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<gallery perrow=5 caption="Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930):September 1, 1928 to August 31, 1930"> | <gallery perrow=5 caption="Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930):September 1, 1928 to August 31, 1930"> | ||
File:Man Outline.JPG |[[Fred L. Watson]], (D), Vice-president (vice-mayor) | File:Man Outline.JPG |[[Fred L. Watson]], (D), Vice-president (vice-mayor) | ||
File:Man Outline.JPG|[[Jury Y. Brown]] (D), President (mayor) | File:Man Outline.JPG |[[Jury Y. Brown]] (D), President (mayor) | ||
File:Man Outline.JPG |[[E. A. Joachim]] (D) | File:Man Outline.JPG |[[E. A. Joachim]] (D) | ||
File:Man Outline.JPG |[[John R. Morris]] (D) | File:Man Outline.JPG |[[John R. Morris]] (D) | ||
File:Man Outline.JPG |[[F. W. Twyman]] (D) | |||
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Revision as of 14:09, 1 June 2020
- See Main Article: City Council
- Preceded by the Charlottesville City Council (1926-1928)
- Succeeded by the Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)
The Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930) two-year term ran from September 1, 1928 to August 31, 1930. Members of the council (referred to as "Commissioners") were: Jury Y. Brown, mayor; Fred L. Watson, vice-president; E. A. Joachim, John R. Morris and F. W. Twyman.
City Manager was H. A. Yancey and Secretary H. A. Haden
- FY 1928 Budget:
Fred L. Watson, (D), Vice-president (vice-mayor)
Jury Y. Brown (D), President (mayor)
E. A. Joachim (D)
John R. Morris (D)
F. W. Twyman (D)
1928 election
On June 12, 1928, voters in Charlottesville went to the polls to elect officials to the City Council. Eight candidates competed for all five Council seats. This was the first election under the new Commission Form of government authorized by the 1919 Code of Virginia. Five of the eight candidates were nominated by a composite body representing several civic organizations. In accordance with the 1922 charter, three candidates receiving the highest number of votes held office for four years and the two receiving the next highest number of votes, held office for two years; with the next election held in 1930, the term of office of councilmen would be four years. Three “old commissioners” of the old office were re-elected and two others, Fred L. Watson and F. W. Twyman, were chosen to make up the full completed council authorized by an amendment of the 1922 charter.
Organizational meeting
Regular meetings
Regular council meetings were held in City Hall
September 5, 1928
The new council, at its first regular meeting, re-elected the old members of the police force. The old members of the advisory board were also re-elected, as follows: First Ward – J. Dean Tilman; Second Ward – Sol Kaufman; Third Ward – Fred H. Quarles; Fourth Ward – Albert S. Bolling. The council voted in favor of closing Oak Street on account of the location of the new silk mill to be erected by Frank Ix & Sons, Inc.. The sum of $12,000 (adjusted for inflation, $12,000.00 in 1928 is equal to $170,999.31 in 2018) was appropriated for the construction a side track in the city’s yards, adjoining the gas plant. A petition asking for the installation of several street lights on old Lynchburg Road was referred to the mayor and city manager, with the power to act.
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