The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
New 0fficiaI Indicted Into Office
on Monday Evening Amidst
Scenes Of SpIendor
PIRSCH HEADS NEW COUNCIL
Slate Prepared by the Administration
Men Goes Through Without Hitch
Starts With Demand For
Purer Water for City

Surrounded by hundreds of his
friends and hidden behind a great
wealth of floral tributes, Matthias j.
Scholey, the successful candidate of
Democracy at the recent city election,
was inaugurated as Mayor of the city
of Kenosha on Monday evening and the
splendor of the Inauguration made it
one of the big political events of a
decade in Kenosha. There was nothing
acking in the final triumph of the mayor.
The city hall was all too small to ac-
commodate the great crowd of people
who wanted to see the first step of the
new mayor and when the Council adj
journed to the Circuit Court room to
hear the address Of the mayor, every
chair in the big auditorium was filed
and the crowd had filed al the availa,
BILE space within the railing which had
been reserved for the new Council
The judges desk was completely cover,
ed with floral tributes. On one end of
the bench was a great bunch of Ameri-
can beauties while on the other was a
floral horseshoe more than two feet high
bearing the motto "Our Mayor" In
addition to these larger pieces, there
were dozens of bouquets of carnations
and roses. The new Council had held a
preliminary meeting for organization at
the city hall and had adjourned to the
court room. AS the favorite aldermen
entered the court room they were greet
ed with cheers and when Mayor Scholey
appeared on the arm of Mayor German
there was prolonged cheering.
| Mayor German introduced the new
mayor. He said: "Ladies and Gentle
men, I have the honor of introducing to
you 'Our Mayor. - Mayor Scholey
without further delay began the reading
Of his address and when it was complet-
ed the Council at once took up the work
of organization. Following the address
Mayor Scholey read to the Council the
list Of his committees The list was
approved by the Council The list
shows that there has been a general
shakeup in Democracy and that the old
/ time German Democrats have yielded up
the good places on the committees to the
friends of the new mayor. Alderman
| O'Brien who has been leader in the
committee work for years was dele
gated to the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on printing and Alderman
Schultz who had been the chairman of
the committee on paupers fell to the
committee on claims. Alderman Tully
managed to hold his place at the head
of the committee on sewers. The as.
signments for the Republican members
of the Council were entirely satisfactory
to them. The list Of the committees
follows:
Finance-Disch, Swift, Marlatt.
Judiciary and Ordinances-Hig
O'Brien, Swift.
Building and Water Works-Marlatt,
Mayer, Schultz.
Claims-Schulte, Disch, Tully.
Taxes-Simons, o 'Brien, Timme
License-Pirsch, George Wade, vii.
lens.
Timme, Mayer, John Wade.
Public Grounds-John Wade Schend,
Simons.
Harbor and Breakwater- Willems,
Pirsch, Schend.
Fire Department. Thommassen, Geo.
Wade, Higley.
Police-Mayer, John Wade, digley.
Printing! 'Brien, Tully, Timme.
Streets and Alleys-George Wade,
Pirsch, Thommassen.
Pauper-Swift, Schultz, Simons.
Gas and Light-Schend, Thomassen,
| Willems.
Sewer and Paving-Tully, Disch, Mar
latt
Following the approval of the list of
committees the Council began the work
of electing officials and on the informal
ballot it was shown that the admins
tration S. ate had plenty of supporters.
Peter Pirsch Of the First ward was
elected president of the Council on the
informal ballot and after the Council
had boosted the salary Of the city attor-
ney to $1,000, John c. Slater was re-
elected on the first ballot. Calvin Stew
art had been strongly urged for the Of
fee, but when the ballot was taken the
usual cross double cross was given
Stewart and he got but four votes.
Edward Tanning was elected sidewalk
Inspector, his salary being placed at the
same figures as during the year just
closed The election of street commits
sioners and other officials was laid over
until next Monday evening.