Evening journal., 1903-02-03
DOVER c0UECIL ORGANIZES
Fight for the Various Offices to Be
Filled BY That Body.
spoclal ID the Evenlng Jonrnal.


Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. 3.-Dover City Council |
organized last night at the Robbins
Hose House. The Council was called
TO order by William NJ Hazel, one OF
the holdlng-over members. Alderman
E. f. Wood swore in the new members,
the old ones not taking the pledge. The
new members are William II. Walker
mayor; Henry Ridgcly. Jr., of the First
ward; William l.. Prltchett, Second |
ward; James A. Hirons, Third ward;
James G. Keron, Fourth ward. The
hold-cver members are Benjamin +.
Simmons, Jr., "a. l.. Burton, w. Sauls-
bury Bostic and Wfliam M. Hazel.
The hardest fight occurred when the
election OF superintendent of the water
works took place. There were three
nominations tor the eoifice-Councilmen
William NJ Hazel and w. S. Bostic aiad
Mark W. Cole Two ballots had to be
taken before an election. On the first
ballot. Hazel. received A votes; Bostic,
3; Cole, .. On the second ballot Cole
received 8; Bostlc, 3, and Hazel, l,
Cole being elected. The superintend-
ent OF the water works receives as a
compensation nve per cent. en- all net
collections. lie is required TO give 81 900
bond.
What was expected to be a hard
fight for the clerkship was easily cap
tured by Ezekiel Cooper. Cooper re-
celved eight votes and Henry G. ColM-
son, one vote. The clerk receives 500
annually for his labor, in addition to
other sums received tcr extra work,
such as making cut assessment lists,
etc.
Former Assembiyman Cornelius b.
Hope was elected unanimously to the
town treasureship over Samuel II. Car
sons and Charles e. Woottenl The
town treasurer gets a yearly salary OF
500 for his work. Magistrate Ia Il.
Wood was appointed to be the town
alderman, he having MO opponent.
i William L. Pritchett was elected as
chairman OF the Water and Light Com
mittee, the other members being Will
liam NJ. Hazel and J. "A. Kerons.
George r.. Matthews was elected chief
engineer at the water works, his salary
to be SIS weekly. His first assistant
win be Albert l. Kichline, whose sal
airy will be SIS weekly.
Thomas i. Cook was appointed sec
ond assistant engineer. His salary is Il
be S14 per week. Charles Dores was
- elected fireman. His SALARY was in
creased to $40 from sS All OF these
four men had no opposition.
The town finances We're shown to bt
In am excellent condition There is q
balance of s3S5.44 in the general fund
and balance OF s1,053.2S in the light
fund There is a balance in the water
fund of 81 ,2S9.
The Council granted Mrs. Rosa Tay-
lOr So for her rent, which in letter
sent to the counCilmen she said she was
unable to pay. In her letter she said
she had been restricted from work be-
cause her son, who was In company
with some of thes smallpox patients
which kept her In confinement, meaning
loss Of $i2 for her. SO far the SMALL
pox in Dover las cost the town about
$780,
Mayor Walker appointed Henry
Ridgely, Jr., William M. Hazel and w.
S. Bostic as a committee who will look
after the Dover sewer bill now in con-
sideration before the General Assem-
IDLY.
Mayor Walker said when taking the
chair that he intended to perform the
duties as mayor of Dover in an un-
biased manner, and to treat every sub
jeet in a fair way.
Council adjourned until next Monday
night, when the committees for the
year will be announced. In the mean
time Mr.. Walker will have a talk with
all of the councilmen and may map out
a course OF work for the city fathers.