The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-08
COMMITTEES ORGANIZING
Three of Them Meet for This Purpose.
A Lively Contest.

Three more of the new Council COM
mites met yesterday evening and eff
fected working Organization The
Grounds and Buildings Committee elected
Mr.. Grimes as chairman, the Electricity
Committee elected Nh Gunst and the
Health COMMITTEES Mr.. Hobson.
The Grounds and Buildings Committee
| was the first to meet. and there was d
spirited contest over its craftsmanship.
| The full committee, consisting OF MesSrs.
Pollock Whittet Blanks, Hicks. Bottom.
| Adams. Gilman, Washer, Shea. Burton
and Grimes, vas present
Mr. Pollock nominated Mr.. Grimes for
chairman Mr. Hicks nominated Mr..
| Adams. but his name was Withdrawn at
his request. Mr. Blanks nominated Mr.
Burton, Mr. Bottom nominated Mr..
Hicks, Mr. Gilman nominated Mr.. Blanks.
The first ballot stood Grimes. .; Bur
ton. 9: Hicks. >; Blanks. l. Eleven mem
bers being present six was the vote nee
essary for election.
The second ballot was Grimes. .; Bur
ton, 4; Hicks l; Blanks. /. The third
ballot resulted-Grimes. 5; Burton. l.
Hicks 2 Mr.. Gilmans name was then
placed in nomination by Mr. Hicks and
the result of the fourth ballot was
Grimes. ); Burton. 5; Hicks Gilman, 1.
The fifth ballot stood-GriInes. .; bur
ton. {; Hicks. . On the sixth ballot
Mr.. Grimes was elected, the two votes
for Mr.. Hicks splitting, one going to
each OF the other candidates
The sixth and last ballot stood as fol-
lows: For. Grimes-Messrs. Adams. Bur
ton. Whttet, Shea Washer and Fol
ock-6.
For Burton-A1essrs. Blanks, Grimes,
Gilman, Hicks and Bottom-3
Mr. Grimes thanked the committee
On nomination of Mr.. Blanks Mr. Bur
ton was made subchairman.
! II was decided to meet at clock on
the first and third ---ursday Coionei
Cutshaw had favored ) O'Clock. On
4 nomination of Mr. Gilman Mr.. Adams
was made auditor OF the committee
The following city officials were re-
elected by the committee:
C,h,r7horazo Park keeper. j. IL ShefEin'
Marshall, Daniel Higgins; JehefSon' l.
! paratar: CANDLES Hill. I. w Walsh F,
Mrnroe Eugene j. Walton; Reservoir.
II c Calder: nurseryman, j. Z. hau:
hiracrv keeper. r W. Folkes; Howit-
zers, Arrncrv keeper. T. A Cleary; clerk
of the committee. F. c. Bates.
Electricity Committee.
,rna Electricity Committee met at 6
o'clock. Mr.. Stein was the only absentee
/ NI5ssrs. Beck. Miner, Minor tsusseil'
Rcssjeux Winston, O'Nelit' 1oruor'
1bomason nominated Mr.. Gunst TOR
aba,rr,an and Mr. Beck nominated Mr..
WINSTON Mr. Gunst was elected by a
,-ota Of seven to two Mr.. Miner was
| elected sub-chairman. The date of meet
ing was fixed as the second thursday at
8 o'clock. Mr. w II. Minor vas re-
e:ected electrical inspector.
The city electrician recommended that
a balance of some 500 be divided among
/ the fire alarm employees. $75 going TO each
man. In compensation for the inspection
work thew had done before an Inspector
! yas elected Mr.. Winston earnestly cham
! ricned this motion. Mr.. Gordon and MIR
/ Mirror questioned the committees author
liz to pay the men this money. mo-
ton of Mr.. Beck's that such an appro-
| rriatfon be recommended to the Council
VS. lost and after some discussion the
r,atter was referred to the City Attorney
for his opinion as to whether the COM
ni,tee could pay the five men SO each.
Health Committee.
The Health Committee met at $50
o.clc.c,, Messrs. Satterfeld. Hobson. Cur
it's Elicit. Shea. Sheppard. O'Neill. Hicks,
T,onahoe. Cottreil and Seay were present
Mr. Hobson was unanimously elected
chairuan Mr. Sheppard sub -chairman
and Mr.. Satterfield auditor Inc ola
r,1Ics of the committee were adopted.
ana the second and fourth Thursdays at
{ ,.c1r,ck fixed as the time of neetins.
,oa,,a of ABSENCE OF a month on ac-
! count OF sickness was granted 10 Ut l.
F. Stratton.
There was quite contest over the
| e,actton Of a clerk to the Boarts OF Health
tc succeed Mr. John Harley. who has
| res'gred to take g place IN the ONCE OF
the Commissioners Of the Revenue
| Mr.. Curtis nominated Mir James T.
or
| { Gates Mr. CCttrell nominated Mr.
Tsnris Mccarthy Mr.. Elicit nominated
Az frank Natterr Mr.. Shea nominated
/ Mr. w Fl. Mullen Mr.. Hobson nomi-
ra1ed Mr. William l.. White and Mir
! Ccttrell by request nominated Mf. > =
| West.
/ Six votes were necessary to an election
| the first vote stood: O'Grady, 5; Mat
/ tern. 3; Mccarthy. ,: White. l. The sec
cnd ballot stood: O'Grady. ); Mattern. 4;
Mccarthy . The third ballot stood
C.Grady. 6: Mattern 8; White. 2. and Mr.
! O'Grady was declared elected.
Other Meetings To-Day.
The following committees have been
called to meet to-day: Ordinances. Char
ter ard Reform, at $50 o'clock Local
Assessments. at s o'clock: Printing and
| Claims. at $50 O'Clock; Cemeteries. at
| O'Clock and Water, at o'clock
|
and Reform, which has heretofore been
| looked upon as a sort OF secondary com
| nittee OF the Council, promises TO be one
| of the hardest worked and most i'm
| portanr OF that body.
| The new Constitution of the State Will
| necessitate a number of changes in
| CITY ordinances. and the committee will
! in all probability have the solution of
most of the questions which will arise IN
| der that instrument.
CityClerk August read the following com
mui.ication from the City Attorney. in
respcnse to motion adopted a meet
| Ing of the joint session Of the Council
| on July I'd. making the following in
| ruiry of him:
rs it necessary unde the new Consti-
| tuition for the members of the Common
| Council and the Board Of Aldermen who
have already qualified by taking the pre-
! scribed oath. to again qualify?" He
says:
II beg TO say that from a careful ex-
araination of the new Constitution and