The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
READY TO UPSET OFFICE
OF THE CITY MANAGER
Just Let The Job Get Tucked Away Happily
anG! Smoothly and Peanut politicians
Start to Blowing Under the Blanket

1T yOT don't 90 SO anu So
You went get any votes the
next time you runp
"I'm going to do what
think my duty is, if | never get
another vote!
Thus did Alderman LaulS
Anderson of the Second Ward,
address his fellow member d.
Ray Kramer, and thus did Mr..
Kramer reply.
And this practically ended the
fiascO of Monday morning, when the
Aldermen met in special session,
devoted mainly to picayunish squab-
bling, as to who should hold the
three weeks job Of examining appli-
cants for city drivers permits.
The meeting actually marks the
beginning of warfare of the Ander-
son Clan OIL City Manager nj. w.
Ferebec. The warfare was foment-
ed several months ago when Ander-
son was prevented from electins
himself chief of police.
Feeling himself slipping rapidly
as Il political factor among a more
enlightened electorate, Mr.. Ander-
son hasn't lost all hope of rising to
the dignity of chief of police. and
the folks can look for some slippery
campaigning in short time. Some
body has got il in the head Of AL
derman &. y. Morgan of the First
Ward that he ought to be City Man
age. In Mr.. AndersOn's scheme to
become chief of police after firing
out his former supporter Holmes.
Mr.. Morgan enters as a lieutenant,
under promise Of the job of city
manager, which Miles Ferebee now
holds. After serving as superin-
tendent of the Elizabeth City school
grounds, there be some who think
Mr.. Morgan has made suitable pro-
ficiency to be advanced to the job
of City manager.
A Disgusting Meeting.
The meeting Of the board of Al.
dermen, which calls for $12 to SIG
of the peoples money for nothing, Is
the result of Il move of Aldermen
Anderson and Morgan, to Oust form
or chief of police &. \. Gregory,
from the job of examiner of appli-
cants for auto license permits. 1t
seems that some objection on the.
part of certain citizens with respect
to the tone Of Mr.. Gregory's voice
in conducting examinations, was
voiced to Mr.. Anderson and other
Aldermen. Now Mr., GregShy ii
the brother-in-law of City Manager
Ferebee, but Mr.. Ferebee says ht
gave Mr. Gregory the job because
AS former chief of plOce, he should
bc fully acquainted with local traf-
fic rules.
But AIessrs. Anderson and Nor
gan set out with the following il
Illuminating pethitiOn, which is q
gem of thought and OrthOgraphy.
OF course they got Alderman Davis
to sign it, and Alderman Il. j.
Coh0on. who had heard numerous
. ,I,,;, ht.
it at their request, but upon their
promise that the job would be CIV
en- To some experienced man.
Mr.. VI. w. Ferebee, City Manager,
Elizabeth City, \. {.
Dear Sir:
We the undersign do very much
diSapprOve of G. A. Gregory issue
ing auto drivers permits on account
of complaints from all sources.
Mayor McCabe, who since left for
New York, refused to call a meeting
of the board to oust Gregory from
IL picayune job of three weeks. z.
G. Gohoon, chairman Of the board,
called a meeting however, at their
request. But the meeting was a
piece of ridiculous and disgusting
confab. because Gregory having
seen the petition had already re-
signed. so that 1t was only neceS-
sary for Mr.. Ferebee to hire another
man, without putting the city to
! the expense of paying for meet
| ing of the Board Of Aldermen.
/ But the meeting was held, and
Ferebee and Morgan and Davis
agreed to give the job TO Walter
! Swain. former insurance agent
who never drove a car and didn't
I know a single traffic law. IT deve-
lopcd that the job had been promiS.
ed him before Gregory was Ousted.
Thirty minutes later, Swain was
on the job, and given typewriter
set of questions which he asks all
cOmers.
1t will probably be interesting to
watch the capers Of the Anderson,
Morgan, Davis, Armstrong faction
for the next several months. There
will be no time to do big things
for the city, so long as their mind
is taken up with petty personal
likes and dislikes.
Your eyes examined and their