The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
FIRST SESSION IS
HELD BY COUNCIL
EnsIey's Newly Elected Officers
Take the Oath
LOSS BY FIRE AT WYLAM
Three Houses Are Totally Destroyed
and Another Badly Damaged.
other News of the
Steel City.

| Ensley, February H.-(Speeial This
being the regular meeting night of the
City Council large body of citizens
gathered at the city hall to witness the
retiring Of the old and the swearing in
of the new Board of Aldermen.
At 7:45 o'clock Mayor n. w. Scott
sounded the gavel. calling the meeting to
order. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, after which the
result of the election was declared, and
the old board adjourned for the last time,
every member of which felt that they
| had served the city faithfully during the
| last two years, having conscientiously full
filled their duty in all matters that had
come before them.
d. Farris Sugg, the newly elected
mayor, then took the oath of office be-
fore Roscoe E. Scott, attorney at law and
notary public, who is the son of the re-
firing mayor. N. W. Scott.
Mayor Sugg called the newly elected
board before him, and calling each by
name administered the oath of office, and
the new board was then declared in ses-
sion.
Aldermen Rogers, Dupuy and Byrum
were appointed by Mayor Sugg as a
committee to Investigate the salaries be-
ing paid the minor officers, and to draw
up resolutions and present TO same to the
board, fixing the salaries for the coming
term. Recess was then declared, while
the committee retired to confer with
each other regarding salaries.
At o'clock the committee was ready
to report, and upon motion from Alder
man Brigham the council was called to
order in the court room in order that the
number of citizens who could not get
into the council chamber could gain ac
cess to the meeting.
The following is the salary list pre-
scented by the committee:
Mayor, $3.50 per month; chief of police,
SIPS; city clerk, 800 straight salary,
commission to be allowed on taxes: tax
collector and treasurer, s25 per month, no
commission on real and personal taxes,
but with the same commission of per
cent on privilege taxes and 10 per cent
on street tax, as heretofore: city attor-
mel. $780, sanitary inspector, 500 city physi-
clan, $50: patrolmen to remain the same
as heretofore, which Is $50 per month for
the first year, S65 per month thereafter;
one special officer at s75 per month.
Upon motion of Alderman Brigham,
seconded by Palmer, the salary list was
adopted as read.
Alderman Rogers then introduced a
resolution that In addition to day warden
position a night warden position be ere
ated, the former to be under the chief
of police, and appointed by him at
salary of $50 per month, and the night
warden be under the day warden at a
salary of $45 per month.
After some discussion this resolution
was adopted, and the appointments will
be made next Thursday night, when the
patrolmen will be appointed.
The minor officers were then elected,
which was a confirmation of the names
nominated ut the caucus held by the
board elect last Tuesday night
An ordinance was then passed by the
new board prohibiting the issuance of Ii
cense to fruit vendors within the fire
limits, after which the meeting adjourned.