The three heads of the retiring city administration were the guests of Chief Amos Cook and the employes of the city sanitation department at the "fish fry" at the city barns Monday at noon. Several pans of fish, veal-steak, boiled eggs, pickles and other eats, which had been cooked over the forge in the blacksmith shop, were spread over tables in the office of Superintendent J.C. Laney.
Mayor John W. Wilson, Public Safety Commissioner George A. Page, Public Works Commissioner Arthur H. Wearn, Fire Chief M.M. Wallace, representatives of the press and employes of the sanitary department enjoyed the "spread."
Speeches expressing appreciation for the services during the past two years by the members of the sanitary department were made by Mayor Wilson, and Commissioners Page and Wearn. The employes, in turn, expressed appreciation for consideration shown by the city officials and for their tretment of the employes during their terms of office.
Chief Cook acted as toastmaster, and the "feed" was interjected with much wit and several caustic remarks. It was held in honor of three retiring members of the commission and as a means of demonstrating the regard in which the city employes held the officials. Commissioner Page, who had supervision over the sanitary department, highly complimented the workers for the manner in which they have performed their duties under his administration. Five hundred wagon-loads of trash a week has been the record of the department, he pointed out. He claimed that because of the efficiency of the sanitary department Charlotte is the cleanest city in the state.
Following the feed the commissioners and the other guests were shown over the barns and allowed to witness the manner in which the 48 head of horses and assortment of motor equipment is cared for by the employes.
From The Charlotte News, May 2, 1921
No comments:
Post a Comment