The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-05
ONLY One CHANGE
IN CITY OFFICERS
ELECTION OF
CITY OFFICIALS HELD ON
MONDAY NIGHT
MUNGER ON FORCE
This Was Only Change In City
Department 0fficials.-Many
Apply For Positions On
Police Force.


The biennial election of city Of
ficials by the city7council held Mon
day night brought only one change
in the administration personnel Of
the municipality.
This change came in the police de-
partment and Mr. 7. G. Munger was
elected to the force in the place Of
Mr.. ]. G. Wood. Mr.. Munger was for
merly member of the force and for
a number Of years was chief of the
police department.
Early in the day Monday Mayor
Glover took the oath. of office before
Chancery Clerk joint. Richards and
in the afternoon he administered the
oath of office to the school trustees.
When the council convened Monday
night he administered the oath to
the following councilmen, who for
mally assumed their respective duties:
Ward l, Mr.. G. Y. Banks; Ward 2,
Mr.. O. c. Richardson; Ward 8, Mr..
Henry M. Beard; Ward A, Mr. Claude
Neyman; Ward 5, Mr.. 7. w. Harris;
Ward 6, Mr.. John w. Steen.
After formal organization the coun-
Gil went into the election of city
officials. There were twenty-one
applications for the position of po-
lice, and number of applications
for several Of the other positions.
The election resulted as follows:
City Marshal and Tax Collector,
Mr.. M. G. Vandiver.
Assistant City Marshal and Tax
Collector, Mr.. A. A. Marshall.
City Secretary and Treasurer, Mr..
A. B. Lawrence.
City Attorney, Gen. E. I. Sykes.
Street Commissioner, Mr.. S. g.
Wilder. 4
Chief Of Fire Department, r. E,
Funk.
Assistant Chief Of Fire Department,
Mr.. E. L. Stanley.
Engineer Water Works, Mr.. J. G.
Ellis.
Assistant Water Works Engineer,
Mr.. r. L. Hartsell.
Chief of Police, Mr.. NJ. F, Cook.
Members Police force, Messrs. j. AZ.
Hudson, J. d. Lawrence, 7. r. Green,
J. T. Robertson, J.. r. Gentry, I. G..
Munger and w. H. Wood.
Exactly as the big clock in the
Court House stecple struck nine,
Monday morning, Hon. A. Y. Glover
appeared before ChanceTy Clerk Jno.
]. Richards and took the oath as
mayor of Columbus. There was moth
ing formal about the proceeding.
When Mr.. Richards said to Mr..
Glover, "You are now Mayor Of Co
lumbus," Hon. f. z. Galloway extend
ed the new executive the right hand
of fellowship and expressed the hope
that his administration would be a
very successful one. Mr.. Glover was
then in turn congratulated by Dis
patch reporter, Mr.. S. B. Street, Jr.,
and Chancery Clerk Richards, all of
whom wished him every measure of
success in performing his duties as the
chief officer of the city. Mr.. Glover
replied that he would use his very. best
endeavors to perform his duties with
fidelity.
Leaving the Court House, Mayor
Glover went to his office in the City
Hall, where he was met by Former
Mayor, d. S. McClanahan. who cor
daily congratulated him and wished
him success. eff there is anything |
can do to help YOU" said the retiring
Mayor, "day or night, Sunday or holt
days, don't hesitate to call upon me-
Mr.. McClanahan made the state
ment to Mayor Glover that he would
find in Columbus, among many other
excellent things, the best waterworks
system in the South. ut is in splen-
did condition and will give you no
trouble" he said.