The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-20
CITY OFFICERS
WERE ELECTED
Robert J. Lowe Again Chosen
City Attorney.
EVANS DEFEATED FOR CLERK
H. D. Woods Named as His Successor
All Other Officers Reelected
Meeting Held Behind Closed
Doors and Crowd Waited

All the present city officers except City
Clerk Frank p. Evans, formerly mayor
were reelected by the city council last
night.
The defeat of Mr.. Evans will cause sur
prise in the city, and, without regard to
the merits of Mr.. Wood, the man elected
to the office it will cause very general re-
gret. Mr.. Evans Is one of the most popu-
lar men in Birmingham, and nobody seems
to have suspected that he could possibly
be defeated. The public disappointment
over his defeat will not prevent the public
from congratulating Mr.. Wood.
A matter of state interest is the re-elec-
tion of Hon. Robert j. Lowe as city attor-
ney. 1t had gone out that an effort was
being made to defeat Mr.. Lowe; but if such
effort was put forth in the executive ses-
sion of the city council, it was powerless
to prevent the councils renewed expression
of its confidence in and esteem for the
chairman of the state democratic execu-
tive committee.
The meeting was called to order at 1870
o'clock by Mayor Drennen, and on roll call
the following members answered to their
names Aldermen Lynaugh Wheeler, Camp,
RAINBOW, Kerr, Mcknight, Meighan, Moore,
McAnnally, Williams Altman, Graham,
Heidi, Jones, Harrington, DAILY.
Went to Work at Once
Mr.. Lynaugh offered a resolution that the
mayor and board of aldermen at once pro-
coed to the election of city officers in the
order named: City attorney, clerk and au-
ditor, one office; license inspector, street
and poll tax collector. one office; tax collec-
tor and treasurer, one office; chief of fire
department; engineer; physician and health
officer, one officer; sexton Oak Hill eeme-
terry; day warden at city jail; night warden,
city jail.
Mr.. Rainbow called attention to the office
of clerk and auditor being one.
Mr.. Camp was opposed to the resolution
offered by Mr.. Lynaugh and so stated.
Nj. Lynaugh here explained the resolu-
ton.
Mr. Moore declared that the resolution
was entirely unnecessary.
Mr.. Jones moved to incorporate the Of
fees of clerk and auditor into one.
This motion was opposed by Mr.. Camp.
Mr.. Graham reminded the assembly that
the street commissioners had not been men
toned with the other offices.
Mr. Jones moved to add street to COM
missioner and make it street commissioner.
Mr. Moore moved that the body go into
executive session.
Mr. Daily made a motion to elect a city
detective, the motion being seconded by
Mr. Harrington.
Mr. McAnally moved to table the notion
Mr.. Kerr seconding the motion.
The motion was tabled, the ayes being
the chairman and Messrs, RAINBOW, Camp,
Mcknight, Graham, Kerr, McAnatly,
Moore, Williams, Meghan, Altman-ll.
Nays Lynaugh, Wheeler, Jones, Harring-
ton, Daly-5.
Mr. Rainbow moved to elect a plumbing
inspector, Mr.. Jones saying that this work
was now being attended to by the police
Mr.. RAINBOW insisted that what the city
needed, and badly needed, was plumbing
inspector. The city engineer, he declared
had been doing the work. He was in favor
of having competent inspector, to be un-
der the supervision of the city engineer.
Mr.. McAnally moved that the council so
into executive session, and the motion was
adopted.