The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-22
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tDUcTEB INTO OFFICE OFFICE
MONDAY EVENING
Men Wo.D at the Helm of Municipal
administration Lay Plans For
a Progressive and EcOnOnai.
cal Conduct of affairs
Of the City

wishes Of all Of " go with you into
other avocations As you lay down the
burdens OF the public position you
have so faithfully and conscientious
ly discharged
Mr.. Smith Replies
Mr.. Smith responded in kind. say
ing among other things: Il am de-
lighted to leave this office with your
friendship and esteem. There have
been no disagreements between any
OF us In our desire to do the right
thing far the city. The four years 1
have presided over your deliberations
have. been four years OF real enjoy
ment TO me and II Is = satisfaction to
me. aa II doubtless is TO all OF us.
that our associations have been so
pleasant and that each has been
courteous TO the other and has tried
10 do hiS full duty 20 the city. We
started friends. we stayed friends and
all part rs friends: a relation which
l hope viii always continue
Other members Of the council spoke
briefly OF the pleasure Il had given
them to be connected with Mayor
Smith in the city administration.
They stated that they had become to
know him better by their -four years
Of cooperatinn with him h the dis-
flnrEo q puhlic bns,neoc ~ a4n11-
ed him that he would always be n
welcome and honored visitor nt the
council sessions. He waa further
compiimenied by being told that II
the city council ever got into a
dilemma and needed wisdom Of 9th
ers TO assist in solving its poblems
they would call upon him for his
advice.
New Council Meets-
AT $40 the old council had ceased
20 be by adJourning sine die and
ive minutes later Mayor Cooper and
the new aldermen assumed charge
Of the city's legislative and admins
tratlve welfare. There was frst a
roll cali Of the new aldermen, after
which an abstract OF the vote polled
at the city election on Tuesday. April
9Th. was read by Jonathan Seaman.
the newly Installed city clerk. On
motion Of Alderman j. v. Blake the
report OF the board Of election can
vasscrs declaring Mayor Cooper. City
Clerk Seaman and the various coun-
cilmen. duly elected as the legal Of
hcers OF the city was adopted. The
oath Of office in each case having
been properly filed. Mayor Cooper de.
ciarcd the new council legally and
authoritively constituted and organic
ed for business
New ofneIsls Named.
The nrst act OF the new council
was 10 consider the nominations for
the administrative officers and it was
decided to vote upon them by ballot.
Aldermen Blake and Huntoou were
appointed tellers Of the election and
the balioting that followed resulted
In the selection Of the nbmineos
agreed upon . week or ten days Ago;
each OF them being the unanimous
choice Of the council. They were G.
=. Skinner, city maFshal. park com.
missioner. food inspector and city
herder; John ChetelAt. vatar super
intsndent; Tom Parker. street com
missioner; Lee Wynkoop. caretaker
At the wAterworkn reservoir; Cleo
Combs. caretaker It the wAtsrwcrks
intake; Jerry Moran. night marshal;
DR.. r. r. Holmes. health officer:
Andy Ilcmmerle. captain Of nre de.
partment: C. c. McKissick. iieuten.
ant at IRE department; Peter Prin.
gle. pipeman At are department; A.
8. Munore. cemetery sexton; w. 8.
Merrls. city sprinkler; ChAa =. Pad
gett, city teAnster: Augustus Pease.
city attorney: Ren X. Curtis. city en-.
Sinesr; d. J. Houston. police magis-
tEnts: Y. Porteous. assistant 70 water
superintendent; Wilson Psarson. city
veterinarian.
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