The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
new OFFICIALS
TO TAKE OFFICE
ON next MONDAY
Finkelstone Said to Be Slat-
ed for Inspector of
Excavations
Arthur Brown Is Appointed
Supt. of Bridges-The
List In Full

Mayor Wilson's official family
which will take office on Monday,
with the new year, has been COM
pleted, and save for the appointments
to be made by the heads of the var
ious departments. the list is now COM
plete. 1t has been forwarded by
Mayor Wilson to the city clerk.
He announces the following ap-
pointments, to date from Jan. 1, in
compliance with the charter:
Sinking fund commission: Charles
G. Sanford and Samuel w. Baldwin
to succeed themselves.
First department.: Frank g. Cogin
to succeed himself; George Burns 10
succeed Dwight c. Wheeler.
Public works department: Jacob A.
Courtade, director of public works to
Bodine. superintendent of streets, to
succeed Frederick Schrieber.
Police department: George S. Hill
to succeed c.. D. S. Miller; Lou p.
Bristol to succeed Edward F. Hallen
Health department: David M. Tre-
Bogart; William J. Mclaughlin, d.
D.S., to succeed George W. Osborne,
M D.
Charities department: Rev. John
MacLaren Richardson to succeed f.
William Behrens: Rev. Matthew
Board of apportinnment and taxa
ton: Albert f. Macdonald to succeed
Allan w. Paige; William T. Hincks
to succeed John J. Phelan: Norman
Leeds to succeed George Windsor;
Archibald Mcneil, Jr. to succeed him
self.
Board of appraisal of benefits and
damages: Percy G. F'arwell to sue
ceed Edward G. Spargo.
City engineer: Alfred H. Terry to
succeed Maurice F. McKenna.
City attorney: John s. Pullman to
succeed Thomas M. Cullinan.
Building commissioners: William
Martin to succeed William III. r. Du-
Bois.
Oyster ground COMMITTEES: Arthur
F. Connor to succeed himself; Peter.
Dave to succeed himself; and Arthur
Jelfiffe to succeed Washington I. Por-
ter.
There is no change in the sinking
fund commission. These commission
ers have been ia office Tor many
years under varying administrations.
In the fire department Frank L.
Burns succeeds Dwight G. Wheeler.
Mr.. Burns is a. contractor of the firm
of Burns & Co.
Director Courtade has been assist
ant director to both Charles E. A.
Biltz, and Michael A. Kenny. He
came to Bridgeport in connection
with the construction Of the Ash
Creek bridge, and was taken into the
employ of. the city at that time. He
has the naming of a number Of as
sistants at varying salaries, from ST.
500 down.
Albert J. Bodine, street superin-
tendent, is Tenth district Republi-
can, active in the affairs of the party
for a number of years. He was for
merly connected with the New Haven
road but for a number of years has
conducted a news store In Barnum
avenue, near East Main street.
In the police commission George
Hill, superintendent of the accessor-
les department of the Warner Bros.
Co., and Lou p. Bristol, yardmaster
of the New Haven road, succeed c.
D. 8. Miller and Judge Edward +.
Hallen, respectively.
In the health department, David
M. Trecartin, M. d., and William J.
Mclaughlin, y. d. s., succeed Frank
G. Bogart and @. w. Osborn, M. D.,
respectively
In the board of Charities the May
or is called upon to appoint three
commissioners by the resignation Of
John e. Foster who had a year to
run as hold over commissioner. May
or Wilson named Commissioner Il.
w. Behrens, whose term, expired, to
succeed Mr.. Foster. The other va
cancies are filled by Rev. Father Mat
thew Judge, an assistant at the Sac
red Heart church, and Rev. John
MacLaren Richardson, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church. The re-
firing commissioners are James Som
ers and John r. Foster.
Albert E. Macdonald, purchasing
agent Of the Crane Co.; William Il.
Hincks. Of Hincks Bros &c Bo., bond
brokers; Norman Leeds, secretary OF
the Automatic Machine Co, and Sen
ator Archibald Mcneil, Jr., are the
new members of the board Of appor-
tionment. Senator Mcneil succeeds
himself. The other commissioners
whose terms expire are Allan w.
Paige, John j. Phelan, and George
Windsor.
Percy F'arwell. Republican town
chairman, succeeds Edward &. Spar
go as member OF the board Of ap-
praisal three year appointment.
Alfred r.. Terry, engineer In charge
Of the real estate department Of the
New Haven road, is the successor Of
NJ. r. McKenna as city engineer. Mr..
He takes the position of city en-
gincer with the designations OF Direc-
tor Courtade and superintendent OF
Streets Bodine in his possession. 1t
is announced that he will be held ac-
countable not only for the engineer
ing department but for the public
works and street departm ents as well.
william Martin, the new building
commission succeeding w. ". r. Du-
BoiS, is a mason and contractor ac-
tive in Republican politics in tho
Eighth district. Former Alderman
Dubois is persona non grata with the
powers that dominate the Wilson adj
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