The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-02
CITY GOVERNMENT
is IN NEW HANDS
MAYOR AND THREE ALDER.
MEN ASSUMED OFFICE
LAST NIGHT.

The city government OF Dawson
passed into new hands LAST night
when MaVor~eleet A, l., Melendoa
and Aldermen-eieet 4, w. Holdings
worths NJ, G, Hill and J, A, Shields
took the cath OF office and entered
upon their duties. They succeeded
Mayor w. A, Baldwin and Aldermen
w, III, Locke, 7, y, Wall and NJ. II,
Harper, who for the past two wears
had served tho city faithfully and eft.
ficiently. The three hold-oVer alder
men are d, L, English, b, B, Durham
and T, s, Martin
Saturday night the outgoing may
or and aldeemanic board held meet
ing and closed up unfinished business,
heard the annual report OF the heads
OF the various departments and ad4
iourned sine die,
City Officials Elected.
With Mayor MeLendon presiding
the first business TO come before the
newly organized aldefmanie board was
the election OF officials and employees OF
the various city departments and fix
ing their salaries There was opposi4
ton to a number of the ineumbentS,
and much uneaSineSs and anxiety on the
part of the candidates until the votes
were cast and the results announced
A caucus was held Friday by the in
coming mayor and aldermanie board
and a slate agreed on, and the cleo
tons last night were all unanimous,
The successful ones were,
Il. X. tones, city clerk, w. l., Hill,
chief OF police; o. l., Mcneil and J.
G, Stephens patromen, ), w. Ken
ney, chief of fire departments Leroy
Hasty Ross Pace and ] b. Hayes
hremen; {. II, Peddy, superintendent
of water and lights, w G. Banks,
chief engineer; T. II, Harden, super
intendent of streets; DR., w. II, Gard
ner city physician,
Must Pay Their Debts.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mittee on salaries motion was adopt
cd that all city employees pay their
debts promptly,
The only change in the personnel
of the officials was the election of j,
G. Stephens in the place OF Policeman
w. w. McGfaw, One vote was cast
for Policeman O. /, Mcneil for chief
of police.
The following salaries were fixed,
which is a reduction of $40 month
in the pay for chief Of police, patrola
men and superintendent OF streets
Chief of police Sis month; police
men 800 each per month, chief OF
fire department S1l0 per month. FIRE
men $S5 per month; superintendent
of water and lights SIPS a month.
chief engineer 500 per month and
house rent, superintendent of streets
500 per month. The policemen and
iremen will each he given ono uni-
form.
The council made the usual donation
of $500 to the Carnegie library
Standing Committees.
Following are the standing commit
tees for 1923 The chairmen were
elected by the aIdermanie board and
the other members were appointed by
the mayor
Finanee-M. G. Hill. 4. y. Dur
ham, +. w Hollingswofth.
Water and Lights. A. Shields. I.
S. Martin, D. r. English,
FIRED. +. English, +. w. Hol-
lingsworth. NJ. G. Hill.
Streets-T S. Martin, - +. Eng
lish. j. A. Shields.
Buildings-E. r. Durham. M. G..
Hill. ]. A. Shields.
Printing and Health-E. w. Hoi-
lingsworth, r. s. Martin, Z. y. Dur
ham.
License w. Holiingsworth, r..
S. Martin. +. =. Durham.
Hack and Automobile +. y. Dur
ham. NJ. G. Hill y. F. English.
Alderman j. A. Shields was elected
mayor protein.