The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-17

 dent to the office to which we have been elected by the people of this city. In discharging our duties, it is the earnest wish of the executive that he should have | the cooperation of the members of your | body. and to that end invites discussion at all times of matters pertaining to the city government Respectfully. Charles E. Mclean, | Mayor of the City of Mobile" A Committee of five on Rules were then | appointed P. J. Lyons. A. s. Lyons L.. | B. Kirkbride, c. w. Butt, Max Michael. | Adjournment was then taken until to- I night.
 The Night Session.
 At ' o'clock tonight pursuant to ad- | iournment, this afternoon. Chairman Lyons called the General Council to or | der The full membership was present. and an immense throng filled the lobby | of the Council Chamber. | Alderman Kirkbride from the Commit | tee on Rules. made a report, a few | changes being noted from the former rules, all of which were adopted l Election of officers being next in order,
 the Council proceeded to ballot with the following results:
 Chief Fire Department Thomas F.
 Assistant chief-George Myricks (elect-
 ed). 14; Henry A. Dolle, l. Clerk of Marketsr-c. w. oberkirk
 Committee Clerk (six entries)-Owen
 Farley, John H. Marquis. T. F. Groom. | Whiting Ames, W. V. McDermott, T. P.
 Brewer On the twelfth ballot Brewer
 got B. Ames. 5; Farley, 2: Brewer being
 License Officer-Af Torrans. 14; John l Duff, 1. Torrans elected.
 Keeper of Magnolia Cemetery-W. J.
 Hanlon. IS; c. Bailey. 2; s. Hanlon elected:
 (three entriesl-R. Farrell. John P. | Wheeler, W. P. Davis. The second bal
 lot resulted, Davis. 8; Farrell, 5: Wheel
 CT. ?. Davis being elected.
 tries)-c. w. soost. M. F. Sullivan, John
 J. Dunn. B. F. Round. soost, F: sulli-
 van, 3; Dunn. 1. Soost being elected. | Bookkeeper Waterworks two entries)-
 G. H. Randall, 8; s. Pope Lee. '; Ran | dall elected.
 | Clerk of Waterworks-T. Il. Guesnard, | unanimously elected.
 Engineer Pumping Station (two entries)
 s. H. Hinckley, l4; John Soto Murdock, | 1. Hinckley elected. l Pipe Lineman of Waterworks-P. J. | Gibney. unanimous
 Two tappers of waterworks-T. c. | White and J. s. Reinhart, unanimous. l City Electrician (three entries)-T. H. Chamberlain, George w. Fordney, c. s. McCosker. second ballot Chamberlain | (elected). Il; McCosker. 4. l Superintendent of Sewers two entries) -J. W. Gurley. {; M. Tapia. Il. Tapia l elected.
 1 Sanitary Inspector five entries)-L. J. Leahey J. A. Mulvey. s. T. Simmons. | John M. Clarke. F. J. Gaston. Leahey.
 8; Simmons. 2; Clarke, 4 Leahey elected Collector of Waterworks-W. T. Pritch- ard, unanimous.
 Assistant tthree entries)-S. A. Lose, | John P. Shock, F. H. Stanard, Lose, Il: | Stanard. 1. Lose elected. | Official Stenographer-W. J. Goodman, unanimous.
 paoorda. ,ro +au, fHwo au+rioal-J w | Tharp, 13; l.. Bauer. 2. Tharp elected. Naval Stores Inspector-A. A. Voss, unanimous.
 Powder Magazine Keeper-J. H. Moore. unanimous.
 | Under the head of new business Coun- l clman Lyons offered a resolution to pro- | vide for a clerk to the Mayor and pur- 1 chasing agent. The resolution goes over | the usual period.
 Clerk owen reported that the tax books
 were opened for twenty days for inspec- | ton in his office.
 I On motion the Council adjourned until | Thursday night.
 The outgoing General Council was call | cd to order at 1:30 o'clock, in adjourned | session from called session by Hon. Walter F. Walsh, for the purposes set
 forth in a call which reads as follows: "Gentlemen-I have called this meeting l to pass bills, etc, for the month of Feb-
 ruary, 1908. It was my intention to have | a meeting Monday, March 16 for the
 purpose of winding up the affairs of this | administration, but the impossibilfty of | having the annual reports ready by then | has necessarily made this improbable,
 and the reports when ready will be sent | in to the incoming administration. ''This probably being the last meeting | to be held by your honorable body, l desire to thank you for any kindness you l have exhibited towards me. and assure | you that shall retire with feelings that are charitable and kindly to all, and | with malice to none. Yours respectfully, l ''Walter F. Walsh, Mayor" Chairman Sherard was in the chair and
 on roll call the following members re- | sponded: Aldermen P. J. Lyons, A. s. Lyons. Councilmen Butt, Hale. Craft, Mo | Lean. Thomas. | Clerk owen announced the presence of | only eight members and a quorum not l being present an adjournment was in or | der Pending a motion to adjourn Alder
 man A. s. Lyons offered the following | resolutions:
 | Be 1t resolved, That the thanks of this 1 General Council be extended to the Chair man. who has served the General Coun- | cil for his able, courteous and impartial | manner in which he, as President, pre- l sided over the meetings and has rendered | to each individual member the utmost | consideration and courtesies." Alderman i Lyons put the motion which was unani- | mously adopted.
 Chairman Sherard, in response said that
 he thanked the members for their kind | resolution. q regret, for many reasons, to leave you. While the associations have been pleasant and responsible I wish you | God speed in the future" l Chairman Sherard then. on motion, de- | cIared the General Council adjourned sine | die.