The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-14
in NEW HANDS.
The City Administration Turned
Over Today.
Mayor Currier Has Not YET Announced
ABy Appointments, But May in a
Few Days.
From Tuesdays Daily.

IL is now Mayor Currier and ex. Mayor
Pau. The change was made Wednesday
afternoon, when Mr.. Currier took the
oath of Office and promised to enforce the
laws to the best of his ability. Recorder
Brown also gave way to Recorder Will
Hams, and Special Judge Hughes va
Gated his office in favor of Special Judge
Ogle The six new aldermen also took
the oath of office. While oaths were
uttered freely, still it was not pro
fame crowd that gathered in the city
hall The oaths were not as bad sound
ing as those sometimes heard after
election.
The new officials received the congrat.
ulations of their friends. Perhaps
Judge Shissler is deserving of the most
generalization, as he now has four
years to serve,s one year on his old term
and three years on his new term.
Recorder Brown was the busiest man
in the building, putting the finishing
touches on the various books in order to
bring them up to date. 1t would not
be surprising if Assessor Fowler ap-
pointed Mr.. Brown his deputy. as the
latter knows the work from A to T.
Recorder Williams has been in the Of
fee for several days and from the in
struction which he has received he feels
competent to carry on the book keeping
without halt.
The newly elected officers are requir-
ed to file their expense accounts before
: they can take their offices, and up to
$50 p. m the following had been fled
P. H. Jordan, $14; Nelson Weed, SO;
d. Vernette Williams, $50; C. P. Will
liams, $40; Ira P. Shissler 500; Chas. T.
Taylor, ST.; Henry w. Brown, s5.
The new council has been called to
meet tonight, when Recorder Williams
bond will be approved rules adopted,
vice president chosen, and any
other business transacted that seems
desirable. The rules are likely to be
amended so as to change the night for
the regular meetings from Saturday to
Wednesday. This will be very desir-
able change, as Saturday night is a busy
time with some of the members of the
y council. The meeting night was made
Saturday six years ago to accommodate
Mayor Weaver, who was at home gen.
orally only on Saturdays and Sundays
Publications can be had day sooner if
the meetings are held any other night
than Saturday, and the change is desir
able from nearly every standpoint.
One of the first matters to be con
sidered by the new administration will
be repairs to the new fire station. The
walls have begun to settle and crack,
and the lowering of some brickwork
prevents the front doors from being
opened. The heat from the steam pipes
melts the pitch in the floor, and the
100000 structure will need consider
able overhauling
Messrs. Jordan, Meyer, Taylor, Leonard
and Deebach held an informal meeting
at Mr.. Meyers Office last evening to talk
over the city attorneYship. Owing to
his having previously purchased tickets
to Madjeska, Mr.. Currier was unable to
be present more than fifteen minutes,
and nothing was done. The matter
stands about as it has, and it is not
known whether an election will be at
tempted tonight or not
The Republican city committee will
holding meeting tonight to wind up
its financial affairs.
In his sermon at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, Rev. LeeW.
Beattie said that the duty of good
citizens was not ended by the election
of good mayor, but that they should
stand behind him in whatever he
undertakes for the good of the city.
Mayor Currier will have no appoint
ments to announce tonight, but will de-
eide upon chief of police this after
noon He stated this forenoon that he
has five or six names under considera-
ton now for the appointment. These
are mic Bruels, Will J. Glynn, D. T.
Bowen, A. B. Ewing and E. P. Rutan. A
number of others have applied for a
position on the force, with their prefer
ence as chief, and the number of appli-
cants for one office or another is legion.
City Attorney Pau holds that the po-
sition of street commissioner is not pre-
vided for in the charter and has been
created by the council, and having been
that body must fill it, under the
charter. 1t was intended that this
work should fall under the board of
public works, but one half of the para
graph to this effect was accidentally
omitted from the charter, and it is not
stated in the other half who shall do
the work, The board of public works