The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-08
HEARTH, ASSISTANT
Caucus Nominees Last Night
Elected by Aldermen.
ONLY TWO NEW POLICEMEN
TWO OTHERS WE'RE DRofl III
FROM THE FORCE
NEW HEALTH LAWS

A Resolution Passed Notifying All OH'-
GERS That They Must Pay Their
Just Debts or Lose Their
Job With the City.
The News and Observers list of the
new city officers published yesterday
morning was the correct one. Ihe drip
n;nes caught from the leak found in the
wall where the caucus was held was the
stuff
The Quaker meeting was broken up
last night. The CLAIMS had to talk. 1t
was the night for. the aldermen to meet
and elect new officers. They met and
elected them and they elected those print
ed in yesterdays paper.
Notwithstanding the fact that all the
caucus secrets had leaked out the ~
terest in the proceedings was intense. Halt
an hour before the appointed time Tor
the meeting the hall was packed fun OF
people And the aldermen. too. were
there more promptly than usual. The
three Republicans got there trst-lndeed
that's about all the part they had IN the
game. being present. Then the Demo
Gratis came in a body, fresh from another
caucus i'm Alderman Drewry's ofhce
What transpired there, or what the OBJ
iect of the meeting was no one took the
trouble to find out, as it was bound to
all come, out IN the full board meeting.
The board met promptly ut $50 o'clock.
The first business transacted was the
acceptance <.f the bonds OF the City Clerk.
Ham +. Smith, for $1,000 1t as per-
soul bond. signed by NJ. a. Isiaehan for
$1,000, C. Il. Root for $1,000 and John
G.. Drewry Tor $1,000. =. c.s:-totn. r.
On motion of Alderman :DreWry; the
board went into election of new tofticers.
The following were nominated and elect
ed by acclznrahon. J57.., if2:Ss::,1t =
w. II. BLAKE. Street Commissioner.
PERRIN BUSBEE. City Attorney. !.
RROB'T q. UPCHURCH. Auditor
GASTON III. RIsOUGIITON, Keeper
of City Cemetery. .4s is4
LEE CHRISTIAN, Keeper. @'f Mount
Hone (coloreD Cemetery.
JOS. G.. BlaWON. City Treasurer.
l.. A. MAILER, Chief of Fire Depart
ment, with SALARY Of $3.50.
WALTER WOOICO'TT. Assistant
Chief with salary of $50.
Il. T. SALE, Sanitary Inspector
ANDREW L. JONES, Keeper of
Market.
j. H. MARSHALL. Janitor of City
Hall.
J. NJ. NORWOOD. Chief of Police.
c. ID. HEARIyr. Assistant Chief of
Police with duties of Turnkey
p. C. HARDY, Turnkey.
w. A. HOWELL. Keeper Of Pnllen
Park.
THOMAS ". BLAKE Keeper .of
City Clock.
J. A. Gates, Policeman.
A. H. HAYNES. Policeman.
J. II. MULLENS, Policeman
NJ. THOMPSON, Policeman.
T. Il. ANDERSON, Policeman.
l.. S. ELLISON, Policeman.
CHAS. CREIGHTON, Policeman.
SAM LAMBETH, Policeman.
Melvin A.drews, Policeman.
w A. WOODALII, Policeman.
r.. J. CONRAD. Policeman
MACK RUTH. Policeman.
The only two offices not flied were
shose of Commissioner of Sinking Fund
and Keeper OF the City Scales. 1t was
announced that a new arrangement had
been made in regard to these places.
Only one nomination was made by the
three Republican members Of the board;
that was G. w. King for Chief of Police.
The vote stood 9 for Norwood and ; for
King On most of the other officers the
Republicans refrained, from voting.
Ia the selection Of Capt. Heartt Assist
ant Chief of Police, the board granted
him leave of absence for two months
with full pay. ~
The policemen who lost their places
are Messrs. &. nj. Jones. q. c. Upchurdh.
f. A. Belyin and j. w. Beasley. The
new ones are Lambeth and Ruth.
The following standing committees
weer appointed:
Finance committee-J. ID. Boushal1.
H. NJ 1vey, john G. DrewIy.
Street Committee-JOhn C.. Drew1y.
j. d. Bonshall A. NJ. Powell.
Police C0mmittee-W. w. Parrish. Fl.
~ Ivey. II. w Hunnicutt.
Light Committee-H. NJ. Iyey. j. S.
Riddle, j. $. Cornell.
Cemetery Committee. s. Riddle. J.
IS. Co1Tell, Il. A. Johnson.
Market Committee. f. Potter. +.
~. Hunniclrtt !. e. Hamlin.
Building COmufittee-F. w. Hunnicutt,
J. S. Riddle, j. II. Potter.
School Committee. ID. Boushall, A.
M. Powell, Il. A. Johnson.
Park GOmnnttee-~-A Nj. Powell, +. w.
Hunnicutt, John G. Drewry.
Water Committee. s. Correll, II. Nj
Ivey, w w. Parrish.
Sewer Committee. S. Cornell. A. NJ.
Powell, Il. J. Robinson.
Fire Committee-A. NJ. Powell, j. E..
Potter, J. ID. BOushall.
Board of Charities-Mayor w. NJ. Russ,
ii. NJ. Ivey, JnO. C.. Drewry, J. e. Potter,
%. A. johnson.
The following resolution, recommend
ed by the Democratic caucus. was unan-
imously passed by the board, the vote
being greeted by great applause from the
spectators
"Resolved That the City
do not employ or retain in
its imploy any man in any
dana rim emf xx,h0 falls ~ ~oxy