The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-17
THE new ALDERMEN
TOOK SEATS IN
COUNCIL
Appointments of Committees
and City Officers Were
Made.

With tho exception of the business
incident to the annual meeting,
nothing hut routine bushes was con-
sidcrcd lay the city fathers Vt the am
nual meeting on Tuesday night.
Three aldermen, a.. G.. Lockmam.
*. e. Hunter and +. II. Wadslcy.
slipped off the toga of office. and
their chairs We're filled by three re-
Gently elected. Thomas Griifiths of
the Third ward. j.. i:ickoff of tho
Fourth ward and J. Rryson of the
Fifth ward. other aldermen who
took seats Tuesday night for two
more wears. being reelected. were
Aldermen Sduircs of the First ward.
George Salisbury of the Second ward,
j. u. Turner of the Sixth ward and
~. y. Ellrstad of the Seventh ward.
I~IoldoN"r aldermen = Thomas
Smith of the First. l.. VI. sannes of
Third. II. y. RYAN of the Fourth.
George buckingham Of tho Fifth.
John Valley of the Sixth. and j. ii.
Solstad of tho Seventh wards.
Following the seating of tho new
council. IMITATION WAS taken up
and Alderman Hugh Ryan was elect
cd president. and ~. y. Ellcstad. vice
president. Alderman Ryan
ed the committees for the coming
years as follows:
Committees Announced.
President Ryan announced his
commuters Immediately he was elect
cd. being as follows:
Auditing Committce--Solstad, chair
can Smith. Ecdick.
Bridge COMMUNICATION. chair
man Rp1irk SunnaS Na1lc1y L1lo.
Stad.
Claims-Turn"r. chairman. Solstad.
buckingham.
Firc-Eickof. chairman, Bryson,
Squircs.
Inspcction-Grifith. chairman. Sal
ishury. buckingham. Turner. Bryson.
sHealth-Bryson, chairman, Griffith,
Eickoff.
Light-Sanncs. chairman. Squires.
l:llcstad. Nallcly, Solstad.
Ordinance Smith, chairman,
Squires, Sanncs.
Paving-Redick. chairman. Turner,
Ryan. Squires, Salisbury.
Police Turner. Salisbury. Sannes.
Public Observation-Disclosures
chairman, Celestial. Eickoff.
Purchasing-Nallely, chairman, SAL
isbury. Sanncs.
Streets and Allcys-Salisbury, chair
man. Ryan, Griffith. Turner, Valley.
Waterworks - Sqtircs. chairman,
Ryan. Buckingham. Valley. Ellcstad.
Ways and Means--Iilcstad, chair
man, Redick, and Smith.
Special Assessments buckingham,
chairman. Solstad and Smith.
Board of llealth-l.llestad. chair
man.. Nallcly. Ryan and Salisbury.
Appointments Announced.
Following this Mayor Murphy an
nounced his appointments for the
Year. which We're submitted to a vote
of he council. y big surprise oc-
CURED when ON tho vote on Chief
Runge as head of the fire depart
ment. h" received eight contirmatory
votes and six in opposition. Captain
Sullivan of the police department had
two votes opposed to his rcappoint-
mcnt. and II voted against John
Lunseth as superintendent of the wa
terworks.
The only members of the city FAM
lily not r%cinstatcd were Bernard
Hart. driver in the fire department.
Henry k.nglc as bridge tender. and
Dan BLU as patrolman. The latter
has bee in the service of the police
department for he past twelve years.
The appointments follows:
City Auditor-Charlcs j. E~vanson.
City Attorney-J. y. Wincman.
City Enginccr-H. q. Lykkcn.
Street romlnissioner-M. F.. Durick.
City Observation-Disclosures 1'itzgor-
aid.
Health Oficrr--Dr. A. A. Nsstcen