Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
OLD AND NEW.
The New City Council Gets
Down to W0rk-The APP
p0intive Offices.

l. Down to WOrk-The APP
pointive Offices.
The new Council .is the same q
the old, the only change in the ad
ministration being Robert Keml
for Marshal and s. w. Buckley 70:
Attorney.
The old City Council met Mon
day for the last time. The mem
bers were all present with Mayo.
Ferris in the chair. Although very
ill the Mayor was brought up in
his buggy and assisted in clearing
his desk of all old business. C. r
Lupton introduced a resolution
thanking Mayor Ferris for the uni.
versally fair decisions rendered
by his honor, the Mayor, dnrine
the last year. The resolution was
unanimously adopted. and the OLD
Council adjourned.
NEW COUNCIL.
The new Council was then i'm.
mediately sworn in and went into
executive session. Mayor Ferris
stated that on account Of i'll health
he would not appoint his commit.
tees until the next regular meeting.
The Council then proceeded to Sc
leet the appointive officers. C. r.
Lupton was unanimously selected
as president pro ten of the Coun.
Gil.
For Street Commissioner the fol-
lowing candidates were presented:
Dave Owens, William Biggers, VIM.
Bates, Mike Jourdan, Geo. Clark,
Vincent Marshall, Fred Tomp-
kins, E T. Smith, T. l.. Hill and
w. J. Winscott. On the first bal
lot Biggers had three, Bates one,
Winscott one, and Marshall one.
On the fourth ballot, Biggsrs three,
Bates enc, Winseott two. On the
sixth ballot Biggers was elected,
getting four votes, Thompkins one
and Winscett one.
S. j. Buckner was unanimously
elected City Treasurer.
Jos. D. Pratt was elected chief
of the fire department by acclama-
ton.
For City weigher scale No. 1
there were two eandidates-Prioe
Johnson and "Vernie" Morris.
Johnson was elected, receiving four
votes to Morris two. r. T. Stock
ton wss elected by reclamation for
City weigher No. 2.
For Assessor there were two can
didates-S. s. Craig and I. G.
French. They got three votes
each. The Mayor voted for Craig,
making him Assessor.
For Sexton of the City Cemetery
there were three applicatlons-C.
f. Yerger, BENZ. F. Bradley and
Thos. Griffin. On the second bal
lot Mr.. Bradley was elected, re.
ceiving five cut of the six votes.
G.. D.. Rodgers was elected City
Surveyor by reclamation.
DR.. HALEY was elected City
Physician by reclamation.
The following were candidates
for night watch, two to be elected:
Peter w. Campbell, G. G. Will
burn, J. r. Marshall, Chas. Riggs,
s. L. Woods, W. P. Carter, R. s.
Mckinney, M. NJ. Gooch, VIM,
Mahan, Mr.. Baker, B. E. Yates,
J. P. Sanford, Jesse Chopper, D.
w. Ship, ]. d. Pratt, w. D,
Marshal, j. B. Miller and r. J,
Muir. There we're eight ballots
taken for the first nightwatchmau
and as the FIRST seven were scatter
ing it looked as though it would be
impossible to make a selection
On the eighth ballot MI. McKin
ney got five cut of the six votes
making him the first nightwatch
man. For second night Waterman,
there were two ballots taken, tn.
FIRST ballot being scattering and OF
the second R. J. Muir got five on
of the six votes.
J. r. Marshall and w. D. Mar
shall were appointed watchmen t.
take charge of the upper quaran
tine.
g. r. Lupton was appointed b,
the Mayor to write full instruction
and give them to the guards o
both guarantees. These instruc
tons will be full and complete AMI
Will be strictly enforced.
The City Council then adjourn
ed subject to the call ofthe Mayor
After the Council adjourned tn,
annual spread was INDUCED in e
the expense of the appointive ofh
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