The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-05
WILL ELECT MANY OFFICIALS OF CITY Council to Have Busy Session
 Tomorrow Night ONE WARM CONTEST Barnes Morgan Is Making a Hard Fight to Defeat A. A. Gambill as
 License and Street Tax
 Collector.
ONE WARM CONTEST

COl1eCIoTs
 The fate of a number of city officials will be decided at the meeting of the city council tomorrow evening, when the annual election of the subordinate officers of the municipality will take place. There is only one office in which there is serious opposition to the present in- cumbent. A. A. Gambill, license and street tax collector, is opposed by w. Barnes Morgan. The former has been in office a number of years and the cry against him is that the time for change has occurred MT. Gambill has a number of friends in the council who are doing all in their power to re-elect him, but at the same time realize that in Barnes Morgan their favorite has strong op- ponent.
 There will be a mild contest for the office of warden of the city prison, as the incumbent, Mack Rittenberry, has ten dered his resignation to Mayor Ward and the city council.
 Dick" Gambill, as he is familiarly known Is making great fight. Barnes Morgan Is supported by Mayor George Ward and other influential men in the city
 Fees to Be Lowered.
 The records of the office of license and street tax collector for the year 1905 show that the present incumbent will realize out of the net proceeds about $S50O, which ;s far i., af ho ba mayor, chief of police, chief of fire de- partment. building inspector. treasurer, tax collector and other important officials. No matter what the net proceeds have netted the official in years past, there is one thing certain, in the future the fees will be practically cut in half. Mayor Ward himself is authority for this state ment.
 In discussing the question yesterday the Mayor stated that the emoluments of the office are too much for one man and that he Is strongly in favor of putting the office on a basis where the tax payers will derive the benefit instead of the official. Mayor Ward says that he be- lieves that all officials are servants of the people and should try and conduct their positions in such interests. At the same time the mayor said nothing at which the most sanguine supporter of MT Gambill could be offended. other than to say that he intended to vote for and support MT. Gambilrs opponent, Barnes Morgan to the finish.
 Are Strong Candidates.
 M I,l number of friends in the City Council and both sides are confident of the out come. No matter who wins between the two candidates the victor will know that a fight has taken place. MT. Morgan un- doubtedly has strong support when 1t is said that Mayor Ward Is leading the fight in his behalf In addition to this it is known that strong friends of the chief executive of the council are strong advocates of the man who seeks to oust Mir Gambill from the position the latter has held a number of years. The outcome of the battle, inasmuch as the Mayor has jumped into the fight, is being watched with interest by those who take more than casual interest in such contests.
 While the most interesting thing that is scheduled for next Wednesday even ing before the council will be the election of street tax and license collector. there are a number of other officials to be named. The following showing the posi- tions to be filled by the council with the present incumbents:
 Offices and Incumbents.
 Treasurer and Tax Collector-George Eustis.
 Auditor-W. B. Copeland.
 Clerk--J. c. Murray.
 Street Tax and License Collector-A. A. Gambill
 City Engineer-Julian Kendrick.
 Street Commissioner-John M. McCartin. Chief Fire Department-W. P. Walton. City Attorney-E. D. Smith.
 Meat and Milk Inspector-E. M. Dun can.
 First Assistant-E. Petersen.
 Second Assistant-William Kirkland.
 Warden-Mack Rittenberry.
 Sexton Oak Hill--J. P. Lambert
 Sexton Red Mountain-Sam Cunning ham.
 Bailn and Custodian--J. J. Curran
 Inspector of Weights and Measures--A. J. Hall
 Plumbing Inspector-Charles Eckerle. Electrical Inspector-W II. Abernathy
 Park Commissioner (CapitoD-J. H. Bailey
 Park Commissioner (East End)-B. s. Weir.
 Park Commissioner (West End)-J. M. Harreall.
 Two Members Board of Education (Gray and Greggs' terms explring)-Gray and Gregg.
 Building Inspector-J. T. Mullin.
 Park Commissioner (Behrens )-B. A. Pepperman and M. l.. Wilson
 ,s- c n. Weakley
 Poundkeeper--J. H. McNeal.
 City Health Officer-R. B. Hardness.
 City Physician-Oscar Hayes.
 City Sanitary Inspeetor-R. w. Wal ker
 Assistant Sanitary Inspector-J. IT, Sparks.