Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-08
SUFFOLK NEWS
Our Town officers, With One Ex-
ception, are Retained.
The Salaries They are 10 Receive
0bscquies of Mrs. 5. A. EIey-Com-
pIaint Against TboughtIes wheoI-
mcn-Sixth Anniversary.
(By Telegraph to vlrginian-Pilot.)

Firglnian-Pilot Tuesday after Monday
nights caucus, nearly all the old off,
GERS were renamed. The one exception
was commissioner of revenue, for which
Office the old officer was not an appli-
cant for reelection.
This was the first public meeting of
the new Council. Present: r. L. Brew
err, Jr, Mayor, and Councilman r. r.
Allen. w. 3. Ferguson. W. c. Harrell.
]. c. Holiday, G. S. p. Holland, w N.
McAnge, ]. b. Primer, ]. B. Norheet.
Mr.. Allen was named president Of the
Council
SALARIES.
The wages of officers were fixed this
way: Treasurer. 41a per cent. commits
sion: Sergeant of Police, 5000: Overseer
OF the Poor, 500; Commissioner of the
Revenue. fees only; StreetsCommission-
er, $780, Clerk of Council, $50 u month
and 1925 extra allowance; Policemen
s37. 80 month: hose cart driver, $35
a month. The driving of q street sprink-
Ter was added to this officers duties
Engineer of fire department. $3.50; fire
| men In department, $40 month; fire
| chief, $50 year; engine driver, $500 a
year.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were chosen
! John +. LotZia, treasurer; John w.
Ames. Jr.. sergeant; n. c. Williams.
street commissioner; H. e. Smith. clerk
of the market; a. a. Riddick commits
| Sioner of revenue; George T. Parker,
| overseer Of the poor; w. J. Kilby,
| street commissioner; w. l.. Mcleod.
| clerk of the Council. The present force
| of five night policemen was re-elect-
| ed.
The most exciting contest for office
| was commissioner of revenue. r. S.
| Boykln and a. y. Ridd!ck got four
votes each in the caucus. One Council
man being absent Tonight when the
vote was taken two were absent, Rid
dick got four and Boykin three
| votes.
The officials of the Phoenix Fire Com
pany were confirmed except in case of
hose cart drivers. where there was tie
red back to the fire company. J. E
Franklin. one candidate. was given
floor privilege. NJ. G.. Lassiter repre-
sentcd Eugene Hurley.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The following standing committees
were announced by the Mayor:
Finance. Books and Accounts-W. B.
Ferguson, John B. Primer.
Ordinances, r. G. Dennis, Streets, G..
S. p. Holland: Water and Lights. w.
N. McAnge: City Hall and Market
| house. r. r. Allen; Health, w. c. Har-
rcll: Cemetery. ]. c. Holiday; Police,
| r. l.. Brewer, Jr., Il. r. Allen, W. C.
| Harrcll
These night policemen were named:
Isaac Turner. ]. d. Matthews. +. Den
mis-. w. l. Hubbard. Is. l.. Skinner.
THE FINAL RITES.
| In the presence of relatives and
| former friends the remains of Mrs.
| Susannah Judge Eley We're this morn
inn @f.N1- IL Il -.
| green sod Of Cedar Hill Cemetery. The
same pall-bearers. already published in
this paper. excepting one absentee, bore
! the coffin. The funeral took place from
| the Main Street Methodist Church. The
services were conducted by Pastor Will
liam 7. Green and Rev. Joseph B.
| Dunn. rector OF ST Pauls.
A BICYCLE GRIEVANCE.
a we'll known business man, whose
children have suffered, asks the Vir-
| Cinian-Plot to call attention of
thoughtless blcyclsts to their habit of
| leaving wheels on the sidewalk on the
| Saratoga street side of the Commercial
Hotel. During summer time the shade
| trees make it very dark along there
and pedestrians can't see the bicycles.
| The sidewalk there is narrow and per-
| sons have collisions before they know
1t. It's careless habit which is q re-
suit of thoughtlessncss.
DOWN TOWNS VICTORIOUS.
The Down Town baseball team this
| afternoon played n nine taken from
| Washington Square. The Down Town
| players won by score of s TO in five
| innings. Rain stopped the game then.
batteries: Dean and Reed: Chandler
and Eley. Umpire-Willie Virgins.
EEEN HERE SIX YEARS.
| Rev. j. +. Love. pastor Of the Suf-
| folk BAPTIST Church. will next Sunday
exchange pulpits with Rev. j. w. Nit
chell. CT the South Street Baptist
Church. in Portsmouth. To-day was
| the sixth anniversary OF Mr.. Loves
| pastorate here
| TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
Night OPERATOR Cliff Carstaphncy. of
the Norfolk and Western office here.
has gone TO work for the Chesapeake
and Ohio.
Operator S. e. Robertson, OF the
same road. to-day got leave of alb
| sence to spend some time at his home.
in Petersburg. Ill health was the
| cause.
L. w. Gibson will take Mr. Robert
| sons place and hs brother, a. w. Glib
son. Will work nights at the same Of
| fee.
GRABBING PARTY.
A party of young people went down
| ihe Nansemond river to-day to look
| Sor crabs. They attracted few. They
| we're Mrs J. w. Thrash. of Tarboro.
| ". c.: Miescs Daisy and Jessie Nurney
and Mr.. Il. J.. Woodward, OF Suffolk.
FOURTEEN STILL NEEDED
Last night there was n meeting of
he committee whose duty II is to
,aks names for a new military COM
rany. The names of several new men
were brought in, making a total of As