The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-06
MAYOR MATHEWS
TAKES OFFICE
BOOKINGS NEW MAYOR AS
SUMES DUTIES OF HIS Of
FICE ON MONDAY
FOURNEW ALDERMEN TAKE THEIR SEATS
Practically All the City officers and
Employees Are Re-appointed Un-
der the New Administration

On Monday evening a new admin
istration assumed charge of the at
fairs of the city, Mayor H. B. Mathews
and four new aldermen taking their
seats. The council is now made up
as follows: First ward, H. II. Hoy
and w, H. Beals; Second ward, l b.
Johnson and Geo. D. Cole; Third ward,
w. H. Conklin and Andrew Gaukel;
Fourth ward, r. A. Pilmer and r. H.
Anderson. Aldermen Cole, Conklin,
Pilmer and Anderson are the new
reelected. The aldermen who retired
with ex-Mayor Johnson were: F. E.
Youngburg in the Second; r. H. Bar
telt in the Third and F. L. Simmons
in the Fourth.
The old council met about eight
thirty and cleaned up the remaining
business, after which the new mayor
and aldermen tool their seats.
The first business of the new coun-
Gil was the election of a president and
vice-president. Alderman Hoy was
elected president of the council and
Alderman Johnson vice-president.
Mayor Mathews announced his ap-
pointment as follows:
City Auditor, G. H. Stoddart.
City Attorney, c. o. Trygstad.
Superintendent of light and heat
ing plant, A. W.. Morton.
Superintendent of telephone plant,
Chas. Shea.
Chief of police, Nels Gullick.
Assistant police, w. H. Holmes.
Chairman board of health, DR.. A.
w. Hyde.
Street commissioner, c. T. Lynch.
Acting city engineer, ]. A. Hege-
man.
Chief of fire department, E. H. Car
Isle.
Assistant chief, Gilbert Gullick.
Library board, G. J. Flittie, three
years; Mrs. C. D. Kendall, three years;
Mrs. j. G. Hutton, N year.
The appointment Of fire chief and
assistant were made upon the recon-
m%endation of the fire department.
Mayor Mathews announced his com
mittee assignments as follows, the
first named being the chairman:
Judiciary-Pilmer, Beals, Johnson,
Gaukel.
Finance-Hoy, Cole, Gaukel, Pilmer.
Claims-Beals, Conklin, Cole, An
derson.
Water and sewer-Conklin, Hoy,
Anderson, Cole.
Light and Heat-Hoy, Johnson, An
derson, Conklin.
Telephone-Johnson Conklin, Pill
mer, Hoy.
Streets and walks-Cole, Beals, eau
ket, Pilmer.
Fire department-Conklin, Cole, Pill
mer, Beals.
City Property-Anderson, Cole Conk.
lin, Hoy.
License-Gaukel, Johnson, Hoy, An
derson.
Printing-Beals, Anderson, johnson,
Gaukel.
Taxation-Pilmer, Gaukel, Beals,
Johnson.
Mayor Mathews opening address
was as follows:
1t has become customary for the in
coming mayor upon assuming his Of.
fee to say a few words that might be
taken as an expression of his views
or in other words an outline of his
policy. It hardly seems necessary for
the incoming mayor to make such a
statement. Having previously held
the position and not having exper-
fenced any particular change of heart,
he will probably do about as he did
before, trying at all times of course,
to do a little better.
However, in general, he wishes to
say that he will endeavor not to
lower the standard of efficiency set by
his predecessor. He will try, as far as
possible, to work in harmony with all
institutions and all organizations
working towards a greater and a bet
ter Brookings. In fact. simply stated,
he will endeavor with the assistance
of the city council to work for those
things which will ultimately be for
the best interests of the city and Its
inhabitants. In this connection It is
well to state that the mayor and city
council have a dual function to per-
form. First they should be aggressive,