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Mayor Rawson Now Occupies Chair of
Chief Executive—Many Officers
Get Increased Pay—Elections.
The City Council of 1905 laic! down
the reins of office last night, surren
dering the municipal government to
those who will administer it dur.ng
1908.
As a matter of fact, there is hut
one change in the personnel of the
governing board for this year as com
pared with that of last. Mayor Lippitt
retires, and the new mayor, Hon.
Charles W. Rawson, steps into his
shoes.
The interesting scenes that have
been enacted on the first Monday
night in each year for decades were
witnessed again last night.
The reports of the various standing
committees of the councjl; of the
heads of departments, and their as
sistants; of the retiring mayor—In
fact of all who have been charged
with the administration of city af
fairs during the last twelve months,
were read and made a part of the
public record. They are published In
full elsewhere in this evening’s Her*
aid, and will he found interesting read
ing.
Old Council’s Last Session.
All the members of the hoard were
present at the concluding meeting.
Monthly reports Of city officers, and
several quarterly reports were read
and ordered placed on record. The
last batch of the year’s bills was or
dered paid. Several matters relative
to the encroachmerts of property, on
Jacltson street were referred to the
new council, as was a request of Mr.
Jos. S. Davis, representing the John
A. Davis estate.-thatit be made a mat
ter of record that property of the es
tate on both Pine and Jackson streets
lacks from 18 to 90 inches of taking
from the streets that to which Jt, is
Entitled. All these matters were re-
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ferred to the new council, which later
placed them in the hands of its street
committee for investigation. The same
committee will investigate the matter
of encroachments -n the west Bide of |
Jackson street, north of Broad. Mr.
I. J. Hofmnyer was present in the in
terest of property owners in that lo
cality, but the merits of none of,
these cases were gone into. They will, 1
however, he taken up at an early
date. I
The resignations of Col. Ed. L.,
Wight and Mr, A. P. Coles, as mem- j
hers of the board of police commis-1
sioners, wore acepted, Col. Wight re- 1
signing on account of the fact that he ,
is absent from home much of the
time, and Mr. Coles for the r-eason
that, he has recently moved to Atlanta.
The resignation of Mr. Coles as a
member of the board of trustees of
the Carnegie Library was also ac
cepted.
The following pbllce commissioners
were elected. They succeed Mr. Mor
ris Weslosky, whose term of office
expires, and Messrs. Doles and Wight.
Mr. A. C. Plonslry, Judge Sam W.
Smith and Mr. N. F. Tift.
Mayor Lippitt then read his annual
report, which Is published elsewhere.
The following resolutions were then
offered by Alderman Ehrlich, and
adopted by a rising vote: I
Whereas on account of the retire
ment of .A, J. Lippitt, Mayor, our of
ficial relatione are severed,
Be it resolved by the City Council:
First, That we extend to him our
sincere appreciation for the fair and
impartial manne- <n which he has
presIBed''ovei ; *ffie'rifeiIberati6ft!rW'<his
body, and that it ft" with regret that;
we sever our offleiA relations.
Second, That dun Ig his .occupancy
of the office of M»vor he has brought
the affairs of the city to a polpt une
qualled bv anv nredecess-’r and he lias
set a standard that It would be well
for his successor? to emulate.
Third, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes.
Mayor Lippitti’s acknowledgement
was full of feeling, and evidently came
from the heart. It was couched in
beautiful language, and was one of
the impressive ineidenls of an event
ful meeting. An account appears else
where of the presentation to the retir
ing chief executive of a beautiful gold -
headed cane, a token of esteem from
the police department.
The New Council.
Mayor-elect Rawson took the oath
of office immediately after old Coun
cil had been declared adjourned. The
oath was next taken by Aldermen-
elect R. L. Jones,. Jos. Ehrlich and
W. W. Rawlins, being administered
by Justice deGraffenried.
Alderman Tarver was elected may
or pro tern., taking'the same oath re
quired of the mayor.
The new corn'd! then went info
executive sesison, which lasted about
2D minutes, all persons except tho
mayor and aldermen and retiring May
or Lippitt being excluded from the
chamber.
When spectators were again admit
ted, the fixing of salaries was taken
up, the following scale being adopted;
Mayor $ 800
Mayor Pro Tem 200
Clerk 720
‘ Chief Fire Dept 1,1100
Asst. Chief 720
Firemen, each CC0
Treasurer 400
City Attorney 400
Sutp. W. Wks and Elect. Lts. 1,050
Electrician 1,200
Chief Police 1,200
Asst. Chief 900
Policemen, each 720
Sexton ... 000
City Physician COO
Building Inspector 200
The above figures represent increas
ed pay for a number of employes, in
cluding the city clerk, chief of fire
department, deputy marshal, superin
tendent of waterworks and electric
lights, the mayor and mayor pro tem.
