The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
Regular Stampede When
Result Of First Ballot
Became Evident.
MARSHALL HEAD
OF WATER DEPT
Will Have Support OF Boiling
Following, and Will Be
Elected at Meeting to
Be Held in Short
Time-Tte Mills S
Ordinance. 4 4

Time-The Mills N
Ordinance.
Charles E. Boiling. Superintendent q
the Water Department, was elected City
Engineer to succeed wilfred e. Cut
shaw at a Joint meeting of the City
Council last night. winning on the first
ballot by a clear margin of three votes.
IT required twenty eight to elect
When the last name was called Mr.
Boiling had thrty.one, Henry P. Beck
twelve and jackson Bolton eleven.
Before the result was announced. how
ever, there was regular Boiling stan-
pede, sixteen votes being changed In
| his favor. so that the official ballot. =
lannounced. stood: Boiling. Al; Beck. es
Bolton, 2.
1t was indeed remarkable victory.
for man whose long service for the
| city has been characterized by ability,
zeal and faithfulness.
| There was not a single tinge OF bit-
|terness in the nominating speeches.
which were short, to the point, and
true. Councilman Cannon first pre-
sented the name of Mr.. Boiling. There
was ripple OF applause. promptly
checked by President Turpin. Alder
man Adams nominated Mr.. Bolton. and
Councilman Davis nominated Mr.. Beck.
Before the roll call had been concluded
Nj. Bolling's election was certain.
Marshall to succeed boiling.
Important developments were forth-
coming during the night. William
Marshall. an engineer with good
record, has been agreed upon as Mr..
Bolling's successor. For that reason
he was not put in nomination. He Will
have the support Of the Boiling faction.
Az. active engineer will be needed to
carry on the work at the settling
basin.
/ the meeting of tl1es Common Cou1-
ell, following the Joint session, Coun-
Gilman Mills introduced an ordinance
relating to the duties of the City En-
gIneer. which measure. he says, will
not make that officials authority abso-
llute. as IN the past, inasmuch as 1t will
leave some right of apleal In Council.
Another object OF the ordinance Is to
transfer some OF the Engineers work
to the Building Inspector, which change3
close students of the city government
admit should have been made long ago.
Mr.. Boiling will send his resignation
as superintendent Of the Water De-
partment to the Board tof Aldermen.
next week. His successor will be elect.
ed without delay. at a joint session to
/ be called by President -Turpin.
/ Only Two Absentces.
4 OF the fifty-six mem bers OF the joint
body, only two were absent, Council
/ men Huber and Phillips, who are sick
4 Alderman Marx Gunst got out Of hia
bed to be present and vote. The Coun-j
ell chamber was crowded to the doorS
with an audience far different in ap-5
pearance from that which watched ths
). fight on the liquor question. Mr.. Bech
z was in the chamber when the vote waa
i taken. Mr.. Bolton did not show him-
self, and Mr.. Boiling remained In his
: office, on the first floor. where he had
, to shake hands for half an hour with
i friends, who hurried in to congratu-
late him. Al
It had been known for several days
; that the chances pointed overwheln,-
: ingly to a Boiling victory That fast.
|. printed In The Times-Dispatch yes
terday morning. rather startled soma
!: OF tho politicians and attempts wers
) made In the afternoon to discredit It.
: But the actual results showed that thts
paper did not give Mr.. Boiling all that
: was coming to him. At all events.
& his band-wagon was humping tho
! springs before nightfall.
3 How Members Voted.
. When Sergeant Arms Ruskell be-
\ gan tho roll call there was. for once,
1
& went this way:
For Bolling-Messrs. Larus, Burton,
: Cottre!l. Dabney. Grnndy. Gunst. Mann,
Powers, Moncure, Rennolds. Mitchell.
: Nielsen, whittet, Wood. Turpin Barber.
! Cannon, Cary, Ferguson. Green, g. g.
= EIobson, j. A. Hobson. Lea. Miner, Pot-
lard. Richards, w. F. Richardson, Y M
. lnuf. d. NJ White Williams and Peters
fI-31.
: For Bolton-Messrs, Adams, Bennett.
. Elett Gilman. satterfeld. CARRIER.
y Lynch, Batkins, Powers. E. D. Rtchard-
t SOL, ana Spence-ll.
FOR Beck-Messrs. Donahoe, Atkin-
I son, Bliley, Davis, Don Leayy, Gates.
2 Mills. Grimes. Pollock. Well. w. 4
;, White and Wiltshire-l2.
!. While the ballots were being counted
$ Alderman Bennett changed to olltnS.
n and then the stampede began, Those
e following the Bennett example, In the
order named, were: Elicit. Gilman.
Batkins, Spence CARRIER. Grimes. Bliley.
Satterheld. f. D. Richardson. Well, Don
Leavy. Davis. Donahoe. w. L. White
/. land Notwithstanding the Boiling
total ~.
) In the Board Of Aldermen alone Mr..
! Boiling received Is votes. Mr.. Bolton 8
Il and Mr.. Beck I.
= His Faithful Service.
The statement that Nr. Botllng MAJ
= in the City Engineers office before the
: election Of Colonel Cntshaw, thirty-fouE
4 years ago, doubtless viii be surprising
:. to many of his friends. who would
; hardly ina gine so from his appearances,
!, Since 1883 he has been Superintendent
= OF the Water Department, his record
there being superior In many ways,
He has had charge OF some OF the most
Important work In Richmond. and y
y was because OF his eminent ntness and
= ability that he was regarded as this
:. logical nlan for the Engineering De-
= partment He has never allied htmsali
i with iactionnl politics. and his well.
I. deserved promotion is his natural re-.
q ward. The entire city displayed III n!
z keanest Interest In the con lest. q ~
70 INA rejection OF Mr.. Boiling Will Gty1