The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-10
Mr.. Charles KeppIer Succeeds Mr..
James R. Sheppard.
Mr.. JOHN F, JACOB REELECTED
The Joint Session OF the City Council
Held Last Evening and 1Iany of
The City Officers Re-cIccted.
List of All the Winning
Candidates-Ihc
Proceedings.

1t was exactly 6:G0 0 CLOCK yesterday
evening when President Ebel called the
Common Council to order. Those present
were Messrs. Ebel, Curtis, Mills, Fergus
son. Glenn Grimes. Woody, CARRIER,
BIoom5erg, Shea, Williams, Hobson, Wal
lerstein, West Camp, Gunst, Peters, Tan
per, Blanks, CottreL, Gibson, Miner, Win
zton, Pollock, Teefey and Whalen.
The President announced that the body
would elect three members OF the Board Of
Public Interests. The nominations then
being in order. Mr. Mills presented the
name Of Mr. Gettus H. Winston. Mr.. Cot
trell seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Miner presented for nomination the
name Of Mr. David Bottoms.
Mr.. Williams presented the name Of Mr.
7. y. Curd.
Mr.. Walerstein presented the name Of
Mr. L. T. Christian.
Mr. CARRIER presented the name Of Mr.
Charles l.. Brown.
Mr. CottreIl nominated AIr. Clyde w
Saunders.
Mr. Peters seconded the nomination Of
Mr.. Bottoms.
When the vote was taken there was
tie. On the second ballot Messrs. Winston
and Brown were elected. Several ballots
were taken before the third man was
elected The vote tied twice for Messrs
Saunders and Christian. Mr. Clyde w.
Saunders was elected to the position
MIR. EBEL'S APPOINTMENTS
The assignments Of the members of the
Common Council for the standing COM
mittees for the term beginning July, 1850,
and ending July, 1902. resulted as follows:
Streets-AIessrs. Gibson, Woody, Pollock,
Peters. Mills and Glenn
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son. Williams Teefey and Curtis
FInance-AIessrs. Wa!lerstein, CottreL,
Camp. Cashie. and Bloomberg
Jigi1t-Messrs Wallerstein, Tanner,
Grimes. winston. and Teefey.
Water-Messrs Tanner, Winston, VIVA
len. Ferguson. and West.
Fire Observation-Disclosures. Shea, Peters,
Whalen, Woody.
liams and Mills.
''i,c Police|Siessrs. Shea. stein. and Glenn.
claims and Salaries-dessrs. Adams,
Miner and. Gunst.
Grounds and Buildings-Messrs. Blanks,
Gibson. Adams Grimes. and Pollock
Accounts ana Printing-Messrs. Bloom
berg. West, and Adams
Health-Messrs HoDson, Shea, CARRIER,
Stein, ana MINER.
Cemeteries-Alessrs Blanks, Mccarthy,
Ferguson. and Williams.
Ordinances-Messrs. BIoomberg, Cottrell
''I First Market-Messrs. WhaIen, McCar-
Second Market-Messrs. Hobson, West,
Third Marbet-Messrs. Peters, Blanks,
and Miner.
Retrenchment and Reform-AIessrs. Fer
eusson. Gibson. Mills. Gunst, and Glenn.
st. Johns Burying Ground-Messrs.
Woody. Curtis, and Williams
Improvement of James River-Messrs.
curtis. Mccarthy, CARRIER, Caszie, and
Shea
sboclzoe CreeI-Messrs Peters. Woody,
Teefey, and Camp.
Board of Public Interests-Messrs. Cot
tre2I. Caskie. and Bloomberg.
Fire Alarm Police Telesraph-Messrs
Tanner Miner, and Whalen
A resolution requesting the clerk to can
the meeting Of the JOINT standing commit
tees Wednesday evening for organization
was adopted.
Profusfons Of floral offerings were bank
e5 on the desk of Mr.. Harry c. Glenn.
Tbev were sent by his friends in Madison
ward. in which he is exceedingly popular
Board OF Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen was called to
o,.der shortly nfter o'clock last evening.
,Tbosa present were Messrs Allen, Bahen,
3urton Donahoe Drewry, Ferriter, Cor
don. Mood, King, Lawder, Mosby, Mont
eomerv. Seay. Snead, Beck, Whittet and
Turpin.
The first business the body transacted
was 10 elect TWO members of the Board of
Public Interests. which resulted as fol-
lows: Messrs Z. II. Elicit and Julius
Straus.
Mr.. Lawder offered a resolution dis
penstns with the meeting of the Board of
Aldermen on July 10th. The resolution
was adopted
The session of the Bourd. with the eX
ception of the announcement of the COM
mfttees. was devoid of startling interest.
The only interest in the meeting OF this
BODY was the announcement of the com
mittee appointments. There We're fewer
surprised members in this branch of the
City Council than We're in the other
branch, in which many looked with awe
upon the list of President Ebel's appoint
ments.
MR.. TURPIN'S LIST
President Turpin appointed his men TO
the various committees as follows:
Streets-Allen, Bahen, Burton, Whlttet,
king and Lawder.
Re!ief of Poor-Messrs, Drewry, snead.
Thomason ana Mann.
Ftnance-Messrs. Wood, Alien. Drewry.
and Gordon.
Ltght-Mes.srs. Ferriter, Wood, seay
and Mosby.
water-Iessrs Mann. Whittet, Gordon
ana Beck
l5ire Observation-Disclosures. Beck, Bahen
and Whittet.
Mann.
Electtcns-Messrs. seay and Ferriter.
Claims and Salaries-Messrs- Gordon
and Donahoc.
Grounds and Buildings-Messrs. King,
Ferriter. Lawder and Snea6.
Accounts and Printing-Messrs. Law
der and Bahen.