Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-09-22
OFFICERS FOR TOWN
Elected BY Town Council Last
Thursday Night

EleCCeu by A0Wh NONAA
Thursday Night
The Town Council last Thurs
day night elected officers for Lex
ington for the ensuing year. Most
of the old officers were re- elected
Changes were made in the water
and streets departments by enlarg-
ing the duties of Mr.. I. P. Wills
A reversal of the police officers
was made, Night Policeman Lind
say being elected chief and CHER
Walker made night policeman.
The meeting was held in the
Council chamber, all the members
being present, as follows: Mayor
Walker, Councilman Campbell
Corse, Key, Pole, White and wise,
and Clerk Wade.
Following are the officers re-
elected for the year:
]. W. Moore, treasurer, at q
salary of $500 a year.
Andrew P, Wade, clerk OF the
| Council, salary, 500 a year.
Andrew w. Warner, assessor
500 a year.
Samuel NJ. Lindsay, sergeant ano
chief of police, $50 a month.
James w. Walker, night ponce
man, $40 a month.
DR.. Robert Glasgow, health OIL
Ger, $3.50 year.
E. NJ. Pendleton, town attorney
$120 a year.
Thomas 2. Wills, superiDten
dent Of the two departments O.
water works and streets and roads
$65 month.
Charles E. Beaver, town weigh
mi ster. one-half receipts from TIT
1
scales.
James w. McClung, collector o
delinquent taxes, five per cent o
collections. ao-
Hugh Morgan, scavenger, $50
a year.
The most exciting time during
the meeting was at the election o
police officers. Mr.. Walker wa
put in nomination for re-electloI
to the POSITION Of chief OF police
This was followed by the nomins
ton of Mr.. Lindsay for the sam
position. Mr.. Lindsay was cleo,
ed, the recorded vote being as 1o'
lows: For Walker, Counolime
Key and Pole; for Lindsay, Cour
cilmen Campbell, Corse, Whit
and Wise. The Mayor oppose
Lindsay and favored Wake
for chief OF police.
After opening, the regular orae
Of busiress was suspended and M
Frank Il. Glasgow WAS heard
J behalf of II. b. Moses, in the ma
, ter of allowing new BOND
? place of the bond now In totc
, from the Lexington Mutual Tell
: phone Company, pro'loeo M
J Moses purchases the telepaon
business, now under negotiation
r On motion of Councilman CAM
bell resolution was adopted tina
in the event of the purchase OF I'll
stock OF TIE Lexington Muta
/ Telephone Company by Mr.. Nose
n che Council will take his bond Wit
approved security. in place OF u
E bond now held from the presel
company, conditioned according
law.
The following resolution uniti1
d the departments of water worl
. and streets and roads under OF
management was offered by Coul
i Gilman Corse; and adopted by Il
e Council:
81 "Resolved, That T. P. Wills,
;. addition to his duties as SUPER
tendent of water works, be CIV
% the duties of superintendent
h streets and roads, and his emil
q salary be fixed 1866 a month.
n 80. That Mr.. Wills be autho
| lied to employ a foreman for es'
n department, subject to the a
a prevail of the Council"
h The fourth payment on the Hli
il School building of So, 800, W
!. authorized to be made,
h w. Il. Shields was granted pc
n mission to remove dwelling and
build on Jefferson and VIII
# streets.
The building committee repol
!. ed favorably on the applicatio
IS of S. Lyons to build residence
10 EdmonGson avenue, and oil w.
# Granger to make improvements
"a his home on Jefferson and Was
" |ineton streets, and permits We
70 granted for the same.
In the matter Of the claim OF
=. S. Womeldorf for damages caus
- by accident at the iron bridge
East Lexington, the Mayor a
il Councilmen Campbell and Wi
}: were appointed a committee
a confer with the town attorney
to the claim.