Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-04

TOnight's session will mark the pass
ing of the old council and the old city
administration and the installation into
office of the newly elected city officers
and aldermen. After brief session of
the old council the oath of office will
be administered to B. F. Suits who
will in turn swear in the other sue
cessful candidates.
Under the new administration the
republicans make gain of five among
the city officers. A democratic mayor
is succeeded by republican and the
same Is true In the case of police
Judge, city solicitor, one alderman at
large and one park commissioner.
The political changes in city offices
are as follows.
B. F. SHUTS succeeds T. H. Pickler
as mayor, 3. M Campbell succeeds e.
g. Moon as police Judge, M. G. Gilmore
succeeds w. H. G.. Jaques as city solic-
itor, Frank Gone succeeds e. Hoglund
as alderman at large, and Julius Fecht
succeeds T. j. Phillips as park COM
missioner
The changes in the administration
in which there Is no political change is
as follows:
w. s. Warren succeeds himself as
city clerk and city auditor, j. r. Peck
succeeds j. r. Smith as CITY assessor.
j. V. Curran, a democrat, succeeds
himself as city treasurer, G. r. Allen
succeeds himself as city engineer,
Samuel johnson succeeds himself as
alderman at large and w. w. Cum
mings succeeds himself as park COM
missioner for the long term
l. In the rifv council Tho =, r,
make a gain of one, the defeat of j.
E. Hall in the second ward evening up
the gain In one alderman at large The
success Of G. F. Wright in the sixth
ward replacing Stephen Barnes, a
democrat, makes the standing of the
council, instead Of to 3 as during the
old council, for the coming term Z
to 2.
AppoIntIve Offices.
Mayor-Elect SHUTS has not COM
pleted his slate of appointive officers.
So far as has been definitely deter
mined upon they are given above. The
change in the police department will
be almost complete OF the old force
Officers Andy Pitts and Axel Nelson
are the only slated to be retained for
the present.
Frank w. Eckers, who is slated for
the important position of chief of po-
lice, was born and raised in Ottumwa.
He, is Spanish war veteran. For two
years he engaged in military service in
Manila and for four months of this pc
riod he was captain of the metropoli-
tan police having charge of a company
in the most important district of the
city. Mr.. Eckers comes to his posi-
ton from the Iowa National bank. He
is "a years of age, knows the town
and its people thoroughly and is de-
pended upon to make a. capable and
efficient chief
To Prevent LawIessness.
Mayor T. H. Picker and Chief OF
Police John w. Gray who will retire
from their respective offices tonight
have given orders that the night police
men shall patrol their beats until G
O'Clock tomorrow morning and that
the day men shall remain on duty un.
| til tomorrow noon. These orders
| have been given to prevent the dis
order which is always attendant upon
a sweeping change in the police force
Such time is always marked by Grim
inals and lawbreakers. The presence
of a number of we'll known crooks in
the city has lead the outgoing officials
to take this precaution This ar
rangement will permit of the new po
lice force being organized tomorrow
morning and Of the new men learning
the territory which they are to pa
troll under the supervision and direc
ton Of the old officers
City Physician.
At the close of the short session Of
the new council and its organization
the council will, according to the
state law, adjourn and hold short
session as board of health at which
the city physician will be chosen.
NEW INDICTMENTS FOUND.