Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-08

into Office last night. the old council
its labors and adiourning
sine die. But with the coming in of {
the new this year no new principles or
policies are involved, the change being
one of men only, and the policies of
the administration of the past year
will be continued, all of the new men
having been elected on the Law En-
forcment ticket.
The outgoing council finished up
various business matters, allowing
bunch of bills, and got everything in !
| shipshape when the new members pres
ent qualified by taking the oath of |
office, and seated themselves in the big
arm chairs with the weight of munic-
ipal government resting upon their
shoulders, Mayor Carpenter and
Councilman Duthie were reelected, and
their transition from the old to the
new was easy and painless. Council
men Staley, Lanning and Klemgard
were forced to vacate their comfort
able aldermanic chairs, however. and
Messrs. Reid, Wagner and Sanborn
were called to their places in the offic-
ial circle, and the wheels of the city
government continued to revolve.
Mayor Carpenter presented no form
al message, but offered some valuable
suggestions along the line of commit
tee work, and the council authorized a
readustment of the committees in
keeping with the mayors ideas The
new committees, with the duties and
personnel of each. follows:
Board of Health To be charge of
locating pest houses, and cooperate
with the health officer in providing
supplies and attendants in epidemics,
and to do whatevre may be seen to be
needed in protecting our city from
contagion. on.-Councilmen Mcguire, Full
mer and Reid.
Finance-To attend to all matters
of financial nature and maintain {
general supervision over expenditures
and taxes. -Councilmen Fulmer. ReiC
and Sanborn.
Fire Protection-This new commit
tee would be responsible for fire fight
ing equipment. relations with fire COM
panies, insurance matters, fire limits,
and building restrictions. -Councilmen
Wagner. Sanborn and Duthie.
Public Affairs. This new committee
would handle all matters which arise
in the way of dealings with public
service corporations, such as street
lighting, railroad right of way, public
carities, and all public improvements
of the non utilitarian type such as
park improvements, etc. c.-Councilmen
Sanborn Fulmer and Mcguire.
Sanitation Sewerage and sewage
disposal, sewerage districts, contracts.
surveys, and other kindred matters. -
Councilmen Reid, Mcguire and Dun
can.
Streets-Street and sidewalk repairs
and extensions. new paVements, etc.
Councilmen Duncan, Duthie and Wag-
ner.
Waterfall matters relating to the
city water supply. .-Councilmen Duth-
ie, Wagner and Duncan.
The mayor also had some rather pro-
nounced ideas regarding the city police
force, advocating the doing away with
a deputy marshal. and the appointment
instead of a street commissioner whose
duty it would be to keep the streets
cleaned, sidewalks repaired, and such
other work as the council should put
upon him. The council approved the
plan, and directed the city attorney
to prepare an ordinance embodying the
change.
For city marshal the mayor named
Deputy Marshal Matlock, and that
gentleman Immediately entered upon
his duties as Pullman's police force.
the appointment being approved by
the council. No street commissioner
has yet been named. but the mayor an
nounced that two applications we're on
file for the job. 1t is probable that the
commissioner will be clothed with po-
lice power. and be on duty from mid
night till noon the the marshal being
on the balance of the time.
Appointments of police judge, plum
bing inspector. etc., will be made by
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