The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
Nominee for Mayor Seeks to Have the
Mayors Salary Reduced to $250o.
Southeastern Tariff Associa-
tons Report Referred.

For Gambill-Mayor Drennen, Aldermen
Wheeler Greener. Barbour, Copeland.
]. r.. Copeland, D. R.. Forney. Heidi.
Thach, Gray, Sims Total, IL.
For ACKNOWLEDGMENT O'Neill, Ward.
Moore, Cooper, Fulghum. Jones. Stock
mar. Total, 7.
The name of John B. Reid, who has
been mentioned recently in connection
with the office, was not presented to the
council. Mr.. Lane and DR.. Ullman were
the only officials who failed to be re-
| elected. >
List of Officials.
The following is a complete list of Of
fcials elected to serve during the year
1906:
City Treasurer-G. C. Engstfeld.
City Auditor-W. B. Copeland.
City Clerk-J. C. Murray.
Real and Personal Tax Collector-J. T.
Garretson.
License Inspector and Street Tax Col
| lector-A A. Gambill.
| City Engineer-Julian Kendrick
Street Commissioner-John McCartin.
Chief Fire Department.. Z. Mullin.
City Attorney-Edward D. Smith.
City Physician-Dr. Charles Whelan.
Cnlel meat ana MILK INSPECTOR. A
Collins.
Assistant Meat and Milk Inspector
E. Peterman.
Second Assistant Meat and Milk In
spector-William Kirkland.
Third Assistant Meat and Milk Inspec-
tor-E. NJ Duncan.
Sexton Oak Hill Cemetery-J. p Lam
bert.
Sexton Red Mountain cemetery-Sam F.
| Cunningham.
Bailiff and Custodian of City Hail.
]. Curran.
Assistant observation-disclosures LETTERS.
Members Board of Education-W. NJ.
Drennen and B. A. Thompson.
Inspector of Weights and Measures
A. j. Hall.
Park Commissioner for Central Park
]. H Bailey
Park Commissioner for West Park
Park Commissioner for East Park
Ben Wear.
The matter of selecting a pound keeper
was left with the mayor as Is the GUS
| tom. Mayor Drennen announced that he
would reappoint ]. H. Mcneil of Arka-
delphia, Ala, to the position.
City Physician.
For the office of city physician DIR.
Charles Whelan, the incumbent, was OPP
posed DR.. r. e. Ashworth was nominated
for the position by Alderman Copeland
of the fourth ward and the petition OF
DR.. Russell Callen was read. The vote
stood Wheelan, II; Ashworth, g.
r. e. Lewis opposed William Kirkland
for second assistant meat and milk in
spector the vote standing: Kirkland, TO-;
Lewis, 8. The petition of d. A. Wright
for the office of assistant city custodian
was read but he did not receive vote,
Mr. Jeffers being unanimously reelected
to the position.
Ben Wear the incumbent defeated Pat
Burke for commissioner of East park by
a vote of u to 5. AS provided in the
city charter all the elections were by
open ballot.
The salaries of all the city officials
were fixed last night with the exception
OF the mayor. The salaries will remain
the same this year as least, and the SAL
airy of the mayor and the commissions Of
the license inspector and street tax col
lector will be fixed later by the city
council.
Large Attendance.
Every member of council, with the ex-
ception Of Alderman Gum of the fifth
ward, attended last nights meeting. The
alderman from the fifth ward is absent.
from the city. There were over
one hundred spectators in the coun-
Gil chamber when Mayor Dren-
men raped for order about TAO
o'clock. The following members Of the
council answered the roll call: The
mayor, Aldermen Greener. Wheeler,
Ward oNeill. Barbour. Copeland. d. r..
Moore Copeland. ]. r., Cooper. Forney,
HEIDI Jones, Gray, Thach, Stockmar and
Sims Upon motion of Alderman Gray
| the reading of the minutes were dis
pensed with.
Mayor Drennen announced to the spec
| tators that II there was to be any con-
| ferences they must be held outside of the
| council chamber. Upon motion of Alder
| man Jones the regular order of business
was dispensed with and the board pro-
| ceeded to elect an alderman to succeed
| Col J. ]. Altman, a representative from
| the Sixth ward, who recently resign
| ed.
A New Alderman.
Fred A. Fulghum, who was nominated
for alderman at the recent primary cleo
ton. from the Sixth ward. was elected to
| fill the vacancy. He stepped up to
! the desk of the chairman and took the
oath of office He then took his seat
just at the rear of Alderman Forney OF
the sixth ward. AS Alderman Fulghun
took his seat there was applause.
| The treasurer reported that during the
| month of November the real and perso.
nal tax collections amounted to s77753 ~
| the street tax collections 5000: the n.
| cense collections s1963.50 and the fran.
| chise collections $500. The finance com.
mittee reported the pay rolls for last
month and they were ordered paid. The
| pay roll of the fire department for the
| month amounts to s4050, and the police
department 1889. s6 Several contractors
| estimates were ordered paid. A petition
| from the board of health with reference
! to an inspector was referred to the
| finance committee.
Assessments Ascertained.
| Assessments were ascertained on the
| following Improvement ordinances:
| No. 104, providing for the paving of
First avenue from Fifteenth to Eigh-
| teenth Streets and Third alley from
| Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets. the
| cost of the same being $20,140.72.
| No. 162. providing for sidewalks and