This week The Vagabond continues with naming all the known mayors and officials of Gadsden.
1899
Mayor L.L. Herzberg
Mayor: L.L. Herzberg. Aldermen: J.R. Hughes, First Ward; J.H. Holcomb; Louis M. Smith; Otto Agricola; W.H. Sutton.
1901
Mayor E. Blackwood
Mayor: E. Blackwood. Aldermen: Robert L. Miller, First Ward); C.H. Ritch, Second Ward (resigned Oct., 1901, W.L. Echols elected); R.C. Co-nnor, Third Ward; T.B. Gwin, Fourth Ward; Joe B. Tolson, Fifth Ward.
1903
Mayor: Robert Campbell. Aldermen: J.P. Armstrong, First Ward; M.W. Moore, Second Ward; Lawrence Smith, Third Ward; C.L. Guice, Fourth Ward; J.D. Dunlap, Fifth Ward (office declared vacant on Nov. 7, 1904, C.S. Ward elected on Dec. 27, 1904).
1905
Mayor: Charles P. Smith. Aldermen: Pelham Sitz, J.M. Sullivan, W.P. Lay, C.E. Cowan, Obal Christopher.
1907
Mayor D. Dunlap
Mayor: D. Dunlap. Aldermen: P.E. Sitz, First Ward; George S. Vann, Second Ward; S.D. Jacobs, Third Ward; D.H. Baker, Fourth Ward; J.D. Stewart, Fifth Ward.
1909
Mayor W.T. Murphree
Mayor: W. T. Murphree. Aldermen: G.C. Allan, First Ward; D.D. Goode, Second Ward; Lee Whorton, Third Ward; S.S. Caldwell, Fourth Ward; A.T. Stocks, Fifth Ward.
1910
Mayor W.C. Bellenger
Ordinance No. 897 was adopted in February of 1910 rearranging wards. A president of the city council and mayor would now be elected, along with two aldermen from each ward (there now being four wards instead of five). Election would be held in September for terms beginning October. Mayor: W.C. Bellenger. President of Council: George S. Vann. Aldermen: E.A. Rogers and W.C. Yarbrough, First Ward (Yarbrough resigned in February of 1911; Carl Lay elected); C.E. Christopher and W.P. Johnson, Second Ward; L.N. Hill and C. Tolson, Third Ward; A.M. Rattray and P. Sitz, Fourth Ward.
1912
Mayor John H. Holcombe
Mayor: John H. Holcombe. President of Council: James C. Tolson. Aldermen: John T. Keeling and Tom H. Scoggin, First Ward; Homer S. Jackson and W. P. Johnson, Second Ward; Paul E. Allison and J.R. Coin, Third Ward; Ira C. Ballard and W.H. White, Fourth Ward.
1914
Mayor W.C. Bellenger
Mayor: W.G. Bellenger. President of Council: C.E. Christopher. Aldermen: C.M. Adams and Edwin Pickard, First Ward; W.P. Archer and Clyde Stevenson, Second Ward; J.L. Curry and E. Foreman, Third Ward; Carl Lay and Roe C. Tingley, Fourth Ward.
1916
Mayor: W.P. Johnson. President of Council: C.A. Stevenson. Aldermen: Griffin and G.H. Myrick, First Ward; W.P. Archer and W.H. Mayben, Second Ward; Lee W. Murphy and W.H. Portner, Third Ward; A.M. Rattray and Ree Tinsley, Fourth Ward.
Mayor W.P. Johnson
1918
Mayor: W.P. Johnson. President of Council: C.A. Stevenson. Aldermen: G.H. Myrick and E. W. Pickard, First Ward; C.T. Coker and F.M. Culpepper, Second Ward (Coker resigned to enter Y.M.C.A. army overseas work; W.P. Archer elected); W.C. Cox and L.W. Murphey, Third Ward; R.W. Camp and E. Owens, Fourth Ward.