated by a vote of II to in
favor of Henry F. Harris.
At the close of the joint session the
So l-
arated and proceeded to their choice of
candidates for various offices within
their power.
In the common council, principal in
terest centered in the choice of presi
dent and members of the finance COM
mittee. George c.. Hunt was nominated
for chairman on the first ballot, when
16 votes were cast, neither of the can
didates voting. The result showed Geo.
c. Hunt had 10 and Frank M. Heath 6.
Mr.. Hunt made a motion that F. M.
Heath be nominated for the committee
on finance, and the motion
WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The names of John Rivard, Julian F.
Bigelow and John E. Lancaster were
proposed for the next place in the COM
mittee, and after six ballots, Rivard
won out by a vote of 10 to 8, Mr.. Bige-
low Del0S MS nearest competitor.
The result of the several ballots was:
First, Rivard 6, Lancaster 6, Bigelow 8,
Crosby l; second, Rivard 8, Lancaster
Z, Bigelow g. third, Rivard 5, Lancaster
5, Bigelow s; fourth, Rivard Z, Lancas-
ter 4, Bigelow Z; fifth, Rivard 8; Ian
caster 2, Bigelow Z; sixth, Rivard 10,
Bigelow s.
Nelson H. Davis was nominated as
trustee of the city hospital on the part
of the common council.
At the session of the aldermen, San |
ford c. Kendall was unanimously NOM |
mated for president of the board and |
John r. Back for the finance commit |
tee. Charles A. Vaughan was nominat- |
ed to succeed himself as trustee of the |
city hospital, representing the board of |
aldermen.
1t is essential that the chairmen OF |
the committee on charities should be |
appointed as soon as possible that they |
may take part in the organization OF |
the board of overseers of the poor IN
which they serve as members eX-ofnclo
and while no definite appointment mas
been made Louis J. Kendall and Lewis
j. Terrill will probably be the men to
represent their respective boards