The herald., 1895-01-18
WHERE THE PUBLIC IS BARRED,
The City Officials Transact
Business in Secret.
j. f. Mendenhail Secretary of the
-'''' Park Commission. -
The Selection of n Park Supcrinten d on
AGAIN Observation-Disclosures
Made on this Quiet.

member that when acting as public
official he is expected to take the people
more or less into his confidence.
In msnaging his own private busi-
ness Mr. RAIDER has. no doubt. like
other brainoss men be6n acarasomed to
confer in private with his partners
and business associates, and alter de-
terminng on some particular course TO
give go much OF tba results to the public
aa suited his interest. but Mayor RAIDER
in his official capacity as mayor should
have no sacret csucuses with commits
sioners on public business. There
should be no business transacted by
the public aergants of this city that can-
not he done in public.
Yesterday the park commission net
in thu mayors office. The object OF the
meeting was the aelection of park Gu
psrintendens and secretary for the
commi sson. ]. F. Mendenhall WAS
elected secretary. and the selection OF D
superintendent again deferred for one
week.
"CoRKUs."
For au hour before the meeting the
commission held what one OF its men,
bers spoke OF as "corkus" in the
mayors private sanGtum. In the cor
kus" the commissioners discussed the
merits of tbs many candidates for the
two positions. Following the plan OF
the fire commissioners, a list OF candi-
dates WAS made out, some of the aspir-
ants without a pull being overlooked
entirely, and this list Was read in the
open meeting in lieu of nominations.
Thus the public was deprived OF the
knowledge of who selected this SUCCESS.
ful candidate.
The selection of superintendent was
too much for the commission, but four
of the commissioners agreed to vote for
Mr.. Mendenhsll for secretary and in the
open meeting he was elecsed, Gem mic
soner Post alons voting for fl. a. Bars-
clough.
A SECRETARY ELECTED.
The aspirants for the secretaryehip
were J. G. Farneworth, Frank Barclay,
Charles Deering. L. 2. Crane, j. F.
Mendenhall. D. W. Kilmer. ]. N. Baker,
Mr.. Walsh, II. A, Bsraclough, Mr.. Me-
Coy, s. n, Oliver, G. N Earl, w. H.
Rhodes, Mr.. Dunbar, Mr.. Belts, and
q candidate named Adams, whoae Sp-
plicatiop got lost in the shufils.
Mr.. MendeDhall was hunted up in the
corridor after the announcement OF his
election and brought in to taks tie
place of Mr.. Howard, who was acting
secretary awaiting the dilatory action
OF this commission.
The commission thanked Mr.. Howard
for his labor OF Iowa and he retired.
The hat OF aepira1ts for tho park
SUPPLEMENTARY contained the names
OF Mr.. Legrands, the incu IN bent, E. r.
Meserve, II. V. Bard, w. IL. Riggs,
Dan Carr and Mr.. Davis.
1t was, on motion, decided that the
officers should hold Office at the pleas
ure of the commission ana that the sec-
rotary should enter upon his duties at
once and the superintendent on FeDru-
airy 1st.
The report of the committee on the
grand boulevard was withheld for fur
TIER preparation.
IN STAR CHAMBER.
The open meeting over. the mayor
asked for another secret session in his
private Office, and the commissioners
hied themselves straightway to the holy
of holes, where the whiope.ings were
again INDUCED in.
The com missionerg have aleo prom
ised to meet the mayor in his private
office next Wednesday moruing for an
other private seance before the open
meeting.
Several members of the council yea
terdsy expressed themselves as strongly
opposed TO these secret sessions which
the various commissions are holding,
and not Jew attorneys who were seen
regarding the matter we're not certain
that the commissioners eau moet in any
room in the city hall and bar sny one
tom tho meeting lawfully.