The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-07
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CITY COUNCIL.
NJ. G. wills Elected Mayor other Oihcers
also Elected Committees Announced TOT
the Next Two Years

NJ. C. wins Elected Mayor other Oihoers
also Elected Committees Announced lot
the Next Two Years.
oar report OF the last meeting Of the
City Council ended with the election
of Capt. I. McCracken. Recorder The
council then took a recess for dinner.
On reassembling, on motion Of Mr.
Bradley. the voting for Mayor was re-
sumed and continued ill the o1th bal.
lot, when Mr. Cole moved that the cleo
ton Of Mayor be passed by This was
carried. Mr. Cole then moved that the
election OF other officers be proceeded
with. which was carried The election
resulted as follows. A. Z. Rowe, JT
collector Of city taxes S. S Bradford,
city surveyor Samuel Filzhugh, clerk
Of market h. II Carmichael, weigher
Of coal and measurer Of lumber Abbie
Stone. soayenger for Upper Ward, and
James Shelton for Lower Ward; j. W
Ball. sup't. Of Aims House Messrs. q.
A Gore and W n Tausil, police oiti
GERS for Upper Ward, and j. II Rob-
inson and ". h Hall, for Lower Ward.
The council adjourned till 80 p N.
When Il reassembled balloting was re
sumed and continued I'LL the III, when
a motion to pass by the election Of May
or was lost. When the l27 ballot was
reached the vote changed and Embrey
received 8 Cole 3 and Tapsc0tt /. The
vote was the same until the l51 ballot
when Mr.. Perrys motion 20 adjourn
was lost. A recess was Their taken for
ten minutes at II 30. after which bal
lotinq was continued until tho l9i bal
lot with the same result when on mo-
ton If Mr. Bradley the council i'd
iourued TO 10 30 Tugslsy morning
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Willis
again took the chair and called the
| council 20 order. Mr.. Chancellor who
had on the day previous voted against
the primary plan moved o reoonsidera-
ton which was unanimously carried
Mr. Willis then vacated the chair
which was taken by Recorder McOrack-
en- Mr.. Willis stated that the council
/ had elected him Mayor on June 10 and
/ that he was either Mayor or council
man. and that II he was councilman
the election Of Mr. Jones 30 the coun'
ell was not legal and II Il was legal
! he willis Was Mayor.
After this statement Mr. Willis re-
sumed the chair Then Mr.. McOracken,
moved that a committee Of three be APP
pointed to ascertain the quickest, cheap
est and best method Of finding out the
legal status ana rights OF Mr.. Willis al
Mayor. and that until that Committee
reports formally 70 this body, that all
the official acts Of the Hon M u willie
I II Al fnvaa and nffant
Mr.. Bradley moved as substitute
for Mr. McOraken's motion, that al
the acts Of the Recorder or Marion Il.
Willis, Mayor Of this City, and all the
proceedings Of this body had since the
l4th DAY OF June 1900, be and they are
hereby declared to be in full force, In
Guiding the election Of NJ g. Willis a.
Mayor TO July /, 1900 and Mr., o. W.
Jones as member of this Council anc
also that M. @. Willis be declared ell
eoted Mayor for the term commencing
July /, 1900 TO July /, 1902
The resolution was then adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes. Bradley, Wroten. Embrey
Hurkamp. Gately, Cole, MoOracken'
Rowe and Chancellor. Noes, Perry
I
This settled Ole Of the most prolong
ed contests ever had In the council o.
this city. On Wednesday night Mayo
Willis called the oonnoil together and
announced the committees for the com
ing two years ss follows:
Finance E. D Cole, W. s. Embrey
I. McOracken.
Public Property--G. W. Wroten' " II
Hurkamp, O W. Jones.
Streeta-W. s. Embrey, E. d. Cole 3
s. Bradford.
Water-M. s. chancellor, g W. Wro
ten, E d Cole. ,
Ordinances-J. P Rowe, W E. Brad
ley. 7. MoOrscken.
Light. McOracken, ]. P. Rowe, l.
Perry. ,
Aims and Aims House-W. E. Brad
ley, NJ. J Gstely, J. P. Rowe.
Auditing and Olaim-W. II. Hurkamp
G. W. Wroten, W E. Bradley.
Public Interests-SS s. Bradford, W. :
Embrey, NJ J. Gately.
Health and Police-M.J. Gately, M. 3
chancellor, L. Perry.
Sohools-O. w. Jones, W. II. hur
kamp, NJ. s. Chancellor.
Fire Departmental. Perry, D .
Bradford. o W.Jones.