The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-07
Strict Party Lines Observed in the Selection of All the Officers of the New
 Board.
MARTIN DELIVERS OATH
Moran Chosen Assistant City Clerk, Collins Page and Miller to the Finance Board-Every-
 one Present.


 bers of the new board of aldermen elected for the next two years was in his place last night in the renovated chamber of the board when City Clerk Devine rapped on the presidents table for the new selection of city fathers to come to order.
 It was essentially a session of or ganization. Everything went off ac- cording to program There were no upsets, nor hitches, nor any signs of rumored dissensions of the majority. Each side nominated one candidate for each office, after which the demo- crats, by strict party vote, elected their nominee. The board officials chosen are:
 President-Andrew P Allen.
 Assistant city clerk-Michael Nor an, jr.
 Page-Joseph Collins.
 Member of board of finance--J. Ed ward Miller
 Member of special tax commission Richard B. Healy.
 Collins opened the business by ask ing for the appointment of a commit tee of two to escort the mayor to act as presiding officer until a president was elected. Aldermen Stanton and Russell were named. As they led in Mayor Martin the board rose out of courtesy and applauded his honor
 rtt g..r Al chair said in substance: Gentlemen of the board of aldermen: Permit me. before proceeding to the discharge of my duties here, to congratulate you on your selection by your constituents as aldermen. To be so chosen is a high honor and compliment in which any man may justly take pride, and which he Is bound to requite by giving his best in return to the city"
 The mayor then administered the oath of office to the board, the mem- bers standing.
 Nominations for president were next called for Alderman Miller at once placed Alderman Aliens name bs ore the board. Burke furnishing the sec ond Alderman Townshend named Emil Loos with Chandler as the sec ond The roll call resulted: Allen II, Loos 8, on straight party vote, the two candidates pairing.
 Loos and Townshend escorted Allen to the chair. which was turned over to him by the mayor. The new presiden, bowed to the mayor and said: MT Mayor: I thank you for your words and also you, fellow members. for the honor which you have done me. II shall be my aim to preside over the board during my term of office in an impartial manner. I trust you will all work to support our mayor in an ef- fort to give the city an honest busi- ness-like administration"
 Nominations for assistant city clerk were called for. Mulvey named Mich ael Moran. jr, with Vanacore as sec. ond Townshend placed A. Oswald Pallman In the race; L. Erwin Jacobs seconding that nomination. A strict party vote gave Moran the office, F to 9.
 For membership in the board o finance Stanton, the new member from the Fifteenth, named J. Edmun, Miller Leonard seconded the nomina ton. Townshend nominated Jacobs Berman seconding. Miller carried tn ballot II to 8.
 For page. Joseph P. Collins. son O Alderman Collins. was named by Ken na with Burke seconding. The forme page, Hawley Lincoln. was renominat ed by Townshend. Collins took hi place at once on a vote of 12 to g.
 The first furry in the new board came when President Allen called fo' nominations for military enrolling of fioer, Burke proposed George McCar thy as enrolling officer for the yea 1909. Townshend and Loos objected ol the score that the board had no au thority to name an enrolling officer fo 1909. The republicans made no nomi ration. Townshend voted nay on tho roll call, while Loos. Jacobs and Bel den declined to vote. The other re publicans, however, cast their votes for Mccarthy giving him F.
 Healy was the democratic nomine' for the special tax commission, name by Cunningham. The republican named Berman. It was Healy, Il to The rules of last years board wer formally adopted by the new organi l zation.
 The petition of the Mothers club re garding the regulation of patent medi i cine vending at street doors was re | ferred to a committee. This is an al tempt to prevent the leaving of pill and other patent medicines at dooI on the ground that children get ther ! and take them to their harm. Alderman Cunningham introduced | petition for the establishment of put lie convenience station on the centr; | green.
 Another combat Tn the form of a du, ! between Miller and Loos arose on l resolution of the former to authorii l the health board to let the garbage r, moyal contract this year as last witt out advertising for bids. This wa done by the board last month, but Mi Ter held that the last board had T authority to do it and wants it r, peated. Loos felt that as a slight Q the last board and could see only re tape in the proposition. It was II ferred to a special committee consis ing of Aldermen Healy, Miller, Collini Loos an6 Chandler.
 On the matter of securing a pun for the artesian well on the green tn 1 committee was named: Kenna, Burk Mulvey, Foley and Belden.