The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-19
Democrats Re-organize the City
Council and Many Changes are
Made in Minor Offices
FAILS OF ELECTION
Council Divides the Offices on Belief
'sTo the Victor Belongs the Spoils''
And Many Changes are Made
Committees Named

ITO the Victors Belong the Spells
This maxim of AndytJackson never
had better illustration than at the
re-org anization of the city council on
MonCaJ evening. The organization
was completely in charge of the
Democrats and they carried things
with high hand, throwing out men
who had been in Office for years and
putting in new men who were more in
sympathy with the Democratic ad.
ministration of affairs.
The list Of minor officials named by
the new council was as follows:
President of the Council Matthias
Greenwald.
City Attorney-John c. Slater.
Street Commissioners
South Side-John Mcconnell.
North Side-Bernard Hermann.
City Sextou-Patrick Ward.
City Health Oficer-Dr. John B.
Spalding.
The mayor appointed the following
standing committees of the councils
Finance Aldermen Pabst, Schultz
Jehery.
diciary-A1dermen Truax, Knud-
sen, Thommessen.
Buildings and Waterworks-Ald
men Karnell, Knudsen, Truax.
Aldermen Stevens, Mayer,
Willems.
Taxes Aldermen Jeffrey, Wade,
Karne11.
License-Aldermen Pirsch, Wade
Pabst.
Bonds-Aldermen Knudsen, Mayer
Stevens.
Public Grounds and Cemetery
Aldermen Alleman, Greenwald, JEFF.
ferry.
Harbor and Observation-Disclosures
Willems, Pirsch, Schultz.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Thorn.
messen, Alleman, O'Brien.
Police-Aldermen Mayer, Pirsch
Stevens.
Printing Aldermen Wade, Viii.
lens, Karnel1
Streets, Alleys and Bridges Alder
men O'Brien, Thommessen, Green.
valid
Pauper-Aldermen stemm, Truax,
O'Brien.
Gas and Light-A1dermen Schultz,
Stemm, Al1eman.
Sewer and Paving Aldermen
Greenwa1d, Stemm, Pabst.
The election of the officials was
largely made up before the aldermen
went to the council chamber, for with
the Democrats in complete control
there was no reason to consult witt
the Republican minority. It is
claimed that Alderman Stemm had
been slated for the office of president
of the council, but this part of the
slate was broken by the Republicans
uniting on Greeuwald who secured a
few of the Democratic votes.
Before the election of a city at.
torney the salary for that official was
increased to 5000 year. Mr.. Slater
was the leading candidate from the
start and he was elected practically
without opposition.
The surprise of the election was
the defeat of George Wallis for the
Office of city sexton. Mr.sWa1lis has
held this Office for many years in a
way entirely satisfactory to the
people.
Charles Ho1lister, who was retired
as street commissioner on the south
side, is Republican and he had little
reason to expect the support of a
Democratic council for reelection.
DR.. Spaulding, who was elected to
the Office of health officer at a salary
of $50 year, has held the office be-
fore and he is certainly competent.
He is an enthusiast on the subject OF
keeping the city clean and after his
election he made an address to the
council in which he declared that he
would do ali in his powerful make
Kenosha one of the cleanest cities in
the state.
Little official business was trans
acted at either the meeting of the old
or of the new council. The old coun-
Gil before adjourniag sine die passed
the ordinance for licensing drain
layers and cleanedl up the1old bust
ness. Little old business was laid
over to the new council.
On the organization of the new
council the first thing to come up was
a complaint on the dumping ground
on Washington Island. This was re-
ferred to the committee on building
and grounds with orders to report at
the next meeting. Petitions were
presented to the council from proper
ty owners on Park street asking that