The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-15

the fight to the two leaders. The vofe va: Re-eil, g: Mcnade. g. Tn each contest only one ballot was necessary.
 The other of1icials were selected without the semblance of contest and the caucus moved along It's way smoothly and easily.
 When the doors were opened. Rres- ship of two of the most important committees of the Council. the Conn mittees on Salaries and on Finance They were as follows:
 salaries--Aldermen Merits, chair man; Tait. Virgin, Tyson and Saul.
 Finance--Aldernen Moritz, Ruth, Tait, Virgin and Gunter.
 upon the caucus. The crowd of course was not admitted. It hung around and the members of the crowd before the calling of the Council we're engaged in calling aside the aldermen and put ting In a word for the various candf- dates. While the caucus was Tn ses- sion the crowd completely iiled the oI- fee of the Sanitary Department which adJoins the Council chamber. and i'm patiently awaited some word from tns Council chamber.
 The question of prohibition somehow figured in one or two of the various races and it was discussed by the walt fnr crowd It was declared that tne Council and the crowd on the outside was almost unanimously opposed te prohibition.
 Al majority of the officials elected. . large majority, are young men. Tn fact. there were more young men eiec' ted both as aldermen and as new of' ] nciaIs than in recent years in Mont
 Mayor W. M. Teague will not trans nit advices of his appointments of the city's servants to be nominated by him to the Council until It's hrst regular session Monday night, October Fl. He said yesterday that he had not made out the little list and that under nc circumstances. he expected, would ne make public the ofiicers names until they were read to the Council. The City CIery. the City Treasurer the Sexton, the Recorder. the City At l torney, the City Physician and the Su' perintendent of Public Schools are cleo fed by the Council: all other officers and. with the exception of the Police and the Firt Departments, every mem her of the clerical force of them. are appointive by the Mayor.
 It is believed that nearly all occu' uants of ofices tQ. which the Mayor hai bower of making appointment have asked to succeed themselves and ir
  competition. sBut as to the number oi candidates and the positions they ed for Mayor Teague said noush' yesterday.
 Following Is a list of the ofices tc which the Mayor makes appointment and their present incumbents: Chief of Police. W. H. Taylor: Cap tain of Police. J. Miles Smith: secre' tary, J. E.. Scale. Chief of Fire Department. J. F Browder; Assistant Chief. p. J. Grit'
 City lEngineer. A. R. oilchrist.
 Superintehdents of Streets, H. C.
 Superintendent of Water Works 1-S Clerk of Sanitary Department. D. W Crosland.
 Market Clerk. Henry D. Long. City Electrician, B. A. Blakey. License Inspector, J. c. cowan: City Chemist, B. A. Taylor; Meat and MIX Inspectors. M. H. Moore and H. B. Metcalf.
 Sanitary Inspector. Peyton Btbb.
 Plumbing Inspector. P. T. Mulcahy The chief of the police force and the chief of the fire department appoint inc members of their forces and sub mil the nominations to the Mayor Whe has power to ratify or reject.