The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
ANN|STON COUNCIL HAS BUSY SESSION Orthodox kiIbyites Have a Firm
 Control THE SALARIES ARE FIXED Councilman Cooper Asks for an Inves- tleation of Alleged Irregularities
 In the Recent Primary.
 A Sad Case.
THE SALARIES ARE FIXED

Anniston, April 1S-(Special.) .)-The new City Council of Anniston at its first meeting in the council chamber last night afforded an exhibition of legislative rail- roading that would have been an object lesson to even Governor Braxton Conner and his famous 'boys" of the Alabama legislature, it being a case of the ma lority, or orthodox" Kilbyites, doing what they wanted to do, the opposition being powerless.
 Judge Henry D. McCarty was mas ter of ceremonies" and when he signified the wishes of the powers that be, Mayor Kilby called for the vote with all the eonsummatc complacency of a man who knows what is going to happen.
 Occasionally the minority made a feeble kick of resistance, but it was only to show that they were game, and never amounted to more than an indication of what might have been. They showed spirit of wanting to do, however, that was the hamburger of many a sensational scrap if the majority members of the council are ever divided which is not an improb- able contingency when one considers the many measures to be made In the course of ensuing months.
 When the old council retired, Mayor Kilby asked Circuit Clerk l. F. Watson to swear him in. This was done and Mayor Kilby in turn administered the oath of office to the members of the new council in very impressive manner. Then the work began. The order of business was changed to new business, and Mir. Cooper introduced an ordinance dividing the office of sanitary, milk, meter, build- ing and plumbing inspector into two of- fees of milk and sanitary inspector and meter, building and plumbing inspector, which was passed. On motion of Coun- cilman Fitzgerald it was agreed that the sanitary and milk inspector shall use a horse. which will be fed at the city stable, and Councilman Lewis then introduced an ordinance fixing the salaries of city of- ficals, which now stands as follows, the new officers being included:
 Salaries Fixed.
 Mayor, T. F. Kiby, s10o; Mayor pro tenn, E. P. Cooper. Clerk and tax as- sessor, J. M. Ledbetter S1O0 tax collector, F. F.. Galbraith 800; recorder, J. T. Greene, $75; treasurer, H. A. Young, $40; physician Dr. E. K. Moon, $40; attorney, A. P. Agee, si0; chief of police, election deferred $S5 policemen, Thomas Me- Namara, H. D. Jirels, Seab M. Eason, J. M, Sweets J. Y. Chandler, W. H. Crab- tree, J. A. Kyle Joe Dill, J. J. Peoples, $70 each; sanitary and milk inspector, IT. IT. Tally, $65 building plumbing and meter inspector, w. J. Morton, s25 War den. A. A. Beale, $50; Assistant warden and stableman, W. L. Dale. $50; street overseer. w. p. Parker, s70; sexton. A. A. Carmichael, $60; street tax collector H. cense inspector and special policeman, J. W. Eden. $7O; electrician, D. c. Rain water, $25; reel drivers, $6O each.
 There was some opposition in the fixing of salaries, but with the exception of recorder they stood as originally read.
 Mayor Kilby named the following com mittees: Finance, w. H. McKleroy, F. P. Cooper, 1T. D. McCarty. Streets-E. P. Cooper, J. M. Whitesde. G. F. W. Rob ertson. Police-H. D. McCarty, D. M. Lewis, r. P. Cooper Water and Lights-E. M. Lewis. W. IT. Mc1<leroy, C.. F. W. Robertson. Sanitation and Public Health--J. M Whiteside. W. O. Ward, II. H. Fitzgerald. Judiciary-G. F. W. Robertson, II. D. McCarty. G. w. Cohen. Fire Departmental. H. Fitzgerald, E. M. Lewis, O. w. Ward. Public Buildings w. o. Ward, J. NJ. Whiteside, R. IT. Todd. Cemetery-R. H. Todd H. H. Fitz- gerald and c. w. Cohen.
 Wants Investigation.
 Councilman Cooper, by resolution in- troduced in the council last night, wants further investigation by the grand jury into the primary last November when the