Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-05-09
NEW G COMMISSIONERS

Immediately after the council had
adjourned the new city commissioners
took their seats, all members Of the
board being present Mayor Wagner
then made few remarks, in which he
asked for the hearty cooperation Of
the citizens Of the city In helping the
commission to do its duty in the best
possible manner and, in which he
assured the people Of fEthe city that as
servants Of the people, the commits
sioners would do their work with the
best interests of the city always in
view. y ;ss
The bonds Of ali commissioners
We're found to be correct and duly
fled
Lots were then drawn for the Diff
ferent lengths Of terms and the re-
suit was as follows: P. G. Bush,
one year; D. ". Whooley, two years;
I. A. Conntryman, three years; c.
Snyder, four years. F. A. Countryman
then nominated c. K. Snyder for Com
missioner Of Police and Fire Depart
ment, seconded by Whooley, and car
ried. Commiss ssioner Whooley, then.
nominated P. G. Bush as Commission
er of Streets and Public Property,
which was seconded by Snyder and
carried. Mr. Snyder then nominated
Mr. Gountryman as Commissione Of
Water and Sewers, which wa5 second
ed by Mr.. Bush and carried. Mr.:
Bush then nominated D. ". Whooley:
as Commissioner Of Finance and Pub
lie Revenue, being seconded by Mr..
Countryman and carried
appointments were then made as fol-
lows
For city treasurer John H Conley;
nominated by Country and second
ed by Snyder, and carried. For city:
assessor. u. Baker; nominated BY F.
A. Countryman and seconded by D.
w. Whooley. carried For city audit
or, T. H. Davis; nominated by D. Va
Whooley, seconded by Snyder, carried.
For City Attorney, J. 8G Nc Fariand );
nominated by Snyder, seconded by
5Gountryman, and carried. For city
engineer, F. w. schreiber; nominated
by Countryman; city engineer to be
inspector Of plumbing, meters, elec-.
3tric wiring; he to furnish men an1
horses at his own expense; all fees
earned by him to be paid to the city.
Seconded by Whooley and carried, For
superintendent of streets, Tom Nichol-
son was nominated by P. q. Bush, Sec
.onded by Snyder and same was car
ried. For city physician, R. r Camp
bell WIS nominated by Whooley sec:
5onded by Countryman, and carried. !.
For city health officer, DR.. H. J. o'-
Bryan was nominal ted by G. K. Snyder,
seconded by Whoo1ey, and carried.
BY g. K. Snyder: For chief Of Po-
lice, R. p. Jones for day man. Miles
Makepeace; for first night man, B. s.
Craig; for second night man, e. H.
Decker. Motion seconded by Whooley'
and carried q. r.. Snyder moved.
that VIM. Mclaughlin be made
chief or fire department and ]. A.
Walters driver Of fire team; seconded
by Whooley and carried. For city
scavenger, Frank Bennett was nomi-;
mated BY Countryman and seconded!
by Snyder; motion carried. For Gems
etery sexton, Countrynnan nominated
Ed. Werth; seconded by Whooley and,
carried For boiler inspector, Mike.
HiItz was nominated by Bush; Sec
sonded by Countryman and carried
For weighmas G. H. Hushaw was
nominated By Whooley; seconded BY
Gountryman and carried. For build.
ing inspector NJ "A. Hickman was
nominated by Snyder; seconded ny
Whooley and carried For of1cia1 pa
per two bids were submitted, aud
upon opening were found to be ,;is
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