Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

people are not over r-burdened with
taxation to provide something which
might be postponed until such time
as conditions improve.
Will Study Conditions
1T shall be my purpose during
the coming month to make study
of local conditions in my own de-
partment, and possibly at the forma-
ton of the new Council in January,
| shall have more to say.
'Ay your presiding officer, l shall
endeavor to be fair and impartial in
all my rulings. and l assure you that
any mistakes l may make viii be of
the head and not of the heart.
After the first of December, I
shall conduct the police court hear
ings personally thus doing my bit
to save the taxpayers of the city the
magistrates fees being paid at pres
ent. In dealing with the unfor-
tunates who shall come before me,
while | shall be firm in my deter
plination that order shall be main
tanned in the city. ! shall ever re-
member that it is the first duty of the
chief executive of the city to keep
its citizens out of trouble rather
than getting them into it.
I'm passing let us not forget to
bow our heads in sorrow when we
think of the lamented mayors of
Harrisburg, Meals and Miller, who
have gone to the great beyond dur
ing the past eight months.
"It was during my short term of
three years of service in the old Sc
lect Council that l became best
acquainted with them. DR.. Ezra S.
Meals, as mayor, and Charles a. Mil
Ter as city clerk. The lasting friend
ship formed during that short period
of time shall never die, but like
Tennyson's Song of the Brook they
shall go on forever
Flowers Decorate Desks
When the two new members of
Council entered the Council cham
Der this morning they found huge
bouquets at their desks. As they
took the oath of office they were
applauded by a large number of
friends who had gathered at the rear
of the room.
Mayor Keisters floral tributes
were from the members of the Har-
risburg Republican Club who sent
him a basket of red roses. and the
West End Republican Club sent
large chrysanthemums. The new
official sent some of the flower s
home and then told City Clerk R.
Ross Seaman to have the remaining
ones sent to Peter Shickley of the
Royal flTe Company WIN 10 III AllS
Harrisburg Hospital suffering from
injuries he suffered while at a re-
cent fire. Commissioner Morgen-
thaler received a large basket of
chrysanthemums from the West End
Democratic Association.
When Counvil was called to order
the first business before the COM
mtssioners was the reading of the
official election returns showing that
Mr.. Keister had been elected mayor
and Mr.. Morgenthaler commissioner
for the short term, Mayor Bowman
then called for the mayor-elect and
administered the oath. After the
short introduction and reply Mayor
Keister then called for Mr., Morgen-
thafer and administered the oath to
him.
Commissioner Gross then made q
few remarks of regret because of
the retirement of Mr.. Bowman and
Mr.. Dunltle and welcomed the new
members. Upon motion of Commits
sioner Lynch u short recess was
taken to- give friends of the new
members an opportunity to con-
gratulate them. At the close of the
recess the regular business session
of Council was started, Mayor keis-
ter presiding,