The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-23

ovation. The people cheered as he was
escorted to his place of honor. The
mayor wore Prince Albert coat and
a shower bouquet of carnations and
lilies of the valley. Mayor Head in
a few words passed the compliment and
the new mayor made the retort courte-
Gus and the new administration was
on. The new mayor did not follow his
usual custom of reading an inaugural
| speech, but he spoke extemporaneously.
He declared that what he would say in
his inaugural was contained in g Ans
Wer No. l which had been circulated
before election and that he did not
care to add anything to this statement.
He spoke of his great joy in being re
turned to the office Of mayor and de-
clared that he would give his best eff
forts to make his administration one
marked by economy and business
/ handling of the affairs of the city.
With single figure of speech he wip-
| ed out all the old sores of the campaign
and declared that his enemies had all
been forgiven and forgotten and that
he now numbered them among his per-
sonal friends. In concluding he said:
Like President Mckinley, the car
nation is my favorite flower and [
want to present every official of the
city with carnations before the SEES
sion continues
There was more applause as the
mayor concluded his remarks and be-
fore it had died away Alderman TulIy
Of the third ward claimed the floor.
Fight Starts Early.
The third ward alderman had the
stereotyped motion to adopt the rules
OF the preceding council, but before
the motion had been seconded Alder
man Kisten, leader of the insurgents,
was on the floor and had proposed an
amendment to the rules of the council.
This amendment provided that thirteen
votes should be necessary to pass an
ordinance and that the rule relating to
the naming of committees should be
changed so as to give this power to
the mayor subject to confirmation and
that should committees named by the
mayor lack confirmation by the coun-
Gil that the council should then elect
committee of five to name tn? stan :
ing committees for the year. Alder
man Joachim at once appeared as floor
leader for the administration and he
made a vigorous speech .gainst accept
ing the amendment, but it was put to
vote and on the call for the ayes
and nays it was carried by a vote of
IL to Z. The lineup was, for amend
ment, Aldermen Sullivan, Roberts,
Shearer, Rowe, Anderson, Mueller, Kis-
ten, Barth, Gundlach, Thomey and
Bounsall; nays, Aldermen Swift Tully,
Martin, Rauen, Loci, Joachim and
! Willems.
Following the adoption of the new
rules the mayor made a dramatic ap.
peal for recognition of his right to
name committees. The appeal was
made more to the great crowd of peo-
pie than to the aldermen. It was re-
ceived with applause, but this APP iause
was countered by applause given to
Alderman Kisten when he defended
the new rules and declared that Keno
sha had passed the days of swaddling
clothes, the day Of one man ruler
and that with the growth of the city
the council lad been forced to take up
OH ITSELF its own management. Alder
man Sullivan got even more cheers and
applause when he declared that the ma
]orlty of the members of the council
had sought harmonious action in the
Organization, but that the mayor
had refused to meet them half way and
had showed an unwillingness to advise
with them in regard to important COM
mittee appointments. After considera-
bic argument and pleadings Mayor
Scholey read his list of committees:
The Mayors Committees.
| Finance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
..... shearer, Roberts, Gundlach.
Judiciary and Ordinances ...
.....,.... ,Barth, Joachim, Shearer.
Buildings and Water Works ....
............... Swift, Barth, Rowe.
Clalms ....., .......,.......
......... Mueller, Bounsall, Kisten.
! 1axes -. Observation-Disclosures.
.......... Kisten, Swift, Anderson.
License .................
........... Loef, Thomey, Roberts.
4 bonuS .......-..s., ....t.......
............ Anderson, Loef, Barth
Public Grounds Observation-Disclosures.
......... Rauen, Mueller, Thomey.
Harhor and Breakwater -
............. Rowe, Willems, Loef.
Fire Department ..........
......... Thomey, Rauen, Sullivan.
| oIlce .,'..'...... .a...............
....,.... Willems, Anderson, Swift.
! fTlntlnS .................
........... Martin, Tully, Joachim
Streets, Alleys and Bridges ..
| ........ Sullivan, Martin, 'Tully.
....... Roberts, Kisten, Bounsall.
Gas and Light ........-......
Joacbiu Gundlacb Martin