Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-29
Three Doctors Waging Hot
Campaign for Health Officer.
WILL ABOLISH TWO OFFICES
Council 10 Not Likely to Elect Super
Intendents OF Streets and Sewers
Two Candidates Are Opposing Po-
lice Justice Brown.

With the election only few weeks
distant, the candidates for the various
city Offices which are to be filled by
the city council next month are wag-
ing strenuous campaigns and the
several battles for the city 'plums
are waxing warm A joint session OF
the council for the election of the Of
fcers viii be held about the middle
of June and the rival candidates and
their friends will put in some hard
work from this time until the very
night of the meeting.
| The fight which probably is attract
ing more attention just ROW than any
other is that for city health officer
DR.. T. J. Pretlow, the incumbent. Is
being opposed by DR.. Aaron Jeffery
ard DR.. J. Hughes Mabry. DR.. JET
fefy and Or. Pretlow had warm
fight of it when the latter was elected
to succeed Dr. John K Baghy last
September and zest Is added to the
contest this time by the entry OF Dr.
Mabry into the fight All three OF the
physicians are confident OF victory
and they and their friends are work
ling earnestly In their separate causes.
Fight for Police Justice.
According to reports current in mu-
nicipal circles. there also is three
cornered fight on for the office OF
I,,ct too &c
ferlng to succeed himself and Attor-
ney w. T. Moss is an avowed candi-
, date. II Is also stated that w. a.
Cclcnna Is In the running for TINS
Office. Justice Brown seems conf
dent OF victory, but his opponents are
waging active campaigns against him
and each Is said to have mustered
some strength.
| so far as is known at this time.
neither City Clerk Floyd Hudgins nor
City Auditor John Read have any op-
position, but some candidates may de-
velop within the next week. IL Is
rumored that Civil Engineer Ebert
Nexsen will oppose City Eengineer
T. e. Pearse, who is offering for re-
1 cleCliOH. lily <AttOihSs u. n.
is without opposition at present ana
his reelection is practically assured.
DR.. ]. M. Ayler. city physician, ply
stefan to the almshouse and surgeon
to the police. also has no opposition.
| Abolish Two Officers.
| While l.. Sumter Davis is Offering
for the job, I; is not likely that the
city council will elect a superintend-
ent of streets next month. Many OF
the councilmen are of the opinion
that the city can get along very well
| without a superintendent OF streets
and 1t is more thaa probable that the
experiment will be tried for several
months at least City Engineer
Pearse is locking after this work at
present. Another Office which also
is likely 10 be abolished by the coun-
Gil is that OF superintendent OF sew
ers. The city has been without a
superintendent of sewers two months
the CITY engineer doing that work also.
The adjustment OF these two Offices
Twill mean reduction OF $4,000 in the
budget for the coming fiscal year.
! The report OF the retrenchment
committee of the council is still on
THE table in the board of aldermen
and 1t probably will be allowed 10
slumber there for sometime 30 come.
J The budget for the coming fiscal year
has not yet been adopted. but 1t Is
expected that the common council
will tackle it one week ftom Tuesday
night.
,. Adop. Original Budget.
II ia probable that the budget as