The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-10
In County officers Inaugurated
Without Formally.
GEARS AND HANDsHAkihG.
Bessege New Hoard
wea DE saater Entertains Seek
- After Political P1ums-Sev-
esal New Deputies AePofnted-No
Chsswes Ia Fust0sist Offices.

- nsrtias change in the administration
= the County government made yesterday
-..rnfxx created scarcely a ripple upon The
~l6ai tranquility u the court aopes. The
- Officials dropped iu at odd times dur
- the forenoon. shook hands with the
sflrsux incombenis. passed their cigar
- In some instances agsa snsU toss
xnssgs wifhssat formally.
46x mos, interest conferred in llt office
= fAs board of county comm lss.as.sfs
shere q tnrong Of office seekers gathered
ssriy and remained late hoping tnaG the
- board would begin distributing pluns
n patronage earfy. III tails they were
1aemsd to disappointment The old board
- ia session Bntis nearly noon sinlshing
"a large amount OF uuiinpoTiant routine
hzdaess while the newly elected members
Ceorxe n. Gibson and l.. & Smith were
INFLATED iEto the mysteries OF the office
hg ueputy Auditor Wood. gGe c.efk OF tho
hos.d, AZ about that hour Chairman Tim
stny Ryan declared the old board adjourn
q and he and Commissioner r. q. Nick
srssn formally surrendered their Offices,
The one 10 Dir. ellison, the other TO Mr.
smith. The transfer was witnessed by a
THONG OF politicians. fslends OF the old ard
nsw commissioners.
New Hoard Organizes.
The new board immediately proceeded to
ossanizs b. the election OF Cemmlsziosies
Ga,son NJ chairman. Mr. Ryan and Gem
missioner Bosee. the hoIdoser member of
the board. suggested thai a speech vas
aIuays In order from the neE chairman OF
the board upon his election In Office
That's al right. gentlemen. responded
Chairman Gibson with a broad smile and
Wink al Commissioner smith, but
uhsn ! make a speech | always select my
speienee and TINS audience doesn't suit
n"
me crowd laughed, but ceased to insist
upon q speech. TIE onsy business trans
acted b. the new board was To approve the
nnnd Vi Assessor w. A Bailey In the sum
Of HAM. given by a surety company To-
Day Il b probable that the commissioners
VII odtline their plans for the futuse in
h1sftR Van DE Vanter received the
k<TB 10 his office, Including the keys OF the
eoaHty jail, from his predecessor. William
" Meyer ~ about 1920 o'clock and spent
~ balance Of the day at tire court house.
Chief Deputy Thomas H. burke was form
~ Installed III nffic. hus MI Moyer's
shief deputy, sam {. Gaiderae8d and
Deputy Richard Ninsor. also one Of MIR.
neyers appoiniees. remained about the
ahee the rest or tie b attending To
VANISHED business S3ic IT, Nan I9e VAN
~ mas up 10 the pr, ~ -asa,a hut three.
Apafses, Mr.. Burke. T. u. Finn and
Re1dSt fNtt1fN- 4te-k tiIs&utan. - no
~ jailer under Sheriff Van lie Nanter
~ years ago. viii aet as day laiior tenn
Wxrily uuti Al permanent appointment Ia
re BIrsman VIII return to Alaska be-
long ana does not desire the position
huef
HALEY ON Hand Early.
~ new Repu0 lean assessor, W. A,
D1fks, took office the earliest OF any OF
~ manning officers. He was on hand at
Hsfsock 10 succeed Assessor Mcdonald.
Mshe aid Of his new chief deputy, f..
4 Asheall he soon had the Office well
AASge, lie will have as his second
eNQu i. X. Abraham, who was assessor
Nee8 the Republican regime two years
Mr. Abraham IL thoroughly familiar
va every detail of the work in The Of
sN aad VIII be an able assistant to Mr.
4sndAH The latter VAS two years ago
10 Republican candidate for assessor
xaiast the fusion candidate, Mr. McDun-
IA who was elected. He spent seven
Nsn IN the auditors office I'm Republic
days ana untf nss appointment by AS
Seepf BAILEY was employed In the sfats
surveyors office at Olympia
Auditor Evensou Treasurer WAittlesey.
rTosecuting Attorney MeElroy and Clerk
neanNay, who were reelected YESTERDAY
gea notice OF the feappointment OF all
new present deputies for tho tgo years
cssnmeneng yesterday.
Cam Succeeds Austin.
aksn VI with the fofEnailtiex Of I,r.iga r
q Sanns succession 10 the jussiceship
sE'eA has 81 long beer held by Judge G.
:. Austin In retiring Judge Austin made
wort speech. corrlmen ling the esty ana
spahsy ofncers with whom he had been
avaxnt IN contact. ttv Landed especially
- enctemey of tho police department
sssaxc Cam also spoke briefly Ia assuming
- Dew duties
asoeing This exchange Of courteSies
sa@s Reed. In behalf OF the police DEPART
oens. prTrented the retiring magistrate
s.sa seli-handiess umbrella. Judge Aus
a sfaeased 10 he much affected by shls
Hsaence OF regard. and thanking the police
q few words. withdrew 10 his private
eaamher
sadse Austin had already received
sass.aeafet can~ from the officers ss the
.seH and silk hat from the prosecuting
GsaFneys office
spixs tann has appointed ]. pai Roberts
cssrk 81 his court
1xs'urnner Henry Yanaeli Yesterday
'1nes over his office 10 Coroner Sparljng.
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