Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-06
City Of Ottumwa Passed
From the Control Of the
Old to the New Admin
istration.
APPOINTMENTS BY.
CITY EXECUTIVE
Usual Formalities Marked
Change Of Administrator
Police Force Cut Down,
and Appropriations Made

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With the new head of the city gov
eminent, Mayor Samuel H. Harper at
the helm, and the boat manned by
majority of republican officers and al
dermen, the good ship Ottumwa set
sail and last night on it's two years,
cruise. A large audience filled
the council chamber, the hallway and
the city clerks Office, and watched the
transferring of command from mayor
Hartman and his lieutenants to Mayor
Harper and his aids.
Change Of Administration.
The usual formalities marked the
changing of the old democratic adj
ministration to the republican admin
istration. 1t marked the close of the
fiscal year and the beginning OF the
new with great future ahead. Very
little business was transacted by the
old council, the majority of time being
taken up in congratulatory addresses
by Mayor Hartman and members OF
the council. Mayor Hartman admins
tered the oath of Office to Mayor Har-
per, who in turn swore in the alder
men and other elected city officers.
That the present administration would
be conducted with economy as the
motto was the keynote Of Mayor Har-
per's address which is published else
where in full. He then announced his
appointments which were unanimous
ly confirmed by the council. His ap-
pointments follows:
Chief of Police-Joseph Beeman.
City Clerk-M. l.. Byrne.
City Physician-Dr. e. T. Edgerly.
Police ommissioner-John Worm.
houdt.
Street missioner-James King.
Sidewalk ommissioner-Eber. Dix.
The only change in the appoint
ments, as previously announced, was
the selection of Eber Dixon as side
walk commissioner in place of Charles
Toole. The oath of Office to the ap.
pointed officers was administered by
City Solicitor Tisdale.
Standing Committees.
Mayor Harper then announced the
standing committees Of the council as
follows the first named being the
chairman
Cummings and council as a
whole.
Claims-Gordon, Schwartz, Throne.
Finance-McDaniel, Lynch, Cum
mings.
Fire-Lynch, Gordon, Leeney.
Police-Throne, Mcdaniel, Ehrmann.
Gas and Light-Ehrmann, Gordon,
Lynch.
Water-Swanson and council as a
whole.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Swanson, Nc
Daniel.
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whole
BY unanimous vote of the city
council, the Ottumwa Daily Courier
was designated as the official paper for
the city.
To Cut Police Force.
Alderman Henry Throne from the
fourth ward introduced an ordinance
cutting down the police force from
twenty-five to sixteen men. The ordin.
ance takes the place Of Ordinance No.
760 and no change is made in the sal !
laries Of the officers, the chief receiv-
ing $3.50 a year, the night captain
$1,000 per annum, day patrolmen for
the first year $65 per month, after the |
first year $40 per month; night patrol
men for first year $40 per month, anu
SIS per month after the first year. On |,
motion OF Alderman Gordon, which
the ordinance went over under
the rules. The reduction of the police
force is the first step in the way of re
trenchment by the new administration.
Gordon President Of Council.
On motion of Alderman Frank T. |
Lynch, Alderman-at-large L. A. Cor.
Ions name was presented for pres;.
lent of the council and mayor pro TEN.
No other nomination was presented
Ind his election was made unanimous.
Alderman Gordon thanked the council
men for the honor conferred upon
him. Alderman Gordon moved that |
he bonds of different city officers be
'eferred to Mayor Harper and City
Solicitor Tisdale for approval, which
,arried.
Abba Sunday to care for her mother,