The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-06
NEW COUNCIL AT WORK IN BESSEMER President Lewis Announces The Standing Committees SESSION WAS VERY SHORT Fire at Rock Castle Destroys Farm House-c. B. LytIe Appointed
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SESSION WAS VERY SHORT

i Bessemer, October 5.-(Special. )-The city council held an adjourned meeting this evening for the purpose of Ringing out the old and ""ringing in the new set of aldermen"
 The proceedings of the old board were confined to the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, after which the use- fitness of the old council came to an end and they adjourned sine die.
 Alderman Winters, the retiring alder man of the Second ward spoke a few words in appreciation of the pleasant re- lations that had existed during his term of office, and in his behalf 1t is appro- priate to say that he has served the city well, as is evidenced by his popularity among the citizens, especially among the residents of the ward from which he was elected.
 The same can be said of Aldermen Thomas Long and A. A. Ross whose term of service expired with the retiring or the old board, for it is the concensus of opinion that every member of the board has fulfilled the duties of their office conscientiously and with the full consid- eration of the interests of the town at large.
 The new board of aldermen took charge i of the meeting after the adjournment of l the old board City Attorney B. G. Perry formally administered the oaths of office to officers who will handle the city's af- fairs during the next two years, in the following order. ". l.. Rush, mayor; l. i A. Lewis, president of the council, and i the following aldermen: First ward, Bat i son and Benton; Second ward, Edmund son and Huey; Third ward, Rutledge and George Ross; Fourth ward, Copeland and Durrick.
 i The new board is composed of all the members of the old board, with the fol- l lowing exceptions: Rose Huey, Second ward, succeeds Dr. Winters; George Rut- ledge and George Ross of the Third i ward succeed E. J. Long and A. A. Ross, and Steven Durrick of the Fourth ward succeeds Thomas. President Lewis appointed the following ] standing committees: l Judiciary: Copeland, Edmundon, Dur rick.
 Ffnance Huey, Batson, Rutledge. Schools Batson, Edmundson, Copeland. Street and light: Rutledge, Durrick, l Benton
 Market: Durrick. Benton, Ross. Street railway: Benton, Edmundson, ! Rutledge
 ] Sanitary: Durrick, Rutledge, Edmund son.
 Public buildings: Copeland, Huey, Dur rick.
 Water works: Rutledge, Batson,. Cope land
 Fire departments: Ross, Huey, Copeland.
 Building: Huey, Benton, Ross. , Police: Batson, Lewis, Ross, Copeland, i Benton.
 l Miscellaneous: Edmundson, Batson, l Durrick.
 ] Grievance: Benton, Huey, Ross. l Park commissioner: E. H. Lopez l The new council then selected the first 1 and third Tuesday nights of each month 1 for their regular meeting night, and also adopted the rules of procedure as laid i down in the city code. | On motion of Alderman Ross the meet ing adjourned until Tuesday night, when the matter of electing the officers for the various minor positions will come up as will also many other important matters that have been left unfinished by the old board.