The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-03
CHANGES ARE MADE
At THE CITY HALL
Mayor Jones Takes Charge of
the Municipal Admin
istration

linen City OleIh Lyuldiu SsOiii1iiiStCiS So
the oath of office to Mayor Jones, who
announced his chief of police and private
secretary, and after Aid Rand on behalf
of the members Of the council over whom
Mr. Jones had presided for four years, in
an eloquent address. presented him with
a handsome loving cup, the ceremony
was over and the two mayors adjourned
to the reception room on the first floor
where an informal reception was held
The old council was late in meeting.
1t was long after o'clock that the sew
enteen Republican aldermen who had par
ticipated in the morning caucus returned
from luncheon which had been provided
by Aid. Merrill, of the Fourth ward, who
had been nominated for president of the
council at the morning caucus of the Re-
publicans.
Democrats Make No Fight
The organization went through without
q hitch. The eight Democrats did not
put up a ticket, but voted for the Repub--
lican slate, which was as follows:
President-A. E. Merrill.
Vice PRESIDENT. H. Van Nest.
City Cierk-L. A. Lydiard.
City Attorney-Frank Healy.
City Engineer-Andrew Rinker.
Fire Chief-James r. Canterbury.
Commissioner of Health-P. M. Hall.
M. D.
Inspector of Buildings-Jame G. .Hough-
ton.
City Assessor-C ]. Minor
Inspector of Gas-W H Roberts.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Frank
GAYLORD.
City Weigher-W. P. Morgan.
Sergeant Frank Gaylord.
New Committees
President Merrill has named the follow
ing council committees:
Ways and Means-Satterlee. Walker.
Nye, Gerber Rand.
Salaries Petersen, Walker. Nelson,
Claims Vaughan, Clark. Bow, Castner,
Peterson.
Taxes-,Bow chatfeld. Holmes. Duryea,
Westphal.
Licenses-Clark, Starkweather, Schoon-
maker, Duryea.
Bonds Of City ohicers-Rand. Mumm.
Vaughan, Ehle, Ryan.
Accounts of City Officers-Westphal
Bow. McLaskey, Mccoy, Ryan.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Walker.
MeLaskey, Bow, Anquist Nye.
Vaughan, Bow, Duryea.
Street Grades and Additions Nelson,
Mqmm, VAUGHAN. Ryan, Mccoy.
Fire Department-Starkwe Sat-
terlee, Ehle, Gerber, Rand
Water Works-Schoonmake Holmes,
Clark, Satterlee, McLaskey.
Gas-Walker. Anquist. Chatield,
Sewers -Mumm, Anquist, Vaughan, Van
Nest Gerber
Markets. Duryea, Nye. Ehle. Petersen,
Rand
Printing--Gerber. Ehle. Nelson, Cast
ner, Petersen.
Railroads chatield, Holmes. Clark,
Police-Anquist, Van Nest, Ryan. Pet
tersen.
Paving starkweather. Nelson,
Underground Wires-McLaskey, Stark
weather Mumm Satterlee.
Health and Hospitals-Nye. Chatield,
Cancella tion-Ryan, Westphal, Nelson
Ordinances-Castner, Westphal, Holmes.
] Rules-McCoy, Starkweather, Gerber.
I Bethany Home-Ehle, Nye, Saterlee.
The Inaugural Ceremony
The meeting of the old council was per-
functory and the benediction was pro-
nounced by Aid. S. E. Adams, of the
Fourth ward, who was one of the retiring
aldermen. In a short tribute to Aid.
Merrill, president of the new council, he
closed by wishing that ''benefcent
providence should bless each one Of you
officially and individually with happiness
prosperity and content" Then he moved
the final adjournment.
After the election of Aid. Merrill as
president he appointed committee to es-
cort Mayors Haynes and Jones to the
council chamber. He forgot that Mr..
Adams was not member of the council
and named him chairman, but the former
alderman disclaimed the honor and the
other aldermen laughed
Two Mayors Speak
Mayor Haynes in his address, which
was long one, reviewed the work of the
last year and discussed possible legisla-
ton in the future. He advocated a filtra-
tion plant for the water works depart
nent and insisted that sand plant was
the better system. He referred to the re-
preston of crime in the city and the care
which should be exercised in the granting
of franchises and justified his signing Of
the Minnesota Power and Trolley com.
pany ordinance, which was one of his las
: official acts.
Mayor Jones promised civil service il
the police department, advocated a me
chanical filter system, declared that tn,
present vicious conditions in the cit,
would be rectiffed by competent polio.
force and urged the adoption of votins
machines in the interest of accuracy ant
expense. He promised the police an,
health departments should attend to th
smoke nuisance and asked for greater car
in the granting of franchises
This done, he announced the appoint
ment of Ralph w. Wheelock as pri
vate secretary, and James G.. Doyle a
chief of police.
These appointments were confirmed an,
then the council proceeded to elect stree
commissioners, and as a result the Re
publlcans secured nearly all of them Th
three Democratic wards-the First Mint
and Eleyenth--were the only exceptions
Burglars Make Call
Burglars looted Mrs. H. Nelson's resi-