Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-23
THE OLD.AND THE NEW.
The Change in the City G0varn-
ment Officials.
Mayor Branuer and the Old
Board Out, Mayor Staub and
the New Board I'm.
Organization and Election o,
Police Force and other
nfHs pnrS

ola BOARD OF mayor ana aldermen as
sembled at tbs city hall for the fl cal
mt citing. The board was ca Id 10
order by retiring Mayor Brsnner. with
full board present. excelt Reps
Jones, and the minutes OF the lat
meeting were read and approved.
Alderman Mackey presented the fol-
lowing, which was unanimously
adopted by the board:
Resolved. That we feel our thanks are
due and are hereby rendered his honor
Mayor II. B. Branner for the i'm artiality
and ability with which he presided over
our deliberations during the municipal
year just ended
Resolved, That we do now assert that
although the relations We have borne
during the last year are about to be severed
We extend to him our best wishes and
highest regard for his future welfare.
Mayor Branner expressed his hearts
felt thanks for the kindly ex pressons,
and stated that, although there was
some difference and hard feelings ex-
listing at the beginning Of The year,
all had been healed over, and he had
| never been connected with body
where more pleasant relations exi.t-d.
The MINUTES of the present meeting
were taen drawn up by Recorder
White, signed by the mayor; and. on
motion, the old board aCj burned size
die.
THE NEW BOARD COMES IN.
Msyor-elect P,t=r Staub ap1 e sred,
took his seat aud called the meeting 10
order. The roll of the new board was
called and all found to be present, az
follows: FIRST ward, T. A. Huhibure
E. 8 Sheppard; second, Alex. Allison
g. It. Logan; third, jas Fl. Cruzs, F
Hockeri Dc; fourth, T. A. R. Nelson
DR.. M. M. Alexander; fitb, Lawson
Twin, Green Fields; sixth, T. A. Bur
rier. 81. M. Michsels; seventh. Pat T.
Mackey, Jno. M. Brooks; eighth, inc
P. Murphy, A. W. Anderson.
The oath of office was administered
by Alex. Allison, e g., 10 Mayor
men-elect, in body. @s
|
Alderman Allison moved the rs
electioI of Recorder Csc. NJ. White
who has served the ely 80 faithfully
aud accepts ably in The past, to the came
position by acelamstiou.
The motion prevailed unanimOuai,
and Recorder Whi'e returned thank.
for the mauift s'ation OF regard ans
| esteem. He was sworn III by Alex
Allison, Esq.
ELECTION OF POLICE.
On motion of Alderman Allison, /
was ordered that the police force to b'
elected be constituted as heret ,fDfe
viz: One chief, two ASST, sntr, eigh
pairolmen and nigi Waterman.
On ms ton of As;teIman Cruz th'
salaries of the force, rs well as III
cleo ed officers, were feel tie same a
before, VIZ: Chief of pol c5. $50; tbs
two assistants $50 each; pat -oltner: al,
watchmaD, $40 each; market mas
ter, $40.
The election was then gone into fol-
the police force.
Aldermen Hudiburg and Burrie
were appointed teiIers.
Alderman Msckey nominated 70
chief of police the presat III Incumbent
W. A. Harper, of the fifth ward, arc
the ballot being tsken, he received II
votes, and was unanimously elected
vii bout opposition.
For first ASST. taut to the chief, Alder
man Brooks nominated john G ea-op
Of the eighth ward, the present incum
bent, who received sixt.e votes, anG
was unanimously elected.
For second assistant, Alderman Ali
son nomiDa ed Henry Ryan, of III
seventh ward, also the present iUcum
bent, who received the unanimou
vote, sixteen, and was elected to tina
office.
Alderman Alexander nominated B
J. Reeder, of the st cond ward, and b
was elected fret parroIman.
Moses Smith, cOlOred. of the thir'
ward, was nominated by Alderman
Brooks and elect ID second ps'rolm AT
George Watkins, of the sixth ward
was nomibst-i by Aide man Alii-uI
aud elect d third patrolman.
. Jacob Kes-ler, IF the eighth ward
was romlnot It'd by Alderman Muruh
, and Ell C fourth patroiman.
James DeArmon6, OF the thir
ward, was nominated by Alderman
Cruze and elected fif p ,olm.n.
Pat. Kannedy, OF the seventh ward
> was nominated by Alderman Brook
and elected sixth patro'msu.
d. r. Hicks, Of the first ward wa
. nominated by Alderman Sneppar
!. and elected seventh patrolmsD.
Lewis Ruckelt. IF the fret ward
: was nominst-d by Alderman Hudi
burg az d elect-d.eighth patrolman.
G. f. Youngbiood, of tie tnir
ward, was nominated by Alderma
i, Hockenjos ani elected wstchmaD.
" W. Il. McCampbell, of the sist
:, ward, was nominated bv Alderma
J. Murphy and elected markt master.
d john Mcdonald, OF the sevent
!. ward, was nominated by Alderma
Msckey and elet t ID street boss.
DR.. M. M. Alexander was nomius
& led by Alderman Murphy, and electe
sity physician.
Alderman Brooks stated that bafoI
T. proceeding to the el-tt on of city a
:" torney he had resolution to offan,
W the effect that the board take no o.
ton in that matter. but request II
mayor to select suit able counsel +,
such cases rs come up for trial durin
his administration. After some d.,
'r cussion the resolution prevailed unar
,e imously.
III MAYOR sTAUBs INAUGURAL.
At this juncture Mayor stsub read L
> fo1Iouino sddress.