Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
HARMONY RULES
ORGANIZATIONS IN
WESTERN ESSEX
States Put Through Without
Hitch by Municipal
Bodies.

meetings were held except that of
North Borough council. which was
postponed owing to the coasting acct
1ent In Caldwell In which William
Little. tr. son of Mayor William
Little. was hurt.
Mayor Frederick II. Cook, OF
.he Caldwell Borough Council,
called the organization meeting to
order, and Wilbur Il. Gould. Will
lam G. Sharwell and Archibald Wit
zach, the new members of the council,
we're sworn in Councilman Walter
o. Brandley was elected president OF
the council. Mayor Cook then APP
pointed the following committees:
Fire and wateI-La Sale Jacobus,
chairman; Wilbur B. Gould and VIII
am q. Sharwell. Sewer committee
Walter c. Brandley, chairman; Anson
V. johnson and William G. SharwelL
Street lighting committee-Willlam
G. SharWell, chairman; A. @. VII
tach and A. V. johnson. Building
eomnittee-A. V. johnson, chairman
w. G. Sharwell and w. b., Gould
Finance committee-B. A, Jacobus'
chairman; A. V. johnson and w. e.
sran5ley. Poor committee--A. G..
Wlttach, chairman; w. b. Gould, a.
v Johnson Road committee-W. y.
Gould, chairman; l.. A. Jacobus, w.
q. Sharwell. Shade Tree Committee
A. G. Wittach, chairman; w. 3.
Gould and w. G. Brandley. Legal
question committee-W. G. Brandley'
chairman: A. ". Johnson, A. @. Wit
tach. The council will meet again TO-
night.
At the reorganization meeting in
Verona Mayor David Slaybach ana
C.ouncilmen Frank d. Slmns, Eric
I,ohmeyer and A. Edgar De Camp
were sworn in and took the oath OF
office. The meeting was then called
to order by the mayor BESIDES those
mentioned Councilmen W. II. era
nam, Ernest N. Bush and William u.
Barter were present, At this point of
he meeting Mayor Slayback comph-
mented the council on the harmonious
work of the past and trusted that
such would be the case in the future.
William II. Graham was then re-
elected president of council.
Committee Named.
The following committees were then
appointed Street and highway--W.
IL. Graham, chairman; r. ID. Slmms'
70. N. Bush. Police committee-A. 10.
De Camp, chairman; w. IA. Graham
| 9. ID. Sinnsns. Street lighting-F. ID:
/. Simms, charman; T.. Lohmeyer ana
sey. II. Graham. Finance and audit
.fng--W. p. Barter. chairman; A. 10.
iDe Camp, r. d. Simrns. Sewer COM
2 mittee--E. N Bush. chairman; w. II.
Graham, W. p Barter. Water COM
nittee-w. p. Barter, chairman; p.
" Bush, f. ID. Simms. Fire commit
tee-W. II. Graham, chairman; a. p;
De Camp and w. p. Barter. Legal
and ordinance-E. n. Bush, chair
man; w. P. Barter, E. Lohmeyer.
Building committee-F. d. Simms,
chairman: w. H. Graham, F.. Lob
meyer. Poor conmittee-E. Lob
meyer. chairman; e. N. Bush and A,
z, De Camp.
Mayer SlaYback then made the fol-
lowing appointments, which were con-
flrined by the council: Borough clerk
and water inspector-Thomas 10.
Brooks Borough attorney-William
w. Crane Supervisor of roads,
Charles Baker. Borough engineer
Frank w. Crane. Borough narshals--
Hiram Hanville, John Rupert, Ben
iamin zarr, Thomas Il. Brooks. Trus-
tee free public library--N1rs. u. ~.
Bush. Recorder--Charles +. Staed-
ler. Building nspector-Theodore $.
Farrand. Borough plumber-Richard
c. Lister Borough physician-Dr. II.
r. Whitehorne. Sinking Fund Com
nlission--Charles w. S. Curley. Mem
bers of Board of Health-Judson w.
Parker. John Culvert The council
will meet again tomorrow night.
"A GSS6A CllS VI W citIi ~
Brown and Councilmen James r.
Campbell, Samuel II. Williams and
Edwin c. Speer were sworn in and
took the oath of Office. The other
members OF the council are Charles
+. Blake, Ross w. Wier and DIR. II. II.
Schroeder.
Mayor Brown called the meeting to
order and Charles F. Blake was elect
ed president of the council The fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
Road and light committee, r. w.
Wier chairman; II. II. Schroeder, G.
r.. Blake; finance committee, G. r,
Blake, chairman; r. w. Wier, j. r.
Campbell; law and legislation com
ulittee, ]. r. Campbell, chairman f,
q. Speer, II. II. Schroeder; fire and
Drainage committee. n. G.. Speer,
chairman: r. w. Wier and G. #,
Blake: health and poor committee, 5.
IL. Williams, chairman; II. II. Schroe-
der, e. C. Speer; peace and protec-
lion committee, II. II. Schroeder,
chairman. S. II. Williams and r. w.
Wia-s
RIO fofiowing appointments were
made by the mayor and confirmed by
the council: Borough recorder, Her
man A. Miller; borough clerk, Her
man A. Miller; borough counsel.
Dougal Herr; building inspector,
Frank Powell: superintendent of
roads, Lloyd 7. Francisco; borough
marshals William c. Wright and
Samuel Mullins; janitor for borough
hall, j. lie Roy Hamilton. The coun-
ell will meet again on Friday eve
ming.
In West Caldwell borough. Harry
II. Backus and Robert c. Lockward
Aefe sworn In as councilmen. The
other members are Mayor ZenaS
Crane and Councilmen George NJ.
Garfield, j. Monroe Harrison, William
c. Meyer, jr., and Arlington Russell.
Harry r. Backus was reelected
president of tho council. Mayor Crane
appointed the following committees:
Road committee, A. Russell, chair
man; J. NJ. Harrison and w. G.
Meyers. Water committee, ]. NJ. Har-
lison. chairman; r. C. Lockward and
A. Russell Finance and auditing
committee, c. NJ. Canfleld. chairman,
III. r. Backus and j. M. Harrison.
Lighting committee. III. f. Backus,
chairman; G. NJ. Garfield and X. G,
Isockward. Police committee, w. G.
Never, chairman; ]. NJ. Harrison and
a. Russell Building .coWmittee. H.
u. Backus, chairman; George NJ. Cam
field. II. c. Lockward,. Fire commits
tee, II. C. Lockward, chairman; H. f..
Backus and A. Russell. Sewer COM
lnittee, IL. r. Backus.. chairman; g.
M. Can1eld and r. G. Lockward. The
meeting adjourned until January IA.
Shortly after Mayor William Little
had called the organization meeting
Of tho borough of North Caldwell TO
order b messenger notified him that
his son, William Little, jr., had been
Eeriously injured in coasting acci-
dent ana that he was wanted at once.
Ii1a 1leetillg was then postponed.