The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-15
CITY OFFICIALS
 RESIGN PLACES
Changes in Pratt City's Official
 Administration
SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED
City Clerk Ed Donaldson, Jr., Gives Up Place to Accept More Lucra- tive Position in Birmingham.
 Local and Personal News.

Pratt City, August 14.-(Special)-At a regular meeting of the city council of Pratt City held at the city hall tonight, City Clerk Ed Donaldson, Jr., Sanitary Inspector R. J. Granger and Policeman s. M. Harmon resigned their respective positions and their successors were elected.
 The officers elected are as follows City clerk, Walter Gibson; sanitary in- spector, D. T. Richards; patrolman No. 1, Q. D. Brown; patrolman No. ?, who is also street commissioner, Fred Lewis, and patrolman No g. who will be sub ject to the orders of the mayor and Chief of Police John Boisell.
 The mayor and chief of police have had to employ an extra man for some time and relieve the mayor of the responsi- bility of making the selection.
 A resolution was adopted giving the mayor authority to appoint police com mission to be in direct control of the police department, to hear complaints of executive officers and examine into charges preferred against officers by the chief.
 Mayor Hudnall at once announced the appointment of the following commits sion: William Mackinaw, chairman; G.. D. Harrell and Dr. J. E. Seay.
 The meeting opened with Mayor E. J. Hudnall in the chair and some time was taken up with the reading of re- ports of the various officials for the month of July. Several routine mat ters were disposed of and the clerk an- nounced the resignations of the officers mentioned A resolution to postpone the aIa Of 4<& ~t.. fff cers to next Monday was defeated by a majority vote and the council at once went into an election with the results stated above.
 City Clerk Donaldson stated as his reasons for resigning his place. the offer of more lucrative position in the city of Birmingham.
 nall, Aldermen J. B. Stagg, J. P. Seay, W. c. Muir, G. D. Harrell. J. w. Mills. W. G. Powell. c. K. Clayton, William Mackinaw, James OHare, J. D. Hanby and w. c. Mcdonald.
 Local and Personal.
 Mir. and Mrs T. S. Payne left tonight for North Carolina where they will spend few days visiting.
 Wiber Atkinson bookkeeper for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway com pany's store at this place left tonight for Bloomington, H., for a few days vaca- ton. Mrs. Atkinson who has been in Bloomington for several weeks will re- turn with her husband in about a week.
 The Rev. J. s. Glasgow of Birming- ham, preached at the First Methodist church last night. The paster. the Rev. w. E. Foust. preached at West End.
 Prof. F. M. McNeil, who has been on trip through north Alabama, returned home today. Professor McNeil is super- intendent of the Pratt City public schools.
 Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Valeria Cleveland Bundren of Jefferson City, Tenn, to MT. William Clifford Mcdonald of Pratt City, the mar riage to take place at the home of the brides parents. MT and Mrs. J. B. Bun dren at Jefferson City. August 22 at high Eoon. The bride-to-be is one of Tennessees s fairest and most accomplished daughters and MT Mcdonald is the popular cashier of the Bank of Pratt City. After the marriage they will return at once to Pratt City, where they will be at home to their friends at East Highlands.
 Postoffce Inspector Klein was in the city today and it is understood that he will recommend the moving of the Pratt City postoffice into more central and com modious quarters This move has been under consideration for some time and most of the people favor it. At present it is not centrally located and the build ing is too small to accommodate the business of the office.
 The infant of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Breslin, who died last night. was buried this afternoon at o'clock at Greenwood cemetery.
 James Scarbrough, head blacksmith in the shops of the Birmingham Southern railway at this place had his thumb mashed off with the steam hammer in the place today. The crushed member was amputated by Dr. J. F. Seay and MT. Scarborough was resting very we'll at his home on Third street late tonight
 J. M. Warren, aged about 65 years died at the home of his son on Third street this afternoon at o'clock The funeral arrangements have not been an- nounced