The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-07
mayor 0lEARY
READS MESSAGE
Also Suggests That Paving
District be Extended
One Salary Increased.

With the exception Of the Nv
changes in the elective Offices, East
Grand Forks official affairs FOR the
next two cal will be looked after
by the same officers. At the meeting
of the city council last night, Mayor
John OLeary announced that there
would be no change in any of the
appointive officers.
Mayor OLeary also read his mes
sage to the council, in which he rec
commended a change in the city char
ter. n present charter has become
obsolete, he declared, and he recom-
mended that the council take imme-
date steps to remedy. the situation.
The mayor also recommended an ex-
tension OF the paving district.
Following Is the complete roster
of city officials for the term:
Mayor-John O'Leary.
Municipal Judge-William ]. Ras.
mussen.
Special Municipal Judge-Robert
Blair.
Treasurer-Aaron Brown.
Alderman First Ward-Pat Liston.
Alderman Second Ward - James
|Culliton.
Alderman Third ward-Frank Tes-
sier.
Alderman Fourth Ward. w. Lo-
gan.
MISUNDERSTANDING. III. Bar
low and n. j. Nelson.
Constable-S. r.. Knapp.
Justices of the Peace-H. n. Hage-
stad and George K. Chambers.
City Clerk--James German.
City Attorney--F. c. Massee.
Chief Of Police-P. j. Sullivan.
Captain Of Police-Hugh Quigley.
observation-disclosures Keller, Neil
Norman and liver Adahl.
Chief of Fire Department-Thom-
as Powers.
Engineer-Barney King.
Street Commissioner-Morris Sui
Ivan.
Health Ofncer-Dr. w. c.. Wilson.
LII passing the resolutions Of ap-
pointinent, the council made but one
change IL the salaries. City Clerk
German is given an increase Of $25
airy $50.
The bonds of the various officials
also were approved. The t%reasurer's
bono amounts to $4,000. The city
clerk furnished & $4,000 bond, the
ch!et OF police M patrolmen $500
eacn. the constable $500, the justices
OF h peace $500 each and the health
Off $500. "
Following is Mayor o'Leary's mes
sage in full:
The Message.
To he Honorable Members Of the
CITY Council OF the City Of East
Grand Forks:
Gentlemen: As / enter upon the
duties OF the Office Of mayor Of your
consecutive term, I take pleasure in
complying with the provisions Of sec.
Q o., chapter s Of the general laws
81 1880. which requires the mayor
o time to time to give the city
councll SUCH Information and recon-
mend such measures as ne shall deem
advantageous to the city.
You ana L are not strangers, since.
with n exception Of m member, the
personnel of the council remains the
same a. tnat to which I sent a mes
means a stranger to our new member
as ne served n term as member
of h city council during my first
term as mayor.
In view of the able manner in
Wntcn previous suggestions have been
carried out and other important mat
| lers to by you, my recon
at this time. will neccs-
sarily be few.
Paving Work Done. I.
IN my last message to you I recom-
menoed the paving OF DeMers avenue
rom me river to the Northern Pa
enc raiiWay tracks near the city linn
its. the installation Of a suitable light
ing system from the tDeMers avenue
nridse to Fourth street. the installa-
tso OF a city scale for the use Of
aIner and purchasers upon which.
bulky articles could Ds weisned, and
the Improvement % the city pask-