Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-06
IS
NOW INSTALLED
Mayor and Councilmen Are
Given Oath of Office
This Morning
DEPARTMENTS ARE
ASSIGNED EARLY
All Appointments But -Four
Made in Forenoon; May
Complete Today

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DEPARTMENT ASSIGNMENTS.
Mayor F. n. -supsrin-
tendent Of public affairs.
Commissioner w. J. Berry
Streets and Public improvements,
Parks and Public Properties.
Commissioner F. A. Ehrmann-
Finance; Public safety.
APPOINTMENTS.
soiicltor-M. C.. Gilmore.
Treasurer-Henry Glenn.
cIerk-F. r. Lynch.
Auditor-T. r. Norfolk.
Physician-Dr. J. A. Hull.
Enplnesr-J. r. Brady.
Street commissloner-W. n.
stocker.
Park Board-Juilus Feeht, J.
w. Garner, John Davies.
WaterWorks Trustess--H. Z.
Waterman, n. c. Williams, s. G.
Turner.
The final meeting Of the retiring
city administration and board or
health adjourned sin die and gave
way at 9:65 g. M, today to the pres
ent mayor and commissioners, r. H.
Carter, F.. A. Ehrmann and w. u.
Berry, when former Mayor Leeny ad
ministered the oath of Office to Mayor
Carter. The newly qualified cxecu
tive then In turn administered The
oath of office to the two scouncii-
men. The appointment of M. G. GIL
more as city solicitor followed and the
departments OF the council were a.
signed.
With assignments finished, the ~
polntments Of the other Ofdces with
the exception Of chief of police, police
Judge, assessor and library board wers1
made. The first two are said to be
held IN abeyance owing to the dinicula
ty Of the commissioners to agree on
the appointments and may with the
other two places be filled later today.
Recess was taken until 1880 following
the appointments, at which time It is
expected that attention will be given
the untitled places.
Upon administering the oath to-
Mayor Carter, former Mayor Leeny
made a few remarks In which h0
dwelt upon the pride he felt In having
the honor to swear In the youngest
mayor ever elected In Ottumwa ana
said that he would give thes mayor
and new administration his whole
support in their efforts to govern the
city WE'LL
Mayor Carter thanked the audience.
the voters OF the city and especially
the retiring administration for the
help given him since election ia the
things necessary to know In the con-
duct of Office. He promised to give his
whole effort to making the city better
and said that unity was one OF the
things that he and the commissioners
desire in the handling Of the
problems that may arise. In this
he was seconded by both commission
ers and harmony promised to feature
the administration.
M. C. Gilmore In his remarks stated
that he hoped all present would feel
as good two years hence as at pres
ent. He said: II am q servant OF the;
people with the sole purpose TO serve
the city and people OF Ottumwa % the
end that it be made q better place n
which to 1--we"
The retiring council disposed Of al
it's unfinished business, receiving the
reports of the chief OF pollc0 Win
receipt for 81, and the police Judge
with receipt Of fnes collected, amount
ing to 5000. The street department
reported expenses Of 31.076.6O; the
park board, SITS; the waterworks
trustees the expenses Of $3,466 ana -
ceipts. S4,O72. The monthly and an
nual report Of the library board wsa
received and tho reports Tor the iaetl
month and since January were made
by Dr. w. ]. Herrick Of the health
BOARD.
Mayor Carter Is grandson OF one
~ Ottumwa's earliest city executives 4
James Hawley, sr., who was mayor Of
Ottumwa in 1s6e-67 and one of the
earliest pioneer merchants Of this
vicinity. James Hawley was one 81
the organizers and the frst president
OF the First National bank.