The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-13
NEW TOWN COUNCIL.
Ballard Takes q Change in Mu-
nicipal Officers.
MANY WANT THE sINECuRES.
Forty-two Applicants for Five Omces-
suggestions Made by Mayor Rine-
hart-Councilmen.

The old Ballard town council held its
last session last night and the new city
council began its first session of the en-
suing year. The old council included
Mayor +. w. Lake, Councilmen Matthew
Dow, Abraham Kilworth, J. J. Holland,
David McVay and Paul Hopkins. The
new council is composed as follows:
Mayor. DR.. J. H. Rinehart; councilman
at-iarge, ]. ]. Williams; councilmen, A.. E.
Pretty, Hans b. Peterson, F. Frazer, w.
NJ. Curtiss. A. Looney, A. w. Preston.
Only three members of the old council
appeared. and as there was not sufficient
to form quorum no formal session of
that body was held. The new council,
headed by Mayor Rinehart, then took
their seats in the council chamber.
The new mayor addressed the council at
length, saying he had no regular message
but would briefly advise them to admins
ter the affairs of the town economically,
but not niggardly. He said they would
have to consider and enact health ordin-
ances for the protection of the town against
the encroachments of pestilence and
contagious diseases. The question
OF bonding the town for sewerage and
water systems, and also for bonding the
town for the outstanding indebtedness
would probably be considered in short
time. In all questions he would strongly
recommend elaboration and independ-
ence. He referred to the franchise of the
Great Northern railway and said the road
should be compelled to comply with all
the terms and requirements thereof, more
particularly in regard to the establishment
OF depot and appointment of an agent.
Andrew McCann, clerk pro tenn, read the
following applications for municipal Of
fcers:
For city clerk-A. Allen, Andrew Mccain,
Charles Hadfeld, Warren Lucas, C. II. Hebner.
For city engineers. X. Smith, J. w. Graf, K.
c. Scott
For city marshal-George P. Holden, Charles
Landers, Joseph Packard, F. E. Sprague Henry
MeCurry, F. A. Waughtal, W. G. Cochran.
For police justice-W. FL. Vernon, G. w.
Emerson.
For street commissioner. E. Ward, A. XII
worth, I. Comfort, J. Q. Bryant, Floyd Ward.
For INSTRUMENTATION A. Myers, John Nc
Donald, Charles o. Ingalls,, Ole Ohmre, ]. DAN
iels, Nicolas F. Beck, Thomas w. White, Charles
Mann, E. Nelson. Peter Anderson, Thomas
Henry, George Shields, J. A. Nordhassel, Frank
Sanders, G. A. Highlands.
All the applications were referred to the
committee of the whole to report on next
aSSN1y hiSht.
The mayor then mixed six names in a
hat, and the clerk drew therefrom the
names of the councilmen who will serve
the long term of two years. The first
names drawn were William NJ. Curtiss, F.
Frazer and A. w. Preston. These will,
therefore, serve two years.
Treasurer-elect T. w. Lake offered
bond of $4,000 with j. Furth and w. R.
Forrest as sureties. The bond was &C
cepted and placed on file.
There are forty-two applications for
municipal offices and only five officers to
be appointed.
Floyd Wards application for street COM
missioner asked for q salary of SIS
month.
G. w. Emerson asked to be appointed
police justice if it were made salaried
office; otherwise he did not wish the ap-
pointment.
The mayor stated he would appoint the
standing comm tees during the week.
At the request of Councilman William NJ.
Curtiss, the clerk read the ordinance speci-
fying the duties of the appointive officers.
The council room was filled with large
crowd of interested visitors. Council ad.
journed until next Tuesday night.