The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
CITY ELECTS ITS OFFICERS FOR 1907 None Of The Elected Had 0p-
 position B0GGAN LICENSE INSPECTOR No Inspector of wsshts chOsen-Mr' Jeffers Made Honorary Member
 of the Fire Depart
 ment.
BOGGAN LICENSE INSPECTOR

City officials for 1907:
 George Eustis, treasurer and tax col lector.
 w. B. Copeland, auditor.
 J. c. Murray, city clerk.
 Julian Kendrick city engineer.
 John M. McCartin, street commissioner. F. D. Smith, city attorney.
 E. M. Duncan, chief meat and milk in- spector and bacteriologist.
 R. G. Waldrop, warden.
 Charles Eckerle, plumbing inspector. J. P Lind, building inspector.
 w. H. Abernathy, electrical inspector. J. J. Curran, custodian and baliff.
 J.P. Lambert, sexton Oak Hill ceme- tery.
 S. F. Cunningham, sexton Red Mountain cemetery.
 R. B. Hardness, health officer.
 Oscar Hayes, city physician.
 c. W. Austin, fire inspector
 A. " Bennett, chief fire department.
 W. c. Burson, chief sanitary inspector. J. H. McNeal, poundkeeper.
 J. H. Bailey, keeper Capitol park.
 B. S. Wier, keeper East park.
 J. M. Harrel, keeper West park.
 Buck Wetzel, keeper Behrens park.
 J. J. Boggan, license inspector.
 Park Commissioners-We End park, P. l.. Houppert, chairman Nose Levy, Frank Gafford.
 Capitol park, Gearge McVey, chairman; M. P Messer, Clyde Ennis.
 East End park, w. c. Shackelford, chairman; Jim vann, L. w. Freidman. Thirteenth Avenue park, R. A. Porter, chairman; Fred Vernon, Groom Beatty. Magnolia park, Eugene Fies, chairman; H. M. Archibald, James Vance.
 Halls park, A. L. Fullenwider, chair man; William G. Montgomery, Culpepper Exum
 Rhodes park, Rufus N. Rhodes, chair man; T. C. Thompson, S. W. John.
 Behrens' park. B. A. Pepperman, chair man; M L. Wilson, B. H. Moony
 Caldwell park, John M. Caldwell, chair man; George Whatley, John l.. Raul.
 Phelan park, Bob Hood, chairman; E. G. Northington, Sam Cowin.
 J. J. Smith and Eli P. Smith, members of the Board of Education.
 In addition, Messrs. Peterman, Humph- ries and Lewis were re-eleced assistants inspector.
 The Election.
 The City Council elected officers for 1907 last night. None of those elected had opposition. The withdrawal of A. A. Gambll and the election of J. J. Boggan as license inspector of the city marked the change in the list of the old officials.
 No assistant custodian of the city hall was elected last night. This position is at present held by Thomas Jeffers. By q resolution offered by Alderman Jones, Mir. Jeffers was made an honorary member of the fire department, his remuneration be- ing left to Chief Bennett.
 A. J. Hall was not reelected weight and measure inspector of the city, the board. by resolution offered by the market committee, agreeing to consider this of flee later on.
 When the name of Charles Eckerle was proposed for reelection to the office of plumbing inspector, a petition signed by Gus Colvin, R. w. Gayle and J. M. Wright, asked that this election be post poned until after a hearing of charges which they, through Attorney A. o. Lane, intend bringing against the candidate. Ihe petition was received and filed, after which the election of MT. Eckerle pro- ceeded. The petition stated that the IL. .1 l~o fr. he off Eckerle had shown partialty and dis crimination to the plumbers of the city. With this exception, the annual election passed off without incident
 Tribute to GambiI.
 After the election of officers was com pleted, Mayor Ward issued the following address, it being a tribute to the retiring license inspector of the city of Brming- ham:
 q am sure the board will pardon the liberty I take in speaking in it's behalf and at the same time endorse what l am about to say in regard to the change in the office of license inspector.
 For years past there has been more or less agitation in regard to this office, it's personnel and compensation. This year it has eliminated in taking the office off the per centage basis and placing it on flat salary.
 'This arrangement did not appear to our license inspector to be either fair to him or a wise move on the part of the city. yet the city having decided to take this step the license inspector bows to our decision and feels that he can no longer hold the office and do justice to his own interests.
 'I feel that every member will agree that we are doing no more than is due to MT. Gambll when we pay tribute to