The daily sentinel., 1901-04-16
NEW COUNCIL MEETS.
Large AssembIase of Citizens
Gathers at City Hall to- Wit
ness Induction Into Office Of
New Mayor and Board Of
Alderman.


Alderman.
When it became evident last night
that the regular meeting place OF council
would be entirely too small to accommo-
date the crowd which would be present
to see the newly elected mayor and al
dermen take tho oath Of Office, 1T was
| decided at once to adjourn to the main
room Of the city hall, which was done.
Here Mayor Ella called the council to
gether for the last time under his ad-
ministration Of four years, and few
items OF business were transacted before
the council adjourned sine die.
| All memb bers Of the council we're pres
ent, save Alderman Covey. The minutes
OF the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Attorney Staley asked that a warrant
for six dollars be drawn in favor OF Judge
Sullivan Of the county court, as cost
bona in the suit OF Joseph Reither vs..
the city.
DR.. Smith then presented the balance
OF the account owed jointly by city and
county for hospital maintenance and
erection. 1t amounted to $l9S OF. On
motion a warrant was ordered drawn for
one half OF this amount
He then, as a member OF the confer
ence committee OF the city and county,
presented the bills of DR.. A. G. Taylor
and DR.. W. Capps for $25 each, against
the city and county for extra service in
caring for the cases OF contagious dis
ease, which had entailed extra labor up
on the part Of the city and county ply
scians. DR.. Smith opposed the pay
ment of these bills on the ground that it
established precedent in paying regu-
larly elected officers who had accepted
positions with salaries attached, some
thing which was not comprehended
should be paid when they accepted the
office.
Barton spoke in favor OF the payment
OF these bills, because a great deal of
extra labor had been done by the ply
sicians, over and above their regular
abors as city and county physicians.
A motion WAS made to pay the one
half of the two bills, in accordance with
the agreement with the county com
missioners, but an amendment WAS made
that they be referred to the finance
committee.
The regular order OF business having
been called over by Mayor Ella and
nothing being presented for consdera
| ha hat to
would be in order. This was made and
the council adjourned sine die.
| Mayor elect Sampliner was then called
forward by City Attorney Staley and
amidst applause the oath was admins
tered to him.
pleasant little speech. He said in part:
II assumed the duties OF the office at
time when things were little stormy,
when many bitter things Of personal
nature we're being said, but can say in
retiring from this position now, that
there is not one member of the council
whom l cannot take by the hand and
call him friend. am glad to welcome
the newly elected mayor and his selec
ton pleases me much. l say now as
said during the campaign, that did not
desire the position again and only &C.
cepted the nomination because l could
not refuse the friends who had stood by
me-"
| The above is in substance what ex-
Mayor Ella said and it was we'll received.
as he was vociferously applauded.
Calls were then made for q speech
from Mayor Sampliner, he responding in
we'll worded and we'll conceived inaug-
ural, which was we'll received by the
large crowd present. Mayor Sampliner
read his inaugural from manuscript and
it is given in full in another portion OF
this paper.
just previous to the delivery OF his
inaugural Justice Sweeney administered
the oath of Office to the tour councilmen,
Samuel Waldroup, Fred Mantey, Nelson
Hards and s. B. Hutchinson.
Taking up the regular order OF bust
ness Mayor Sampliner called for petit
tions. An application for the position
OF care taker OF the city bitches and OF
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