Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
MEALS APPOINTMENTS
ARE APPROVED
GContinued From First Pagc,l

tain of the new bureau of detectives
as soon as the ordinance creating the
office is passed finally. The ordinance
originally provided for Il captain of
detectives, but upon motion of Mr..
Lynch to-day this was amended to
create the office of superintendent in
stead of captain.
A. NJ. Hamer was appointed secre
tary to the Mayor to succeed c. q.
Backenstoss.
Zeil, Thompson and Hamer assume
office at once; the remainder of the
appointments become effective Janu-
airy 10. Ibach will remain until the
same date. Windsor. according to the
Mayor. will be sworn in at once to
serve for ten days in order that he
may familiarize himself with the job.
The detective department will con-
sist of IA superintendent of detectives
one detective and four plain clothes
of patrolmen.
The Plain Clothes Men
These men will be Hyde M. Specie,
Patrick j. Hylan, James Mccain and
Paul G.. Schelhas. The superintendent
will keep the books and records of his
department as well as put in certain
amount of time on the districts.
Aside from the dissenting vote of
Mr.. Gorgas, harmony of the kind the
trainers of the nonpartisan form of
government must have dreamed of,
reigned throughout the session.
In addition to approving Mayor
Meals appointments Council also re-
elected these officers without dis
senting voice:
city Solicitor. d. s. Seitz; city En-
gineer, NJ. b. Cowden; Assistant City
Clerk, Ross r. Seaman. DR.. George
r. Moffitt and Thomas Reed Shuey
were reelected baCteriologist and as
sistant, respectively; Oliver p. Keller,
bureau of health for a tive-year term,
and Clark E. Diehl, as city electrician.
IorrcT in January rs
The name of V. Grant Forrer, as
working head of the Park Depart
ment, it was authoritatively announced
to-day, will be presented to Council
for nomination at the meeting Janu-
airy 8 to become effective February |.
Marion Verbeke, clerk to Superinten-
dent Gorgas, will be nominated at the
same time to succeed Edward Halbert
as assistant fire chief Both appoint
ments, it is understood, will be ap-
proved. j. r. Hoffert's resignation
has been received by Park Superinten-
dent E. u. Gross and Halberts has
been asked for.
The first step toward extending the
fire district" to include the entire
city limits was taken to-day when pc
titions from fifty or more taxpayers
requesting the extension of the fire
lines were read and filed.
Mr.. DeShong Angry
Council postponed action on the
Taylor ordinance authorizing the ac-
quirement of about five more acres of
park land and the purchase of an ad-
ditional five. The Walter paving speci-
lication restriction measure was also
laid over.
Just when city assessor will be ap-
pointed caused some talk in city cir
cles, although James B. Deshong, fire.
quently spoken of as a candidate, ap-
parently put an end to rumors as TO
his candidacy just before Council con-
Vened. He whispered to Mr.. Lynch a
moment and then said bruskly:
Don't consider me for that job at
all. I don't want it and I wouldn't
take it under any conditions"
AS ne was on his way out the cham
ber spectator asked, Mad, Jim? ?"
They can all go to HI" he
snapped. They're all lot of four
flushers."