South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-31
BUNKER TO REMAIN
AS POLICE OFFICIAL
Reported That Chief Cassidy
viii Leave Department and
KueSpert May Get Job
Bunker Well Thought Of.

wish everybody a Happy and
Prosperous New Year" was Mayor
Elect Fred W. Kellers on the
morning OF the closing day Of
added.
Then the mayOr-elect assumed an
attitude of business. begged for quiet
and seclusion, that ne might settle
down again TO evolving a complete
organization for the carrying out of
those multitudinOus responsibilities
handed him in November.
The new administration assumes the
reins Monday noon. and the mayor
elect is trying hard to have his private
as well as public business all attend
ed 10 by that time, and be ready for
the grand start.
He intends being ready for the
hour Of twelve transition" from
mayOr-eleCt 10 mayor in fact,-"Or
bust a suspender".
Lang To- Head Council.
Monday night the new council will
hold its first meeting and organize,
electing a president and vice president
for year Herman +. Lang. accord
ing 70 rumOr, Will be elected president,
and Michael Ruechner, vice president.
Both are citizen cOuncilmen. but with
previous experience.
The new council will probably hold
its first executive session Tuesday
night. and elect a chairman of the
committee OF the whole, likely 10 be
awarded 70 a democrat. probably
Councilman Jere T. Hagerty.
Bunker VIII Stay.
Chief of Police Guy l.. Bunker, de-
spite a successor having been named
by Mayor-E Elect Keller and his board
of public safety. Is TO remain in the
South Bend police department. not so
very far below his present position.
according TO assurance Vouchsated by
"a member of the board Wednesday.
In fact, the indications are that IL was
a close draw whether Chief Bunker
would remain at the head of the de-
partment or eX-Sherin Millard f..
Kerr, who finally won the appoint
ment, be placed over him.
II also appears that Chief of De-
tectives CASSIDY may remain with the
department somewhere if he wants TO.
but rumOr about the city hall has 1t
that he means To retire and become
private detective for the Oliver Chilled
Plow works. John KuespOrt. former
patrOlman may succeed TO Cassidy :
present position. though the board OF
safety viii not go so far as TO change
the may" 20 will" just vet.
The evolution of the Keller work
ing force promises to come thick and
fast the remainder of the week II be-
ing probable that all appointments OF
any Importance viii be made by Satur-
noon.
Board OF Works Puzzled.
The board Of public works has been
by far the slowest in reaching final
decisions. the naming of a city engi-
neer. street commissioner and street
foreman. announced when the new
board came into being, being as far as
they have actually gotten.
Harry r. JOSephsOn had once been
virtually decided upon for clerk and
then the board of safety slipped IN
and took him away
Next they had all but announced
Walter Erler as clerk of the board.
when ErleT backed away and said he
could not AFFORD IT,
Not even the appointment OF a clerk
has accordingly been made say noth-
ing OF the organization OF the water
works department. which comes under
that boards jurisdiction.
The Superintendent or waterWorks
is probably the most important office
that the board of works has TO deal
out. and involving as il does the man
agement OF a plant in which the city
has an investment OF virtually a mil
lion dollars, superintendent Tor
million dollar corporation Is WhlJ the
board is in search of.
The salary OF the present superin-
rendent is only 1900. and the board
man they think the city should have
Tor that amount of money. 1t is vir-
ruaIlv settled, however, that the pres
crt incumbent. Thomas II. Ayres, Will
nave 10 retire. or accept a subordl-
nate position. while il is said that
some of the cIerkships, assistancies,
etc will be disposed of entirely.