Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-01
COURT HOUSE MOVINGS.
CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE AT THE
COUNTY SEAT TODAY.


VIII Rotire-Disagreemen Among the
Republican Com misssoners.
From the Wilkesbarre Record.
Monday will be the annual moving
day at the court house, and it will mark
the departure OF a few office holders
from some snug berths and number Of
changes in some desirable clercial posi-
tions. The offices that will be affected
are the registers. treasurer's, and the
commissioners. In two of these offices
the registers and treasurer's-there
will be complete change in the force
OF clerks, while in the commissioners
Office there is still cloud Of uncertainty
hanging over the disposition of the
clerkships, owing to disagreement
between Commissioners Hay and Jones
over two or three of the important
places in the Office.
Hiram P. Kuntz, who will turn the
management of the registers Office over
to his successor, John Mainwarning,
will return to Hazleton and will prob
badly again enter the employ OF the coal
company with which he served before
he was chosen register. Register Kuntz
will retire from office with the hearty
good wishes of all who have had bust.
ness with the Office during his incum-
bency. He has been capable official
and gave the county an excellent ad-
ministration.
Register-elect Mainwaring has select
ed an entirely new set of clerks, all of
whom are peculiarly fitted for the posi-
tions they have been chosen to fill. Mr..
Mainwaring's clerks will be as follows:
Deputy register-Robert P. Robinson,
the retiring county treasurer.
Clerk-Davld j. Linskill, Plymouth.
Marriage license clerk-Charles B.
Smith, Pittston.
Deputy at Hazleton-Hiram p. Kuntz.
Mr.. Manwaring will retain the
present deputy register, Mr.. Poettger,
until he and his assistants become
familiar with the duties of the office.
Treasurer Robert p. Robinson, who
will turn the funds of the county over
to the custody Of Treasurer-elect Kirk
endall, has, as has been his custom In
the various positions he has filed, given
the county efficient service. AS Mr..
Robinson will follow his deputy to the
registers Office, the only member of the
present staff in the treasurer's office
who will leave the court house is George
Reed. Mr.. Reed will not leave the
office, however, until April /, Treasurer
elect Kirkendall having decided to
retain him until his appointees are
capable Of carrying on the work with
out hitch.
Mr.. Kirkendall's assistants are.
Deputy-James P. German, Hazleton.
Clerk-George Kirkendall, Dallas.
From what can be learned, there is
an unfortunate disagreement between
Commissioners Hay and Jones over the
selection of their clerks. The commits
sioners have held several meetings, but
up to yesterday they were still at log
gerheads, being unable to agree on
deputy and two of the important cler-
ical positions. AS Mr.. Driesbach has
decided to leave the office 1t becomes
the duty of the commissioners to fill the
place and their efforts to select Mr..
Dreisbach's successor was the first
cause Of the breach.
Mr. Jones favors Thomas Peters, who
at present is filling the next place to
the deputy, promoted to the vacancy.
Mr.. Hay, however, is in favor OF Mr..
Woodruff, another clerk. Were this
the only difference between them an
agreement would not seem so remote,
but the commissioners also disagree on
the disposition Of one or two other
clerkships. Mr.. Jones believes he should
be allowed to fill the place now held by
George Henry, but Mr.. Hay again
thinks otherwise. The commissioners
will hold another meeting and endeavor
to compromise their differences.
The opinion among the politicians is
that Messrs. Hay and Jones will not
agree and that one or the other OF them
will combine with Commissioner-elect
Finn and select the corps Of clerks,
county solicitor, etc. Should such come
to pass the Democrats might secure a
place or two in the office, as it is not
likely that Mr.. Finn would cast his vote
with either Jones or Hay without being
given the privilege of selecting few of
his friends.
OF the present board of commission
ers, the only one who will retire from
office is John Quincy, who has been
the minority member of the board the
past three years. Mr.. Quincy retires
with the confidence of all who have had
official business with him. He will de-
vote all his time hereafter to his busi-
ness.