The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
OFFICIALS
AND SET SALARIES
FOR COMING YEAR
Council Slate Goes Through
Without Change at an
Uneventful Meeting
SEVERAL ADVANCES
MADE IN SALARIES
The Monthly Total, Exclusive of Police
and Fire Departments, Is Now
S16,5OO-Ltst of officials
and Salaries

the city of Birmingham, from the
mayor to the scrub boy in the hall.
The election of officers was a very
tame affair, everything having been
previously planned. All the nominees
of the democratic primary were elect
ed. The following new faces will ap-
pear in the city family: w. B. Cope
land, treasurer; Berry McNally, new
recorder; F. o. Harris, Ensley record
err; Horace wilkerson, Woodlawn re-
corder; Romano Boyd, city attorney;
J. e. Spencer, assistant building in
spector; DIR. Charles Whelan. city ply
stefan. All other officers were rein
stated.
The election of these officers was
simply the fornality of calling the
roll The only opposition that de-
veloped against the caucus nominees
was Jacobs votes against Spencer's
20 for building Inspector Arnold's 8
votes to Harris 20 for Ensley record
err and McCutcheons IL votes to Halls
10 for inspector of weights and meas
ures.
Two Omcials CompIimented
Two city officials were handed the
for reelection. Alderman Rivers Cope
land in presenting the name of Chief
A. v. Bennett of the fire department
called him the best chief in America
and the audience and aldermen cheered
to the echo, while President Harry
Jones remarked "A wise selection"
When the election of City Clerk H. f.
shropshire, Jr., had been received Al
derman Stern calling the roll, Presi
dent Jones said: Gentlemen, I have
been on this board IA years and had
much to do with many city clerks,
the best ever" Mr.. Shropshire also came
in for his share of the applause.
President Jones asked the council for
the privilege of nominating Former
Mayor Uncle" Tom Jeffries as an hon
orary member of the fire department
the salary of $40 by a rising vote, ev-
cry aldermen calling the name Uncle
Tom Jeffries" in an affectionate voice
and rising to his feet 1t was an I'M
pressive tribute to one of the city's
first mayors and a man beloved in the
city of Birmingham. He has been liv-
ing in Georgia for some time but will
next week pay his old town a visit of
few weeks.
Payroll Is s1e,5OO
The salary schedule adopted by the
City Council last night totals month
ly pay roll, not including police and
fire departments. of s1s.5Oo or an an
nual pay roll of $19S.o00. The charity
appropris lions total $9525 per month.
The fire and police pay rolls run this
total over 100000
The additions, changes and increases
are as follows: Secretary to the mayor,
$40 increase, license collector s25 in
crease, treasurer $50 decrease, chief
of police $50 increase, custodian $40 in
crease, street commissioner $25 in
crease, park commissioner $25 increase,
building inspector SIS increase. health
officer J2J increase, assistant health
officer SIS increase, chief sanitary in
spector $40 increase, city physician $40
increase. city engineer $25 increase.
chief fire department $25 increase, and
the following entirely new salaries:
Assistant recorder $3.50, clerk assistant
recorder 500. comptroller $3.50. comp
troller's clerk $3.50, president CITY
Council 800; total increase $1,000; de-
crease $50
List of Omcers Elected
Following are the officers elected last
night:
w. B. Copeland, treasurer and tax col
lector.
c. 8. Petersen, auditor.
I J. J. Boggan. license collector
William E. Weir. assistant license col
lector.
George Eustis, comptroller.
F. II. Gafford, street commissioner.
A. " Bennett. chief fire department.;
Walton, assistant chief fire department.
NJ B. Feagin. recorder.
McNally, assistant recorder.
Harris, recorder Ensley.
Wilkerson. recorder Woodlawn.
Maury Nicholson. city engineer.
H. E. Shropshire, Jr., city clerk.
Romano Boyd, city attorney; r. H.
Thach, first assistant city attorney; ]. @.
Smith. second assistant city attorney; C.
B. Smith, third assistant city attorney; r.
Scott, fourth assistant city attorney.
W. o. Matthews, building inspector;
Vaughn, assistant building inspector;
Spencer. assistant building inspector.
G. e. Eckerle plumbing Inspector; Joe
Pate, first assistant plumbing inspec-
tor: Mr.. Proctor. second assistant plumb
ling inspector; Davis, third assistant
plumbing inspector; Potter, fourth as
sistant plumbing inspector; Birmingham,
fifth assistant plumbing inspector.
w. H. Alternately, electrician; Lamont,
first assistant electrician; Morse second
assistant electrician.
Harry Burn. meter inspector.
A. ]. Hall, inspector weights and meas
ures.
n M. Duncan, city bacteriologist. meat
and milk inspector; Peterman. first as
sistant: Lewis, second assistant; James,
third assistant; Humphrey. fourth as
sistant: G. c. Mosely, fifth assistant;
Murphy, sixth assistant.
T. 7: Curran, custodian city hall.
David Stanton, general bookkeeper.
Or. Wheelan, city physician; DIR. Seay,
assistant city physician.
Joe Lamber. park commissioner
Williamson, keeper Avondale park.
BUCK Wetzell. keeper Behren's park;
Bailey, Pitts. Epstein. Harrell, Ware.
park keepers.
J. H. McNeal. pound keeper.
]. n. Tuck, warden city Jail; Tom Will
Iiiamson, first assistant warden; Mathew
son, second assistant warden.
Honorary member Of fire department,
Thomas Jeffries, $40
Salary List
The salary list is as follows:
pe II resolved by the City Council of