The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-04-13
THEOLD G0ESOUT.
THENEW COMESIN
New City Administration Takes Tn
The Problems of Looking After
Mena's WeIfare-No Changes
Made in Official Salaries.


ing mayor, DR.. w. P. Parks, the city
council and administrative officers
assembled at the city Headquarters
Monday for the purpose of closing
the old administration and putting
the newly elected men in charge.
Mayor Parks called the session to
order and stated the purpose of the
meeting and called attention to the
fact that this was the last occasion
on which he would preside as may
| or, for which, he said, he was both
glad and sorry--glad to lay down
the responsibilities and duties, sor-
ry to give up the pleasant associa-
tions coming from his relations
with the members of his council
| and officers
The mayor then laid before the
council the question of naming the
salaries of the incoming officers
for the next two years, this being
one of the last duties of an outgoing
council.
After some discussion it was de-
cided to continue the salary list as
at present provided by ordinance.
or the outgoing councilmen two
were present, NJ NJ Shields, who is
now county treasurer, and T. r.
Jones, whose resignation went into
effect prior to his election as mayor
Joseph Robert and Reuben Harri-
son hold ot,ap fop opotbap xynop onJ
d. N. Watkins was reelected for
two years.
A report from the retiring police
Judge, Will Alexander, was read,
showing that he had to turn over
to his successor $40 in cash and two
watches taken as security for fines
uncollected
Treasurer ]. f. Joplin, who was
reelected, submitted his financial
report showing a balance of Si3953
in the general fund and Sif.39 in the
road fund; also Sii00 in warrants
of Polk county. (These latter are
held as pay for the interest the city
formerly held in the county court
house, and it is thought can large
ly be turned into cash during the
coming year. A former council sci
This fund aside as a nucleus for al
building fund TO be used in build
ing a city hall.
Both reports were approved
The old administration having
performed its last duty, Mayor
Parks administered the oath of Of
flee to Mayor-elect Jones, upon
which the new mayor said Throw
me the gavel," and took charge and
administered the oath to the new
officers as follows:
S. l.. Lindsay, police judge.
J. f. Joplin, treasurer.
ID. NJ. Watkins, councilman from
The First ward; DR.. f. II. Black,
second ward. and f. w. Lewis,
Third ward.
|. NJ. Davis, elected to succeed i.
R. Jones from the Second ward,
was not present and will be sworn
in later.
Following this, the first act of
the new mayor was to reappoint A.
Mcmillan as chief Of police.
Serphine Ernst, for the past year
chief of the first department, was
also reappointed.
Mayor Jones then named commit
tees as follows:
Watkins, Black, Rob
ert.
Streets and Alleys Harrison, Da-
Wis, Lewis.
Board of Heath-Lewis, Watkins.
DR.. G. P. Dunman was elected as
chairman of this board.
Warren Townsend was re-elect-
ed as member of the board OF pub
lie affairs for two years.
The official bonds of Police Judge
Lindsay. Treasurer Joplin and
Chief of Police Mcmillan were pre-
sented, examined and approved.
Chief Mcmillan asked for time III
which TO appoint his assistants, the
reason being that he desired to con-
suit with the business men who
pay o part of the salaries OF these
men for the protection given as
night watchmen.
There was some discussion OF the
matter of cutting off one Of fhe
night men, but the necessity of two
men TO properly guard the city, es-
pecially in case of fire, caused this
to be laid over for future consider
alton.
The question of the danger ex-
isting from rabid dogs, several OF
which are known to have run at
large in the city in recent days,
caused the council to instruct tie
chief of police to employ men TO
scour the city for dogs that are not
muzzled or tied, and to kill same.
this to begin Thursday morning.
The new mayor spoke of the large
responsibilities of the present adj
ministration, particularly the car
rying out successfully of the new
water works and electric light prof.
ects.
There being no further business,
adjournment was taken to the next
regular meeting night, the first