The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-16
BROWDER NAMED
AS FIRE CHEF
Long Deferred Appointment
Announced.
OPPOSITION OF NO AVAIL
". SingIey Smith Elected 10 City
Council.
Mayor Announces Appointments 70
CITY office., All Of which Are
Rasified By the Coun-
ell without
Dissent.

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Disregarding protests and recon-
mendations Of several members Of the
council. Mayor Gunter sent to the
Council Monday night his appoint
ments Of city officials for the present
term of office Monday night in which
was embodied the name of John f..
Browder for chief of the Montgomery
Fire Department. The Council adopt
ed the list Of appointees without COM
ment or change.
The re-appointment of Chief Brow
der who Is recognized as among the
most efficient fire-fighters of the
country. follows determined front
that has been maintained in his be-
half by his friends In the face of OPP
position that has stopped at nothing
to GUST him. And his appointment BY
the Mayor is made In the face OF q
petition bearing the signatures OF q
majority OF the aldermen praying the
selection of another for the place.
The request OF this majority of the
aldermen was also accompanied by a
mass of evidence and arguments which
attempted to prove the chief inefff-
Client. and affidavits intended to prove
dishonesty in office were also submit
ted to the Mayor by the opponents Of
Mr.. Browder.
The Mayor made the appointment Of
Mr.. Browder in fulfilment of prom
Use contracted several months ago at
ter the late mayoralty campaign was
decided. But the appointment follows
a later statement from the Mayor
that he should not feel himself bound
by the promise II II were proved that
Mr.. Browder were Incompetent or dis
honest in office.
The re-appointment of Mr.. Browder
is a complete vindication on all
charges of unfitness for the office and
of alleged dishonesty.
William smyIey Smith was elected
alderman from the Sixth ward to sue
coed James J.. Sullivan, resigned:
Mr.. Smith is a business man well
known In Montgomery and his selec-
ton as alderman is regarded with
general favor.
Several other changes were made In
city departments but none further
than have been published in the press
and are a matter OF public knowledge
Marshall King gets the appointment
as chief clerk of the sanitary depart
ment to succeed d. w, Crosland, re-
signed, W. c. Smith Is made chief
sanitary inspector to succeed Captain
Peyton Bib.
The complete list Of appointments as
submitted by the Mayor Follows:
CLIFFORD Lanier, Mayors Secretary
C. ]. Fay, City Auditor; B. A. XII.
grow, Assistant City Clerk; Jas. @
Cowan. License Inspector and Tax As
SCISSOR: A. r. Gilchrist, City Engineer;
p. Hazecorn. Assistant city Engineer;
J. G.. Troy. clerk to City Engineer;
c. d. Faber. Inspector of Paving; Pat
rick M uta r,f Tee
Paving 8. L. Smith. Superintendent
of Streets. George J. McAdam, Inspec-
tor of Plumbing; Medium Cain, Super
intendent of Water Works s. C !,
Schwend, Cashier and Bookkeeper Of
Water Works Department; w. e. Lu-
cas-, assistant bookkeeper: A.. It.
Thompson. one clerk of Water Works
Department.; H. H. cheatham, one
meter reader of Water Works Depart
ment: w. =. Perry. superintendent of
plumbing, Water Works Department:
w. H. White and ]. b. Reeves, two
inspectors. Water Works Department;
T. NJ. Mcdonald. engineer of pumping
station; T. c. Payne, first assistant en-
gineer; Jacob Weaver. second assistant
engineer; B. A. Blakey, city Electro
clan; Lewis Gilmer, lineman to City
Electrician: A. s. Wallace. keeper Of
city stables; H. d. Long, Market Clerk;
Caffold Joseph. assistant Market Clerk:
NJ B. King. clerk of Sanitary Depart
ment; w. III. Moore, meat inspector;
H. B. Metcalf. assistant meat inspec-
tor. w. C.. Smith. sanitary inspector;
j. H. Hinderer, sanitary officer in
charge of fumigations F.. H. Collier,
w. j. Maxwell, j.. Braun and A. Mohr,
sanitary Inspectors. A. f. Heating.
sanitary sewer fiusher; w. NJ Manning,
keeper Of emergency hospital; John f.
Browder. Chief of the Fire Department;
E. ]. Griffith. Assistant Chief of Fire
Department; w. F. Bryant. captain
Madison Avenue Station; e. H. Gis-
sendaner. captain Scott Street Sta
ton; Harry Bernard. captain Five
Points Station; j F. watkins. cap
tain West End Station; A. c. Grimm.
captain North Montgomery Station: c.
A. Ayers, captain Highland Park Sta
ton: j. B.. Cook, Superintendent OF
Stock; Ed Taylor. Janitor of city build.
ing.
An ordinance creating the Office Of
City Physician and defining his duties
was passed by the Council and the SAL
airy of the office was fixed at $1,000 a
year. .s
The bill fixes his important duties as
the answering Of charity calls. the an
swering of emergency calls and the is
suance of necessary certificates to
school children.
Under an ordinance passed plumbers
will be required to show their ability
to perform their work and furnish a
bond before a license may issue to
them. Their license is fixed at $50 a
year.
Estimates of water mains and other
improvements were submitted to the
Council which involves the expenditure
of about $S5.000. No action was taken
on the estimates and they were re-
ferred to the Committee on Water to
come nm at a later meeting