The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
MOBILES OFFICIALS
NEW ADMINISTRATION IN CHARGE
 OF CITY.
Many Disappointed and q Few Highly Pieased Over the Action of the Council at Meeting Last
 Night.
Advertiser Bureau,
 MobiIe March 19,


 The suspense is at an end; the agony as over Tomorrow morning will begin the servitude of the elect of the munl- cipaiity of Mobile for what will be known as the Pat J. Lyons administra- tion.
 have been inducted into their respective offices; books have been balanced and the regular procedure gone through with. The officials elected by the mem- bers of the General Council were chosen at tonight's session and will Legin their duties tomorrow morning.
 That there were many disappoint- ments at the conclusion of tonights session of the General conneii goes without saying.
 Hon. Pat J. Lyons was given the oath as Mayor of Mobile in his ofi % this morning, large crowd being pFes- ent to witness the procedure. There was no formallty. and after subscribing to the oath, Mayor Lyons was congrat- ulated by all present.
 Tn the Recorders Court, at the con clusion of the regular docket H3n. Joseph H. McAleer, the retiring presid- ing officer, administered the oath jf office to his successor, Hon. Norborle R. Clarke. In the spacious court room were the chief, sergeants and patrol men of the police departments. and many admiring friends of MT. Clarke. Judge McAIeer spoke in apreciative words to the police department, thank ing them for the uniform courtesy shown him during his incumbency In the oface. He bespoke for his sucees- sor the same courtesfes and support and in concluding eulogiZed the n sw Od1cial in well-chosen language, Sew eral boquats of flowers were placed on the Recorders desk.
 Mfr Clarke apknnwtaRGAd gracefully the complimentary remarks of the out going Recorder and bespoke pleasant relationship between himself and the police department. Judge McAleer was not candidate for reelection to the office. }.
 Recorder Norborne R. Clarke was born in Dayton. Marengo County, and is the son of the late Judge William E. Clarke. He is a brother of ex-Con- gressman Richard H. Clarke of this district, and, like his lamepted father and distinguished brother, chose the legal profession. He Is a graduate Of the University of Virginia, and after appearing before a committee or attor- neys here, was admitted to practice at the bar.
 AdoIph Dame. the new City Clerk, Is a Mobilian and one of the most popu- lar young men in the city, His prede- cessor, Richard B. owen, Jr.. (who did < not stand for re-eleetion) will ask the voters of the county for the office of sheriff.
 David D. Langan, the new Tax Col lector, Is a prominent young merchant of Mobile and native of the city. He succeeds Cary W. Butt, who was elected to all the unexpired term upon the death of the late Frank Petrinovich.
 Louis R. Bart, who becomes the new member of the Board of Public Works
 T I.1U is and for several years has been the county engineer.
 Hon B. Boylkin Brown succeeds him. self as city attorney. His re"election was a fitting testimonial to his worth
 Albert s. Towle. the city engineer, also succeeds himself. Like MT. Boone he had no opposition.
 The Noon Session.
 Hon. A S. Lyons was unanimously elected chairman of the city council A position he held during the previous incunbency of Mayor Pat J.. Lyons.
 A committee notified the mayor of the informal organization of the body and he appeared and occupied eat be- side the Chairman, while his r sssage was being read. On motions the seY- eral recommendations were ordered re- ferred to the respective committees to be announced at the night session.
 A message from the Mayor announce ing his appointment of Edward T. Ron. deau to succeed himself as chief of the police department was read and the appointment was unanimously ap- proved.
 The council then adjourned until to- night
 The general council re-convened 1t 7:s0 o'clock tonight, full membership being present
 First in order on the calendar was -- the report of the committee on rules. Chairman Francis J. Inge reported from this committee almost ali the rules of the preceding council.
 The only change was in the recom-