Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-06
MUNICIPAL +!
Annual Reports Of City
Officials.
Election of Officers for
Another Year.
An Oyster Supper After the
Election.
What Has Been Done By the Municipal
Government the Past Year, as
Shown by the Records,

Twelve months ago last night the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen met
in the old city hall over the market
house to hear the annual reports of
the officers and to elect officers for
one year. Last night the board met
in the handsome new hall on Third
street for the same purpose. The
surroundings were so different that
the contrast was commented upon by
every member of the municipal gov
ernment. The hall had been newly
painted and carpeted. Desks and
chairs had been provided for the AL
dermen, while the Mayor was placed
on a platform commanding the room
and a nice table furnished for him to
pound upon for order. Even the
newspaper reporter was remembered
and was conducted to a seat at a sub.
stantial table furnished expressly for
his use and comfort.
Mayor Smith and City Attorney
West made short speeches congratu-
lating the Board upon the years
work, after which the rules were sus-
pended and the election of officers
was taken up. G. Fl. Bailey, w. L.
Beach, Jno. j. West and Clay Stack
er were unanimously reelected city
recorder, treasurer, city attorney and
city marshal respectively.
Cemetery keeper was the next
officer elected. The candidates were
w. j. Warder, w. D, Morrison, d.
Halliburton, J. b. Thomas, Geo.
Ellis, J. S. Owens and Jno. Hoph-
myer. On the second ballot Warder
and Ellis tied. The Mayor cast the
deciding vote and elected Ellis.
DR.. Beach by resolution was in.
structed to cast the vote for bridge
keeper and Ballentine got it.
j. B. Thomas and Thos. Jackson
were the contestants for market mas
ter, and the latter was elected on the
first ballot. The election of police
was announced the next on the list
and DIR. Northington made a brief
talk in favor of increasing the force.
Alderman Jno. Young spoke against
it. After a few minutes discussion it
was agreed to elect five as heretofore.
There were twelve candidates, viz:
A. G. Stafford, G. Holleman, j. Il.
Robinson, f. II. Davis, w. M. ROl
low, Chas Collier, Wayne Turner,
Pat Ginley, Jos. Coleman, j. b.
Stone, J. V. Matthews, and j. ID.
Burney.
A. G. Stafford and j. f. Robinson
received eight votes, Rollow seven
and Collier six on the first ballot and
were declared elected. Pat Ginley
and G. Holleman received five votes
each. On the second ballot Ginley
received five votes to HOlleman's
four and was declared elected. In
the police election the mayor de-
posted his ballot in the hat with
those of the Aldermen.
A. c. Stafford was elected chief of
police by aCclamatiOn and VIM. Rol-
low and j. f. Robinson were named
as the day policemen. The officers
were then all sworn in and the re.
cOrder was ordered to read the
ANNUAL REPORTS.
After the reports were read the
election of j. c. Mattill as chief OF
fire department and J. NJ. FARRELL as
engineer, was ratified. The Board
adjourned until next Monday night,
when it will meet for the transaction
of regular business.
FINANCE COMMITTEES.
To tic Honorable Board Of Mayor and
aldermen ofhe Ciyof ClarksuHe.
GENTLEMEN We herewith submit
our annual report and request that
you give it careful inspection.
We have carefully examined all the
books of collecting and disbursing
agents of the city, and checked every
item by the returns made to the city,
and have found them substantially
correct. There are some discrepan-
cies apparent from the reports of the
City Marshal and Recorder, but they
come in too late for your committee to
investigate the matter and ascertain
where the error is. We have for three
years in succession called the atten-