The Ordway new era., 1913-04-25
Town Dads Shake
Up Appointve Jobs
Marshal Is Now Nighthawk--
Trustees to Exercise Recall
on Appointees in F Future

OF OrdWay met IN regular SESSION az
the town hall on Monday. April 81,
1918, at 8 p. M. with Mayor A. M.
Ward In the Chair.
The roll call showed the following
trustees present: Bouldin, Gray,
McCleary, oliver, Riley and Sale.
The minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion and second, the mayor
appointed a committee OF three to
visit the Towns on the south side of
the river for the purpose OF investi-
eating their lighting systems. they TO
report at the next regular meeting,
and at the same time present a con.
tract for the consideration of the
board looking to the betterment of
our lighting system. McCleary,
Bouldin and Oliver we're appointed on
said committee.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Be 1t Resolved by the Board OF Trus-
tees of the Town Of Ordway:
That hereafter, and until such time
as it shall be otherwise provided by
ordinance; that while all appointive
officers shall be appointed, and ap-
pointees, where bond shall be re-
quired, shall give bond for the full or
remaining part of the municipal fiscal
year, the right and power OF recall
shall be and remain with the said
board OF trustees; and that at any
time when four members Of said
Misunderstanding the mayor as one of
them shall, by recorded yea and nay
vote, adopt resolution recalling an
appointment to any office, the office
to which such resolution shall be
made applicable shall he deemed and
held to be vacant, and another ap-
pointment may Immediately be made
to ill the vacancy 80 created: Pro-
vided. That whoever accepts an
appointment to any office, made by
said board of trustees, shall be deemed
and held to have accepted and quail
fed for the same subject to the terms
and conditions of this resolution.
Moved by E. o. McCleary; seconded
by W. A. Gray.
A call Of the yeas and nays resulted
as follows: Yeas-J. P. Bouldin, W.
A. Gray. E. o. McCleary, E. l. Oliver.
George Riley and J. A. Sale. Nays
none.
Resolutions we're adopted defining
the duties OF and fixing the compensa-
tion for the various appointive Of
hcers.
In the matter OF the clerk and
recorder and water commissioner, In
addition to the duties OF such officer
as heretofore, he is given authority
and power to act as a police officer
during the day time. his salary to
remain at $50 per month.
The street, alley and park commit
tee is authorized and empowered to
employ man whose duty shall be to
take care Of the streets, alleys and
parks under directions OF said com.
mittee and be paid at the rate OF $50
per month for the time he is actually
engaged at said work.
The regular town marshal is to be
on duty from p. m. to Ia. IN. and his
salary was fixed at S65 per month.
The town treasurer Is required to
give bond in the sum OF s.. 900 with
guaranty company as surety, the
necessary expense of procuring such
bond to be paid by the town Of Ord
way. The salary OF the treasurer is
H. H.
month.
The duties and pay for the town
attorney and town physician are to
be the same as for the preceding two
years.
At this time applications were
called for.
The applications of W. R. Coffeen
and John B. Estes, for the Office Of
clerk and recorder aud water COM
missioner were read. A ballot was
raken, resulting in six votes for
Estes, whereupon the mayor declared
him elected.
Applications for marshal were read
from John Pleiman, G. L. Cole, James
O'Connell, James Sorenson and
william Worker. A ballot was taken,
resulting In five votes for Worker and
one vote for Pleiman, whereupon the
mayor declared Worker elected.
Application Of A. A. Brooks for the
office of town treasurer was read.
Walter S. Steen was placed in nomi-
nation. A ballot was taken, resulting