South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-01
KELLER HURRYING
To COMPLETE TASK
Reported That Chief Cassidy
Will Leave Department and
KueSpert May Get Job
Bunker Well Thought Of.

wish everybody a Happy and
Prosperous New Year." was Mayor
elect Fred ". Kellers greeting on the
morning OF the closing day Of
1913. and at least four Of them" he
added
Then the 1nayor-eIect assumed an
attitude OF business, begged for quiet
and seclusiOn, that he might settle
down again 10 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 TO by that time. and be ready for
the grand start.
He intends being ready for the
hour OF twelve transition" from
mayOr-elect to mayor in factor
bust suspender".
Lang to Head Council.
Monday night the new council will
hold its first meeting and organize.
electing a president and vice president
for a year Herman +. Lang, accord
ing to rumOr, will be elected president,
and Michael Puechner. vice president
Both are citizen cOuncilmen, but with
previous experience.
The new council Will probably hold
its first executive session Tuesday
nlEnL. ana elect q chairman OF the
committee OF the whole, likely to be
awarded 20 a democrat. probably
Councilman Jere T. Hagerty.
Bunker VIII Stay.
Chief OF Police Guy Il. Bunker, de-
spite a successor having been named
by Mayor-Elect Keller and his board
of public safety, is 10 remain In the
South Bend police department. not SO
very far below his present position,
according to assurance VOuchsafed by
a member Of the board Wednesday.
In fact, the indications are that 1t was
a close draw whether Chief Bunker
would remain at the head Of the de-
partment. or ex-Sheriff Willard r..
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 it
that he means TO retire and become
private detective for the oliver Chilled
Plow works. John Kuespert, former
patrOlman, may succeed 10 CaSsidy's
present position, though the board Of
safety will not go SO far as to change
the may" to "wilT' just yet.
The evolution of the Keller work
ing force promises to come thick and
fast the remainder of the week it be-
ing probable that all appointments Of
any Importance Will be made by Satur-
day, and most certainly by Monday
noon.
Board OF Works Puzzled.
The board % public works has been
by far the slOwest in reaching final
decisions, the naming of a city engi-
neer, street com missioner and a street
foreman, announced when the new
board came into being. being as far as
they have actually gotten.
Harry +. JosephsUn had once been
virtually decided upon FOR clerk. and
then the board o. safety slipped in
and took him away.
Next they had all but announced
Walter Erler as clerk OF the board,
when Erler backed away and said he
could not afford it,
Not even the appointment OF clerk
has accordingly been made, say moth
ing OF the organization of the water
works department. which comes under
that boards jurisdiction.
The superintendent of w9terWOrkS
IS probably the most import mt office
that the board of works has TO deal
out. and involving as X does the man
agement Of a plant in which the city
has an investment of virtually a mil
lion dollars. a superintendent for a
million dollar corporation IS what the
board is in search Of.
The salary Of the present superin-