The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-02
ADAMSTON
COUNCIL
ORGANIZES
NEW ADMINISTRATION HOLDS I'M
TIAL MEETING WITH LARGE
CROWD PRESENT.
MAYOR SOUTHERN IN INAUGURAL
ADDRESS ScATHINGLY ARRAIGNS
THE FORMER COUNCIL.
Salaries of Officers Are Fixed and All
Greatly B.duced, and Various Officers
Ar, chossn-council Opened With
Prayer and Mayor Treated All To
the Cigars"

Prayer and Mayor Treated All To
the Cigars"
The first meeting of the town coun.
'cil of Adamston under the new admins
tration was held there Wednesday nigat
in the Mcfarland nall.
Mayor G. C. Southern presided, Re-
cordar d. II. Outright kept the minutes
and councilmen George r. Criss. ]. L.
Kidd. Willie Wolfe, Henry NJ. Smith
and d. c. Norris were in attendance.
An extraordinary feature of the ses.
sion was that it opened with prayer.
Rev. Walter Duncan oflieiating, but
there is no special reason why it should
mot nave been opened tnat way, since
every one mas his notions about tnat IL
well AZ other things.
Mayor southern made a lengthy as
well as gingery inaugural in which h,
denounced bitterly, severely and with
out nesitancy what ne termed tn pro-
ilagacy, neglect and impotenc. of the
former council, ANA declared his plat
form to be n radical reduction of ex-
Ipanses 50 that the funds may be de.
voted to town improvements. He also
added that mis- platform was for any and
all things that would be to the welfare
Of the town of Adamston. The speech
created quite commotion among those
Of tine assembled multitude, VINO
nad bean arraysd against mis- cleo
tion. and there were more or less
muttarings. But 1t pleased tn mayors
supporters very much and storm OF
applause greeted MIN as he sat down TO
give mis- attention to routine business,
and possibly not within the history of
the largest municipalities of the worn
did there ever sit in the mayoralty
chair an officer VINO displayed more dig
nifty and composura, but alert TO every.
particle Of the proceedings and ready
TO lead the body of saSes TO even great
er wisdom.
Though exhibiting more or less aus
tsrity it Should not be overlooked that
Mayor Southern celebrated his ascen.
sion by passing the "cgars" around to
every one-fricnd and foa alike before
the gavel fell for order.
Upon motion of Smith duly seconded
the salary of the mayor was fxcl at SIS
a year wita The regular fees attacaed.
The salary was straight last year at
$25. Cri7s voted in the negative.
The rcconlar's salary was then fixed
at SIS a year with the usual fees. upon
motion of Smith. The vote was unani
nous.
criss addressed the chair, saying a.
thought the Offices Of chief Of police,
street superintendent and collector
should be combined, but made no mo.
tion. He was ruled out of order. and
then Morris seconded by Smith moved
that the c5ief Of police be paid five per
cent. for collections and disbursements
ana 60 cents on every arrest in whicn
the costs were collected and that that
should constitute the chiefs salary. The
motion carried by vote of 8 to J..
Criss voting may"
Wolfe. seconded by Morris. moved
taat the assessors salay be fixed at SIS
\ year. It was $25 last year. Kidd
voted in the negative because ne did not
think good man could be secured to
! take it at that price. but it carried.
Smith. seconded by Morris. novel that
the Office Of street superintendent b.
dispensed with and that the duties Of
suen be performed by the mayor with
out pay. The motion carried. Kidd,
Criss and Southern voted against it.
Criss wanted the attorneys salary
fixed at s25 var but got no second,
and Norris motion seconded by Smita
that tnc Office be dispensed with car.
rsd. oriss being the only one to vote
against it.
After some discussion il was decided
tnat there is nothing in the law cream
ing the Office ii surv vayor AMI none was
elected and no salary ix,d,
A. = shafer was nominated by Cut
right for caief Of police and Morris
seconded the motion. There were no
otnar nominations and the motion car,
riel by q vots Of 5 10 >. Criss and
Kidd voting against it. Snafer's bond
Of $1,000 was tnen read. and accepted
by unanimous vote.
Upon motion Of smith seconded hy
Morris. W. G. Plant was unanimously
.ieei.,d assessor.
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