The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20

Flowers galore and oratory aplenty
with generous applause from q delight
ed constituency marked the Inaugural
tior Of the new administration at the
council chamber in the city hall on
Monday evening and the council room
was filed to overlooking when Charles
H. Pfennig, the newly elected mayor,
was escorted to his place of honor by
the retiring mayor. He received the
plaudits of the people and accepted the
responsibilities of Office in manner
entirely gracious With him he brought
into Office nine new members of the
common council and the event at once
became one of the most interesting in
the political history of the city.
Flowers covered the desk of the
mayor and decorated many of the desks
Of the members of the common council
and in the lobby of the council cham
Der was a crowd fully representative
oi the city.
More than a hundred women of the
CITY attended the inaugural and they
were among the most cordial in the APP
plause given to the new officials.
There was no sign of friction in the
organization of the council. Every
thing went off just like well organ
lied dramatic production. First came
the aldermen escorted by the men whom
they had succeeded in Office and after
the roll had been called and all had
answered here, the new mayor was
escorted to the place of honor to re-
ceive the plaudits of the people and to
make his pledge to the people of what
he believed should be the policy of the
city for the next two years. Retiring
Mayor M. j. Scholey was most gracious
in his introduction of the new mayor
and in just a few words he pledged to
him his support and the support of the
people of the city. Tt was a case of
"The King is Dead - Long Live the
King and both the retiring and the
incoming mayor were greeted with
rounds of applause.
The inaugural address of Mayor
Pfennig which was well received will
be found in another column.
The council lost no time in getting
down to business and Alderman Barr
of the second ward had the honor of
making the first motion The motion
was passed without debate and without
further adoo the council began the
naming of the appointive officers of
the body. On the second formal ballot
Alderman E. j. Sullivan of the first.
ward was named as president of the
council, he receiving ten votes to six
for Alderman Joachim of the seventh
ward, two for Alderman Shearer of the
second and one for Alderman Goodman
of the ninth.
The council paid unusual tribute to
City Attorney John G. Slater Before
the election of the city attorney was
formally taken up the salary of the
office was increased from $1,000 to $500
a year and the council was ordered to
provide for telephone for the use of
the city attorney. The ballot when
spread showed the unanimous vote of
the council for Mr.. Slater.
Both the new president of the coun-
Gil and the city attorney made short
speeches and both were vigorously APP
plauded
Then the council began the election
of street commissioners. Joseph Ever
ett received the majority vote Oh the
frs ballot for commissioner of the
aouth division. On the informal ballot
for commissioner of the west division
majority of the votes were cast for
bel lamin G. Cameron, but on the
formal ballot w. H. Hall, the present
commissioner, was reelected by a ma
Jorlty OF one vote. Commissioner Aug
ust Barth Of the north division was re.
elected by a large majority of the votes
of the council
This brought the program up to the