Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-18

meeting were read and approved.
The following resolution, offered by
Aldermen Hutchens and Stegall, was
unanimously adopted:
| Res0lved, That the thanks of the re-
manning members of the Board are hereby
rendered to Messrs. S. j. Mayhem, A. s..
| Fletcher and James Conway, the retiring
members, for their able assistance and
earnest cooperation in advancing the
city's interest during their terms of Of
| fee.
A motion to adjourn prevailed, where
upon the new officers-elect were sworn in
and installed into their offices by Judge
Thomas j. Taylor. The new Board as
organized, is composed as follows:
Hon. Jere Murphy, Mayor.
ALDERMEN OF FIRST WARD-A. D.
Rodgers and w. T. Hutchens.
SECOND WARD. r. Stegall and John
G.. Baker.
THIRD WARD-Alfred Moore and w.
r. VanValkenburg.
FOURTH WARD-Charles Ware and Lu-
Glen Jones.
| On motion, Mr.. Brittian Franks was,
by reclamation, reelected City Marshal
and Sexton for the Cemetery.
The Mayor instructed the Clerk to
read the appointment of standing COM
mittees for the ensuing term, which was
as follows:
| EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE-John g. Baker,
Alfred Moore, Lucien Jones and w. T.
| Hutchens.
FINANoE-W. T. Hutchens, Alfred
Moore and A. D. Rodgers.
| ORDINANCE-Lucien Jones, w. r. Van
Valkenburg and Alfred Moore.
WATER WoRKs-W. T. Hutchens, John
G. Baker and Alfred Moore.
| FIRE DEPARrMENT-W r. VanValken-
burg, ]. R. Stegall and John q. Baker.
CEMETERY-Rodgers, Manufacturing
and Ware.
MARKET House AND CALABoosE-Ba Baker
Stegall and Ware.
WEIGHTS AND MEAsUREs-W Ware, Rodg-
6TS anu Jones.
PRINTING anValkenburg, Moore and
Ware.
GAs-Stegall, VanValkenburg and
Rodgers.
CHARITY-Stegall, Rodgers and Jones.
SoHooLs-Rodgers, Hutchens and
Moore.
POLICE -Hutchens, Baker and Stegall.
HEALTH-Moore, Jones and Stegall.
The Board then adjourned till 7;30 pm.
EVENING SESSION.
The new Board met at 7:30 O'Clock last
Monday evening to hold their first session
and to elect the city officers:
The first business transacted after the
board convened, was the election of City
Clerk and Assessor. There being no
other nominations, the present incum-
bent, Mr.. E. r. Matthews was unani-
mously reelected.
Mr. A. L. Rison was also unanimously
| reelected Treasurer for the city.
| Mr.. Zebulon P. Davis was reelected,
by reclamation, Chief of Night Police.
For day police officers, the names of
Messrs. Perry Harrison, Chas. B. O'Reil-
ly and w. H. Blakemore, were placed in
nomination. On the sixth ballot, Mr..
Harrison was elected, and on the seventh
ballot, Mr.. OReilly was reelected. These
two gentlemen will fill thel official posi-
tions on the day force in future.
| The following nominations were then
made for positions on the night force,
with three to be elected Thomas W..
| Ward, William Mitchell, John R. Full
CHAM, Pete Allen, Henry Wendell, Elijah
Jones, E. E. Douglass, Sidney Pentecost,
Thomas H. Ellison, D. N. Smith, Wesley
Brock and John Parks.
The first ballot resulted in no election.
| Upon the second ballot, Mr.. Thomas w.
Ward, member of the present night
force, was re elected. On the sixth bal
lot, Mr.. John r. Fulgham, another one
| of the present force, was reelected, he
receiving six votes. Mr. John Parks was
elected member of the night force on
the eighth ballot.
Next in order, was the election of
Street Superintendent. The name of MIR.
B. w. Blake, the present efficient Super
intendent, was placed in nomination, fol-
lowed by that of DR.. w. P. Hooper.
When the first ballot was taken, Mr..
Blake received nine notes.-the total
vote of the Board.
William Tlvis, colored, was reelected
Engineer at the Big Spring, without op-
position.
For Engineer of the Fire Department,
Messrs. Nick Woodbridge and George
Ware, were nominated. Mr.. Woodbridge
was reelected on the first ballot, receiv-
ing seven votes.
Ben Gillian and Henderson Hill, COL
ored, were nominated for Sexton of the
colored cemetery. The latter was re-
elected by full vote.
On motion of Alderman Stegall, Sec