, 1905-01-03
ITS LABORS
ARE ENDED
PRESENT CITY ADMINISTRATION
TO RETIRE TONIGHT IN FAv.
OR OF NEW REGIME,
Council Last Night Completed Its
Work and Nothing Remains But
To Deliver offices to Successor
Mayor Miller To Be Succeeded BY
Mr.. Joseph 3. Mckee.

The present city administration will
pass out tonight and will be succeed
ed by the new The council met las
night and disposed of the routine bust
ness on hand. leaving nothing to b,
done tonight but to deliver the city
to the new mayor and council. The
present body will meet tonight and the
successors to the mayor and members
will be indicted into office.
Mayor Miller will be succeeded b,
Mr.. J. B. Mckee, Councilman Gates O.
the First ward will be succeeded by
Mr.. N. F. Spicer, Councilman Green
baum of the Second ward by Mr.. H. D
Beemer. and Councilman Peterson OF
the Third ward by Mr.. Louis Solder
strom. Mr.. Peterson will complete a
term of two and one-half years, having
succeeded John Engstrom, resigned, in
1902, with a record of only one meet.
ing Of the council missed in hat time.
Messrs. Gates and Greenbaum will al.
so leave a splendid record for atten-
dance and attention to business.
1t is expected that Mr. Mckee will
name the officers to succeed the mar.
shall, attorney, clerk, treasurer, engi.
neer Of the fire steamer, driver OF the
steamer and policemen. 1t is almost
certain that John Sigman, a policeman
at present, will succeed Mr.. Stirling as
marshal, Mr.. McMurray will succeed
Mr.. Arnold as attorney, Justice Grant
will succeed himself as justice of the
police court, Lewis Tyvold will succeed
A. E. Holiday as city clerk and c. D.
Spalding will be his W as
treasurer. The new mayor will name
his committees and the new council
will elect a president of the council.
The council was in session last night
less than an hour, in that time dispoe,
ing Of bills for the month. the bill OF
r NJ. Jones for additional pay for work
done in making plans and speciica.
lions for the contemplated improve
ments at the city springs. which was
laid on the table Indefinitely, and read
ing the reports OF the different city Of
fcers for the month of December, 1904
Following are the proceedings in de
tail:
The council net in adjourned meet
ing at 7:4O last evening, Mayor Miller
Clerk Holiday, Marshal Stirling and
Councilmen Greenbaum, Peterson
Phillips, Rogers and Teft present
Absent at roll-call, Mr.. Gates and City
Attorney Arnold.
The minutes Of the meeting of De
cember 20, 1904, were read and ap
proved.
DR.. Gardiner asked permission to
remodel the wooden building formerly
occupied by DR.. William Harris on
Thornburgh street as follows: Put
in e front, extend length of build
ing to about forty feet. the north end
to be covered with corrugated iron.
Mr.. Peterson moved that the petition
be granted. Carried.
Johnson & Umhauer were granted q
retail lluuor license at 1O4 Thornburgb
streets, on motion of Mr.. Greenbaum.
lMessrs. johnson and Umhauer have
bought the Kuster house bar.
The reports Of the city officers for
December were read and referred to
the finance committee.
The monthly report of Marshal Stir
ling for December showed collections
from all sources $111. so; collected by
ling for December showed collections
Police Judge Grant, $~114;total, $225.6o
During the month Of December, 1904
there were three interments-one or
the 9th, one on the 18th and n or
the goth. A part Of lot "a, block U
city cemetery, was sold for -.
Police Justice Grant collected fines
Amounting to STA in nine cases.
The statement Of the condition o.
the treasury at the close Of business
december 81, 1904, signed by c. D
spalding. treasurer, was read and or
dered published.
The bill Of R. M. Jones for $151.6'
for making plans and furnishing dat
regarding the improvements at tn
city springs, in addition to the con
tract price Of $3.50. was read, and o.
motion of Mr.. Rogers, was laid on tn
table Indefinitely.
The bills for the month read
THOSE approved were allowed.
Mr.. Teft, from the special commi'
tee On skating rink. reported that
was possible to make q suitable ska
Ing pond in the park. He susgeste
that the matter be taken up next sun
liner.
A rebate Of taxes on s225 erroneou