Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-02
NEW GOVERNMENT
Met and Organized With J. H.
 Filling as President.

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 F. Sherwood and Joseph s. Nell.
 Second ward-Frank E. Buck, Will
 liam J. Larkin, E. o. GOss.
 Third ward-J. F. Elton. Louis E.
 Fitzsimons, Thomas B. Walker.
 Fourth ward-W. J. Spain, Peter Lawior, John Malone.
 Fifth ward-D. r. Noonan. John Hurley, F.. H. Bowe.
 Half an hour or 50 before the meet ing a big crowd collected in the lobby and jOllied each other about coninis- si0nerships until shortly after o'clock when City Clerk W. J. Sandland made his initial bow to the city fathers and a few minutes later Sheriff Smith stepped forward and placed glass Of water oil the presiding officers desk. Then the board called the meeting TO order after which Sheriff Smith read the warming.
 Alderman Murray moved that MT Goss act as temporary chairman. The motion prevailed. The next move con sisted of administering the oath of of flee to tiia board. which was done by the clerk
 MT Goss then called for nominations for permanent chairman and after brief pause Alderman Elton. whoac conduct showed that he is bound |. be the floor leader on the present board nominated Air Filling for the position No other candidate was nen- tioned and q ballot was ordered. AIr Noonan and alr Buck acting as tell CTS. Slr Filling was unanimously elected. Tn taking the chair he thank ed the board for the honor conferred upon him and promised to discharge the duties of the office faithfully and in an impartial manner.
 This was followed hy a call for nominations for vice president. whete- upon Mir Hurley put ill nomination the name of Joseph $. Nieii. and N FitZsimnns tr0tted out r. B. Buck. This was something of a surprise to the democrats. who thought that by discarding politics in the vote for chairman. the other fellows would fol- low suit and give them the vice chair mansiiip. but it didn't work that way. When the ballots were counted MT Buck had eight votes and 3lr .yiell seven. Mir Buck was declared elect cd. T'isen Mir Nell. whose seat is on the republican side of the house, look ed across the way at his colleagues. and the latter eyed each other ir> A manner which seemed to say. there s no use in holding out the olive leaf .D the opposition.
 On motion of Alderman Elton Y was voted to appoint two members 0. the board 10 inform his honor. Mayor Tl5oms. that the board was organized and ready to receive him. The chair named sIr Elton .arid MT Spain as such committee and they retired and returned accompanied by the mayor. who was received standing. and with out any dallying Mir Elton addressing the board. said: "Gentlemen. it gives me great pleasure to introduc 10 you tonight our mayor. William F. Thoms.'' His honor was received with great applause. which he acknowleIg ed by wishing all a very happy New Year. He was then sworn in by the clerk and read his message. which will he found elsewhere in this issue of the Democrat.
 Shortly after his honor had retired. Sheriff Smith entered with bunch of envelopes in his hands. containin: the mayors appointments to the sev' eral boards. They were as follows:
 Board of finance-Edward E. McEl' ligott. Ambrose II. Wells. democrats. Archibald F.. Lord. republican,. The president of the board of aldermen, James H. Filling. and the cOmptroller, Michael D. Russell. are. by the city charter. members of the board of IL nance.
 Board of health-Daniel F.. Fitzpat- rick. John D. Freney. NJ. h.. Alder man Daniel r. Noonan. democrats: Thomas Bland. NJ. h.. and H. F. Hun cerford. M h.. republicans.
 Boari of charities-Acly W. Castle, Patrick Cronin. Daniel !. Murphy. democrats: Alderman Louis F.. Fitzsi- mons. Ferdinand Wolf. republicans.
 Board of public works-Edward J. Finn. Michael A. Hartnett. Alderman Joseph s. Nell. democrats: Robert Dennl>Dn. IHpuia> D. "alhti. AtFuu' cans.
 Board of public safeiy-John Grif fin. Henry W. Minor. William ]. Spain democrats: Roland r. Andrews. F. C. Marygraff. republicans.
 An exa-.utive session of the republi- can members of the bOarl then fol lowed. lasting for nearly three-quar- ters of an hour. after which business was resumed and all the nominations ! approved unanimously. with the ex- eep.ion of John Griffin and Harry W. ] Minor. the former falling seven votes 1 tSshfnf the others and the latter not I being acceptable to fhree of the mem ] berS. The tellers were Mr Spain and I Mr Larkin.
 City Clerk Sanslland put in nomiHa- tion the name of John F. Hackett for { assistant city clerk Before submit < fling the name of Mir Haekett the clerk . said that a great deal had been said eud written about this matter. but this . was something he was not responsible \ for. To him it was all hearxay. From \ the outset ha intended if elected to aI'- 4 roint Mir Haekeft and at no time had 1 he thought of changing his mind- He didn't want to antagonize the bosrfs snd if a fight should be p7ecipitafei . over the matter be wished to state fhst it would be none ef his fault. He said that he had h-en conducting an uphill fixff since he first devslet to run for the ofice of city clerk and hs thought it was time to stop it and give him a ehzBce to perform the dB ffe- of tIe offire to which he had tes