Bridgeton pioneer., 1912-11-14
CHANGES IN
CITY COUNCIL
Three New Members Janu-
ary First.
ALL ARE NEW. MEN.
There Will Be Five Republicans
and Two Democrats in
the Body.


City Council when the members meet
on the first day of January for organ
ization. The City Charter has been in
existence for four years. Four of the
members to sit in the body on Janu-
ary first have been members of the
organization since the first election
under the charter Those of the pres
ent body who will retire are Arthur
Z. Whitaker who upon the same day
will take the oath of Office as Mayor of
the city; Elmer D. Ogden. who has
served a term of three year, and
Charles Stevenson, who was recently
chosen by City Council to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the late
President of the body John N. Glas-
pell. This is the second time Mr..
Stevenson has been a member of
council under the new charter and he
was at one time a member of Council
| pelng elected at large and by virtue of
his position was President of the bodv
Inc members who come into the
body are William T. Laning. who was
| elected to fill the unexpired term of
the late Mr.. Glaspell, and he will
| continue member for two years
1ohh M. Laning will take a place in
council for term of three wears Tbis
is the first time he has been in pub
TIC position. Nathaniel S. Fox comes
In Council as three year member
1t is not the first experience of Mr.
FOX IN the body. He was a member
Oh City Council from the Fourth ward
and was a most active official Mr.
FOX had the faculty of always having
everything done in the open and in
sisted upon rigid economy and the
fulfillment of every contract made
with the city.
Inc noldoVer members of Council
are President Elmer d. milford. who
has been in Council continuously since
the new charter went into effect, and
Howard W. Smalley, who has also
Deen member of the Council since
the Councilmen were elected at LARGO
Both these gentlemen end their second
terms with their service of next wear
Inc other two holdover members are
Oscar K. Whipple and Lewis s. John
son. They have two years more in
Council, having been elected a wear
ago for second three year term.
Politically, on the first day of Jan
uary. City Council will be five Repub-
licans and two Democrats. Until the
election of Mr.. William T. Laning Mr.
Smalley has had the distinction of be-
ing the only Democratic member of
City Council under the new charter
In the matter of organization little
has been said. In fact, so far as
known, none of the members have sue-
gested their views 1t is not unlike
ly that Mr.. Mulford will be chosen
President of the body, as he has been
most acceptable presiding officer
since the death of Mr.. Glaspell.
The term of the City Clerk does not
expire in January, and there are few
of the minor offices to be filled. Sue
cessors to Public Safety Commission
er George III. Hughes, Public Works
Commissioner Timothy Woodruff and
Public Commissioner of Streets and
Highways Florence L. Fralinger will
be chosen. II there are other candi-
dates for these places they have not
yet made their candidates. known.
There will be no members of the
Board of Education to appoint by the
Mayor in January unless the law is
changed. Under the provisions of the
law of last winter the present Board
OF seven must be cut down to five, and
this will take from the Board William
F. Cox and John S. Wilson who were
appointed last year for one year terms.
Park Commissioner will be named
by the Mayor and one member of the
City Board of Assessors will also be
named by the Chief Executive. The
latter will be to succeed Valdemar E.
Edwards.
Citv rnunciI