Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-20
Mayor-Elect Parks Announces
Policy and Some APP
pointments
MAKES NEW DEPARTURE:
Would Concentrate Depart
ments and Responsibility,
and Reduce Expense

Mayor-elect James W. Parks has an
nounceG some of the appointments ne
proposes to make when ne assumes
the Office of mayor, on May 3, and out
lines a policy that will be we'll re-
ceived by all who desire the govern
ment OF Aberdeen on an economical
business system, as being step in
that direction. Justice of the peace
w. II. Tucker will be appointed police
judge, with salary OF $50 a month,
a saving OF $500 year for a starter.
Chief of Police +. r. Archer is paid
the compliment of being offered the
command OF both the police and fire
departments, and City Engineer
Ewart will be asked to assume charge
of the engineering. water and street
departments. Those consultations,
it is believed will result in a concen-
tration of responsibility and a more
harmonious working OF those depart
ments, as we'll as effect material
saving in the salary list
John c. Hogan will be retained as
city attorney, at least until some i'm
pOrtant matters now on hand are set
tied. when it is said the press of his
private practice will cause him to re-
tire.
Mr. Parks during his campaign for
mayor, promised an administration
based on business methods. which de-
mands that every item of useless ex-
pense be Topped off, but to accom-
plish what seems to be his honest
purpose he must have the support
Nf ~, ,nt ~, I'll
ship of the city A meeting of six
or seven OF the members of the new
council was held in the office OF w.
J. Egerer Monday night. to consider
plans of action, and already the rumor
is spread of a combination to thWart
the purposes of Mayor Parks.
This rumor the Herald refuses to
believe without good cOrroborative
evidence. This paper is to well &C
uuainted with some of those men tl,
believe they would enter any com.
bination to resist an attempt TO bet
ter the conditions that have hither-
to obtained in Aberdeen, ana the plans
so far outlined by Mr.. Parks certainly
seem to be in that direction
The proposed consultations of the
departments will be referred by Mr..
Parks to the Chamber of Commerce
next Tuesday at luncheon, he appar.
entity being anxious to secure the.
judgment of the business and taxpay.
ing interests of the city before defin-
itely acting. And, in this he is wise,
in the event that q combination of
the council should be contemplated
for any such purposes as above out
lined. Such combination would
quickly discover it's weakness with
mayor who had the support of the
electorate behind him. and that sup.
port he should receive unstintedly
when working along lines beneficial
to the wellbeing of the city.
Chief of Police Archer, upon being
asked if he would accept the offer
of the mayor. replied that this would
altogether depend upon what was ex-
pected of him. He might be willing
to undertake the work under the sole
direction OF the mayor, but that und-
er no circumstances would he under
take the management of any depart
ment where he had to take orders
from the councilmen, other than such
general regulations as they might pre-
scribe by ordinance. 1t is expected
the weekly luncheon of the Chamber
of Commerce next Tuesday will be
an interesting meeting, which city
matters will have the right of way.