The following officers were elected;
Clerk, Y. C. Rust. ,
Treasurer, T. M. Ticjtnor.
City Attorney, Jas. Tift Mann. The
name of Mr. J. Wi Walters, Jr., was
also placed in nomination, and two
votes were cast In his favor, Mr.
Mann receiving Dm remaining five.
Mr. Walters’! name was presented
under a misapprehension. He was
not a candidate for city attorney, al
though his name had been mentioned
in that connection, His nomination
was the result of a misunderstanding,
as Mr. Walters had no intention of
opposing Mr. Mann.
City Physician, P. L. Hilsmnn.
City Sexton, F. L. Wilder.
Chief of Fire Department, T. E.
James.
Hack Inspector and Building Inspec
tor, T. E. Janies.
Assistant Fire Chief, t. S. Weldon.
Firemen, J. A. Wnmhel, R. S. En
glish, O. B. Jay and Harvey Hale.
Waterworks and Electric Light
Commissioner, ,T. II Whitehead.
After being elected city attorney,
Mr. .Tames Tift Mann resigned ns a
member of the board of police com
missioners. The council attempted to
force the vacancy upon former Mayor
Lippitt, who steadfastly refused, and
Mr. Dan Brosnan was elected for the
unexpired term.
The Exchange Ba\ilt has re-elected
city depository for tile ensuing term,
its application being the only one sub.
mltted.
Mayor Rawson announced the follow
ing standing committees:
Standing Committes of Council, 1906.
Finance Committee—Joseph Ehr
lich, Chairman; H. A. Tarver, R. L.
Jones.
Street Committee—H. A. Tarver,
Chairman; R. L. Jones, W. W. Raw
lins.
Contract Committee—J. S. Clark,
Chairman; Joseph Ehrlich, H. A.
Tarver.
License Committee—P. < H. Jones,
Chairman; J^ S. Clark, Joseph Ehr
lich.
Fire Department Committee—R. L.
Jones, Chairman; Mf. W. Rawlins, P.
H. Jones.
Dockets and Records Committee—
W. W. Rnwlins, Chairman; Joseph
Ehrlich, J. S. Clark.
Public Improvements Committee—
, W. W. Rpwlins, Chairman; Joseph
Ehrlich. R. L. .Tones,
. • .Health Committee^-R. L. .Jones,
Chairman; H. A. ’’’arver, W: W. Raw
lins.
Printing Committee—Joseph Ehr
lich, Chairman; P. H. Jones, J. S.
Clark.
Cemetery Committee—H. A. Tarver,
Chairman; R. L. Jones, ,T. Clark.
The following resolutions were of
fered hv Alderman Ehrlich and were
adopted:
Whereas Hon. D, F. Crosland vol
untarily retires from the office of city
attorney, which he has filled for the
past eight years sc well and ably and
to the entire satisfaction of the Mayor
and the 1 council and the citizens in
general, therefore be It
■ Resolved, That il is with the most
sincere regret that we sever our offl-
clay connection with tile said Hon. D.
F. Crosland, and express the hope,
that he may soon consent, to return to
the city's service.
Resolved, That those resolutions he
spread upon the minutes of the. Coun
cil and a copy of the same be fur
nished to the said Hon. D. F. Crosland.
The annual license ordinance for
1906 was adopted under a suspension
of the rules. It had been previously
carefully gone over by the members
of the Council, several important
changes having been made. The or
dinance will be published in The Her
ald tomorrow.
The application of the Albany &
Northern railway for the right to run
Its line through Front street from So
ciety.to the southern limits of the city
was referred to the same special com
mittee which has under consideration
the similar annlicailon of the Georgia
Northern. The Albany & Northern
desires, as stated in its petition, to
get out of tho city to the south in
order to extend its lino, as proposed,
through Baker and Miller counties.
The rules of the old council were
rendopted, and the same meeting
nights—the second and fourth Monday
nights in each month—were selected.
A number of retail liquor bonds,
with applications for licenses, were
approved, others being returned tor
correction.
The meeting then adjourned, at 10
o’clock.
Confidence Revived in the Witte Gov
ernment—Magic Change ’Wrought
in Moscow in a Week.
St. Petersburg, Jau. 2.—The government’s strongly
worded announcement yesterday that it proposes to pursue to
the bitter end the policy of putting down revolutionists, fol
lowing the crushing defeat at Moscow, demonstrates the con
fidence of the Witte government that it has the ability to
complete the task it has undertaken. The main cause of
confidence is the loyalty of the troops. Witte today denied
that he was urging the immediate promulgation of a constitu
tion. He says he will not change the plan announced in the
manifesto of October thirtieth by promulgating a constitution
before the douma meets.
