Evening journal., 1903-07-07
MANY ARE AFTER
COUNCIL JOBS
Most Arc Hard Workers and
Disappointments Will BE
Keenly Felt
FOUR WANT CLERK Of COUNCIL


Now thar the various committees of City
council have been appointed. the next mat
ter 90 be taken up is the selection and cleo
tion o.. officers to an the councilmanic po-
sitlons which will expire August /. There
are seven of these plums to be distributed
among the faithful and as fhere are twice
as many candidates as positions 90 III
Council will have a hard time 40 decide
who Is entitled TO the most recognition.
Those Who Go Out.
The officials whose terms Of office ex-
plre on August J. are; William J..
Hamnnn Cicrls Of Council; }. Edward Me-
Nabb, bailin of Council; John }. Bough-
man, City Auditor; Dennis i. Connell,
auditors clerk: John }. Monaghan, treas
urers clerk Andrew j. O'Nell clerk OF
Tho market and John J. Ryan, coal oil in
spector The last is the best paying posi-
ton of the lot and consequently several
are after t. but from present indications
IL looks as if Clerk OF the Market ONeill,
chairman Of the CMy Democratic Commit
tee. would land the job. The position pays
s.. 500 and 5000 annually. Clerk OF Council
pays N,20O; baiim. $40; auditor, $1,000,
auditors clerk. $500; treasurers clerk, 500;
and clerk OF the market $500 and fees which
means about 81 900 annually.
There are four men prominently mem
toned for the office of clerk OF Council,
but il Is believed that one of the four has
already been practically decided upon by
the big guns Of Council for the job. AL
though he never took any active hands I'm
politics until a few years ago he forged
ahead Through his own efforts and the
help of his brother an cx-councilman.
Candidates for Council Clerk.
The candidates for this position are be-
licvcd to be John }. Monaghan, at pres
cnt trcasurer's clerk; John Hyatt a news
paper man; William l.. Hamann. the pres
cnt incumbent. and pcter Morrison who
formally held the position.
Candidates for 6ailiH.
For bauin there are but two candidates
prominently mentioned, the present TN
cumbent and John Holzcr, Of the First
ward. Unless indications point wrong, Nc
Nabb looks TO be a winner.
Like bailin, there are only two candl-
dates for the office of city auditor Some
predict that the present incumbent, John
j. Boughman, will be reelected, while
others say Ernest j. Otteni will receive the
plum. Both men have friends In Council
and a close contest between the two IS ex-
pccied.
Dennis Connell, present auditors clerk,
would not refuse the billet Of coal oil in
spoctor II handed to him and IT Is be-
lievsl that he has a hankerlng for the job
although Dennis never had much to say.
leaving everything in the hands of his
friend. Councilman McCaferty. There Is
some talk of thim being elected clerk Of
the markets., providing Andrew O'Nen
lands the coal oil inspectorship. Nothing
however can he definitely heard regarding
the matter and It is toss up as 10 how he
does stand and what position he will finally
be elected to.
For Market Clerk.
william Morrow and James Hurlock
each desire to become clerk OF the mar
kets and are making an active canvass for
the position. II the job is given either the
chances are that it will be MORROW.
Health Board Positions.
Next February there will be five or six
positions to du at the crematory. a half
dozen IN the surveyors office and secre-
tary and four executive officers of the
Board Of Health.
Some say there will be "A shake up in
/ the Water Department, now that Peter
j. Ford has been appointed water COM
missioner. There are many good jobs in
that department now held by Republicans,
who will be supplanted by Democrats.
This. together with the fact that extensive
] improvements will be made to the water
system Of the city. will necessitate APP
pointing of number Of men to good po-
sitions.
Others say that Mr. Ford viii allow tho
department TO remain as Il is a non-Dar-
tisan body. "a