Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-22
NEW COUNCIL At WORK.
ORGANIZES TUESDAY NIGHT.
MAYOR REGISTERS APPOINT
MENTS ALL CONFIRMED
BY COUNCIL.
Meeting Without Special Incident
Comments and Recommendations
Made BY Mayor In Annual Address.

MINER and Recommendations
Made BY Mayor In Annual Address.
The new city council met last night,
organized, received and confirmed the
appointments of the mayor, and ad-
journed. The meeting was without
particular incident. All OF the mem
bers of the council were present. A
committee of three consisting of AL
dermen Reade, Patterson and Slattery
were appointed on credentials and
they made a formal report upon the
election of new aldermen which was
adopted.
Alderman Jackson nominated H. l..
Reade for president of the council and
he was elected by a unanimous vote.
Alderman Reade nominated Alderman
Slattery for vice president of the coun-
ell and he was also unanimously elect
ed. Mr.. Reade thanked the members
of the council for the honor conferred
upon him and Mr.. Slattery stated that
idltl hC WOhld hIOP III q INV l
speech of thanks.
Mayors Appointments.
Mayor Register Their presented his
appointments to the city concil which
were as follows:
City Auditor-R. n. Thistlethwaite.
City ACKNOWLEDGEMENT S. Allen.
City Engineer--John Harold.
Health Oficer-N. o. Ramstad.
Chief of Police. c. Ritchey.
Night Policeman-F. NJ. Carr.
City Herders-Peter Cox and c. E.
Hastings.
McGahan Objects to Allen.
The nominations were confirmed by
an unanimous vote except in the cases
of the city attorney and chief of police.
Mr.. McGahan, when the nomination of
Mr.. Allen was read. asked if he was
not the holder of one of the city's i'm
portant franchises. and said that in
case another telephone company want
ed a franchise. Mr.. Aliens position as
city attorney might not be just the
thing. Mayor Register stated that he
did not consider this a Disqualified
ton, and that under the terms of the
franchise held by Mr.. Allen the city
could grant as many franchises as it
chose. On roll call all members OF
the council voted TO confirm the nOmi-
nation except Aldermen Patterson and
McGahan. On the nomination Of
chief of police all members voted for
the confirmation of Mr.. Ritchey except
the two aldermen from the Fourth
ward.
Mr.. Reade moved that the Bismarck
Daily Tribune be made the official pa
per of the city for the ensuing biennial
period. and the vote was unanimous.
The bonds of city officers were fixed
at the same amounts as were in force
last year. A committee of three con-
sisting Of Aldermen Jackson, McGahan
and Slattery was appointed to approve
the bonds.
The following committees were APP
pointed by the mayor:
| Committees.
Ways and Means-Jackson, Slattery,
McGahan. Tatley and McGillis.
Rules-Patterson. Jackson and Nc
Gahan.
Claims-Reade, Smyth and Patter-
SON.
=. Fire Observation-Disclosures. McGillis
and Tatley.
Purchasing Patterson, McGahan
and Jackson.
Official Bonds-McGahan. Tatley
and Patterson.
Streets-McGillis, Reade and Smyth,
: Taxes-Tatley. Patterson and Stat
, terry.
Standardization. Tatley and Stat
terry.
Licenses-McGahan. McGillis and
Reade.
Ordinances-Smyth Reade and Nc
q ellis.
Printing-Slattery, Smyth and Tat
ley.
Trees and Parks-McGillis, Pattel
son and Jackson.