The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-21
APPO|NT|VE PLACES
FILLED BY COUNCIL
THE ONLY HITCH WAS IN THE
SELECTION OF A MAN FOR
STREET COMMISSIONER
Mayor Prince Says the Ordinance
Forbidding Drunkenness on the
Part of City Officials Will
BE Strictly Enforced.

appointive places, Mayor Prince an
nounced that the city ordinances for
bidding drunkenness on the part of
city officials would be enforced to
the letter.
The council was called to order
promptly at 1880 by Mayor Prince.
with all the aldermen in their pla-
ces. The roll call showed that City
Attorney Winn was absent. At the
conclusion of the session the city
secretary was ordered by the mayor
to enter up fine of $500 against
| Mr.. Vim.
! Mayor Prince stated that the OBJ
| ject of the meeting was to fill the
various appointive positions and
that the committees would be given
| time in which to hold their confer
ences for the purpose of making rec
! concentrations He said it was not
his desire to dictate to any commit
| tee. but he wanted to urge each
committee to select the man they be-
| lieved to be best qualified for the
place to be filled. He then told the
| council there was one ordinance
which he proposed to strictly en-
force while he was mayor. The ordin-
ance was read by the mayor. 1t re-
| lates to the prosecution OF city oftl-
cials for drunkenness. Articles ! and
of this ordinance are as tolloWs.
Article lit shall be unlawful
for any officer of said city to get
drunk. and any such officer who
shall be guilty of drunkenness shall
for the first offense, upon convio-
ton, be fined in any sum not less
than five nor more than fifty dol
lars; upon second conviction for
the same offense he shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars.
Article 2.-The word officer used
in the foregoing article of this ordin-
auce shall be constructed to mean
any person legally elected by the
qualified voters of said city to an Of
flee under said city government as
provided for by the ordinances Of
said city. and also to mean any per
son appointed to an office under said
I
! the ordinances of said city.
! The committees then retired and
devoted about one hour to decidint
upon recommendations to be mad
to the council The committee OF
streets, alleys and sidewalks was un
able to decide upon a man TO be rec
commended for the position OF street
commissioner The committee on pc
lice. parks and cemetery made
unanimous decision for day police
man, but deadlocked on recommen-
dation for city sexton There were
six applicants before the committee
and no two members of the commit
tee could agree upon one man. The
entire matter was placed in the
hands of the city council for solu
ton. The other committees had NJ
trouble in formulating their reports
When the committees returned Il
the council chamber the report o
the committee on streets, alleys ant
sidewalks was called for. Chairman
, Rushing reported that the committe
, could not agree upon a man 10
street commissioner and recommend
ed that the entire force be allowe
, to stand as at present and the com
mittee be given further time. TIL
t | report was accepted.
n The report of the committee o
n police, parks and cemetery cam
next. Chairman McCombs reporte
that the committee recommends
the appointment of Tom Dixon 6
~ policeman, but could not agree upo
:, a candidate for city ceXton and d.
o cided to pass the matter up to tn
n city council. The appointment of NJ
/ Dixon as policeman was confirme
e and the council then proceeded
d the election of city sexton. 1t va
e agreed to vote upon the applican
l with a secret ballot the lowest ma
u to be dropped at the end of each ba
u lot. 1t was stated that one of the a.
W pIicants did not reside in the city an
= his name was eliminated before
ballot was taken
The first ballot was on the nam
Of Joe Bogard Frank Eshelman, '
p. Shiplett, j F. Montgomery al
W. G Keller. At the end of this ia
lot the names of Bogard and Keel
were dropped,
The second ballot resulted as ft
lows Montgomery 3, Eshelman
Shiplett l. Shiplett's name was dro
ped and the second ballot was take
resulting in a tie as follows:
Montgomery 3, Eshelman 3.
Mayor Prince broke the tie
casting the deciding vote for NJ
Montgomery. and he was accordin
" declared elected
Chairman Moore of the vat
II committee reported that the comm
zee recommended the reappolutme
- Of +. +. Davenport as water super
&c tendent The appointment was co
u firmed This made the thirteen
81 tinue in succession that Mr.. DeYe
81 port has been appointed to this !
e. sition. J d Murphree was reappoii
r. ed chief engineer and ]. II. Milt'
IL was retained as assistant engineer
re the pump station. The appointing
Of a water Inspector was deferred
- u of no SANTA