The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
RALEIGH ALDERMEN
DISH OUT THE PIE
Shake Up in Police and Fire
Departments.
JORDAN LOSES POSITION
Or. McGeacny Suec .eds Or. McGhee The
Vote in Many Cases Said TO Have Been
Seven 10 Nine Led by Alderman
Andrews.

Andrews.
There is a shake-up in city officers and
II haJrrued last night.
The new City Fathers met in their first
session last night, and every Alderman
was there.
1t was short session, beginning
shortly before 1890 and lasting for about
eight minutes, yet it did business with
a big d.
But it was preceded by a caucus, a
private confab of the aldermen from
which the public and Mayor Powell were
excluded.
When the doors were opened after the
secret session, the floor on which the
aldermanic gladiators had contested,
looked as does Fayetteville street after
the Carnival crowd has dispersed for the
night. There was paper scattered here
and there and these showed that the bal
lots had been many.
How II all came about Is yet to come
out in piecemeal, but when Mayor
Powell took charge and pounded for or
der the Board was ready to do business,
and to do it on a schedule that shot along
without break.
Alderman A. B. Andrews, Jr., arose. He
held some sheets Of paper in his hands,
and he read. 1t was the names settled
on In the caucus for the non-elective-by
the-people places and it read thus:
WHO is ELECTED.
MAYOR PROTEM-A. B. Andrews, Jr.
CHIEF OF POLICE--J. II. Mullins.
TREASURER-Jos G. Brown.
CITY ATTORNEY-Walter l.. Watson.
STREET COMMISSIONER-W. T..
Blake.
SANITARY INSPECTOR AND PUR-
CHASING AGENT-T. p. Sale.
SUPERINTENDENT OF HEALTH AND
CITY PHYSICIAN-R. S. McGeachy
COMMISSIONER SINKING FUND-H.
f. Smith.
AUDITOR. Sherwood Upchurch.
ASSISTANT SANITARY INSPECTOR
j. s Correll.
KEEPER OF MARKET. N. McRary.
JANITOR CITY HALLS. w. Lumley.
SEXTON CITY CEMETERY-Albert
Upchurch.
SEXTON MT. HOPE CEMETERY
Theo. Spencer.
KEEPER PULLEN PARK-W. \
Howell.
CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT-Walte
Woollcott
ASSISTANT CHIEF-M. w. Croker.
KEEPER CITY CLOCK-T. w. Blake.
CITY WEIGHMASTER-D S. Belts.
POLICE CAPTAIN-R. ]. Conrad.
POLICE CAPTAIN-C. NJ. Walters.
TURNKEY--M. Johnson
TURNKEY-R c. Bell.
POLICEMEN. w. Beasley, F. A..
Belvin, +. B. Bryan, |. w. Rogers. A. II
Haynes. NJ. Thompson, C. w. Creighton.
j. r. Banks. w. G. Hunnicutt, e. E. Bar
row, w. H. Dones. L. NJ. Warren.
THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
Following the reading of this list,
which had surprises in it, Mr.. Andrews
next read the names of the Aldermen who
were selected by the caucus as chairmen
Of the various committees OF the city
government, these being:
FINANCIAL. B. Andrews, Jr.
STREET-Wm. Boylan.
POLICE-H. II. Croker.
LIGHT-C. A. Separk
CEMETERY-F. w. Habel.
MARKET-W. NJ. NOVEL;
BUILDING-L. G. Rogers.
SCHOOL-R. c. BEDFORD.
PARK-Lynn Wilder.
WATER. G.. Upchurch.
SEWER I. Johnson.
FTRE-H. T. Hicks
PUMP-N NJ. Rand
SANITARY-P. p. Griffis.
PURCHASER-J. o. Smith.
These chairmen are authorized to Sc
lect the additional members Of their re-
spective committees.
TERM BEGINS JUNE FIRST.
Before the officers named were elected
Mr.. Andrews presented three resolutions,
these being:
First. A resolution requiring the Com
missioner of the Sinking Fund to place
the monies coming into his hands in a
bank which allows interest on deposits
without this releasing him from any liza
bilities on his bond.
Second A resolution not to fill the po-
sition of Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm Telegraph, but that the Fire Com
mittec recommend to the Board such
changes in the city ordinances as will put
this under the control Of the Chief of the
Fire Department. Mr.. John Mangum is
now the Superintendent.
Third. That the officers elected by the
Board do not take charge of their offices
till the first of June.
These were no sooner read than adopt
ed, following which, on motion of Alder
man Hicks, the parties named by Alder
man Andrews for the offices were unani-
mously elected
PAY YOUR DEBTS.
Then Alderman Griffis addressed the
chair. He had a resolution and he read
it. 1t is for the purpose of making city
officers and employees pay their debts,
and is in these words:
THAT from and after May, 1908, all Of
ficers and employees of the city of Raj
eigh who snail wilfully refuse or neglect
to pay any debt contracted by them af-
ter the month of May. 1903. for 60 DAYS
after tho same shall become due, shall
forfeit their offices or employment, and
the same shall be declared vacant and
the Board of Aldermen, or the head Of
the department in which such defaulting
employee works, shall elect or appoint
the successor to the office or employ
ment so made vacant. provided that this
ordinance shall not apply to any failure