The daily sentinel., 1909-04-19
OLD OFFICIALS OUT; q
NEW OFFICIALS IN
Tonight the City Government Will Change
Managers LiDely Finish in Races;
for Positions

Tonight the administration OF the
municipal affairs of the city of Grand
junction will undergo change j.
r. wentworth who for the past two
years has served the city as mayor
will give up his seat to j. II. Lee who
on April 9th was elected mayor for
the ensuing two years, defeating
Mayor Wentworth for recollection.
The old city council Will convene
at s o'clock. There is every prob
ability that every member of the old
council will be in attendance. The
old council Will listen to the reading
of the minutes of their last meeting.
by City Clerk John NJ. Conley. A
motion to adjourn sine die will then
be in order Immediately following
the adjournment James II. Lee and
the other new officials will be sworn
into office by a justice of the peace
and will take their seats and organ
ize the new city council.
Mayor Lee will take Mayor Went
worth's seat.
John NJ. Conley will relinquish his
seat to II. F. vorbeck. the newly
elected city clerk.
OF the eight members of the pres
ent council seven will retire from
their seats tonight. DIR. A. p. Drew,
reelected alderman from the fourth
ward, will be the only member of the
old council TO retain his seat. The
seven newe members of the council
who will take the seats vacated by j.
C. Plank. ]. b. Matthews, Matt Flynn,
w. ID. Davies, NJ. Hertz, w. G. Boyer
and c. II. Hudson are the following:
r. l.. Alagill, A. b. Campbell, w
| II. Holman, DR.. Charles Gasho. Sam
A. Waldroup. Charles Derryberry
and Charles McCary.
City Treasurer Chapman will simp-
| ly renew his oath as treasurer, hav-
| ing been reelected.
| One of the first things to be taken
up by the new city council will be
the selection of the appointive Of
| ficers. There is a lively race for
nearly every one of these offices. The
anti-saloon organization managers.
controlling four aldermen and the
mayor. hope to elect a man who has
been active in their campaign for ev-
cry one of these offices.
| 1t is hard to predict the outcome
of these races. There are several
candidates for nearly every position.
| The leading candidates for fire
chief seem to be Ounce Hutton and
Everett Faulkner. Faulkner is said
to be the choice of the majority of
the anti-saloon leaders.
| For water superintendent b. w.
| Vedder and Thomas RAIDER are the
leading candidates. There seems to
| be but little doubt that Mr.. Vedder
| will be reelected
For chief of police Charles w.
Hayes and Burdette Welsh are the
leading contestants. Hayes claims to
nave the endorsement and SuDDOrt of
the anti-saloon officials.
There is little doubt that City En-
gineer j. +. OMalley will be re-
elected.
Several physicians are after the
office of city physician. Among the
most active candidates are DR.. Steve
Egeness, DR.. Reed and Drs. Hubbard
and Plumb are said to be willing to
take the office if it should come the
way of either of them.
Ihe office of city attorney will in
all probability go to N Il. Coles. one
or the leaders in the anti-saloon
workers and who has been after the
office since the day of the election.
IL Is hard TO surmise who will fill
the office of street commissioner, the
duties of this office have been per-
formed for the past two years by
Mayor Wentworth but Mayor Lee
would not agree to take up this work
For the positions of night police
assistant fire chiefs and for other of
the minor offices there are numerous
candidates.
Justice John II. Hill and the pres
ent police magistrate, Judge q n
Hill, are after the Office of police
MAGISTRATE under the new adminis-
tration.
1t is not likely that the standing
committees will be announced to-
night by Mayor Lee.
me matter of renewing the saloon
licenses Tor short period will in ali
prooaoiiity be brought up tonight.