The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-29
mayor LOSES POWER
City Council Re-organizes on a
Non Partisan Basis and Names
Its Standing Committees
STfMM NAMED PRESIDENT
Friends of Non-Partisan organiz ation
Dictate Selection of Other Of
ficials as Well as the List
of Standing Committees
President of the Council-C. Fred

President of the Council-C. Free
IStemm.
City Attorney G. Slater.
Poormaster-Wi J. Swift.
Street Commissioner (north) -Chas
Steinbach.
! Street Commissioner (south) -Chas
Hollister.
Sidewalk Inspector-Edward J. Fan
ming.
Keeper of Balm Parks. O. Rogers
! Keeper of Union Park-Peter Wir
schem.
Bridge Tender-To be elected.
City Physician-To be elected.
Standing committees
Finance Disch, Marlatt, Swift
! Judiciary and Ordinances-Har
baugh, Disch, Werner.
! Building and Water Works Werner
Disch, Marlatt.
| Claims-Higley, John Wade, Hege
man.
Taxes John Wade, Harbaugh
Pirsch.
License-Pirsch, Stemm, Hegeman.
! Bonds Timme, Willems, Simons.
Public Grounds Marlatt, Swift
Higley.
! Harbor and Breakwater-Wi llems
Marlatt, Stemm.
/ Fire Department-stemm, saftig
Simons
-Saftig, Willems, Harbaugh.
! Printing George Wade, John Wade
Pirsch
! Paper-swift, Simons, Timme.
| Streets, Alleys and Bridges-O 'Brien
Saftig, Hegeman.
| Gas and -simons, Hegeman
O 'Brien
Sewer and Paving -Hegeman, SAT
tig, Stemm, O'Brien, Swift
/ This was the list of officials anG
committees named in a non partisan
organization Of the Common Council
on Monday evening in which Mayor
Scholey and the men who have beer
in control of the business of the city
for the past year, were shorn Of theil
power by the members Of the Council
/ who favored the reorganization of the
/ Council on new and different basis
! While the organization was brought
about by a non-party vote it is Of
i course Democratic as the Democrats
/ hold the balance Of power on the Council
and for this reason the Republican:
favoring a non bipartisan organization ad
mitted that the Democrats were entitled
to the lion S share Of the patronage
The selection of the officials and tht
committees came as a great surprise tt
the Scholey Democrats as they were u
to the time that the ballot was take1
of the opinion that they were il
complete control Of the situation.
The organization Of the Council wa!
effected without any long arguments
and it went in so smoothly that at The
close Of the meeting there was good
feeling on all sides Notwithstanding
that one faction had lost it's power anC
4ba rouorn;n~ ,,or.,on 10 I ooceoJ ~ III.
men they had bitterly fought during
the former years.
The lobby of the City Hall wa
crowded with spectators who had com'
to boost for favorite candidates ant
few of them knew that any slate hat
been arranged for the election. TIL,
few that did suspect an arrangement O.
things believed that the mayor would
control.
With the calling Of the roll Alder
man Swift moved that the rules O.
the Council Of 1906 be adopted as tn,
rules of this Council and this motion
went through with unanimous vote
The adoption of the rules was the rea
cause Of the downfall of the forme
: leaders of the Council as these rule
gave to the Council the right to cleo
the committees.
The Council at once proceeded tt
ballot for president of the Council
and on the first ballot it was evident
that G. F. Stemm was the favorite al
though six votes were cast for Alder
man Pirsch and four for Alderman
Higley. Alderman Stemm was elected
on an early ballot, getting nine Of The