Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-31
COUNCIL WINDS
UP ITS AFFAIRS
FOR YEAR 1915
New Body Takes Over Harris
burg Government on
Monday

Ordinance No. 1. Session of City
Council, 1916"
That's the way the legislation in
troduced in the city's lawmalIing body
after Monday will read. Harrisburg $
first city commission created under the
provisions of the Clark act passed out
of existence this afternoon when Coun-
ell adjourned after passing the budget
ordinance for 1916.
The passing of the Council legally
doesn't take place until Monday when
Mayor elect E. S. Meals and Commits
sioner- elect L. u. Gross succeed Mayor
John X. Royal and Park Commits
soner NJ Harvey Taylor, respectively,
as councilmen. However, the fact that
to days session was the wind-up of
affairs so far as the present commits
sioners are concerned revived the
rumors of prospective changes in city
circles. Council may change its meet
ing time to IL o'clock in the morn
ing, too.
City Trcasurcrship in Air
Despite reports to the contrary, 1t
was said to-day that the question of
whom Council will elect to be city
treasurer has not been definitely de-
cided. Some of the members of the
new Council held an informal confer
ence last evening and talked over the
city treaSurership question in conr &c
tion with some other appointments.
Chances for the retention of Joseph
lbaCh as a city detective have grown
relatively dim, it is said, since last
evenings conference. incidentally, 1t
was hinted that Captain Joseph r.
Thompsons place isn't a sinecure by
any means.
No changes, it is understood will be
made in the departments of public
safety or streets and public improve
ments. City Engineer NJ. 3. Cowden
and his whole force will be chosen
again. while Chief Clerk James G..
Thompson and the staff of clerks, in
spectors, etc, will be retained by Com
missioner Lynch. Commissioner Bow
man will reappoint p. j. Bradley and
James II. Grove as plumbing and
building inspectors, respectively.
Paget to Succeed HOhcrt
In the park department, however,
there are certain to be important
changes. Assistant Park Superintend-
ent j. r. IIoffert will be succeeded by
J. Allen Paget. il is understood. Mr..
Paget. who is the son of John Paget,
landscape gardener at the State asy-
! lum, has been connected with the pub
lie works and park improvement work
for the last several years. V. Grant
Forrer, former superintendent, had
been spoken of for this place, too, but
report had it to-day that Mr.. Paget
will be chosen.
In the ire department the chances
FOR the chieftaincy lie between the
present incumbent, Fire Chief John c.
Kinder. Assistant Chief Edward Hal
bert and Aiillard NJ Tawney, mem
Der of the Royal Fire Company.
Block to BE Retained
While it is generally conceded that
William D. Block will be reelected
! license tax officer, the chance remark
of city official started a mild report
that MIR. Block might not be retained.
This story was fiouted as more or less
of joke by Mr.. Blocks host Of
friends.
Although a rumor got about the
Courthouse and city offices to-day to
the effect that Horace a. Chayne, now
assistant city assessor, might be chosen
as secretary to Mayor Meals, ii is
generally understood that A. NJ. Hamer
will get the place. Chayne and {. II.
Townsend, assistant city assessors,
have been talked of as assessor and
assistant, respectively, under the new
ordinance. At any rate, the political
wiseacres declared to-day James Is.
Deshong isn't likely to be appointed
Mumma, Deputy Recorder
What was true of the city circles
was equally true in the county offices,
inasmuch as the various county boards
quit business for the present year and
reorganize for the new year on Mon
day.
Recorder elect James +. LentZ to-
! day confirmed the reports as to the
| personnel of his staff by announcing
that C.. Nissley Mumma, deputy re-
cerdeT under Oscar q. Wickershan,,
will be retained in the same position;
| that the retiring recorder, Mr.. Wicker
! L. ...sW
! Gross, j. NJ. Alvord and j. Fl. Sheesley
will complete the clerical staff.