Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-04
THE NEW COUNCIL
w. p. Tams Elected Presidents. D.
TimberIake. City Attorney.

| The new city council met Iuesda
afternoon at two O'Clock to organlz
and elect city officers, all twelve OF tn
members were present. Mr.. Tams wa
chosen temporary chairman OF To-
meeting. After the roll call, MI
Hutchinson nominated Mr.. SPOTS TO
president of the council. and Nj
Crimmens nominated Mr.. Nelson. VI
the call of the roll the vote stood Six q
six as follows: For Mr.. Spotts-Messrs
Fulton, FretWell, GOode, Hutchinson
Nelson and Tams. For Mr.. Nelson
Messrs. Crimmens, Kerr, Pratt. Har
man, Taylor and SPOTS.
A motion of Mr.. Hutchinson to pro
coed with the election of the other city
officers was voted down by the vote at
recorded above.
A number of ballots were taken fol
president and resulted in tie vote OF
six to six. The gentlemen voting az
IN the first instance.
MIR. Hutchinson moved to get the
opinion of Maj. T. G. Elder as to the
legality of electing the city officers be-
fore electing the president. This was
also lost by tie vote.
After waiting some time Mr.. Goode
moved to adjourn, which motion was
lost by vote of to 5.
After several more ballots a motion
to reconsider the former vote on elect
ing city officers was offered by Mr..
Hutchinson, and lost by to 6.
A motion was again made to ad-
journ to Wednesday at 5 o'clock. Mr..
Hartman offered a substitute that the
hour be $50 that night, and it carried
unanimously.
When the council reconvened there
were only six members present
Messrs. Crimmens, Hartman, Kerr,
Pratt, Nelson and Taylor. Mr.. Grim
mems was called to the chair, and there
not being quorum present, the body
adjourned until Wednesday at noon.
WEDNESDAY SESSION.
When the council met at noon We'd
nesday Mr.. Tams was asked to take
the chair, but asked to be excused,
and Mr.. Crimmens was chosen to pre-
side.
A vote for president was taken with
the same result as on the previous day.
After some discussion Mr.. Pratt ask
ed that a committee of two each from
the opposing sides be appointed by the
chair for conference. The motion was
unanimously carried, and the chair ap
pointed Messrs. Pratt, Hartman, Tams
and Goode. The committee retired.
After being out for few minutes the
committee returned and reported it's
inability to agree.
After being in session two hours and
no Roadway being made motion to adj
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The council met at O'Clock pursu-
ant to adjournment and was called to
order after waiting twenty five min
utes, and one vote for president was
taken, the result being six to six.
Mr.. Hutchinson moved that the
council pass by the election of presi-
dent, and proceed to elect su coordinate
officers. The motion was lost SIX to
six.
Another vote was taken for presi-
dent with the same result.
After waiting fifteen minutes anoth-
ey vote for president was taken with
the same result.
Shortly after six O'Clock, on motion
of Mr.. Pratt the council went into
executive session, excluding all nom
members.
One faction proposed to compromise
On Mr.. Fulton for president, but he
declined to accept it. And after fur
Their conference Mr.. Tams was agreed
on, and at the urgent request of
of members lie agreed to &C
cept.
At the resumption of the open ses-
sion Mr.. Tams was elected president.
In the election of city officers, which
followed, all of the present incumbents
were reelected, save City Attorney A.
G. Gordon. Mr.. S. d. Timberlake,
Jr., was elected to succeed him.