The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-14
Given t. Ben Davis the Six
Year City Scavenger On
d combination Ma
jority.
Dr. C C. Burke Won two Prizes IN
Being Elected Mayor Pro lem
and Drawing long Term
Aldermanship.
ONE OF THE FINEST.
Geo. B. Hughes Elected to Fill {
Policemans Place, Vice Dave
Edwards whose Time Ex-
pired.

Last night the large West Side
city hall was filed with the citizen
ship to see the new Mayor installed,
and watch other proceedings of an
interesting nature.
The meeting was opened by
Mayor Turner ordering the roll
called.
1t was found that City Secretary
Bob Burke, City Attorney Horace
Vaughan, Marshal Stanley Edwards,
and City Engineer Sidney Stewart,
with the following aldermen were
present:
Charles Gallagher, Ed Walker,
George Mcdowell, Tom Estes, Char
les E. Beard, Bill Kelley, A. L.
Chic, w. G. Mathews and H Boush
Hank Mccartney and Buff Kizer
were absent,
Secretary Bob Burke read the
minutes of several meetings back
which covered many pages, and
consumed fully an hour, in their
reading,
The council approved them with
out dissenting vote.
Mayor Turner stated that the
city council had sold to j. Deutch-
man, the lot belonging to the city,
on Broad and Walnut street known
as the old city hall property, taking
for the same $4,000 in city scrip,
and that he had made Mr.. Deutch-
man a deed, which was properly
signed and delivered and, that the
city scrip was in hand.
Secretary Bob Burke, then arose
and produced the scrip and called it
off, giving number to whom issued
and to what amount.
Mayor Turner said the new
council should see that this scrip
was cancelled at the next meeting.
The Mayor then said he would
open the election returns and de-
clare the result.
Ward One had no representative
present and it was passed as also
was Ward Two.
Ward Three answered present,
with Mr.. John Stuart the vote was
called off and properly registered.
Then came the other wards with
.C. G. Buckner, Sam Hitler, Hamp
Graves, and Uriah Carpenter Ward
One and Two had still no repre-
sentatives present, and there being
no objection or contest, the talley
sheets were spread and the results
declared.
The Mayor then called w. G.
Hardin forward and declared him
the Mayor elect, and administered
the oath Of Office to HIM
Mayor Turner then thanked
the aldermen for their courtesy
toward him during his two years
incumbency
Mayor Hardin then took up the
thread of work and administered
the oath to the new aldermen seven
in number, as follows;
DR., c. G. Burke and NJ, c. Thomp,
son from Ward One, Ward
Two John Carmichael, Ward
Three Frank Nevu, Ward -Four J,
C Cunningham, Ward Five Frank
Barkmau, Ward Six L, G. Reese
The Mayor announced that an
election for Mayor Pro TEN was in
order,
w, c, Mathews named Dr. G, c,
Burke, Bill Kelley named Frank
Barkman and the Mayor nominated
Charles E. Beard, The ballot re
suited Burke Z, Beard 2, Barkman
3-Dr, Burke was declared elect d.
j. r. Graves and G, II Hughes
were applicants for the vacant
policemanship a ballot was taken,
Hughes received 9 and Graves B
Hughes was declared elected
The scavengers place was next to
be filled, aud there were three ap
plcants, Ben Davis, colored, Phil
lip Levy aud Abb McMlckle Ben
Davis received 4 votes, Abb Nc
Mickle Sand Phillip Levy
The Mayor declared Abb Nc.
Mickle elected, t3f
Here one Of the aldermen, Cum
ningham, arose and said he thought
il took a majority Of all votes cast
to elect several others joined in on
the same opinion, hut the Mayor