The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09
MAYOR MADE NO
APPOINTMENTS
~ 5OUNcED THAT CITY OFFICERS
WILL BE APPOINTED LATER
A HITCH IN THE PROGRAM
lis Said That Some Of the Alderman are
Wobbly on Some Of the Mayors Sslsc-
tons. PkiieularIy City Attorney

the appointments or Mayor dhItney
was not waited away by the mayor 4
action last Monday night as many
thought that it would be. After APP
pointing Geo Rollin TO be city engi-
neer and A. E. Robbins to be city sur
veyor the mayor requested that the
salaries of the city officials be fixed
and the list was gone through with.
The salary of each officials was fixed
at tine same figure as that of last year
excepting the clerk who received a
raise of $5 per month, making his
salary an even 500
"Thsre will be no further appoint
ments tonight, gentlemen, announced
the mayor and the countenance OF
Hugo Koepeke who was seeking the
Office of poundmaster and had several
cows spotted for operation on immetl-
lately following the coveted approval,
dropped considerably. Mr. Koepeke
was not the only disappointed spec
tator for the lobby as fairly well
peopled. almost all Of the visitors ex-
pecting 10 witness the turn over" in
the city's departments.
Just why the mayor refused to make
further appointments Is not definitely
known but IL is suspected that there
WAS q hitch somewhere in the carry
ing ont of the program as laid out and
the suspicion is that it hinges about
the city attorneyship. although not a
word has been given out by either
side. The suspicion is that the mayor
would like TO see Clarence Dwyer
who, by-th.way. was the man that did
the bulk of the work in Mr.. Gaifney's
campaign aud who has hasn a constant
supporter and adviser Of Mayor
Gaffney, in the Office Of city attorney.
ut is also intimated that the First
ward aldermen are p'hticularly active
in seeking to retain Mr.. Fraser, the
latter being personal friends OF Mr..
Fraser's just as Mr.. Gaifney is per-
sonally friendly to Mr.. Dwyer. Rumor
has il that the third ward is with the
mayor while the second ward is divid
cd but how tho division runs is not
apparent
At any rate there ives nothing do
inv" in the appointment line and no
one knows just when there will be
anything moving. The Offices TO bs
filed are city attorney, city ms rshal.
street commissioner, he. lth comission-
or and poundm. Ter There are -eve.al
additional Offices Of minor uatu but
they cary no oml ensa tion end ere not
eagerly sought after
A FINE FINANCIAL SHOWING
The rerort OF Ac Gun Mt Dres er
was read % the boad end il celtdnly
shows the city 10 le in excellent tnan-
cial clndition There is in the neigh
borhood OF $i5, ooO in he hands OF the
I easu rer besides the 5000 due from
the county g. snlle from liquor Ii
censes. Mr.. d es ec went into the
diffeIsnt dep tments End fands ex-
haustively. THE bright 'howipg Is
made by the water 81 Light dep
ment where net earning OF $40, 00O
shows mp after expending gocfly
som IN exterIous md repairs The
business OF he water snd light depart
ment Inc . e. re rly e0.rer cent ddr.
ing the pa year which h ddcl im-
mentely to the revenue
Accorcing Mr.. Die ser there is
ontstsndlns 600 in bonds at t'c
present Dhe Ia Gcdi.ion thes will
be- iss1cd this yeAr IL COO over bonds
10 eomplate the sewers in the tecJri
wal tll OF the hoDds excenting
two = me due in email morn,s
at inteiy 50 th-t or deht orgtt 70
, be wired oct IN atoat 20 ye- T.
POWER PLANT A MINT
Acoo ling ia tle e . ps or hs
water nd light plant the basins s
min TAT roirs mpcN = the moray
10 keep the city goicg. rae ninus
of l1st year ae anaicien if capi II
e.i on a 0-per cent Ieris 20 c.tarli \ a
.vAl@e OF 90 900 f,s the plant sad