The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-02
MAYOR is HAVING
DIFFICULTY WITH
COMMITTEE JOBS
Not Enough Honors to- Go
Around With So Many
Striving for Posts.

Because there are not enough places
to go around Mayor Wilson and the
Republican leaders are at their wits
end endeavoring to please all the Re-
publican aldermen who want to head
important committees in the next
common council. A caucus Of the
FL Republican aldermen was called
in the city clerks Office last night but
due to the absence of three Of the
aldermen, no decision was made as to
who shall be president Of the board
Of aldermen or. who shall be page of
the council
Alderman Malcolm MacF'ayden Of
the First district, who has been pres
ident for three years. would like an
other year but this time he is facing
some opposition. If the caucus had
decided last night Alderman MacFay-
den would have been the choice. An
other meeting has been called at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning, in Repub-
lican headquarters. Then either Al
derman MacFayden or Alderman Will
liam e. Primrose Of the Ninth dis
trict will be named. If Alderman
MacFayden is the choice for president
of the board Of aldermen, Alderman
Primrose will get the craftsmanship
of the streets and sidewalks commit
tee. If the choice for president
should fall on Alderman Primrose
then MacFayden will be re-appointed
chairman of the streets and sidewalks
committee.
There will be no opposition to Page
Lewis. He will be reelected by &C
clamation Monday night. The three
Democrats in the council viii have no
candidate. The salary is $3.50 per year.
Alderman Robert N. B1akeslee Of
the Fff+' district as well as Alderman
Primrose had both been mentioned as
possible executives Of the board Of al.
dermen for the coming year. Last
night both denied they sought the
place and both said they would sup
port MacFayden! Today, however,
things are changed and in order to
divide up the places the arrangement
as told above will be in effect. Alder
man Blakeslee will be reappointed
chairman OF the committee on claims
4 The lineup Of the chairmen of the
various committees will probably be
as follows:
Ways and means, Alderman Will
lam Cannon, Fourth district.
Fire department, Alderman Henry
A. Lewis. Third district.
Streets and sidewalks. Alderman
MacFaydens. or Alderman Primrose.
Sewers. Alderman Maurftz Olson OF
the Fifth district.
Lamps. Alderman Joseph I'll. Stage,
First district.
2 Claims, Alderman Blakes1ee, Fifth
district.
Printing. Alderman William r.
Kearns, Tenth district.
Unfinished business. Alderman
Thomas Tierney. Sixth district
=. Harbor improvements, Alderman
Robert A. Mcbride, Second district.
Ordinances, Alderman Vincent S.
Whitney, Twelfth district.
Miscellaneous matters, Alderman
Charles H. Roder, Ninth district
Rules, Alderman Hiram A Winter
burn, Eleventh district.
Memorial Day, Alderman Oliver C.
Cole, Eleventh district.
Finance, Alderman John Remedy,
Third district.
Alderman Mauritz Olson of the
Fifth district, Alderman William r.
Kearns and Wenzel- G. Steigler Of
Tenth district were unable to be
present so the caucus was postponed
until tomorrow morning. Ne decision
was made on the seating arrangement
for the incoming council. A com
mittee1 consisting Of Aldermen
Blakeslee, Lewis and Cole were
named to act as ushers. Women who
come to witness theopening Of the
council will be seated inside the rail-
ings.