Western Star and Roma Advertiser (Qld. : 1875 - 1948), Wednesday 15 February 1888, page 3


Local Government Elections.

ALDERMAN Southall was elected mayor of Brisbane on Saturday last by the unani-

mous vote of the council.

Mr. Hiram Wakefield. M.L.A., was unanimously re-elected as Mayor of Sand-gate on Saturday last. He afterwards gave a banquet to his fellow aldermen.

The Windsor Shire Council has selected Mr. C. Ryan as its chairman for 1888. Two protests were entered against the way in

which the recent shire elections were carried out.

A deadlock resulted in the election of a president fur the Too wont; Shire Council on Saturday last. Councillors Cribb and Valentine were each proposed and the voting was equal, four on each side. The m»eting was ultimately adjourned uutil yesterday.

Alderman Thomas Trevetban was elected Mayor of Toowoomba on Saturday last.

Alderman Arthur Morgan, M.L.A., is the chosen of the Warwick aldermen as their chairman for 1SSS.

At Townsville Aldermen Bundock and

Parkes aspired to the dignity of mayor but the latter was defeated by two votes.

Alderman John Davis is mayor of Cook

town.