The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-02
CHANGE In EMPLOYEES
SELECTIONS DECIDED ON BY REPUB-
LICAN COMMISSIONERS.
Appointments to BE Made To-Day-A.
II. Hovey, County Attorney
Wheatley at Workhousc.

The Board of County Commissioners will
be reorganized this morning, when James
+. Greer takes his position on the board.
Mr.. Greer and Henry Harding, Republic
ans elected at the last election constitute
the majority. julius F. Renecke, the pres
ent Democratic member. will in all proba-
bility be chosen chairman of the board, az
it is customary to select the hold-over
member for that position. regardless OF pol
itics. The majority of the board has COM
pleted the list of appointments to be made.
The list is not officially announced, but the
appointments have been agreed upon for
official action this morning. The Republic
an members of the board have made the
selections after a great deal of considera-
ton and inquiry. They say they have at
tempted to do the best possible and fill
the different positions with efficient men.
The old soldiers have been handsomely re-
membered, as a number have received po-
sitions. The applications for the positions
were many and it required much considera-
ton to make the selections from ex-
ceient a list.
The appointing commissioners have en-
deavored to give all parts of the county and
city fair representation. A number Of the
new appointees were selected from out
townships. and in the city the appoint
ments have been distributed. A. l.. Hovey
will be county attorney, the position being
the best of those filled. county pauper
The commissioners are in doubt regarding
the advisability of appointing one. without
for can be done ,,n at resn.ar salary nere,o
every time case OF Importance came up q
more experienced lawyer has been appoint,
that an attorney be paid salary for de-
Tending paupers and the amount placed at
such sum as TO obtain the services OF a
lawyer who can attend TO IL.
The commissioners have not definitely de-
cided concerning all the medical appoint
ments, although DR.. A. l.. Wilson will be
the physician at the county jail and DR.. A.
l.. Preston, of Haughyille, physician at the
poor farm. There are number of most ex-
cellent applicants from which to choose the
physician for the workhouss OF the APP
1t might be said that six are white and six
colored The following is the list of ap-
pointments:
County Attorney-Alfred II. Hovey. Sew
enth ward.
Superintendent Poorhouse-Flavius Mey-
ers, Wayne township.
Steward-Charles Register. Wayne town.
ship. ~.
Indianapolis.
Superintendent Bridge Force-Wm. +. APP
plegate. Eighth ward.
Assistants-George Pfeifer, Warren town
ship; James w. Speers Haughvi'le: Charles
NJ. Harris, Franklin township; Edward Jor-
dan, Twelfth ward.
Engineers Courthouse-Wm. 3. West
chief, West Indianapolis; Samuel c. Shut,
First ward.
Night Engineer Courthouse-Lon Crone,
Haughville.
Engineer at Jail--Charlcs Geunther, Ninth
ward
Night Engineer at Jail-Joseph Dory,
| Sixth ward.
Engineer at Poor Farm--Joseph Cooper
| Eleventh ward.
| superintendent Workhouse-H. H. Wheat
| ley. Ninth ward.
| Assistant Observation-Disclosures Schoo-
| ley, Franklin township.
| Night Watchman--A. f. Collins, Eighth
ward.
Guards workhouse-Charles Barr. Fiji.
/ tenth ward; Thomas Burkhart, Twelfth
4 ward: Joseph Stemen, Thu ward.
! Coox-Nicholas Sherling, Seventh ward.
Custodian Courthouse-John V. Parker
! Seventh ward.
/ Assistant Custodian-Edward Sargent
! Lawrence township.
| Janitors-Ameer Funk, Fifteenth ward
/ Epnraim Palmer. Sixth ward; Henry Ward
| Haughville: Patrick Brown, Fifteenth ward
| John Sullivan, Twelfth ward; Edwart
| Pounds, Fifth ward; James Grant, Sixth
4 ward Clayton Jones. Third ward; JOIN
/ Sherley, Fifteenth ward; Marion Overhizer
/ Fourteenth ward: A. j. Fry, Third ward
| John Barry Twelfth ward.
! Elevator Man Courthouse-Frank Glazer
| Thirteenth ward
| Baiiff Commissioners Court-Willian
! Hoffman. Decatur township.
| Night Waterman Courtnouse-Thomas III
| Greer, Franklin township.