Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-04
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED
Mayor and COuncilmen Elect Take
Oath of Office At Council Session
Monday Night.

The direction Of the affairs Of the
City of Dallas passed under the new
administration last night, when the
new mayor and councilmen elect were
sworn in and took their seats.
Mayor A. b. Muir, who has served
during the past two years, yielded
the chair to his successor, Fl. G. Eakin,
with word of hearty congratulation
aud good will. Among the newly
elected councilmen, Conrad Stafrin in
the first ward, and F. J. Coad, in the
third ward, succeeded themselves;
W. A. Ayres succeeded G. E. Shaw in
the second ward, and E. N. Hall sue
ceeded H. B. Cosper as councilman-at-
large.
After the reading Of his message to
the council, in which he set forth in
no uncertain terms the policies of his
administration Mayor Eakln. made
the following appointments on stand
ing com mittees: Finance, Abel Uglow,
W. A. Ayres, F. ]. Coad; street, M. M.
Ellis, E. N. Hall, W. A. Ayres; ordi-
nance, G. W. Myers, Conrad Stafrin,
f. N. Hall; health and police, Conrad
Stafrin, G. W. Myers, M. M. Ellis;
fire and water, F. J. Coad, L. N. Hall,
and W. A. Ayres. W. G.. Vassal, f. Il.
Morrison and 7. A. Odom were elected
to succeed themselves to the offices OF
city treasurer, street commissioner
and marshal respectively.
The remainder of the session was
consumed in miscellaneous business.
Frank Kerslake's pool room license
not having expired the SIS OF license
already paid in and still unused, was
transferred at his request to his skat'
ing rink license. J. O'Brien. who has
been employed by the city as foreman
of the rock crusher, was unanimously
appointed general superintendent o.
both the quarry and the rock crusher
with power to employ and discharge
help as circumstances require.
Routine business, prior to the in
stallation OF the newly elected mayol
and councilmen, was transacted a
follows: The bid of W. L. Soehrel
for the construction OF street curbint
, from first class material at 273 cent
per linear foot and 92a cents for cor
ners was accepted upon recommenda
: ton OF the special com mittee appointe'
to consider the bids offered at the las
} meeting.
, A petition was filed with the Counci
by Hon. J. E. Sibley, from the VII
lamette Valley Lumber Company
| asking permission to lay a waite
main through certain streets OF tn
city from the mill race on Oak stree
, to their pond near their sawmill in tn
southern part of the city. The couI
Gil granted the petition, making tn
. provision that the main be laid unde
the supervision of the street commits
!, sioner and according to the require
ments of the street committee.
After passing on a number OF otnt
affairs which were brought up fc
/ consideration, the Council was az
| iourned to meet again in special SCI
| sion, Monday, May 10. Following
| the message submitted by May
Eakin to the Council last night:
III MAYORS MESSAGE.
III To the Honorable City Council
| the City of Dallas, Polk County, Or
| gon:
III In pursuance of section S5 OF Il
| CITY Charter which provides amor
| other things, that the Mayor sha
annually transmit to the Council
| message giving the standing OF q
| City as we'll as recommendation
which he may see fit to make, l hel
with beg to submit the following:
would first call your attention
the financial condition of the City
shown, by the Treasurer's repo
which is made up to this date, a.
filed herein. As I am informed
receive into the general fund frc
taxes about the sum Of $4,000 this ye'
lOf this amount there has been o
lected and turned over to the q
Treasurer about $500. leaving b
ance to be collected this Fall OF abe
sl7Oo. l find by said report that
have on hand at this date in
general fund the sum OF $2S.S3, a
in the street fund s1l55.s7, making
total OF all funds available for str
improvements and city expenses,
Sll7971.
Ifurther find that we have warra
outstanding to the amount OF alb
$500 making about sl4O0 more u
ia permitted under section IS OF
: CITY Charter, which provides in ed
that any Indebtedness 10 excess
$1,000 shall be null and void,
become the personal liability OF
- members Of the Council voting
such Indebtedness, and constitute
malfeasance in ONCE. There II
somewhat similar clause, In the 3
Coustrtution, limiting the amount
indebtedness Of Counties 10 this st
and that constitutional clause
been repeatedly construed by
supreme Court. in an unbroken
of decisions back for a NUMBER