The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04
COUNCIL WINDS UP ITS AFFAIRS OF 1898 AND STARTS ON
THE new YEAR.
pIoves at the Electric Light Plant Most of the Old
Officials Retained. Receipts and DISBURSEMENTS.

At recent meeting the committees
of the old council made their final re-
ports, when Mayor Cheatham adjourned
that body sine die.
The oath was Immediately adj
ministered to the newly-elected men,
bers and the new body called to order.
The oath of Office was administered to
Mayor Cheatham by Judge J, M. Sim~
mons, and the mayor administered it to
Aldermen-elect Dean, Jennings and Mas
worthy. Mr.. Nasworthy is the only
new member of the council, succeeding
Alderman W. H. Davis.
The first business of the new counci!
was the fixing of salaries and the cleo
ton of officers for 1899. The salary of
the electric light superintendent was re
duced from SIS to $50 per month, of the
engineer from SAT so to $40 per month,
of lamp trimmer from $50 to $27 80 per
month, of chief of police from 800 to
$50 per month, of policemen from $40 to
$40 per month each, and street overseer
from $1.75 to $3.50 per day. The salary
of the scayenger was increased from $50
to $50 per month. The salaries of the
clerk, treasurer, auditor and city attor-
ney we're not changed, and the clerk Will
receive $3.50, the treasurer 800, the
auditor $50 and the attorney $50 for
their services, the same salaries that has
been paid them heretofore
L. c. Hoyl was elected to succeed
City Clerk Whitehead, the latter not be
ing a candidate for reelection. Mr..
HOyl received the votes of five of the
seven members of the council Chief of
Police John Seay was reelected with~
out opposition, as was Policeman j. B.
Roberts. Felix WEIGH was elected to
succeed Policeman J. r. Smith
j. II. Slade, Chas. Brown, John
Bartlett and j. R. Smith were elected
supernumeraries.
Z. w. Collins was not an appli-
can't for reelection to the superintend-
ency of the electric light department.
and A. ,. Slade was promoted to
that position. r. Slade was elected
engineer, L, a. SIade trimmer, and Jas.
Hamilton fireman without opposition.
j. w. Roberts succeeded himself as
street OveTseer, receiving 4 votes to 3
for n. Kinney City Attorney H. A.
Wilkinson and Auditor 4. E. Bell were
reelected without opposition, as was
the manager of the scavenger depart
ment, J. L. Lee.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mayor Cheatham announced the fol-
lowing stand ng committees:
Finance-L ,wrey, Dean and Mas.
worthy. Street and Cemetery-Jen>
nings, Deubler and Nasworthy. Fire
and Water-Oeubler, Jennings and Nc
Nulty. Printing-LCwrey, Jennings
and Nasworthy. Building asworthy,
Jennings and Deubler. Health-Dean.
Jennings and Deubler. Lights-Mc-
Nulty, Dean and Jennings.
Alderman McNulty was appointed
mayor protein.
The council this year is composed of
Mayor w. B. Uheatham and Aldermen
F. NJ. Jennings, j. S. Lowrey, F. NJ.
McNnlty, +. Nasworthy, Chas. Deubler
and j. q. Dean. They are all men OF
experience in the city government, and
under their administration the city's
best interests will continue to be pro-
tected and advanced.
The City . Streets.
Chairman Jennings of the street COM
mittee submitted an interesting report
of the years work on the city's thor
oughfares. The report shows that 81,
S62 80 were expended on the streets
during 1898, and was as follows:
To the Mayor and City Council, GEN
tlemen: Twelve months ago we began
our administration as the street com
mittee. Upon entering upon our work
We found the streets to be in fair con-
dition. Since then We have caused the
streets and sidewalks to be leveled,
curbs and bridges to be built and repair
ed, bitches dug, sewer pipe put down, and
the streets cleaned of grass and other
rubbish. We have had the street hands
to assist in erect ng poles, and aiding in
other ways the electrical department of
the city. In preparing the streets lum-
Der was purchased, the price paid being
IS cents per hundred feet. We have re-
ceived from the cleanings of the streets
the sum of $500, which has been turn
ed over to the treasurer. Money has
been expended for the repair of the
carts, for the feed and shoeing of the
mules, for the purchase of street tools.
and for wages of the hands and superin-
tend emit. The city pillow cost $242.OO,
three years time being given for the pay
ment of same, and the su of $81 90 has
been expended for that purpose. The
plow is an efficient one, and much good
has been derived from its use. The to-
tai expense to the city has been, deduct
ing the $500 above mentioned, ST.
862 .39. We find on hand carts, tools and
mules to be in fair condition.
The streets of. the city, while now in a
muddy condition, are as good as could
possibly be acquired under the present
MntaVorable condition of the weather.
we recommend that the two OLD mules
now on hand be replaced by four young
mules TO pull the street sprinkler and