San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-02
MAYORS NEW BROOM.
MADE A VERY CLEAN SWEEP IN
THE LIST.
The Appointments We're all Unanimously
Confrmed-Some New Noses at the
Crib, Many Old Ones

OF dust raised was Sufhclent To cause
great deal of gasping on the part of
even old warriors in the political
arena.
The regular hour of meeting of the
council was 1870 o'clock, but the pie
hunters and eXpectant appointees be-
gan Swarming to the city hall as early
as > p. m. and the council chamber
was SO crowded when the aldermen
and the mayor arrived that the latter
gentlemen could scarcely force their
way to their seats.
Promptly at $50 o'clock the mayor
raped the council to order and the
clerk called the roll. showing a full
board present.
The mayor directed the clerk to read
the minutes of the previous meeting
of the council of Feb. 18th: (the last
ElmendOrf council meeting9 saying
that he did not think this council
COULD legally approve these minutes
as they were not elected aldermen
then. but he would submit the Ques-
ton to the council.
The minutes We're read and on mo-
ton of Alderman Hicks were allow
ed to stand unapprOved, the mayor eX-
planning to Alderman Duerler that the
former council could have approved
the minutes of their last meeting by
Il special session if they had wished.
The minutes of the first meeting of
the present administration were then
read and approved.
The mayor then stated that he had
not had time to appoint the regular
standing committees of the council,
but would announce them in the press
today He then declared he had Il
few nominations to present for the
approval of the council which he hop
ed would prove satisfactory to them.
He then explained that on Saturday
he was not surprised to receive the
resignation of Street Commissioner
Crowther and had accepted it and
appointed Mr.. T. II. AIickleiohn tenn
pOrarily to the vacancy. He there
upon presented Mr.. MicyleiOhn for APP
pointment and confirmation and the
vote resulted in 10 TO = in favor of the
appointment and he was elected.
The mayor asked that the minutes of
the caucus of Saturday De approved
to make that caucus Il part of this
meeting and also stated that he had
learned that twenty-fOur patrolmcn
were insufficient to properly polio" the
large area of this city and asked That
the council allow him thirty patrol.
men.
Alderman Mauermann called atten-
ton to the platform of retrenchmcnt
this administration was pledged 10,
but the mayor said he would retrench
in another direction, and would not
cripple the efficiency of the police de-
partment. A vote was taken and the
police force was increased unan-
mOuSly.
The names of four mounted police
men were then presented as follows:
Chas. Van Ripper. James Mitchell, Wal
ter Beck, Estevan SandOval. These
were unanimously confirmed.
The thirty patrOlmen were then
presented. tO-wit: James BOurn, j.
F. Brown, Pat Stevens, J. A. Bryant,
Pat Kneeland. J. c. Yantis. Andy Bat
tie, John Fitzhenry, Alvin Walters. A.
w. Seffel, Jr, ]. C. Bond, James Gal
vim, ID. L. DiaZ, VIM. Trout. j. \.
Khouri. II. f. Springer, ]. c. Evans,
A. Krause. Albert Ludwig, w. w.
Thurman. Il. II. McGOldrick, q. Quin-
tana, J. S. Coy, S. W. Gates, w. w.
Mullins. A. II. Curry, Alejo Il. Mon
ties. Colored officers: l.. ID. Thomas,
Il. g. Ellis G.. b. Green. Gilbert Dan
ielS.
On vote of the council these nOmiaa-
tions were unanimously confirmed.
For detectives Geo. Shoaf and JAS.
McCIOSkey were elected.
First assistant marshal. W. IL.
HCnneSSy. was elected. unanimously.
and for second assistant marshal An
dreas A. Brown received 10 votes.
For assistant city clerk. Capt. Chas.
Scheidemantel was unanimously
elected.
For assistant clerk to the city attor-
ney Capt. c. l.. Nevill was elected.
Recorders clerk and prosecuting at
tOrney. II. II. II. Hertzberg, Esq. was
elected.
City weighers Capt Frank Nee.
Newton was chosen.
Night police clerk, John w. Gala
CHER.
Keeper of the Alama, Mr.. Sam c.
Bennett. by vote of s to 4.
City jailer and convict guard. Leon
Valdez.
Ditch commissioner, Mr. Frank Hun
treSS, Sr.
The mayor said he was not yet pre-
pared to nominate the two city gar
deners until he could appoint his
standing committees.
Also in the fire alarm system he
considered this serious matter that
would have to be decided on after
careful consideration.
For market master be nominated
Capt. ]. W. Page. first and Jessup
Bell. second officers. Mr.. Hicks asked
if this was Fisherman Page" Yes.
sir" said the mayor. Then let's make
it by reclamation" said Alderman