The Mankato free press., 1915-04-16

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= Anthony Thompson, city hall =
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= John Donahue, piain-eIothes 4.
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Two changes in city officials were
made at this mornings meeting Of the
newly elected city council.
John A. Johnson. local real estate
man. was unanimously elected city as
SCISSOR. He succeeds I'll. Zimmerman,
Jr.. who was not n candidate for re.
election. The salary of the new as.
SCISSOR was fixed at $1,000 for
the present year. in which there is
no real estate assessment and
$1,000 for next year when there Will
be such an assessment. The old sal
airy of the city assessor was s5S.33 a
month. The increase is granted on the
understanding that there will be a
complete reassessment OF the real es-
tate Of the city and the assessor is
10 give his entire time TO the duties
of this office. Mayor Meyer remarked
that the city assessor could commence
he reaSscssment of the city real es-
tate this year. after completing his
assessment of personal property.
c. e. Phillips oity Attorney.
Equally unanimous was the election
Of c. F. Phillips as city attorney TO
succeed Arthur Schaub. Mr.. Schaub.
as announced In yesterdays Free Press
was not a candidate for reelection.
The Free Press forecasted the election
OF Mr. Phillips. The salary of the
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was left at the old figure OF sS3.33
month.
Mr.. Phillips. as we'll as several 9TH
ers whom the council favored with
election or reelection TO the city serv-
ice for the coming two years. was on
hand With a box Of cigars. There
were cigars galoCe. Mr. Phillips brief.
= 'hanked the council for the appoint
Went He remarked that he realized
tHrt the duties of the city attorney
were very important. He said he would
endeayor TO fill the Office i'm such n
way as 10 reflect credit on the council
and the administration in general. He
said that TO start off with a spirit OF
good fellowship he would pass the
cigars.
Bates Reelected Clerk.
F. W. Bates was reelected city
clerk without opposition. A short
time before Councilman G.. W. Eich-
staedt humorously suggested that il
night be well TO elect a German city
clerk and have all the proceedings of
the city carried on in the German
language. inasmuch as all the men,
bers of the council were of that ma
t'"nality. The salary was fixed at
s1oo month. as heretofore.
Jay 7. c. Nicholson was reelected
city treasurer by a unanimous vote.
In fact all the business OF the session
was done this morning with surpris-
Ing unanimity in view OF the import
ance of the work before the council.
The salary was left at SIS per month.
II. F. Blomquist was reelected city
engineer at the same salary as before.
$50 per month. and his assistant.
Harold Jorgenson. was also reelected
at the same figure, $50 per month.
kluqherz Gets Raise.
Eberhart Klugherz was reelected
chief Of police. The chief was handed
a bouquet in the form of an increase
of salary from SIS to 500 per month.
This is 10 take effect on the first day
of January, 1916. On that same day
all the other police officers. the city
hall janitor. and the firemen are TO
set s5 per month more than now. AT
present the policemen and firemen are
receiving $50 per month and the city
hall janitor $50.
Philip Ieas was reelected chief OF
the fire department. Councilman A.
&. Lack. head of that department.
said he would like to postpone the
matter Of choosing the assistant chief
until next Mondays meeting. The sal
airy OF the chief was changed from $50
TO $50 per month.
Tony Thompson Stays.
Anthony Thompson was reelected
custodian OF the city hall building.
Clarence Staley was reelected park
foreman. Other appointments i'm that
department were put over to next
Monday. Miss Minnie Dethloff was re-
elected clerk of the water department
NJ s55 per month. The quality of her
work was commended.
Mayor Meyers stated that Il would
be well to increase the police force.
He remarked that the city had lust
the number Of policemen that II had
W hAAtCh sCdtS ago. Ills
Recommendation John Donahue was
elected plainclothes man of the police
force. His salary was fixed al s65
per month. He is to be ready TO re-
spond to call TO duty both night and
day. His regular hours will be 2 D. m.
TO 12 p. m.
No action was taken on the election
OF city physician. The mayor remark
ed that the present incumbent. DIR. G.
I. Pratt, lived outside the city. He
said DIR. A. +. Schmitt was a candi.
date. He said he had also been ap-
preached by the county physician. DIR.
'. p. Rosenwald. who thought the two
ohices OF city and county physician
could be merged i'm one man. The
mayor remarked. however. that there
was much opposition to the idea of the
same man holding two offices. The
whole matter was left over to next
Monday morning.
Bond Of City Treasurer.
The bond of the city treasurer. I'M
the sum OF $4,000. was approved. and
the council voted TO appropriate s10O
to pay the premium.
The departments were divided
among the various members of the
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