The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-15
FAIRHAvEN MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
The Mayor and a Majority of tho Coun-
Gil Not In HARMONY.

FAIRHAvEN, Jan. Il. Especial The
new city council met today and elected
officers for the ensuing year, as follows:
Attorney, James Ii. Derrick; clerk, T. II.
Anderson; marshal, G. d. Bryan; street
commissioner, J. K. Roll; engineer, r. E.
Helms.
The new attorney is the junior member
of the firm of Watkins & DERRICK, and one
of the most prominent and popular law
yers on the bay. He was for four years
corporation counsel Of Des Moines, Ia, and
was the bar nominee for judge there. Mr..
Anderson has held the office of clerk for
the past year and has given excellent sat-
isfaction. He was prominent real estate
man during the boom aRd was candidate
for mayor two years ago: but was defeated
by Hon. E. NJ. Wilson. Mr.. Roll is
the owner of the city hall build
ing and other valuable property
here, and is the oldest and finan-
cially the most independent of the several
appointees. Mr.. Bryan, though perhaps
the least prominent of the new officers,
having no established business or profess
sion, is young man of excellent reputa-
ton. from whom good work is expected.
Mr.. Helms, the youngest of the new Off
GERS, is the mining engineer for the Blue
Canyon Company, and is one of the di-
rectors of the First National bank.
Already the council has divided itself
into two factions, representing what are
commonly called the 1.-TWO elements" in
the voting population. On the one side
are Hedge, knight, Smith and McGowan,
clear-headed business men, while in the
minority are Griffin and Oeser, of the
old council, and Scott, one of the new
members. Griffin was one of the control
ling forces III the old council, but appar-
entity he is mot in it, in the present body.
There has been a good deal of opposition
to his methods, but on the whole he has
made a rather better member than many
give him credit for. He is quite well off
and is a bold, shrewd manipulation and
willy politician. The mayor has taken
sides with the minority. having been
rather summary sat down Upon by the
majority, greatly to the satisfaction of the
people generally, who have become very
weary of his egotism and bombast In
vainglorious speech Tuesday he dramatic
ally waved petition which good many
had thoughtless.y signed. asking him to
he a candidate for reelection and also
haunted his naturalization papers and
various sundry documents from places
where he has formerly lived and lahored.
ali purporting TO bear testimony
t. his greatness and to emphasize his ego
tisticai declaration that the people had
"made no mistake in electing him MAYOR.
Some one outside the railing audiblv sug-
gested that he exhibit his vaccination
certificate lie tutnbled in his pockets a
moment or two, but evidently didn't have
il with HIM. lie Is Nelson Benefits rep
rcsrn;atiyc in seyera! corporations, from
each of which he draws q small salary.
lie - Il mem yer of the school board 4
few weeks ago lie secured the passage bv
tie board of a resolution torbiddlnr the
teachers. on pain of Immediate dismls sal.
TO critlcSe the directors The resolution
Was nkened to N-f's famous railroad
orter aud secured for the mavor the local
lit e %: "AleXaHIer /. ~ Fsicaayen." The
Hcgaii gave INN 4 mild editorial rubbing
tbs morning and NJ tot3y's session OF the
councI lie hai the good sense to refrain
from U>ucping d!ctatorial powers. The
following standing committees were ap-
pointed Tor the ensuing year;
Judiciary. Smith. Griffin. Oeser; executive
>o1i,, Smith. MCGowau; sewers, Hctfawan.
Het-e. 1riIiin; health and police, knight,
=. t, Orset. Ire ard water !re. scott.
h-ssat; license, Griffin. Hedge, Mctfow4u:
etIects and public properly, Oeser, smith.
Knight