Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
FEW CHANGES IN
OFFICIAL FAMILY
OF EAST ORANGE
Democrats Now Have No Rep
resentative in City
Council.


mony, has started a year which viii
probably see the settlement of one oil
both of the two biggest problems
facing the municipality--gr cross
ing elimination and sewage disposal
There is but one change in the per
sonnel of the body and comparatively
little difference in the makeup OF
committees. The change in the per
sonnel eliminates such a thing as q
minority in the governing body, as
Councilman =. H. Lawless, a Demo
crat, has been replaced by Louis G.
Cells, a Republican. The ten men
are all affiliated with the latter party
There will be but a slight change
in the official family, as Mayor Wor-
rail- r. Mountain reappointed all of
flee holders excepting one--Ernest G
Klipstein, a trustee of the Free Lii
brary Three new faces will be added
20 tho George W. King
who was nominated to succeed Mr.
Klipstein; Fred Carmann. who was
recommended by Mayor Mountain to
replace the late Samuel Bailey, taz
assessor. and Clarence c. Kelsey, ap.
pointed sinking fund commissioner
Neither Mr.. King nor Mr.. Germanr
was confirmed, as it is a rule of the
council to defer approving new mer
until future meeting. Both un.
doubtedly will be acceptable to tho
council. Mr.. Germann was nominated
as a tax assessor by Mayor Noun
tain last year, but the council would
not sanction his appointment, feeling
that the executive should not remove
Daniel c. Whitman, and when Mr.
Germann realized there was no hope
O.. 1t =
Mountain to drop his name.
Only two of the officials appointed
or renamed by Mayor Mountain re-
ceive salaries. They are Assessment
Commissioner Muchmore, whose COM
pensation is $500 a year, and Mr.. Ger
mann. who will receive $1,000 an
nually.
Mayor Mountain is incapacitated by
illness. and was unable to appear al
the organization meeting. lie did no,
send an annual message. but 1t is
likely that he will have something tc
say to the officials after his recovery
The remaining of all officials whose
terms expired occasioned surprise in
certain quarters, as the executive was
expected to drop Democratic office
holders. Mr.. Klipstein was the only
man of the party, however, who failed
of reappointment. The latter's sue
cessor. Mr.. King. is a brother of the
late Alexander King, who was an in
innate friend of Andrew Carnegie
and who was instrumental In having
the steel magnate establish q. free
library in East Orange. He Is sales
amnager of the American Thread
Company, New York, being associated
with Police Commissioner Henry d
Silverman, of East Orange.
Reappointed officials who were con-
firmed were: James II. Muchmore
assessment commissioner; Henry G
williams, tax assessor; Thomas
Macksey, water commissioner; Henry
S. Lippincott, police commissioner
James II. Cross, fire commissioner
and Dewitt Cook, health commits
sioner. The City Council renamed
David S. Walton a sinking fund COM
missioner and appointed Clarence G
Kelsey as successor to the late Will
lam NJ FranHling, also a sinking func
commissioner.
The council again selected Council.
man George A. Grover and Franz
Bliss Cotton to represent the govern
ing body on the city's Board of Schoo
Estimate.
Talks by well-known men of the
city and the new councilman, Mr.
Cells, followed the effecting of or
ganization. The new official, whc
was the recipient of HANDSOME flora
tributes from his constituents in tbs
Fifth ward and also from the Re-
publican city executive committee
sketched briefly what he hoped would
be accomplished during his term. He
stated he was particularly anxious
for the council to solve the grade
crossing and sewage matters; have
a more modern postoffice building
and transportation facilities which
would connect tho north and south
ends of the city He urged the spec
Ia tors at the session to turn out In
as large numbers for the remainder
of the year. adding there was need
for cooperation of citizens with the
officials
Thomas r. Creede. former off
cial, who invariably Is on hand to
address the council at it's organiza-
ton meeting, delivered his usua
talk, which was interspersed with
humor. Mr. Grede interpreted the
reelection of Robert M. Dixon at
chairman of the council to mean thai
the official is being groomed fol
higher political honors. The specta'
tors CLEANED the impression from Mr.
Creede's remarks that he had in minc
Mr.. Dixon being a mayoralty candi'
date of the city subsequently. The
erstwhile official, who travels ex.
tensively. related how the fame Of
East Orange has spread to variou:
parts of the country.
AS a representative of the Munich,
pal Art League of East Orange. Po'
lice Commissioner Henry Silvermar
told the officials that his organization
is always willing to cooperate witt
the officials and lend whatever aid il
possible in solving problems tina
come up
Health Commissioner Charles Titus
presented the floral pieces to Coun
Gilman Cells, telling the new officia
ne can. be assured of the cooperation
of his constituents in the Fiftf
ward. Mr.. Titus stated that Howard
Marshall, chairman of the Republi
can executive committee. which ais,
sent the new official flowers, intended
TO be on hand to present the gift bu
was prevented by illness. Mr. Cell
previously was an active member o
the committee.
Anticipating the reappointment o
Police Commissioner Lippincott, tn,
members of the police force pur
chased handsome bouquet of flow
ers and a vase which was presented
to him with appropriate ceremonies
at police headquarters following tn,
council meeting, Chief of Polio,
w. II. O'Neill delivered the presen
tation talk, telling the commissions
the gift was a token of the esteem II
which he is held by the men of thl
force and also an appreciation of hi
services. Later Mr.. Lippincott re
newed his oath of office at the 1ffic'
OF City Clerk Lincoln e. Rowley.
The committees as announced b,
Chairman Dixon follows: Finance
Marsh, Greer, Cotton, Martens Cells
roads, Grover, Greer. Marsh, Brown
Stoddard; sewers. Brown, Baradale
Stoddard, Martens, Cells; street light
ing, Greer, Barradale, Brown; or