The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-17
VAND|VER RET|RES
FROM MAYORALTY.
Samuel C. Oliver is Now Mayor
of TaIIadega
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE
New Mayor Names Chairmen of His
Standing Committees of the Coun-
cil-Peach Orchards Ruined
In Talladega County.

Talladega. April Especial. 1.-The
closing hours of the administration of
MAJOR Wellington Vandiver was marked
by pleasant meeting of the retiring
board of aldermen, called for the pur-
pose of hearing the mayors annual mes
sage, and to close up the unfinished
business of the year. The message shows
that SGI, coo had been handled by the mu-
nieipality during the past twelve months,
S19 COS of which had been expended upon
street and sidewalk work. A balance in
cash of $500 remained on hand. After the
transaction of some routine work the
mayor extended thanks to the retiring
counsel, the members of which in turn
complimented his honor on the success
of his administration and then the board
was declared adjourned sine die.
At 4;3O D. M. Mayor Vandiver admin
istered the oath of office to Hon. sam
l.. c. Oliver, mayor-eleet, and also the
duelling oath, and declared him mayor
of the city of Talladega until April
10, 1909 At 8 p. m, Mayor Oliver quail
flied the board of aldermen, and straight
way proceeded to get down to business
Jack Grogan was elected chief of police at
salary of SO per month. Officer Tom
f. Thompson was chosen as assistant
chief at $50 per month. W. l.. Coker was
the recipient of the office of combined
clerk and tax collector at $50 per MONTH
John w Thweatt was elected sanitary
officer with police powers. e. l.. Phillips,
the present street superintendent was re-
elected. Officers John Hobbs, Mack Hobbs
and Sylvan Wesley were continued on
the police force. w. B. Harrison was
chosen as city attorney, with a salary
of $500 per year. The council ordered
payment of $4,000 on sidewalk work.
Mayor divers first experience as a
magistrate came at this morning. only
two defendants showed up-one of them
a plain drunk, which the mayor disposed
of with 81 fine, and warning not to
repeat the offense. The next case was
q negro, charged with the larceny of
a pair of garters from Towards store.
Five dollars was the penalty attached to
this act of pilfering.
The s 1ding committee chairmen
named by Mayor Oliver last evening are
as follows: Finance, McCargo; street,
Boynton; light and water Castleberry;
police, White; fire department, Adams,
sanitary, DIR. Simms; school, Dickinson;
Freeman.
Work on the Camp-Boynton block, cor
ner of East and North streets, has been
awaiting the arrival of some iron columns
which have been delayed Just one month
between this point and Birmingham.
oil - In "a
meantime much brick work has been done
on the block, at the rear, while waiting
for this material, although the two streets
are badly blocked with lumber and debris
waiting to be placed on the corner build
ing. There is now very little space not
covered with brick buildings between the
corner and the new Elks opera house,
and before the year is out the entire
space down to the new passenger depot
of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad will be solidly built up.
The many valuable peach orchards in
this county were wholly ruined by the
freeze. DIR. Wright who owns an i'm
mense orchard on the hills south of the
city, says that on the south side of his
orchard the fruit Is black, and totally
destroyed while ON the north side there
is probably 20 per cent of the peaches
still cl.nging to the boughs, apparently
unnjured yet this fruit will fall off the
tree and prove to be poor Grapes are
killed and all tender garden plants. Such
has been the rush for seed for replant-
ing especially snap beans and onions,
that the merchants have sold out entirely
and II is feared that seed cannot be
obtained Strawberries also were killed
and the shoots and leaves of forest trees
were blasted as If with fire. One hun
bred thousand dollars will not cover the
loss in Talladega county.