Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-02
MAYOR NAMES NEW POLICE BOARD
Appointments Promptly Confirmed by
the Council.

Appointments Promptly Confirmed by
the Council.
AT the meeting of the city council last
night Mayor Macrae announced the ap-
polntment of B. NJ. Sargent, Hubert FINLEY |
and Louis Zurmuehlen as the three mem
bers Of the newly created Board Of Fire
and Police commissioners. He stated that
the three members had drawn lots to de-
eide who should servo for the different
terms with the result that Mr.. Sargent drew
the hve-year term. Mr.. Zurmuehlen tho
thres-year term and Mr.. FINLEY the one
year term.
The mayor declared that the commission
would be nonpartisan and this prompted
Councilman Fleming to remark:
How about the political complexion7
Mayor Macras explained that while the
law stated that insofar as practicable two
Of the three members should be appointed
from the dominant party at the previous
municipal election, he had endeavored to
satisfy the radical republicans of the city
council by naming two radical republicans
on the commission" but had been unable to
do so as all the men he had approached
had declined to serve. He stated further
that he did not consider It was obligatory
! on him to appoint two members from the
dominant political party.
ln6 LIEE6 commissioners Will serve WIFI
out pay and each qualified last night by
filing bonds in the sum Of 5000 each as re-
quired by the new law creating them. The
city. Mayor Macrae explained. will be re-
quired to furnish the commission with a
suitable room in the city and to pay the
salary OF a clerk. which the commission
will appoint.
Mayor Macraes appointments were unani-
mously confirmed by the city council. The
mayor then announced the reappointment
Of Major G.. II. Richmond as chief Of police
and city marshal and the appointment was
not only confirmed but provoked from sew
eral members Of the council a very fatter-
| ting acknowledgment of the efficiency of the
force during Major Richmond's term of
Office. Chief Richmond returned suitable
thanks for the bouquet as did Mayor Ma
crae, who stated that he felt personally re-
sponsible for the appointment OF Major
Richmond.
When IL came TO the election Of the other
! city officers Councilman Fleming suggested
that the matter be laid over for a week as
the city solicitor had advised him that the
officers elected year ago held their posi-
! tions for the two years. the same as the
4 members OF the city council. This was not
the view taken by others of the councilmen
in view OF the fact that the officers elected
a year ago we're elected for the ensuing
year" F1emins's motion to postpone the
election was lost.
These were elected:
City Clerk-w. F. Sapp.
| Street Commissloner-B. A. Avery.
! City Physician-Dr. N. ]. Rice.
city Eiectrician-J q. Bradley.
| Poll Tax Collector-D. j. Whitaker.
| Custodian City Hall-William Larson
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Burke.
Foreman of Sidewalk and Bridge Gang
James Peterson.
The vote on street commissioner gave
Rockwell, the former incumbent of the po-
sition, votes to for Avery. Jake Wash
ington got vote for poundmaster. A Eel
lentreter was applicant for poll tax col
lector but failed to be placed in nomination
The salary Of City Electrician Bradley
was raised from $50 to S115 per month.
The contracts with z. A. Wickham for
paving were approved and the mayor in.
structed to sign them. Under class A.
Wickham furnished a bond in the sum OF
$4,000 and under class B a bond in the
} sum Of $4,000
The offer of @. H. Mayne and ]. p
Greenshields to give $50 for the 1O2 lots
owned by the city on Lower Broadway ap(
to pay all the assessments for paving. curb.
ing, etc, which may be made against the
, property. was accepted. they being required
to give bond.
The election OF fire chief now rests with
the new commission.