South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-08
.F|TES CLEANED UP
SIDEWALKS EARLY
Candidate for Street Commits
sioner Gets BuSy-KeIIer to
Make Appointments Public
Next Week From ESQ Ap-
pIiCantS.

Efficiency in plowing the snow from
the sidewalks, especially in the north
western part of the city where Mayor
Elect Keller resides, and it is report
ed, pretty much everywhere else, Was
placed on exhibition early Monday
morning by John w. Fites, present
deputy street commissioner, and can
didate to succeed his chief James 2.
Butler, under the next administration.
1t was the first time in years, ii is
claimed, that daylight has found the
fallen snow of the night brushed aside
by the city's snow plOWS and friends OF
Deputy FiteS are figuring that il must
have earned him several credit marks
on his application for appointment
The mayor-elect and the deputy had
brief talk during the early forenoon,
but there is no assurance forthcoming
that any promises were made.
Mayor Elect Keller was a visitor at
the city hall Monday, getting ac-
Quainted with things. Several en-
ployes about the building have been
called into consultation, and it has
spread a general belief that number
of men, especially some in clerical pO-
sitiOns, are to hold their jobs, at least
for while.
Deputy Controller George J. Martin.
for instance, is reported TO have been
rendered a continuance of his posi-
ton during the winter, but having
other opportunities open he declined.
stating that he would not stay less than
four years and that before accepting.
he would have TO know the name Of
the controller who is to be his chief
Anxious Ones Must Wait.
1t will still be a week or ten days
before Mr.. Keller viii hand out his
appointments according to informa-
ton Monday.
4 am not satisfied just vet whom
7 want TO appoint, and until I am
there will be no announcements unless
the incoming administration drives
me to it." he says The mayOr-elect
has had some $50 applications filed
with him and received scores Of calls
and letters for and against men whose
names have been mentioned, and he
submits this as evidence that he is
having a merry time sitting out the
men that he wants
And he isn't evening giving out who
his applicants are. You couldn't pry
them away from him with crOWbar-
He has a fine line of talk on general
tiles. but try to pin him down TO
something special, and he changes the
/ subject by some funny story that he
heard when q boy. He admits that
with only 36 appointments al his
command. several OF the $50 appli-
cants will have to be disappointed but
| that IS as IdT as ne VIII 90.
MedicS Are Busy.
DIR. Walter II. Baker and Dr. Bo-
lsenberry were reported Monday morn
| ing as being IN the race for positions
on the city health board. These sup
plement Drs. owen. Myers and Wag-
ner. the board calling for three mem
bers. the secretaryship being the prize
plum. from a financial standpoint.
Last week the hardest contest was
between Drs. Owens and Myers but
this week Drs. Baker and BOsenberry
appear more active.
Main interest, however centers
about the city controllership. the
board OF public works and board OF
public safety. So far as the "dopesters
presume 10 know, however. the posi-
| bilities have already been named
Manning Glenn or Augustine for con-
| ltroller: Augustine. Weidler. Lambert.
Campbell Miller, etc. for board OF
public works; Kreidler. Jones. Camp
bell, Davis. et al. for board Of public
safety, and SO on and SO forth.