The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20

mending of the establishing of four teen committees instead Aof nine as heretofore.
 with the exception of one committee each was to be made up of three mern- bers, the exception containing five. A committee on revision of the minutes was recommended to do away with the reading of the minutes at a meeting. The report was adopted and the chair. man at once named the finance con-
 mittee because, as he explained the
 license ordinance was by law made
 mandatory to be adopted at this ses- sion.
 The finance committee is: Council- man Craft. Chairman, Alderman Tacon and Chairman Lyons.
 From the Board of Health was re- ceived a communication regarding the election of the following health of flcers, which was unanimously adopted:
 Dr. Rhett Goode, City Health Officer.
 Dr. E. A. Peterson. Milk Inspector; w.
 ". McGehee, Assistant; D. T. Rogers
 Clerk of the Health Board.
 Then came the surprise Of the even
 ing in the shape of the election of of hcers in the gift of the general council It had leaked out that caucus had been held during the afternoon and 1t was not long until the leakage proved a certainty.
 Oficers were elected by solid votes, from start to fipisL although in many instances there were applicants for positions who, 1t is alleged. had been armed with pedges.
 The following is the list of the elect and where more than one applicants appears the first named was the fortunate plum gatherer, Chief of fire department, Thomas F. Price; As- sistant George w. Myricks; clerk of
 markets, c. w. Oberkirch, John J. o'Conner; Committee Clerk, T. P.
 Brewer. D. P, Browne, E. T. Hopper
 smith, License officer. Theo M Cues
 nard, J. E. Norton, onie Connell;
 Keeper Magnolia, Cemetery, W. J. Han
 Ion: Keeper Church Street cemetery, c, W. Davis, Alfred Battle, Richard Far rell; City Sexton, Joseph F. Sanders, George R, Haas, Superintendent Water
 Works, C. W. Scott, Bookkeeper c. H.
 Randall; clerk, r. W. Pringie, James c.
 Barry; Engineer. 8. H. Hickley, P. F. H. Murray, E. A. Nelson; 1Asitant En- gineer, c. A. Linning; Pipe Lineman
 P. J. Gibney. H. Tappers Josey H. Rhenhardt, Thomas C. White, (Two | to be elected), collector W. T. Prich- | ard. Assistant Samuel A. Lose, city | electrician, Thomas H. Chamberlain: | superintendent sewers, M. Tapia; sani- | tary inspector. c. s. McCos' .er, A Kas- S1n5 OuuCial SteuOBTdpuers w. J. GOoo- | man; Recorder pro-tem, Foster K.
 Hale Jr., Keeper powder magazine.
 John H. Moore; Building inspector, | Fred W. Kearns J. L. Fineher. M. T Judge. J. Y, Shaw. J. P. Emreyth, | sergant at arms. T. P. Brewer. The finance committee then reported the license ordinance for the ensuing year which required much time in read ing. and was adopted as recommended. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the board of public works met for organization.
 Louis R. Bart took the oath of office and became a member of the body. l Stewart Brooks was nominated and
 elected president and John J. McAfahon secretary.
 A motion to adjourn until Thursday evening prevailed.
 A meeting of the board of revenue and road commissioner was held this afternoon. R. H. Clarke appeared with petition from A. s. Towle in
 which 1t was alleged the contract with
 Teasley and Gunter of Montgomery was contrary to law. The Board recently
 entered into contract with the firm
 whereby the later was to run the lines of all property in the country
 and to be paid with all escaped taxes. 1 The petition was referred.