The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-31
R.D.LEEELECTED MAYOR
WEST END TAKES RESP ON
SIBILITIES OF A CITY.
Has Been Incorporated and Has
Chosen Executive Officer and
Five Aldermen - Board to
Choose Subordinate officials

r. D. Lee is the intendant or Mayor of
the newly-incorporated city of West End.
An election was held in West End Mon
day by authority of the Probate Court of
MONTGOMERY County. and Mr.. Lee was
elected over his opponent, j. M. John
ston. The vote resulted: Lee. 81; john
ston, 35.
Five Aldermen were elected as follows:
James Hamn. g. A. Notes, w. e. Hop
per. ]. L. Bennett and w. A. Brown.
There were nine candidates for Alder
manic honors, but as the laws only pro-
vides for fve Aldermen in towns the
size of West End, incorporated under the
code, there were four disappointed ones.
The vote cast for Aldermanic candidates
was as follows: James Hamn, 81; G. A.
Notes IS; Marion Lord, AZ; Dolph Griggs,
80: w. E. Hopper, "a; j. L. Bennett, n;
w. A Brown, rs; j. H. OGwynn, 49,:
D. H. Venable, 20.
About two weeks ago twenty-five citi-
Zens of West End fled declaration of
incorporation with the Probate Court of
Montgomery County and received an or
der for an election on the question OF
corporation or no corporation as provided
by the code. The election was held. Fiji
ty-one citizens voted for corporation
and twenty-five citizens voted against it.
$1,000
to the Probate Court, and Sheriff w. R.
Waller appointed E. A. Jackson, Bishop
Tucker and Jim Stevens as inspectors to
conduct an election Monday for the choice
of city officials for the ewly-incorporateG
municipality.
Yesterday morning the result of the
election was returned to the office OF the
sheriff by the inspectors, and Mayor Lee
and the flve Aldermen were duly installed.
Mayor Lee who is a leading merchant
Of West End, said last night that the
Board of Aldermen would meet within a
few days and organize. A meeting was
to have been held last night, but 1t was
postponed. Until the Board of Aldermen
meets Mayor Lee said he preferred not
to discuss the future plans of the NUM-
cipality. He said subordinate officers. in
GLIDING a town marshal, would undoubt-
eddy be elected at the first meeting o
the Board.
The incorporation of West End was ac-
complished under a section of the code of
1896 which authorizes Probate Judges to
call elections for or against incorporation
when petitioned to do so by q certain
number of citizens Of towns having be-
tween 100 and 5000 inhabitants.
A Montgomery lawyer said yesterday
that the citizens of West End proceeded
without the knowledge that the law was
amended by the Legislature of 1893 and
that it as probable they would have to
make a second applica ton and hold an
other election The amended law this law
yer said, provided that not less than fifty
citizens should sign the declaration pa
pers and that only householders and free
holders were permitted to vote In either
of the elections. The lawyer. said how
ever. that this question might not be
raised against West End
Asked about this phase OF the situation
Mayor Lee of West End said last night
that more than fifty citizens had signed
one of the papers declaring for incorpo-
ration and that this paper could easily
| be filed with the Probate Court. AS to
| qualifications of voters Mayor Lee said
that more than a majority of the men
who voted in the two elections were
| householders and freeholders.
The Incorporation OF West End will not
AFFECT the measure to be presented to the
Legislature seeking to annex the suburbs
| Of Montgomery further than the fact that
the Incorporated town OF West End will
undoubtedly array itself against the hill
| unless West End is exempted
The Legislature Is empowered TO set
| aside the Incorporation by making the
town Of West End part OF the city of
Montgomery.