Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-06
MAYOR sIDETRAcks LONE
"lANTw ON COMMITTEES
Lonesome George" Gregory Gets
"square Deal" Mayor Referred to
in Message by Being Lost in APP
pointments-New Man on Water
Works Committee; Clark Chairman.


also a candidate for reelection. Mr..
Derby was not an out-and-out adj
ministration man and is unfortunate
in being a church worker. Conse-
quently he was not the man ito have
the job.
It was very evident that the minor
ity was not to have even "look-in"
when it came to the election of clerk
ship but instead of fighting it out in
the council, as might have been the
better plan, the caucus resulted in
taking the only option and agreeing"
to the inevitable. AS stated in these
columns Monday night three mem
bers had expressed a, preference for
Mr.. Derby which would leave the bal
ance OF power with Mr.. Good, as the
other three members would not vote
for Derby under any circumstances.
1t was very evident from the cut and
dried manner in which the council
went at it in open session that one
of the supposed Derby men had gig
ged'' and left but two votes.
Elect New Man on Committee.
Unusual to every precedent in the
complexion of the water works COM
mittee a new member was elected as
member, and the second member on
the committee at that. The
craftsmanship was conceded to A. NJ
Clark, the present chairman, and he
was reelected on Gregory's nomina-
ton. Herman nominated McCarten
as second member, and upon his cleo
| ton Clark nominated Psenicka, whose
| formal election followed. Psenicka
has been member of the committee.
Heretofore it has always been the
custom to make the older, and more
| experienced members of the council,
| members of the water works commit
| tee, the only committee elected by the
council.
Good President of Council.
The council elected D. S. Good as
president of the council to act in the
absence OF the mayor. Good nominal
ed Gregory, and Psenicka nominated
Good. Gregory withdrew and Goods
election followed.
Gregory Lost in Shuttle.
Gregory, Lonesome George" as his
friends will now call him, was COM
pletely lost in the shuttle when the
mayor announced his committee APP
pointments. Gregory is the only anti
administration member of the coun-
ell, and it was not meant that he
should have any important committee
Craftsmanship. In his message the
mayor magnanimously said: CALL cit
liens of Marshalltown, whether politi-
cally affiliated with the administra-
ton or not, will receive a square deal.
A public office is a public trust, and
the office Of mayor will not be used
for political revenge"
| The mayor then sweetened the pot
and dealt as follows:
| Sewers and Sewage Disposal-Mc-
Carten, Hull, Psenicka.
Streets and Alleys-Herman, Psen-
icka, Good, Clark, Gregory.
Ways, Means and Supphes-Hull
Clark, Good.
Buildings and Grounds-Gregor
McCarten, Hull.
| Police and Fire-Psenicka, Herman.
Clark.
| Ordinances and Printing-Hull Her
man, Gregory.
Judiciary and Officers-Good, Hull,
Herman.
Claims and Accounts-Psenicka
Good, McCarten.
| Health and Sanitation-Gregory, Nc
Carten, Clark.
1t will be seen by the above list that
Mr.. Gregory gets the chairmanships of
buildings and grounds and health and
sanitation, two relatively light commit
tees. He was placed on the tail end
of the streets and alleys committee be-
cause there is but one member from a
ward, and this committee must have a.
member from each ward.
Mayors Other Appointments.
In the mayors other appointments
the naming Of city engineer was not
announced. The office Of sign inspec-
tor was not filled because the mayor
overlooked it. He will make this APP
pointment at the next meeting. In the
police no appointments were made 70;
merchant police, pending action on the
mayors recommendation to do away
with these officers. The other appoint
ments of the mayor follow:
Chief of Police-W. e. Nicholson.
Deputy Chief Of Police-Michael
Clark.
Observation-Disclosures Lage, Frank
Haas. Charles Hanson, Joseph Edgar,
Charles Breckel.
Desk Sergeant-Burt Goodale.
Chief Of Fire Department.. T. Kir-
by.
Superintendent Of Mains-h z.
Mack.
Superintendent Pumping Station
Hans Madsen.
City Electrician-L. Schneider.
City Veterinary-Dr. L. L. Diller.
| City Physician-Dr. A. C. Conway.
Street Commissioner-Geor Ord
way.
Boiler Tnspector-John Field.
City Clerk Derby will be checked
out today, and his successor checked
in Mr.. Derby retires from the office
he has held for three years with a rec
ord that is an enviable one. The mu-
mcipality has never been served by a
more competent official in the clerks
office, and even his enemies admit that
he has made good city clerk. He is
accurate. painstaking and obliging, and
the records Of his office are in differ
ent condition than they were not long
before he.t took the position. Mr.. Derby
Twill leave the oftice with the satisfac-