Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-06
by MIR. J. Winston Read. was unani
mously elected.
Majority Of Three.

~ WI - niHolou Heau, was undnl-
mously elected.
... Majority of}Three.
II Mf:e BhrcherShom Mr. :frJ l..
Marys for city engineer. Mr.. II. %.
Walker nominated City Engineer T.
e. Pearse to succeed himself MIR.
Christie spoke In favor of Mr.. Pearse.
The vote was as follows: For
Marye-Burcher, Davis IL. s }, Davis
Or. Lee). Jones ID. 81, ISetchum.
Liyezey. Marshall. Mugler, Read, Rob.
inson, Washbmrn. West. and Jones
.(Maryus)-13. For Pearse-Christie.
Harris. James, Kellum, Llewellyn,
Morgan, Via, Wallace Walker and
Waston--l0.
City Electrician w. s.. Greene,
nominated by Mr.. Read. WINS unani.
monsly elected to succeed himself. Is
I,,, stow Chief Again.
Mr.. ID. s. Jones nominated Fire
Chief w. X. Stow to succeed himself.
Mr.. BurcherH nominated Mr.. G.. A.
LEM. Jr.. for chief, smaking lengthy
speech In support of his nominee.
The roll call resulted as fsllows: For.
stow-Davis a.. So, james. Jones
%. S. }. Liyezey, Llewellyn, Mugler,
Read, Robinson. Via, Wallace, West,
Weston and Jones (Maryus)-13. For
Lenz-Burcher. Christie, Davis tR.
L). Harris kellmm. Ketchum. Mar
shall Morgan, Washbllrn and Walker
10.
l Dr. 5agby Wins Easily.
DR.. j. II. Bagby was nominated to
succeed himself as health officer by
Mr.. Ketchum and Mr.. D. S. Jones
nominated DIT. j, Sims for the Of
lice. The result: For Bagby-Bnrcher
Davis IL. 81. Harris, lanes, Kelnm,
Ketchum, Livezey, Llewellyn. Morgan,
Mugler. Read, Wallace, walker Yves.
ton and Jones (Maryus),-l5. For
Slms-Chrlstie. Davis (R. ll.ee); Jones
a., Sd. Marshall.l Robinson, vim,
Wnshburn and Vests. ,s
Mr.. Harris nominated. Superintend.
ont opStreets S. j HARDWOOD To sue
coed himself. Mr.. Harwood wns
elected unanimously, no other nominu-
lions being made.
DR.. j. w. Ayler, nominated by Mr..
West to succeed himself as physiclnn
for the poor. wns elected nnani.
4 Holds Both Jobs.
Mr.. BurGher nominated DR.. I. II.
Crafford to succeed himself as physi.
clan for the almshonse. Mr.. West
nominated DR.. j. w. Ayler for this
position. The mattor was missed by
until Just before the body adjourned,
then DR.. Ayler was elected by vote
of 10 to 6, Messrs Burcher. Davis (R.
IL, James, Jones %. -. and Wes-
ton voting for Dr. Crnfrord. CITY At.
torneyt Mnssie advised that the phy.
siclan to the almshousa was merely
an employee, not an officer, and that
DR.. ASler could legally hold that no.
sition while acting MS physicInn for
the poor.
Mr.. J, iG, Ford. nominated to suo.
coed himself as overseer OF the moor
AVIS unanimously elected.
Mr.. w. o. Curtis was unanimously
elected to succeed himself as superln.
tendont OF the almshouse.
School Trustees.
Messrs. Charles Sibley, G, G..
smith and j. p. Harrison, members
OF the board of school trustees from
the first. second and third districts
respectively. were unanimously re-
elected.
1t was generally expected that Pc.
lice Justice j. D. G. Brown would
have opposition, but no one was nom.
mated against him and he was nnanI.
mously reelected, after being Dlaced
In nomination by Mr.. Mugler.
( Mr.. Harris wanted to 20 into the
election of janitor for the court
mouse, hut after some discussion 1t
was decided that the janitor holds his
job until discharged.
Laddies Jubilant.
About ten minutes after the election
OF Fire Chief Stow had been an.
nounced the North End company's
band appeared on the sidewalk be.
low the council chamber and began
serenade. Mr.. Harris moved that the
body adjourn for ten minutes. hut the
motlon was voted down and business
was transacted under difficulties until
the jubilant laddies finished the sere.
made to their satisfaction.
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