The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-11

OF Moorhead, Mayor O.. G. Beck and
the new elected aldermen, are now
firmly seated in the saddle of city af-
fairs, following the first meeting of the
city council last night. The admins
tration enters upon it's government of
the city under very happy auspices and
apparently perfect unanimity.
Mayor Beck made practically no
changes in the official family as organ
lied by his predecessor and his list
submitted to the council was promptly
confirmed. One change was made in
the personnel of the park commission
William Wagner succeeds his brother,
Johnston Wagner, a niche (which the
former alderman of the Second ward
will fill admirably as such work comes
perfectly natural to Bill Wagner, as
was demonstrated last year when he
so successfully engineered the fencing
Of the city parking.
The Official Family.
City clerk, r. G. Price; auditor, E.
l.. Flaten; assessor, l.. D. Evans; street
commissioner, Fritz Nelson; dairy and
food inspector, DR.. M. M. Fulton.
Chief of police, A. ]. OLaughlin;
patrolmen, Elstad Anderson. Jenkin-
son Baldwin.
Water and light commissioner, Fred
Johnson, three years. Park commits
s~ioners, O.. E. F1aten, o. Martinson.
VIM. Wagner.
The transition, from the old to the
new council was a most cordial one.
The retiring mayor and aldermen were
all present in their places and members
of the new council-the new blood
occupied seats within the council rail
Courteously arranged for by Mr.. Davy,
at whose right, when he called the
council to order. sat Mayor Beck, his
successor. The retiring mayor first
called the old council to order and
Clerk Price called the roll, all respond
ing to their names. Mr.. Davy express
/ ed his pleasure at seeing all of his
fellow workers present to assist him in
| the installation of their successors in
their places. The clerk then admins
tered the oath to the several aldermen.
Immediately preceding the turning
over the assets to the new council
Mr.. Davy, the retiring chief execu-
tive, addressing Mayor Beck and
members of the council said:
-Four years ago when l entered this
council room and took the oath of
| office a very peculiar feeling came
over me, from the fact that I had
expected to have found the members
of the retiring council here to turn
over their seats and responsibilities
to the newly elected members. They
were not here, but we found the seats,
| and later on the responsibilities. Now
] don't know how you would have
felt tonight under like circumstances.
| Perhaps l am a little timid. However,
that may be. At the last meeting of
the ole council we decided that the
proper thing to do was to come here
tonight and greet o and wish you
we'll.
I'm turning over to you the affairs
of the city which j trust you will find
in comparatively good condition, ]
can say you will not need to start in
house cleaning, but only do a little
busting occasionally as every house
keeper has to do.
I'm retiring l know / voice each
member of the old council in extend
ing to you our best wishes, and should
you during your term be unfortunate
enough to get corIlered between the
devil and the deep sea, rest assured
you will have our deepest sympathy
MIR. Mayor it is with much pleasure
I turn over to you my seat and / trust
you may find it a comfortable one"
Mr.. Davy was followed by City At.
torney Rustad who made a few re.
marks perfectly apropos to the oc-
casion and they were in so happy g
strain as to bring forth applause from
all present. He thanked the retiring
mayor and aldermen for their KIND
consideration of the work he had done
and he asked the same from the new
council. The new mayor and council
then took their seats amid the ap.
plause of the large crowd present.
Addressing the council Mayor Becl
took occasion to say that he fully ap-
preciated the courtesy shown by Mr.
Davy, his predecessor, and the retiring
aldermen in their appearing to assis
in the installation Of the new council
Their act showed a feeling of wei
wishes for their successors, He SAID
he felt that the city was under obliga'
tions to the retiring administration
for the business like way the city at
fairs had been administered durin;
the past -four years. two terms undeI
the guidance of Mr.. Davy. He asked
the hearty cooperation OF ever.
citizen in Moorhead.
The routine business of the council
was then proceeded with. The usua
monthly reports were submitted rea'
and placed on file.