Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-13
Former Second Ward Common CouR,
Gilman Fills Vacancy on Board. =.
VARIOUS MEASURES CONQUERED N
Ordinance Increasing Salary Of Judge
Barham Gees Through With Seven
Affirmative Votes-Salaries OF c'tj
Enaineer and Electrician Fixed.

All in the course of an hour. thu
board OF aldermen last night accept
ed the resignation OF member, fill
ed the vacancy. and cl, aired the cal
eniar OF business. Practically every
thing on the calendar had been acted
upon by the lower branch. and COL
curing votes were taken in each m
stance with little or no discussion.
President Robinson called the bod
to order in regular session. with all
of the members present except Mr.,
Walker, whose resignation was on the
tatie. Mayor Marquis Jones opened
the proceedings with prayer.
Mr. keilum Succeeds Mr.. Walker.
The resignation of Mr.. II. B. Walk
er as member or the board from
the Second ward which was rendered
at the last meeting. was taken from
the table. and accepted without dis
cuSsion. Mr. Weston moved that the
election of n successor to Mr.. Walker
be taken up, aud. upon this motion
being carried, he nominated Mr. G"o
r. kclum to fill the vacant chair.
There were no other nominations. and
Mr. Kellum was unanimously elected
Upon a motion by MIR. Weston. "A
recess OF five minutes was taken 10
allow the new member to take the
oath OF office. The oath was admin
istered and few minutes later MI
kellum was in his scat and the board
was In session with Il full member
ship present.
MIR KelMm. who Is life insurance
agent, served AS Il member of the
common council from the Second
ward for a number Of years.
Judges Salary Increased.
A resolution. adopted by tn" com
mon council providing for an increase
Of $500 per year in the salary OF the
Judge OF the Corporation Court. was
concurrCd in by vote Ct seven 10
one, DR.. Lonean Icing the only mem
Der to vote nay.
Mr.. Read. chairman of the finance
committee. which reported this r'so-
luton, made brief statement in eX-
PLANTATION of the measure. II" said
that with the increase. the judge
would receive $1,000 a year. of when
amount the city would pay $l,130. the
remainder being paid by The state.
MIR. Read called attention to the TACT
+ that other cities Of the class of New
port News pay their judges $1,000
year. and. paying a fine tribute 10
Judge T. J. Barham. declared that
there was no reason why this city
should be behind in this matter. Mr..
Read also mentioned that under tn"
constitution. the Judge Of the Corpor-
alton Court cannot practice law and
must be entirely dependant upon his
salary. and that unless the judge
salary is increased at this time. it
must remain unchanged throughout
the new eight year term beginning
next month.
Engineers Salary Fixed.
An ordinance. adopted by the com
mon council. fixing the salary Of the
city engineer at 81 500 year. and pro-
viding for the payments of amounts
due for the months which have passed
since the engineer went into Office
on July I. 1908. was concurred IN
without discussion by rate OF seven
to one. MIR Read being the only
member to vote in the negative.
An ordinance providing a salary OF
81. $50 year for the city electrician,
i'm lieu of fees heretofore collected
by that officer passed by the lower
branch. was passed Under the ordi-
nance. the electrician is required to
turn into the city treasury all fees
collected by him.
A resolution fixing the salary OF
rodman for the city engineer during
the period OF work on street paving
at $50 per mCnth. adopted by tn"
lower branch. was unanimously con,
CURED in.
A request from the lower branch