Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-16
To Fill the Position OF Health OF.
flcer Temporarily.
1T WAS A SPIRITED FIGHT
Four Ballots Taken. "A LoEg amt Tedious
Session of the Council. The Bridge
Controversy. Sewer House Con-
nections Ordinance.

Officer. pending th.. disposition of the
"as- Of Or. John X. l:agby. suspend
ed. 1t has been generally understood
that though this position is dcsi gnate.l
as temporary. it Will carry With it til"
nomination Of the mayor to the per
mancnt position, in case Or. Easby is
d-posed.
The fight for The place was an inter
estinS one. especially from political
point of view. Their" We're two ranli-
dates Dr. Greasy was one. DR. J. w.
AVER. the present secretary OF the
board OF health was the other.
The name of Or. Joseph Charles was
rres"n,'. TO the council rs a candi-
date. The use of his name was With
out his knowledge consent or ~
thnrization. Whatever the motive u
hini it's presentations it is Il fact that
it was juSElcd in TIL" most Gl,-tn-
date political manner rs long as Their"
was any use i'll using it, and APP
parcntly 10 every good purpose.
The nomination Of Or. Greasy VIII
give pleasure To his large number Of
friends in this city and elsewhere. H.
is one Of tn" most popular physicians
in the city and is known to be 4 good
man for the office.
DR.. AYERS failure to receive the
position is 4 matter of regret to his
host Of warm friends ana admirers.
not because Of tn" office. much. bu;
rather on personal grounds for ,hrv
believe that Or. hyl"r by his long and
1900 " - - ~ d 'i'ihp''t vi til'
board of health. by his untirinS Of
forts in behalf Of the people as !, mem
Der Of that body. was entitled to the
, :, ~ '''' , ''','r l''' ~, ~ St
49, ,,.',,,f,,l nn,,''., ''''' ~ .'.''i'
&city induced, This belief.
Those rrcs"n, when the Council was
called 10 order We're Councilman Pow
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yocatinr ~ nx,,,.; = ', ~, ~
LEM bitterly o,,nnsm, !, $50
Foreman sTrahnn nr ma
dressed the council hi,.,ly HIM. 49, 49,
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nv civ ~ ,,cr,, ~" ' ~, stonpeu
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inc -, s.,;1 !. ~! 49, - u.li.loiih' ..'l'-
the aciay was Of III cjtv.s sool 4 10 CIV
The city attorney said mar ~. .,,u,a
see no reason Tor crnnfn -. fu .Ir 80 "a
Mr. Graham ,a1.a ~,
extension N snunn 1,.,;,,;t 49,, ~
be made. 50 Al II Ln.n ~, a, 'i Ill.,,
but pcrsnn;l)lv H. 40 ~, h,,ii ~,
con1l,nnr rlrr,, ,nu,.h rs
tension was .r.,n,n1 ~, ~, -; 80.
as the ,1clay r,s l..,n.,.,, W., ~ - 49,
the tolnpauy was .,ino =, t;,i; -
work rs SON ,s nnss;lI'. I'''.s'' ~
had never s,,rn ! inh ~ vhia,, -, -.
r,ln ny ....,inst !. y 80 - - ~, ~
named n rrw If ,h,.m Ana ~ 80 ,,,7 IN. ~
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coull he .,r,.t,,, ,r;thin ni!ii'c"
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To- do was ~ ,.t ,n,,t,r ''.'''s
Whrrr ,h.y w.rn III, III, l. 't 49,
ana assis; rh.. rnmn.nv - g., ,,..',.
done in ,hc shares, ,,,,..i,,, : 49, =, y
people could grt he hrncti ~ ~ :" ~, ~,
bridges ANY ,uns,in, - t.t; - "
Gaia ca,,,1 ~ I ~ mn - ~ t'ituIc, NJ
The mo,ion ~ WYNN, Ill
Notwithstanding. M ,,,.,,e. - ~
lost by n vote Of srvnn =, .',' ~:
Dohert,y, Ford Hu.hns Nm .,,,,r,'i,,,
Thomas Washington ma VIII. ,,i ~,
Powell ana stone
DIR IIoESfrE I,Ecrr.N.
Mayor Moss s.nt ~ ~, ra,,,.;,
communications -"
The first enclosed tho Transformations
Acting Health Officer : ~ I1,;ll ~
and asked the council to appoint q man
In fill his place untjl Iin,I.l ot,'
Eagby's case could be ,lisnnsn1 ,r
In concluding his let1er IN, .Insin.. ~,
rcsicnatn or Acting Health D;...r
IIu,sou mo ,navnr eta. ~ ~, -
tend To DR.. HobSon through the co,,nfiI
my sincere appreciation of the able and
efficient manner in which no h,ndln1
the situation from Il quarantine l;an
sanitary and economical staudno,nt
further wish to extend nv 1hnnEs -