Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-05-11
OUR CITY FATHERS.

officers for the Ensuing Two
Years.
The newly elected d Board of Al
dermen, of the City of Goldsboro,
held their first business meeting in
the City Hall last night, 1t being the
regular monthly meeting of the
Board.
Mayor Hnod presided, and City
Clerk Bruadhurt was at his post.
The following members were pres
constituting the entire Board -
Aid rmen Higgins, Jones, Suggs,
Alien, Borden, Lamb, Kornt gay,
Well and Holmes.
At the appoin'ed h ur the mem
5ois OF the Board fled in and took
their seats at the accustomed meeting
place in iribuIaticn Hail." where
Justice is meeted out to evil doers.
A large crowd was present, includ-
tng several members of the retiring
Board, ali anxiousiy waiting, with
breathe IS silence, to hear the final
result of Wednesday nights caucus.
On the outside, and peeping in at the
doors, stood several-maybe all-oi
the police officers, listening to hear
the news which would mean to them
Two more years work (') or put them
on the retired list; but lhey were not
long insuspense, as will be seen below.
Mayor Hood, with rap of the
gavel, called the meeting to order,
and admins .eIed the OATH of office
to the members of the new Board.
In doing so, he took occasion to say,
IN his usual pleasant and happy
style, among 9th II thina
GENTLEMEN I am 81 I'd, indeed,
TO have the pleasure and honor of
Deipg associated with you, as Alder
men, for the en- nsuIng two years, and
invoke your sympathy and harmony
and ask for your hearty co-opera ton
and hei !, in all matters pertaining to
the best interest and welfare of the
.'Ity, and in that way we will have
Il successful Administrations
Aldermen Borden then arc e and
stated that the first business to be
transacted by the new Beard was the
election of city officers for the ensu-
in0 two years.
a d 'rmaG Kornegay was requested
10 read out the officers, as selected at
1.-The caucus Wednesday night. When
be arose a death-like silence per-
vaded the entire surroundings and
we could hear our watch tick in our
vest pocket.
He read as follows;
City Clerk-D. j. Broadhurst;
salary So. 80 per mouth.
City Tax COllector-W. H Collins.
Treasurer-J. r. Crawford; salary
$500 year.
Chief of Police-A. B. Freeman;
salary $4,000 per month.
Police No. l-B. NJ. Denmark.
Police No. 2-R. E. Smith.
Police No. 3-A. j. Fulghum.
Police No. 4 j. M. Swaringen.
Police No. Sc. j. TeW.
| Cart Drivers IS. E. Thornton
Jasper WarrIck, Julius Wilson, Pas
chal Warrick; salary $50 per month
Keeper of Park-E. G. Kleinert
5 ilary S25 per month.
Chief of Fire DEPARTMENT.. II
Balm.
Assistant Chief-R. A. Creech.
Engineer-B. l.. Thompson.
City Attorney. L. Barham
salary $l00 y ear.
| City Physic'an-Dr. Jno. Spicer
salary $500 year.
| Va 'ancy in Gem etery Trustees
W. t. Yelyerton, to succeed himsel
On motion of Aldermen Kornega
Mr.. F. K. Boz den was elected Mayo
pro tenn.
After the officers were voted for
order -one by one-the Board Pre-
ceeded to business.
, Capt. S. Cohen appeared before tf
! Board ana asked that the Jone
Adams Carnival Co., which a.
| scheduled to exhibit in this city tt
18th of May, under the auspices
( the military, be exempt from eli
. taxes. Mayor Hood asked to be p1
, on record as opposed to the measur
! Aldermen Borden and Allen al
spoke in opposition, on the grour
: that Carnivals were generally in
! moral and damaging to the busine
interests of the city. The requt
was refused.
Mr.. VIM. Blanchard, one-legg
man, appeared before the Board a
4 asked to be released from taxes
running a fresh meat market in
: Northern part of the city. L
Board refused to grant the reque
They held that it was discriminate
and unjust to the other dealers
fresh tneats who pay a license y,
in and year out, while these sm
2 stands only sell few months in [
d year.
! Tho following standing comm
tees were appointed by the Ma.
and ordered read out by the G
Clerk:
Street Committee-F. K. Bord
alchairman. r. w. Lamb a n x