The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-10
CITY MANAGER A
CITY SCAVENCER
New Administration Makes a
Dirty Joke of Most Inn
portant Office.

JuSL WHAT the new Board OF
Aldermen of Elizabeth City had
in mind in giving the office of
City Manager to J. B. Ferebee
against the protests of the town
became evident at the first meet
ing of the new Board Monday
night. Everybody has said that
Mr.. Ferebee possesses no qua1if-
cations for the office Of City
Manager. But the people who
have said this did not know what
qualifications would be required
under the new administration. 1t
now develops that Mr.. Ferebee
is thoroly qualified as the office
is to be conducted under the
new Board. The new Board will
assume all the functions of the
Office of City Manager, various
committees from the Board do
ing the City Managers work.
ThesCity Manager under the new
Board is to be nothing more
than a scavenger.
Of all the business coming before the
new Board Monday night, only three
items were referred to. the City Man
ageE 1. He was directed to remove a
PRIV from the banks of the canal back
of the fire engine house. 2. He was
directed to get bids for the removal of
the manure from the city stables. 3. He
was directed to abate stink emanating
in ditch that flows by the home of
julie Modlin. If these are to be the
sole duties of the City Manager under
theEnew administration, then no one is
going TO raise any further row on J. B.
Ferebee. Matters concerning finances,
the city market, public utilities, etc.
were referred to committees, just as if
the city had no City Manager at all.
This vas to be expected.
The Mack Sawyer faction in Eliza
beth City has never had any use for the
ofiee of~ City Manager, the Office taking
so npnh power and patronage out of
the hands of so many politicians. Mack
Sd administrations have never
faias fa make travesty (or tragedy
afRce of City Manager and put
the G4ty Manager form Of government
in disrepute. A handful of Aldermen
are going to run this town. Already
one sees old Man Mack Sawyer and
Louis Anderson making themselves con-
spicuous about the Offices Of the Elec-
trio Light, Water and Sewerage COM
panies.
The first meeting of the new Board
Monday night was tame affair, every
thing having been pre-arranged in eau
Gus. A sop was thrown to the dis
gruntled public in statement that Mr..
Ferebee, had been employed as City
Manager for a period of only three
months and that if he didn't give salts
faction the Office would be declared va
cant at the expiration of that time. Mr..
Ferebee will give perfect satisfaction
to a majority of the members of the new
Board.
Here are the appointments of the new
Board:
For City Manager-J. B. Ferebee.
For City Health Oficer-Dr. z. Fear
ing.
For City Attorney-Percy W. Nc
Mullan.
For Chief of Police-Leon Holmes.
For City Auditor-Mills E. Bell.
For City Tax Collector-George H.
Wood.
For Sanitary Oficer-W. J. Simmons.
For Keeper of %Stables-Zephonia
J Johnson.
Following are the salaries of the var
ious city officials:
City Manager, $3.50 a month; City
Health Officer, $25 a month; City Attor
ney, $50 a month; Chief of Police, $12O
a month; City Auditor, $3.50 month; ;
City Tax Collector, $15O month; San
itary Officer, 500 a month.
The following were the committees
assigned:
Finance-P. H. Williams, G. W. Ste
vens, L. W. Anderson, w. H. Weatherly.
Market House-P. G. Cahoon, G. H.
Twiddy, L. W., Anderson.
Street Improvement-L. r. Foreman,
W. H Jennette.
Consulting and Purchasing-C.1 w.
Stevens, T. H. Williams, P. G. Cahoon.
Public Utilities-W H Weatherly, w.
II. Jennette, G. H Twiddy, L. r. Fore
man.
Ordinance-W. Ben Goodwin, P. G.
Cahoop, w. H. Weatherly, P. III. Will
liams, W. H. Jennette.
Police Commission-P. G. Cahoon, W.
II. Weatherly, P. H. Williams.
The First & Citizens National Bank
was made city treasurer.