The Ward County independent., 1909-04-22

DAKOTA, THURSDAY. APRIL n
according to your direction, you can
have another one when you say the
word. would be willing to remove
II necessary, and re-appoint men in
this department until such time as you
are satisfied that we have the right
man.
There are innumerable matters OF
lesser Importance which I might
bring to your attention, and this ]
will do from time to time. When l
assumed the duties of this office, l
stated to the council that it was not
my desire to dominate. but rather to
cooperate with the council in the ad-
ministration of city affairs. believe
that every member of the old council
will bear me out In the statement
that they have never asked anything
of me that they have not received and
that I have ever showed spirit of
fairness. 1 know that you gentlemen
will lay aside your personal and po.it-
ical prejudices and that you will all
work for the best interests of the
City of Minot. l want to work with
you; 1 want you to feel free to discuss
city affairs with me at any time. and
I assure you that I will always listen
to counsel and l invite criticism Of my
policy at all times. While l realize
that this new administration is apt
to be cut off unceremoniously in it's
Infancy, we should not allow this fact
to interfere with our duties of Office.
u trust that this message will be taken
in the spirit in which it is offered,
land that we may all work together
for the best interests of the City OF
Minot
Dated April 2Otn, 1909.
Respectfully submitted,
SAM H. CLARK.
Mayor of Mnot. North Dakota.
D.; In accordance with the announce
lment made by the mayor in his mes
sage, the following appointed Off
Gals rendered their designations:
City Engineer, E. S. Severance.
Sexton Rose Hill Gem. terry, M. O.
Kramer.
y Chief of Police, T. E. Hagen.
! City Auditor, Geo. L. Morrow.
City Attorney, r. H. Bosard.
The city scavenger, J. B. McCabe
having moved from the city, the
1mayor declared his Office vacant.
The mayor announced that the
lefty assessor. E. B. McCutcheon, hav-
ling been but recently appointed, and
having but fairly gotten started with
This work, was not asked to resign
neither was the City Health Officer
DR.. A. j. .cCannel, who is also county
health officer.
~ The designations of the above were
raccepted with the exception of those
|,of City Auditor Morrow and City
Engineer Severance.
1t was moved by LeSueur and sec
|,ontled by Hurd that the resignation
of city Auditor Morrow, be not &C
|,cepted at this time, all voting yes.
Alderman LeSueur moved that thu
|resignation of City Engineer Sever
ance lbe accepted, which was second
ed by Mclaughlin. Alderman Davis
|noved as substitute that the resig
'|nation be laid over until the. nex'
Injecting, all voting yes, with the ex'
Ieeptim 'of Alderman LeSueur.
AT voted flor the motion as amend
led.
The mayor then announced his ap-
lpointment of P. J. Hyland as CHIEF
1of Police, r. H. Bosard. city attorney
and Geo. Hisseh, as Fire Chief, which
appcfatmerts were unanimously rati-
fed by the council.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment Of John Lynch as City Auditor,
Alderman Kelley moving that the
appointment be confirmed. "-:.,.
As the AUDITORS resignation was
not accepted, that appointment did
not 60 to vote
The mayor announced the ap-
pointment of ]. C.. Heneghan, as
driver of the fire team, inasmuch as
his petition has been signed by six
teen members Of the FIRE department.
!or majority. Kelley moved to lay
the appointment over Until the next
meeting, which did not receive a
second Davis moved that the sp-
pointment be confirmed, Emerson
seconding the motion. Andersos.
Davis, Emerson, Hurd, Lesueur.