The Dickinson press., 1908-04-25
CITY COUNCIL

Organization and Appoint
ment Of Officers and
Committees.
The council met in special session
Wednesday evening for the purpose Of
finishing up the work of the old council.
to file the oaths of the incoming
aldermen and mayor and to organize the
new council. President Frank kim
was acting mayor.
Harry Defoe, Joseph Merth and H. l..
Thompson appeared before the council
in behalf of the Dickinson military
band and presented a petition asking
that the city allow $50 per month for
the purpose of paying the leader a SAL
airy. which would be necessary if the
band be maintained. No action was
taken by the council because no money
had been set apart for this purpose, and
the city would have no right to appro-
pirate money from any other funds. The
boys were advised to take the petition
to the Commercial Club, where some
provision could be made whereby the
band could be sustained.
An application for a plumbers license,
accompanied by a surety bond in the
sum of $1,000, was received from the
firm Smith & Evans. The council voted
to issue the license when the bond was
properly signed by the principals.
A communication was received from
E. F. Ladd, the pure food commissioner.
in regard to the analysis of the city
water. (The analysis appears in another
column). The communication was or
dered filed.
The committee OF claims against the
city reported in the matter of damages
to Frank Lish in the loss of hay as the
result of a prairie fire which started
from the city dumping ground and
recommended that a warrant for SI25
be drawn in favor of Frank Lish. The
report was accepted and the warrant
ordered drawn for the above amount.
The oaths Of office for George Frye as
mayor; Fred Roquette, w. L. Richards,
F. W. Turner and James Stewart, alder
man from the first, second, third and
fourth wards respectively, were or.
dered filed. The old council then
adjourned sine die.
The new officers took their seats, AID
erman Kihm escorting Mayor Frye to
the chair. On taking his seat Mayor
Frye said that he felt a little out of
place, being the only new man in the
council. II have nev worked with you,
but l am going to and want you all to
work with me, and together we will all
work for the best interests of the city. l
may make mistakes, but il l do they
will be honest ones"
The council organized by electing w.
l.. Richards as president and K. H.
Johnson, vice-president.
Mayor FRYE submitted his list of ap-
pointments for city officers as follows:
A.. J. Osborn, auditor.
l.. A. Simpson, attorney.
w. R. Veigel, city engineer.
D. Fouts, assessor.
DR.. ]. w. Bowen, health officer.
P. b. Corbett, chief of police.
Patrick Walsh, street commissioner.
The appointments were approved by
the council.
The committees recommended by the
mayor were approved by the council
and are as follows: Public improvement,
kim. Johnson, Richards and Turner;
ways and means, Stewart, Roquette and
Richards; claims against city, Roquette,
kim and Johnson; police, Porter, Tear
and Stewart; fire department, Tear,
Roquette and Johnson; streets and
alleys, Turner. Roquette and Stewart;
board of health, Porter. Johnson, Tear
and Turner; auditing, Johnson. Kihm
and Richards; purchasing, Richards,
kim and. Turner; ordinance, Johnson.
Richards and Porter; electric light.
Turner. Roquette and Porter.
Verbal petitions were received from
]. Vaughn and Fred Dickinson, asking
permission to put in hay scales in front
Of the hay market with room for an
office inside the fence. If allowed tc
put in the scales Mr.. Vaughn promises
to keep the yards clean. No action was
taken at this meeting. There being nc
further business the council voted a re-
cess, subject to the call of the mayor.