The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-29
COUNCIL ABOLISHED
WATER SUPT. OFFICE
RETRENCHMENT POLICY LIFTS
OFT VETERAN IMPLONIE
CITY GOVERNMENT
Reports OF Officers IRE Read and
tppointi,c OFFICES Are Fi,lcs,
nv Council in Executive
session.

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loalled session last nigbt Cor the pur-
pose OF reading To- anaall rapor's
- Officers. filla< The apo nusr Of
fees and nam.nS tito r.'r'n'tteea FOR
THE year. surprise was sprung Is
the water COMMITTEES making recon-
mendatlon that the office OF water
superintendent be abolished. which
recommendation was adopted and
the services OF =. r Davenport.
who has served in that capacity for
sixteen and half years, vas dis
pensed With The recommendation
read as follows:
After thoroughly considering all
details of our system and In eadeav-
oring to simplify the bookkeeping
OF the office. and feeling the neccs-
sity OF reducing the expenses Of the
department as much as possible. VIC
deem it advisable for the present to
dispense with the office of water
superintendent.
The adoption of this rec0mmen-
dation automatically withdrew the
applications for that position. I. f.
Davenport has served long In the
capacity Of water superintendent.
lie took the position on November 5,
1889. when II. r. Pickett was mayor
He has seen service under the leader
ship Of such mayors as Pickett.
Robertson. Lasswell and Prince.
| The cash receipts in the first year
f, he had the water works was So
i014.35. and his report this year
| showed total collection of sl9.-
l419.17. He has superintendent the
work of putting in 81 fire hydrants
and increased the total mileage OF
water mains from 3.90 miles 10
14.10 miles. The sewer mains have
Increased eorrespondingly.
The adjustment of the o.rlee OF
water superintendent puts the work
| Of two men on the city secretary,
Joe Evans, who will now figure
meter readings, make out water rents
receipts. keep the city books, min
utes Of the council and act as clerk
| OF the city court. His will be a
| busy lob, but Joe is a hustling young
man and will do his work we'll.
appointees Are Named.
The council went into executive
| session to make the appointments
to fill the various offices, when the
following men were named ]. D.
| Kiryen, street commissioner. Tom
Dixon, day policeman; r. +. Work
man, night policeman; T. f. Burlin,
| city sexton: r. L. Sanford. motor
truck driver: George Hollis. fire
driver; John Davenport. fire mar
sLal; L. b. Moseley. sanitary inspec-
tor: J. S. Berry, city health officer
Committees Are Named.
Mayor Prince named the following
committees for the new year:
| Finance-T. o. Cheatham. r. ID.
| McCombs and I. M. Williams.
streets-R. d. McCombs. T. O..
Cheatham and A. L. Rogers.
Police, Parks and Cemeteries
Geo. Patten, J T. Andrews and ! ~
williams.
Water works.. T. Andrews, r.
20. Cheatham and Geo. patten.
Sanitary. Lights and Printing
II. NJ. Williams. Al Rogers and J. T.
Andrews
Report of Officers.
/ A report Of water superintendent
showed total collection Of st9,-
419.17: total expenditures of s1s.-
024.ls. also credits consumed 10 the
amount Of si.T96.40 The report
showed total mileage OF 1910 OF
water pipe in tho city. 81 fire by
drants. valued az approximately S42.-
s4s.2s; also 1912 miles Of sewer,
valued at s23.l43.07.
The report OF j y Kiryeu. street
commissioner included an Inventory
81 property on hand amounting to
lS7.e35.70. total cash collections
$50 g0s rs. salaries for the year ss.-
sg2.30. supplies for the wear So
54f.30. sweeping Of streets and
cleaning ~ alleys cost S2.fff as
maintenance on IS miles Of pike
roads $685. Expense 90 feeding
elty teams s-sfte Total assets
ssf.sl5.4s. with liabilities 70 enc
amount of xSfTns.sH
Report 81 Citg sexton ~ Bnrl'n
bowed thaf 2g iots ia fhe cltF Come
tsrv had been sold and paid far.
total ssgaea. and faat leg IHfar
ments aaa been masis dariuE ihe
gear. af ahich ~ eerc adults aaf