The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-10
George It. Breunig VIII, i'm All Like
Hhood. Succeed Jacob r. Dunn
as City Controller.
MEGREW FOR CHIEF OF POLICE
THE PLACE RENDERED HIM, u HE
WILL PROBABLY DECLINE.
Capt. w. f. English Spoken of for
Board of Safety-GOssip AbOut
Other Places.

lHN III oboOA bAAAS AaNSNA
who will constitute Mayor-elect Bookwal-
ter's official family, and also the personnel
of the subordinate officers. The members
of Mayor Taggart's cabinet and all the
clerks in the various offices prepared their
designations yesterday and made prepare
ions for their departure from the court
house basement as soon as Mr..
is inaugurated at noon to-day. One of the
city officials remarked yesterday that a
BookwaIter wave will pass through the
City Hall at noon to-day and all the
Democratic officeholders will wilt before
it. There is no doubt that there will be
a general cleaning out" of the present
oficeholdsrs and a complete set of new
faces will be seen in the basement and in
the various positions under the control of
the mayor after to-day or at the end Of
this week at least.
Mr.. Bookwalt is besieged by office seek
ers, and yesterday he received many APP
plications for appointments in the various
departments which will be under his juris-
diction. The Board of Safety office was
visited by nearly one hundred men. who
asked for application blanks for places in
the police and fire departments.
BREUNIG FOR CONTROLLER.
There are many applications for the
various boards and other positions, but
Mr.. Bookwalter would not make known last
night the names OF the men he will appoint
as members of his official family. There
is no doubt that George T. Breunig will be
appointed city controller and he will proba-
bly, be the first of the new appointees to
take office. 1t is said that he will succeed
Mr.. Dunn after the Inauguration of Mr..
Bookwalter to-day. Mr.. Breunig years ago
was an alderman and is well and favorably
known.
Probably more interest is being taken in
the appointment of police superintendent
than any other office. Everybody is anxious
to know the name of the successor of James
f. Quigley. 1t seemed probable yesterday
that Harold c. Megrew would be the next
police superintendent, but this is not set
ted for the reason, it is said, that Mr..
Megrew has not as yet given his answer
on the matter and may decline. There are
several other men who are spoken OF IN
case Maj. Megrew refuses the appointment.
An appointment will be made at the earliest
possible moment, so as TO GUST Quigley from.
the position.
Frederick A. Joss is spoken of as the
man who will be appointed city attorney
and Frederick +. Matson seems to be the
most likely one to be named assistant city
attorney, providing he Will accept.
There are many names spoken of In con-
nection with the Board of Works and the
Board of Safety. Edward Logsdon. chair
man of the city Republican committee,
will in all probability he made a member
of the Board of Works. His Republican
friends, who give Mr.. LogsdOn the credit
of helping to elect Mr.. Bookwalte are
anxious for him to be named as a member
OF that board and he may accept the ap-
pointment. Hiram c. Raffensperger. George
are spoken of among the applicants for
the position OF --~- member of the
Board of Works. James 5. Cruise will hkeiy
be a member of the board. T. j. Meyer is
also mentioned.
TALK OF CAPTAIN ENGLISH.
1t is said an effort will be made to in
duce Captain William f. English to ac-
cept the appointment of chairman of the
Board of Safety. In case he declines he
will no doubt be appointed a member of the
Board of Park commissioners, on which
board he was a member under Mayor Tag
CART until he grew tired of Democracy and
joined the Republican ranks and rendered
his resignation 10 Mayor Taggart. Albert
Daller, a member of the Council from the
Sixth ward, and Conrad Keller are also
| spoken of in connection with the Board of
Safety appointments. Robert Bryson, a
former president of the Marion Club. is
spoken of as chief of the assessment BIZ
| -eau.
Thomas Shufelton. ex-sherin of Marion
county. or Frank Noble will probably be
the next market master. William Bogardus
ment bureau, and his appointment may be
made before the end of this week. There
are seVeTal applicants Tor the position OF
city civil engineer. among them being ID.
| V Moore, Edward Hill and John j. Hams
worth. Samuel H. Shearer is mentioned.
DIR. O.. F. House, Mr.. B~ookwalter's fam
lily physician. will no doubt be appointed a
member of the Board OF Health. In con-
nection with the Board of Health DR.. r. w.
Garstang is mentioned as police surgeon,
and DR.. Norman r. Jobes as superintendent
of the City Hospital. The names of APP
pointees 10 subordinate positions Will not be
made for a few days, said Mr.. Bookwalter
yesterday.
Fifteen citizens of the Fourteenth ward.
all of whom are members of the o. 2. Nor
ton Republican Club. will ask. Mr. Book
walter to name Harry G. Hubbard as the
Safety. a committee will call upon the
4 maVOr to-day