The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
Will Be Made
Today.
EW CITY COUNCIL
VIII be Installed With APP
propriate Ceremonies.

! No extraordinary session of the city
council of 1898 was necessary, and the
new city government will be lnaugu-
rated today. The exercises of inau-
guration will take place in Horticul-
turai Hall, this morning, beginning at
10 o'clock. The program of exercises
has been printed in The Spy.
| After the exercises each branch will
organize in its chamber. The presi-
committee appointments after which
| the city council will adjourn until eve
ming.
The regular business of the year will
begin with the evening session. The
chances are, however, that little win
be done this evening except to elect
officers for departmental positions.
| There are several contests and many
candidates, and indications are that the
ouncil will not adjourn until a late
hour. In more than one instance a
| joint convention will doubtless be nec-
! essary to effect choice
That is the program as laid out. The
most interesting part of todays doings
| are not on the program, however At
tempts to make deals by democrats
and republican factions, by trading one
| office for another, are on the sub rosa
slate. Whether the suspected deals go
through will be known only after the
officers have been elected, and then
| may be only by inference as the par
! ties will not mount the presidents
! desk to tell all they have done.
There are candidates enough to work
! off on all the cities of the common
wealth, and then there will be a suffi-
| iency for possible vacancies of next
| year. For city treasurer six men have
been named Frank E. Williamson,
| Wilbur w. Hobbs, Fred W. White,
! Eben Harrington, S. Hamilton Coe and
William S. Barton. They have had
the members Of the city council. Bank
men who are or have been associated
| with the various candidates, are work
| ing tooth and nail for them.
| For the vacancy made vacant by the
| etirement OF Harrison G. Otis from
board of assessors there are no less
! than Is men mentioned. That's as far
| as some OF them viii ever get in the
| race-a mere mention. If they hadn't
| mentioned themselves they wouldn't
have been mentioned at all. Among the
| nes heard of most are NJ. d. Gilman \.
| II. Burton, D. c. Leonard, Charles c.
| 8osher L. Judson Goodell, F. W. CIRCUIT,
Edward 3. Miles, Eliphas S. Gage, A.
| Edwin Enperg
| For street commissioner, L. B. Stone
| Is a. candidate against the present office
| holder. w. 8. Prior. Charles H. Hill
dreths name has been mentioned. Mr.,
Hildreth stated to a Spy man yesterday
| hl2t he desired The Spy to announce
| that under no consideration is he a
apdiGate.
| John E. Gallagher is endorsed by the
| democrats against Burt s. Prior, now
assistant street commissioner.
Charles III. Wood and Herman S,
Hastings are credited with being can
ditfates for clerk of common council If
| s. Hamilton Coe Is not candidate. Mr..
| Gee, however, has not withdrawn.
Should ne be elected city treasurer ne
would of course drop out of the race.
Jehn P. Kingston's name may be pre-
ssnted for the position Of superinten-
| dent OF public buildings Charles Fl.
Peck, present superintendent, was en-
| dogsed by republican members Of board
It aldermen but that did not deter rep
! fesentatlyes of organized labor making
q canvass for Mr.. Kingston.
No other contests have been men
( toned and no dark horses are looked
for to spring up for any Of the other
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