MAGIC CHANGE IN THE OLD CAPITAL
Moscow, Monday, Jan. 1.—Excepting for numerous
military patrols and pillars of smoke above the ruins of fac
tories and houses in the Presna district, there is little to re
call the nightmare of the past ten days. By magic, in
twenty-four hours, the city’s appearance is changed. Stores
have re-opened and the streets are crowded with holiday
shoppers for the Russian Christmas, which occurs next
Sunday. ,
A list of casualties and property losses is being compiled
at Governor General Doubassoff’s headquarters, and is prom
ised tomorrow. A prominent manufacturer today estimated
the property damage in the burned district at #5,000,000.
Latest Music. Just arrived.
BEAMAN’S MUSIC HOUSE.
WANTED—To buy small investment
property for cash. Give location, de
scription, monthly rental and lowest
cash price. W. A. X Box 97, Albany,
Ga. 2-3t
Washington, Jan. 2.—Secretary Shaw, of the treasury
department, announced today that the payment of interest
due February first on government bonds would be anticipated.
Coupons due on that date will be paid at once oil presenta
tion. The amount to be anticipated is about #1,700,000.
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MIRAL DEWEY ACTIVE.
Annapolis, Jan. 2.—The court, pro
ceedings against Midshipman Stophen
Decatur, charged with hazing Mid
shipmen AIcClearv, of Texas, and
Church! of Pennsylvania, was resum
ed today. Decatur on the stand, de
nied the statements of McCleary and
Church which incriminated him. This
leaves to the court to decide between
(he conflicting testimony. Other wit
nesses wil Ibe introduced for the de
fense. The case is attracting wide
attention, and desperate efforts are
being made to save him. He is a great
grandson of the famous naval hero,
of the same name, and stands sixth in
his class, which graduates ndxt month.
Admiral Dewey is very active in his
case.
'Guards’ Meeting Postponed.
The regular meeting of the Albany
Guards, which was to have been held
at the armory tonight, is postponed
until Friday night, at which time the
regular election to fill vacancy In the
captaincy of the company will he
held. Members will be governed ac
cordingly.
FOR SALE—Handsome 5-room
House, % acre, north Jefferson St.
Easy terms (303t) ED. R, JONES.
A THOUSAND MEN GO OUT IN
NEW YORK, EMPLOYERS
REFUSING AN EIGHT-HOUR
DAY.
New York, Jan. 2.—A thousand prin
ters went on strike here today in sup
port of the demand for an eight-hour
day. Thirty-two printing establish
ments declared a lookout against their
employes. The strikers immediately
placed pickets in the vicinity of the
shops. The Typographical Union gain-
ed a victory in one hundred and sixty
shops without a man quitting work,
as thp shops granted eight hours and
closed principal demand by the union.
No Trouble In Chicago.
Chicago, Jau. 2.—The National
Printers’ Union strike declared in ef
fect here, the employers having an
ticipated the event by a lockout and
employing non-union men several
weeks ago.
K. OF P MEETING.
Installation of officers at regu
lar meeting of Artesian City Lodge
No. 30, K. of P., *his evening at 7:30
o’clock. Full attendance urged.
W. A. McLABTY, C. C.
’H. ROBINSON, K of R. & S.
New stock flbered codfish, 10c. pack
age, bricks 15c., 2 for 25.
’Phone TO. W. E. FIELDS.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN
MANY YEARS-ZER0 WEATH
ER CAUSING SUFFERING
AMONG NATIVES.
Albuquerque, N. M., Jau. 2.—Afti
32 hours of steady snowfall one
the heaviest snows in many years
covers the whole Btate. The depth- of
snow varies from a fow inches Incite 1
lower plains and valleys to five and
six feet in the mountains. Zero weath
er is causing much suffering ambng
the natives and Indians.
SANFORD IS SORE
ON JUDGE AND SOLICITOR/
DtclaKss That He Cannot Hope For a
Fair Trial.
Atlanta, Ga„ • Jan. 2.—(Special.)—
Almost on the eve of his second trial
on a charge of murder, Vincent
Sanford, former treasurer of Floyd
county, who- shot and killed Georgij
Wright, Southern ticket agent
Rome, Ga., last summer because,
he alleges, Wright ruined bis. home,
has given out a statement to the press
in which he makes sensational
ence to the trial Judge and soltoiti
general. Sanford Is now In the Fulti
county jail In Atlanta. He will he 1
en to RoK.e Saturday for trial,
second trial (the first resulting In
'mistrial), will begin January 8th.
“The public and I know," said I
ford, “that with Moses Wright
judge and Bill Ends as solicitor,
curving the positions they do,
not hope for a fair trial, b
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