The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-03
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
MAYOR M'NULTY AND NEWLY
ELECTED ALDERMEN TAKE
OATH OF OFFICE.
RESTRICT BUSINESS DISTRICT


as Treasurer and w. l.. Hill on the
Police Force No Changes Were
Made in City Employees.
Mayor F. M. McNulty and the
three newly elected councilmen,
Messrs. j. C. Hollingsworth Al L.
NcT,endon and j. E. Morris, were
indicted into office Tuesday night, a
large number of people gathering at
the city hall to witness the ceremony.
Mayor McNulty made no inaugu-
raj address, simply declaring that
acts speak louder than words and re-
ouesting the cooperation of the coun-
cilmen in giving the city an admins
+ration that will be to the material
and moral welfare of the people.
The only business transacted was
the election of city employees for the
next twelve months, and this was
quickly disposed of, as caucus had
previously been held and slate
agreed upon. Every name that was
presented in open meeting received
six votes, the full number.
Election of Officers.
But two changes were made. Mr..
{. D. Cooke, assistant cashier of the
Bank of Dawson, was elected city
treasurer in place of w. A. Baldwin,
who was not a candidate for re-elec-
ton, andw w. L. Hill won a place on
the police force.
Other employees of the city were
reelected as follows: r. E. Bell,
clerk; L. c. Hoyl, city attorney; j.
D. Collier, superintendent of water
and lights; w NJ. Brown, chief of
police; S. w. Kenny, chief of fire
department; T. H. Harden, superin"
tendent of streets; Dr.. w. H. Gard
ner, city physician; J. NJ. Norton and
]. M. Crouch, policemen; {. Z. Chris
tie. H. B. BraswelI and j. S. Fletcher,
firemen; C. D. Marshall, engineer,
and Roy Holt, assistant engineer at
the light plant.
The salaries of the city clerk, city
attorney and city treasurer are liked
by charter at $1,000, $3.50 and 500
respectively, and the council fixed the
salaries of other employees as follows:
Chief of police 800 per month, po-
1icemen SIS per month each: super
intendent of water and light per
month 500, engineer at water and
light plant $S5, assistant engineer
s55. chief of fire department $3.50,
three firemen $3.50 and two $40
each, superintendent of streets
$3.50 a month. Members OF the
police force and fire department and
the street overseer are required to
purchase at their own expense at
least two neat uniforms year. All
officials were elected with the under
standing that their employment is by
he month and that they can be
dropped at any time.
Standing Committees.
The standing committees OF the
council for the next twelve months
will be:
Finance-Morris, Harper, David
son.
Streets, cemetery and sewerage
Perry, HoIlingsworth, McLendon.
Fire-Harper, McLendon, Perry,
Water and lights-Hollingsworth,
Davidson, Morris.
Building -McLendon, Perry, Nor
ris
Printing and health-Davidson'
Harper, McLendon.
Councilmen B. NJ. Davidson was
elected mayor pro tenn for the first
quarter.
Other Matters.
A resolution defining the limits
in which business licenses will be IS
sued was read, and under the rules
went over to the regular meeting
of council for consideration.
The mayor appointed Aldermen
Hollingsworth, Perry and Morris
committee to prepare the 1913 license
tax ordinance and report at the meet
ing next Teusday night.
Aldermen Perry, HollingsWorth
and McLendon were named as com
mittee to inspect the hacks and drays
of the city before licenses are issued
to their owners.