The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-14
GIBSON, LANDER,
HOBSON, GORDON
Four Council Committees Elected
Them Chairmen.
CHANGES IN THE RK-KEEPERs.
Mr.. Walton Defeats Mr. Krackc-Mr.
Haley Elected Clerk ofthe Board
of uculth-otl,cr Changes
NJ ado.
CHANGES IN THE PARK-KEEPERS

The Committee on Grounds and Build
tnss mel at o'clock, those present being
AiessrS. Gibson. Grimes, Blanks. Snead.
Ferriter, Adams. Lawder, King and Pol
dock.
ci-. Ferr!ter nominated Mr. Gibson for
chairman. who WAS unanimously elected
For sub-chairEnnn Air Pollock presented
Ar. Ferriter, who declined: whereupon M
King was nominated and elected.
The committee voted 10 hold its meet
ings at 7:3a o'clock on the first and third
Thursdays.
Mr. Frank T. Bates was elected clerk
Of the committee. The committee then
began the election of park-keepers, be-
ginning with Ch:maorazo Park and COM
ing west. These men were elected with
out opposition: II. ]. Shervin, keeper OF
Chi1nboraZo Park: Daniel Higgins, Keeper
CT Marshall Park: Thomas w Naish,
keeper OF CANDLES Hill Park. and H.
Calder. keeper of New Reservoir Park.
For the place of keeper of Jefferson Park
the incumbent, f j. Parater. was named,
and Mr. Adams nominated Harry Baker.
James g bhens withdrew from the con-
test, and Mr.. Fnrater was elected by a
vote Of i TO 2. Messrs. Adams and Blanks
scHng. for Mr.. Baker.
A:sa. WALTON ELECTED
For the piaoe of keeper of Monroe Park
two names were presented. that of j.
Henry Kracke. incumbent. and Eugene J.
Walton. The latter won by single vote,
the recorded vote being as follows:
For Walton-Adsms, Blanks, Inwder,
pollock and Gibson-5.
For Kracke-Ferriter. Grimes, King
and Snead-4.
j. C Harris was reelected City Nursery
man without opposition, and B. a. Cleary,
janitor of the Howitzer and Cavalry Ar
,nories. was similarly retnined-
For janitor of the Resimental Armory
Mr. King nominated Mr.. w. c. Wade.
the incumbent Mr.. Adams named Theo-
bore Folkes. There were other applica-
tons, which the clerk read. and the
names were ordered to be considered in
nomination. The vote, however, was be-
tween Wade and Folkes. Folkes Was
elected by the following recorded vote:
For Wnde-Ferriter, King. Pollock and
ci.sbson-4.
For FNolkes-Adams, Blanks, Grimes,
Lawder and Snead-5.
NEGLECTED HIS DUTY.
Upon motion OF MIR. Grimes. 1t was de-
cided that the new men elected to positions
do not go into office until August lst. Some
suggestion OF the motion being contrary TO
Jaw, was met ny tbs response that the mat
ter could be arranged
AZ this point Mr. King presented let
by request, before The election for park
keepers was gone into. but be overlooked
1ha letter until the election had been con-
cluded. This letter. signed by j. L. Fuller
made charges against Keeper Parater. of
Jefferson Park. OF incompetency and neg
-!eft OF duty.
Mr.. Grimes moved that the report be laid
on the table. and stated that he understood
that tha letter had been written for pre-
sentaton to the old committee, and that II
should hs brought up now seemed to him
a little cut of order. a substitute for this
motion prevailed TO the effect that the
charges be investigated on next Thursday
night, after the regular meeting
MR. HALEY ELECTED.
The Committee on Health met at $50
O'clock, with all thu members present. Mr..
Julius ddobson was elected chairman, and
Mr. Burton sub-chair1nan.
The Interesting feature of the meeting
was the election of Clerk 10 the Board.
Five names We're presented, as follows:
Messrs. Mason White, John A. Haley, Her
bsrt Phillips, Louis Turner and Mayo
Ca1lell.
Tha first ballot resulted: White-Burton,
CARRIER and Thomason; Haley-Donahoe.
Shea and Stein; Phillips-Seay; Turner
Miner: Cabell-Hobson.
On the second ballot the names Of the
three lowest candidates We're dropped, and
the vote between the others resulted in the
election OF Hay. follows: White-BuT-
ton, CARRIER. Thomson and Hobson-4:
Haley-Donahoe, Miner, Seay, Shea and
Stein-5.
The committee. before adjonrning, decid-
ed to make a tour of the streets, visiting
the crenatory and the dumps, on next
Thursday, and for that purpose agreed to
assemble at the City Hall al o'clock
MR.. EZEKIEL ELECTED.
m Jo-;,
met q; S:Sa O'Clock Present, Messrs Law
oe: BloomberE, West and Adams. Mr..
Iawde- was elected chair. and Mr.. Bloom
berg srb-chair:nan- The rules and time
and r'lac. OF meeting OF the Cd committee
were adopted For clerk three names We're
presentet:-Ms Herber Ezekiel, the in
cumbent; Mailer c. Hill and Horace A
HAWKING
Ths frs: ballot resulted: Ezekiel-Bloom-
berg, Adams: 11ill-West, Hawkins-Law-
der.
The ruiz having been adopted that the
candidates receiving the lowest vote should
be dropped. the second ballot was not nee
essary. and Ma. Ezekiel was declared
elected
Ths Committee on Claims and Salaries
me. upon adjournment of the Committee
on Accounts and Printing. with the follow
inc members present: Messrs. Miner. Don
ahoc. Gunst and Adams. tho absent gen
f,ernar, Mr.. James r. Gordon, being out
o. the city.
Ths committee elected Mr.. Gordon chair
man. and Mr. Miner sub-cha2rman, and de-
c.8ea TO meet each month on the last
Monday.