The Nome nugget., 1903-04-11
Al; I TER 'IHE
 OFFICES Within the Gift of the
 Council. SALARIES TO BE GUT At Least Three Candidates for the Office of President of the Council.
SALARIES TO BE GUT

The municipal election being over the scramble for offices has begun. The candidates are numerous and, il i> said. persistent in their claims for recosni- tiop. All of the gentlemen who are seeking places under the city govern ment are. no donbt, qualified for the offices which they seek. but about go per cent of the applicant are suie to be disappointed.
 The offices to be filled are: Chief of police. police judge, city clerk and as sessor city attorney, city treasurer and health officer.
 The chef of police now receives a salary of S2:j0 month in city warrants; the city clerk, who is also city assessor s200; municipal judge Sl25: city treas urer, $50: city attorney, S200 and the health officer. $15 per month. There are also two patrolmen at Sl3O per month, with l2 hour ahiIls.
 From what can be gathered, there seems to be a desire among the newly elected members of the clty council to use the pruning knife with an unspar- ing hand. That salaries will be cut i, certain. It is stated that the chef uf police will receive no more than Sl50 $ month for his services and the patrOi- men less than that amount. The salary ol the city clerk will be reduced. and the office of health officer may be abol- ished entirely. IL is also stated that | Rustgard is inclined to do away wlih the offices of chief of police and c'ty at tUrney. The city, he is reported as saying, should be able to get along with one day pdtrolman and one night man. i There is little work for a city attorney. and he suggests that some reputa ble attorney might be secured to attend to the city's legal work for d nominal sum. at least until the city emerges from it's present mire of debt. It has also been suggested that the city clerk might be appointed United States commis- siuner to try oniy such cases as clearly come within the city's control. such as drunks and the like. Another sugges- ,ion (for suggestions are as thick as candidates) Is that the present munich pal judge, Reed, be given fees instead of d stated salary.
 | Another factor that is entering into the scramble for city appointments Is the office of ''pre>ideut of the city coun- cil and ex-ot1ico mayor" Just how many candidates there are for the pc ston is hard to tell, but there are al least three. These are John Rust gard, pr. Ed F. Hill and w. Il. Bard.
 There are anywhere from ten to thirteen candidates for chief of police, four or five for city clerk and an un- known number for city attorney. The chief of police candidates include John Braunen, the present incumbent Bar ney Gibney, J. F. Warren. Noble Wal lingford E. w. Smith, J. l.. Bates, John b. DeFries and several dark horses.
 For city clerk and assessor it is said that Thus. R. White has the inside track. but other men mentioned for the place are F. H. Hanson, Jas. McCos- kre and l.. (. Cooper.
 The candidates for city attorney are said to be: NJ. l.. Sullivan, James w. Bell, Wm. 4. Gilmore and George D. Schoteld.
 For city treasurer the candidates arc: C. c. Cowden, who is now filing the office, and John II. Rover, Of the Bank of Cape Nome.
 The proposed pairing down of the sal aries mry possibly cause large de- crease among those who would like t0 fill city offices.