South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-06
COUNCILMAN LARGE
WILLARD KERR RESIGNS
Quits Owing to Appointment
at South Bend = Make
Amendments to Salary anu
Bond Affixing Ordinances.

To faint applause from q well filed
gallery in the council chambers at the
city hail bullL.ag Monday night Mayor
Ralph Gaylor called TO order the Grs'
session Of the new common council Of
Mishawaka and city officials. Coun-
Gilman Willard Kerr was the only one
absent when the meeting was called
Previous TO meeting Jayor GaylOr
went about the lobby OF the cham
Der selecting what was present Of the
old council and escorted them % seats
along side Of the desks formerly oc-
cuDied by them. EX-c1CuCIifIcu pres
ent ct the meeting wer- Frank B4ckel.
ex-councilman at largo; George
Shobe. ex-cOunCilman of tne second
ward. and Nelson Christian. eN -cOln-
Gilman OF the first ward Lieut.. Gov.
William =. O'Neill. who was formerly
city attorney, was also present at the
melting and was escorted to a seat at
the attorneys table 10y Mayor GaylOr.
After the meeting had been called
Mayor Gaylor gave a short address IN
which he laid special stress on the
responsibility placed or the shoulders
OF the new administration ~ the C,ti-
ZenS Of MishaWaSa. He slsO added
that ne hoped the members OF the
council would cooperate IA making
good and fulfill the pledges OF his
party.
After the address the regular bust
ness OF the city was taken up. PROB
ably the most important Issue Of the
meeting was the acceptance of the
resignation of Willard Kerr Us cOUn-
Gilman at large and also as q mem
Der OF the cemetery board rec entity ir-
stalled by E-mayor John A. Herzog.
AIR. Kerr's resignatio- .veS due 10 nis
~ II int mo mt obs a.
South Bend hy -.-yor Keller ~ that
city The resignation or William Tup-
per from the board Of education as a
school trustee was also accented NIr.
Upper will act as rfercner Of the
board Of public w0rs5 i.r the next
four years.
Another important Issue Of the
evenings business was the abOlsEirg
OF the assistant sGper;ntandent's Of
flee which will VH@ate the position
now held by Henry Dc(-Tcote.
Many expected that tic atandtns
committees Would D.. lJoointoa ana
also the members Of Tie board Of
safety at this session of tho ceuncI.
Owing To the resignation OF EItllsrd
Kerr these appointments were defer
red until another member ia ada To
the official fam ~.
Two amendments were passed II
third reading and adopted by the
council Tor the Amendment OF sEcrlOn
one Of ordinance 400 ard section one
OF ordinance 100 which were recently
passed by the foTme. council.
One amendment Was made for the
naming OF the salarv If tLe newly
appointed and created Office Cf city
controller which vas done in accord
ance with the state laws. The amend
ment read that the city controller re-
ceive 81 200 annual salary for his du-
ties in this Office.
The other amendment was made to
section one Cf the ordinance for the
sffiXing Of official bonds for the city
officials In this amendment the city
controllers bond was affixed IT TO-
600 while the members o. the newly
created board of safety viii ae bond
Cd at $4,000 each
Clans were read bv CITY Cler,
George Mutt 90 the amount Of over
$4,000 which were ordered paid.
The reading of the claims was fol-
lowed by a report of the treasury de-
partment by City Treas. William Kim
BILE. The report showed total ex-
penditures for the month OF Deem
Der We're S11.6TS.35 leaving a grand
total OF S426.Tj or hand.