Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-06-09
Board Of Aldermen Elect Officers
Mayor Woodson, Chairman Of the Party
Permits tas Election Of a R., publican.

Permits tas Election Of a R, publican.
Salisbury's new board Of alder
men held their first | uSinsss meet
ing in the city ball last Thursday
night. The entire board consist
ed of H. E. Rufty, R l.. Julian
J. D Norwood aud G. A. Fisher,
aldermen ard W. H. Woodsol
mayor presiding, aud j. r Hen
nessee. J. F. L"d~ick, D A
Beaver and I r Conley, aid r
men, Dam Gratis and representa-
tives Of the people, we're present.
R3v. John W. Moore was on
hand and by invitation offered
prayer.
After swearing IN Mr. Rufty
and Mr. Ncrwo d. who were alb
sent at the previous meetilg &, Mr..
Norwood was unanimously re
elected mayor pro tenn. I. H
Va. derford was mkt re- elected
city attorney without opposition,
then W. I. RaIn.y aud W. 7. R
Jenkins we're voted on for CITY
clerk. The result was to l in
favor of Mr.. Ra,ney. Then fol.
lowed q prolonged attempt to elect
d city tax collector. the names
Of J. M. Brown, who has SEW
ed as such fer the past four years,
and D. W. Julian, who ran for
Judge of the county court last fall
OH the Republican ticket, and
some one by the name of
Webster we're voted for persistent.
~, the balloting lasting quite late
into the night, wheu, after one
hundred and one ballots had been
taken, the meeting adj onrned
The voting during this time usu
ally stood four and four making
it possible for the mayor, Wood
son, chairman of the Rowan Demo
cratic executive commistee to
have cast the deciding vote. either
naming Nj. Brown or the Repub-
li:an.
The board re.assembled Friday
afterno IN aud resumed balloting
where they left IF the previous
evening. The first yots was q tie,
four for Bro VII and fonr for Jul.
ian, Mr.. Woodson, chairman OF
the PARTY remaiuil g petri6ed as
before, in an effort to unload the
responsibility on the aldermen
The bAlloting varied but little on.
til the twenty.sixth, when u of
the Blown supporters changed to
Julian. seeing the futility of con
tinuing the Struggle This settled
the NEST Important matter before
the board but did not relieve Dir
Woodson, chairman of the County
Democratic Executive Com mittes,
Of the responsibility of permitti,
a bolter and republican being
elected to an cfioe over a life. long
loyal Democrat.
The election of q chief of police
was then gone into with three sp
pIlcants, namely: The present
chief, j.. Frank Miller, Frank C.
Talbot, and Salisbury heing &c
partial to strangers, one Mebry
of Concord, actually had the au'
daoity to apply. The vote wal
Miller 5, Talbort 8.
For town treasurer twenty, three
ballots were taken, the candidatel
being, T.. Rabe, W. H. White
Geo. w. Wright W. T Summer,
sett. A. G.. Peeler, aud judge
Webster. The final vote wa
Summersett 5 and Wright 8
The following we're next elected
without material opposition:
City engineer, john W. Webb.
Superintendent of cemeteries
M. A Shank.
City physician, G. W. .Wocdson
Supt. of streets, s. l.. McOan
less
Captain of police, B F. Cauble
Jsnitor, S G. Miller.
Truck drivers and hostlers
Badly Miller aud H. F. Glover
Sanitary fl ,sr. W. W. Poole
was elected ovsr three opponents
one Of whom was she present of
fosr. g A KIuttz, an old soldier
Mr.. Poole is a cousin of Bob an,
Dave Julian.
The patrolmen elected were tn
following:
H. @. Lentz, B. w. Hall, W. D
Watson, W. M Julian, Arthu
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