The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-04
WILLIAM CRICKET
IS MAYOR TO-DAY
iNAuGuRATED WITH DUE cERs.
MoNY MONDAY NIGHT.
ALL OLD OFFICERS RETAINED
Old Council Gives Way to New and
Revised Machine Started With
out a Hitch-Ex-Mayor's
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Mayor-William Cricket.
Solicitor-Chas C. Orvis.
City Clerk-Chas. e. Munroe.
Street Commissioner-Joh Corcor-
an.
Eagineer-John Shannon.
Marshal-James Glass.
Deputy-Will Donnelly.
Fire Chief--Will Gochee.
councllmen.
First ward-Will Laffollett, w. II.
Minnick.
Second ward-James Brown, w. X.
CampfelI.
Third ward-Chas. Mccall, t. ).
Shipley.
Fourth ward-Fra1k Christie, Col.
J. H. Pickett.
Fifth ward-C. H. Ralston, Fred
Eenable. a
And that is the way the new admin
istration starts in the city OF Oska.
loosa. The recently elected officers
were inaugurated into tneir several
positions Monday night, the new
council elected city clerk, the new
mayor announced that there would be
no changes in the heads of depart,
ments from those of the former ad.
ministration, and the new order of
things started on its work without a
show of contest or excitement of any
soF;.
1~ Exit the Old Council.
The session was busy one, a long
one, however, and mucn business was
transacted before the close OF the sew.
eral sessions.
The old council met with ]. c. vii
liams as mayor at eight o'clock. All
members present but Augustine OF
the Fourth. Clerk Munroe brought
the record down to date. The bills
for the month were allowed and the
bills of the several members of the
council were allowed. They drew one
dollar per meeting. ~
Mayors Annual Report.
Mayor ]. c. Williams submitted his
annual report, together vita suggest
ions and recommendation for the new
council. 1t was a gratifying showing
for the past year.
The city did paving during the past
year to the extent, of 1907 square
yards at a cost of $4,69S, of which lne
city paid 1888 for intersections.
New cement sidewalk was laid tc
the extent of 1886 lileal feet, OF
about three and half miles, costing
$1,000.
No less than seventy brick cross.
ings were put in during the year.
One mile of new sewer was laid
during the year, costing S4,666.
The sum of three thousand collars
was spent in opening new streets anG
in grading streets and sidewalks.
.Twenty-one hundred dollars was
spent in cleaning the paved streets
AMI the mayor regarded it as none!
well spent.
During the year the mayor has Civ
en- sentences on torty-seven violations
u
state cases. Fines and licenses for
the year amounted to $7S7O0.
The city debt was S87,329.0S, AT
the present time the debt stands at
$59,245.0O Deducting cash on nand
the debt stands at s53,SS9.25.
The recommendation Of the mayor
touched upon the problem of sewers
and he recommended the pushing OF
the work. Mayor, aldermen and sur
Veyor should be sent to Ames to study
the best methods of sewage disposal,
for the time mas arrived when the
sewage of the city can no longer be
turned loose into the streams.
The mayor would have the records
of council proceedings indexed in the
proper manner that acts of the body
might be more easily accessible.
The council should by all means re
wise the city ordinances. Many were
obsolete or useless under conditions
changed since their passage. The
matter should receive the early atte1
tion of the city council and the city
solicitor.
And with the closing of the address
the mayor called for adjournment ami
the old administration was at an end
He called the new councilme1 to their
respective places and administered the
oath of office. He called Mr.. Orvis to
his feet and did likewise with him
and last came the new mayor, William
Cricket who was duly sworn AID into
MS hand Mr.. Williams gave the gavel
OF authority.
Tho Organization.
About the first thing to be done
: after the new council was seated was
the election o. administration officers
This part of the session was some
what of surprise. 1t was wholly de
void of politics and was so thoroughly
democratic that even the councilmen
themselves were surprised. There
was no star chamber session of the
council for the caucusing upon APP
pointments or the like. The voting
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