Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
DEMOCRATS TAKE
HOLD OF AFFAIRS
IN WEST ORANGE
Republicans Relinquish Control
as Mayor Muta and Coui-
Gil Take Seats.

Amid the enthusiastic applause of Il
big gathering of citizens. the town gov
eminent of West Orange. first OF the
Essex county municipalities to organ
ize for the New Year, swung entirely
into the hands of the Democratic party
at noon today. DR.. Samuel A. Muta'
who won a handsome victory last
month. defeating L. Jay Caldwell for
the honor, assumed his duties as mayor
of the town. and Mayor Walter A.
Flint and his 1910 officials retired to
private life.
Many beautiful floral emblems graced
the desks of Dr.. Muta and the new
officials who tool charge. Town Clerk
Joseph McDonough read the minutes
of the last Council meeting and with a
formal motion to adjourn sine die the
administration of Mayor Flint, one of
the most troublous in the history OF
the town, ceased to exist. DR.. Muta
was then escorted to the presiding Of
hcer's chat and on roll-call the Coun-
ell members took their new places and
the session was opened.
The committee as organized for the
coming year follow: Streets, Messrs.
Killing, Kenny, Drummond, Fentzlaff
and Lohman; fire, Messrs, Wiegel, Corr,
Gillick. King and Klein; sewers, Ken
ny. King. Drummond. Fentzlaff and
Kerr: police, Messers, Gillick, Corr,
Lohman, Drummond and Klein; water,
Messrs. KLEIN, Wiegel. Killing, Gillick
and Lehman; street lighting, Messrs.
Lohman, Corr. Kenny Wiegel and
Fentzlaff.
Licenses, Messrs. Corr, Lehman,
Drummond, Gillick and Klein; public
health, Messrs. Drummond, Kerr, Ken
ny. King and F~entzlaff; municipal i'm
provement and railroad committee,
Messrs. Drummond, Lehman, Corr, Gil
lick and Wiegel: ordinances. Messrs.
Wiegel, Kenny, Kerr. King and Drum
mond; printing. Messrs. Kenny, Killing.
Wiegel, Gillick, Corr and KLEIN.
Finance, Messrs. Corr, Lehman. Gill
lick, Corr, Drummond n Kerr; play
grounds, Messrs. Corr, Gillick, Drum
mond, Klein. King and Lohman (Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred B. Jenkins, of Level
lyn Park, who gave the big Fairgrounds
in Valley road. were made honorary
members of the committee); legisla-
tive, Messrs. Kenny, Wiegel. Lehman,
King and Fentzlaff; building, Messrs.
Dru1n1nOHus OorT, hieAis Wit6ei anu
CHICK.
Simeon H. Robinson was r~eappointed
town counsel and Edmund Condit, the
veteran police recorder. was renamed
for that place. Edward A McGuirk
was enamel town treasurer, Charles
>-RanEyeg9 succeeded Edward Jaeggerst
Who was recently removed following
accusations of graft in his department,
as street commissioner: Richard
w~helahan. whose suit stopped the
planned purchase of a pumping sta
ton site, which was later declared
Illegal. was made superintendent of
sewers.
Herman Freye was renamed building
Inspector. William Kennedy became
overseer of the poor. Francis A. Byrne
had the chief honor. being named as
menlbe of the Board of Assessors on
Mayor Muta's personal suggestion.
Charles Degnan succeeded Mayor Muta
as Second ward member of the Board
of Health, and Charles Helm succeeded
Judge John B.. Lander as Health Board
member from the Fourth ward.
On advice Of Town Counsel Simeon
Robinson the Council will meet again
on Monday so that there will be no
doubt as to the legality of the organi-
cation. The retiring mayor in his clos
ing remarks declared that property in
the town is not being taxed on an
equal basis.