Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-03
DEMOCRATS ARE
KIND TO G. I. P
COUNCIL Me- MBERS
Despite Overwhelming Majority,
Allow Liberal AppOrtiOnment
to Republicans.

The 1911 Common Council, with
Alderman John II. Donnelly, of the
Fifth ward, as president, organized at
high noon yesterday. Mayor Hauss-
ling's appointments, all OF which were
announced in Saturdays Evening
STAR, were confirmed and the ap-
pointees sworn in. Aldermen Reynolds
and Congleton took their places as
leaders of the floor for the Democrats
and Republicans, respectively. Donnel-
ly and Congieton were elected members
of the Board Of School Estimate and
Hopping and Bianchi members Of the
BOARD of City Home Trustees
other boards Also Organise.
The Board of Works, the Board Of
Education, the Police Commission and
the Excise Board also organized yes
terday. William Mungle was elected
president of the Board of Works, Fred
erick Guild heads the Board of Educa-
ton, Lyman e.. Kane was chosen pres
ident of the Police Commission and
Richard Miller of the Excise Board.
When the new council convened Al
derman Taylor was elected temporary
president and the Rev. Dean p. Cody
offered prayer All of the OF
the new council were present with the
exception OF Aldermen Baum, Grice
and Schwartz.
Alderman Reynolds, leader of the ma
iority, nominated Alderman Donnelly
for president of the council and the
nomination was seconded by Alderman
Congleton and the vote was unanimous.
The rules of 1910 were adopted.
The Council adopted resolutions OF
sympathy concerning the illness OF AID
erman Baum and the death of the
mother of Assistant City Clerk Martin
G. Bross.
Alderman Donnelly WAS greeted with
auTlause when he took the seat.
My only ambition is TO give the city
n clean business administration, ne
said. "and all | can do in this line Will
be done for the benefit of the city. !
know that ! will receive the support
from the members of this council as
need it, and after all there is no great
err satisfaction than to have so served
the city to your best knowledge and
ability.
"The times of craftsmanship lave
passed and I consider myself most Tor
tunate to be president of this council al
a time when congenial friendship exists
guided alone by the thought 10Y TO
serve this great city the best
The Committees.
The list OF committees was announced
by President Donnelly as follows;
Finance-Reynolds. Semel, Archibald,
o'Brien, Elliott, Congleton, Baum.
Police-Smith, Schuck, Schwartz.
Construction and Alteration of Build
ings-Kroehl, Harrington. Semel. Riley,
D.ener, Hopper, Pfeifer.
Poor and Alnls-Day, Harrington
Semel, Archibald, Judge, Taylor, Hop
per.
public Observation-Disclosures, semel'
smith, Archibald, Reilly, Congleton,
Whitfield.
Public Buildings Fischer, Biertuemp-
Eel. Kroehl. Scheininger, Hanlon. Hop
ping, Baum.
public Health-Bianehi, Mcclure,
O'Brien. Grice, Schmitt.
Public Schools-Elliott, Schuck, Griee'
Printing and Stationery-Harrington
FItzsimmons. Fischer, Diener, oBrlen'
Hopping, Ingraham. =,
Lieenses-Smith. Reynolds, kroehl,
Prefer, Baum.
; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Day, Harring-
ION. Archibald, Congleton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Mcguire
Hopping.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Hanlon, Judge,
1ngraham, Schmitt.
Railroads and Franchises-Fitzsim
mons, S~cheinlnger, Hopper.
CITY Home-Bianchi, ,O'Brien, Taylor
Hospitals-Smith, O'Brisn, Scheinin-
ger. Schmitt, Hopping.
Weights and Measures Fftzsimmons,
Diener, Judge, Schuck, Scheininser,
Schwartz. Taylor.
Advertisements Mcclure, Riley,
Taylor.
Municipal Lighting-Semel, Fitzsim-
mons, Bianchi. Hanlon, Elliott. Whit
field, Ingraham.
Memorial Day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Fischer, Diener, Kroehl, Judge, Taylor
Baum.
Fourth of July-Semel, Elliott, Han
Ion. Schuck, Riley, Congleton, Grice.
Outing-Day, Semel, Harrington
Archibald. Judge. Hopper, TAYLOR.
Band Concerts = Hanlon, Semel
to'Brien. Bianchi, Diener, schnitt. Hop
hing.
All Hut Possibly One WIN Stand.
Z With the possible exception of the
,irmanship of the public lighting
emittee, these selections win stand
rman Semel as chairman of tin
may retire in favor of Alderman
attempted, who has only tw1 com
dee assignments, while Alderman
FAel has eight-the high record on the
average of committee assign
Ia H. l.. = f1,,r IN zach rpamhAl and
Il mjnoritN have received as large al
~ CeaIad pronOSaIS.