The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-12
ROBERTSON IS MAYOR
New EIeelea City Officers Indicted into
Office Last Niahi.

Mayor Perry S. Robertson and the
newly elected aldermen were sworn
in last night and began at once the
work of the municipal year
The city council held an adjourn
ed meeting to canvass the returns Of
the election held the first Tuesday
in the month and to administer the
oath of office to the newly elected
officers. The official count of the
vote showed the following results.
For mayor, w. j. +. Ross 226;
Perry S. Robertson 2S6; Robertson s
majority 60 For alderman ward 2,
S. p Langsford. no opposition. 500
votes. For alderman ward s. W. j,
McDuffie 277; Lee ingram PSI; Nc
DUTIES majority 4G
The new officers then took the pre-
| scribed oath OF office
In retiring from the mayors chair
/ Capt ". J. f. Ross made a short ad-
dress, in which he thanked the mem
bers of the council and the other Of
/ ficers Of the city for the many
|courtesies shown him while at the
head of the city government He
wished the new administration a sue
cessful career In taking hold of
tae reiRs of the city government
, Mr.. Robertson made a few felicitiOus
remarks and expressed the hope that
during his administration he would
/ have the loyal and harmonious sup
port of the council in all things af-
! fecting the interest of the city.
The finance committee submitted
a report showing that the following
/ bonds had been redeemed and the
/ interest paid; City refunding bonds
8 . and SO, $500 each, total $1,000:
: interest $4.40. School building and
Improvement bonds IS and 80, 5000
each, total $1,000. Public building
and school house bonds is and 10,
$500 each total $1,000; interest
$3.50, Tap railroad refunding
bonds AZ and As. $500 each. total
$1,000; interest $27.7S.
The report Of the committee was
adopted
The following board OF equaliza-
tion was appointed TO meet Monday
April -: J. F. Wyatt ward l. Z
| s. Bose, ward ? T. NJ. Holland
ward 3.
/ An auditing committee was ap.
pointed as follows: J. w Martin
ward l; L. c. Todd, ward 2 J. X
! Mayhem, ward 3
J. Z. Morton was appointed city
( scavenger and w F Shiplett wal
re-appointed city sexton
The street force was re-appointeC
as follows Alex Rogers, f. J Bruce
a2d w. T. Hankins
- Other appointments as follows
Marvin Lewis, driver hook and lad
der wagon; J, l. Anderson, drive
of hose reel; ". J Patton, Franl
Hopsou and Harry Phillips. en-
gineers
The water and police committe,
was granted further time in which
to make recommendations for tn,
places at its disposal
Mayor Robertson announced hi
standing committees as follows:
Finances P. LaugsfOrd. chair
man. 3. r. Nofteft and W. J. Me
Duffie
w GtE} anu ilbAitE-- ID IL AAbA Lttl
+ chairman. :. p Langsford and ]
~ Lancaster
Fire, parks and public buildings
W. j McDuffie, chairman; w. l.. P
Leigh and D. G. Thompson.
Streets. alleys and bridges vi
Lancaster chairman, W l.. p Leigh
and d. G. Thompson
Lights and ordiuances-W. l.. p
~ ~
and W J. McDuffie
Cemetery and Sanitary-D. G
Thompson, chairman 5. p. Langs
ford and J. NJ. Lancaster.
Printing! G Thompson. chair
man. 5. p Langsford and J. NJ. Ian
caster.
The council adjourned to NEE
April . at 7:3O p. m.