The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-02
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Inspector of Carts and Wagons-James
A Taylor.
Grain easurer-Rudolph King.
Board of Health: Monroe and Clay
Wards-Dr. Moses D. Hoge: Madison,
jackson and Lee Wards-Dr. W. T. OPP
penheimer; Jefferson and Madison
Wa1ds-Dr Ramon d. Garcin
President of the Board of uealth-Dr
w. T. Oppenheimer-
Bailiff of Police Court-L. B. Gibbons.
Marbor Nlaster-John a. Curtis
Port Wardens-C. ]. Fox, J. r. Hop
kins, J. T. Pallew. and Lewis Doughty.
Collector OF Delinquent Taxes-T. D.
Walford.
r. L. Kern; Second District-Dr ]. F.
Crane: Third District-Dr. T. E. Stratton;
Fourth District-Dr. L. D. Batkins-
Inspector OF Plumbing-Thomas n.
Landers.
superintendent Street Cleaning-Henry
J. Cohn.
Justice to hold court in absence OF
Police Justice-W. a. Graves.
Fire Commissioners: Jefferson Ward
joan II Frischkorn: Clay Ward-Robert
Lecky, Jr.
Police Commissioners: Jackson Ward
D. F. Mccarthy; Lee Ward--A. D. Lam
derkin.
he Common COUNCIL WeetlfS.
In both branches the interest centered
in the committee assignments to be an
nounced. Clerk August called the lower
branch to order at $40 O'Clock. He stated
that it was called for organization and
read the certificate of the clerk of the
Hastings Court, which gave a list of the
duly elected members.
At this iuncture Mr.. Hicks. OF Monroe
| Ward, discovered that he was the recipt-
ent of a handsome box of roses from
some enthusiastic welI-wisher. He gener-
ouSly shared them with the president and
a number Of friends.
The roll was called and Messrs. Curtis,
Hesep, Minor, Pollard and Stein were
absent. Messrs. Heslep and Pollard ap-
peared later in the evening. The clerk
announced that all the elected members
had duly qualified.
Nominations for president are now IN
| ORDER" announced the clerk.
| Mr. Hobson nominated Mr.. Blooulberg,
the nominee of the recent caucus. Mr..
Elicit seconded the nomination. and Mr..
Bloomberg was elected unanimously, and
| was duly informed thereof and escorted
| to the chair by Messrs. HobSon. O'Ncil
| and Spence Mr.. Bloomberg, in a few
| words thanked his colleagues for the
honor conferred upon him.
Mr.. Elicit nominated Mr.. Peters for
vice president and he was elected unan-
tnously The rules of the last Council
were adopted
Mr. Bloomberg then produced his COM
rnittee list. Clery August read it slow
~ The reading received the closest and
most intense attention,
Mr. BIoomberg was elected a member
of the Board of Sinking Fund Commits
stoners to succeed Mr.. Ebel, who has re-
tired from the Council.
COMMITTEES TO-DAY.
The City Clerk was authorized to call
the standing committees as soon as prac-
ticable.
In this action the Board of Aldermen
later concurred and Clerk August called
the following committees for to-day:
Streets, O'Clock; Finance. o'clock;
Light, O'Clock: Poor. $50 o'clock. No
other committees Will be called until
Monday next The principal work this
evening will be the election of a chair
man Messrs. Allen Gordon Wood and
Hobson are regarded as tho leading can
didates for the Chairmanships Of the four
committees called for to-day.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
The election of two Carnegie Library
trustees to succeed Messrs. Caskie and
Mccarthy was then taken UP. Messrs.
Elicit. Pollock. Cloves. Russell and
Crenshaw were nominated. In the vote
If was noticed that Mr.. Bloomherg voted
for Mr. Pollock. The vote stood-Ellett,
Il: Pollock, 10; Russell, Z; Cloves, 5;
C,renshaw, s. Sixteen were necessary
to an election Mr.. Hicks changed from
Cloves to. Pollock, thus electin6 Messrs.
F,llett and Pollock. These gentlemen
will serve as trustees for SIX years IL
they are in the Council 50 long time
The election of three citizens as mem
bers of the Board of Public Interests
was then taken up. Mr.. Huber noml-
mated Mr.. w S. Gum, Mr.. Mills MIR.
]. S Moore. Mr.. Blanks MI q. II YIN
SION Mr. Winston, Mr. Hill Montague,
and Mr.. Cloves Mr.. Henry Lee Nalen-
fine. The vote stood-Moore, %; Falen-
fine, 90; Gum. IS: Montague, Is; Win
ston. II The first three were declared
elected and the Common Council ad-
journed.
Board of Aldermen.
Clerk August called the Board of AL