The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-12
new CITY GOVERN. !
MENT in COMMAND
FERD BORGMANN POLICE CHIEF
AND VERD NEAL NIGHT
POLICEMAN.
]. F. COOPER is CITY CLERK
LIVELY CONTEST OVER STREET
COMMISSIONER-GEORGE
RICE NAMED.

The old city council adjourned sine
die Wednesday evening after reading
the minutes of the previous meeting.
Aldermen Jameson and Hillerud
took their oath of office and the new
council proceeded to organize by Sc
lecting G. Hillerud as president and
Alex Jameson as vice president.
Mayor DuBeau made his first official
visit to the council and presented the
names of Ferd Borgmann for chief of
police, Verd Neal for night police and
j. F. Cooper for city clerk. These ap-
pointments were promptly approved.
Mayor DuBeau is of the opinion that
it would be profitable for the city to
change its plan of handling the ctiy's
road work, so he recommended the APP
pointment of William Sieben as street
commissioner at salary of S95 per
month for man and team. This ap-
pointment he claimed would save the
city at least $500 per year. George
Rice's salary for street commissioner
has been $35 per month, and he re-
received $50 per month additional for
looking after the water works and
sewers.
After an informal discussion of the
matter the council by unanin2 us
vote of the five members present turn-
ed the recommendation down. At this
point the discussion between the may
or and aldermen became somewhat
heated. George Rice's application for
reelection to his old position was
considered and the ballot disclosed the
fact that he received all of the five
votes.
L. P. Orvarr was elected park COM
missioner by unanimous vote. DR.. A.
F. Moynihan received four votes for
city physician and DR.. Lamb one, the
former being declared elected.
R. R. Kells and ]. E.. Bonner were
elected assessor and city engineer re-
spectively by unanimous vote.
Two applications were received for
City Attorney. D. c. VanCamp made
application, putting the salary
at 5000 for the year. l.. L. Kells made
application for reelection at $500.
The ballot gave Mr.. Kells four votes
and Mr.. Van Camp one.
C. F. Weeks was reelected pound
master and Joe Miller was reelected
as a member of the board of health
for three years.
The Council passed resolution plac-
ing the salaries of the appointees for
the ensuing year as follows:
Chief of Police, per month. IS 500
Night police, per month. .... 100
Street Commissioner and Supt.
water works, per month";. 70. 90
Special police, per hour ..... 20
City Clerk, per year. ........ $50. 90
(Also fees allowed township clerksl
Park Commissioner, per month 35 90
City Attorney, per year. 49,. 800 90
City Physician, per year -. 200 90
Supt. Light & Power plant,
per month ................ 100 90
Assessor, per year .......... $50 90
The mayor appointed Joseph Kusba
as fire warden, and he was confirmed
by the council. Later Mr.. Kusba asked
what salary was attached to this office
and was informed that there was no
salary but that the ordinance might
provide for fees. The gentleman stat
ed that unless there was some COM
pensation he did not care for the
trouble that went with this job. Here
tofOre this work had been done by
Geo. Rice.
The Herald was named the official
paper and compensation of $500
per month was allowed for publishing
the council proceedings. All other mat
tiers required to be published were to
be at legal rates.
The bonds of the various city Off
GERS were placed as follows: City
treasurer, $4,000; city clerk, $4,000;
superintendent of water works, 1000;
chief Of police, $500; street commits
sioner, $500.
Mayor Dubeau also recommended
the removing of all -hitching posts
from main streets and collecting and
supervision of the water works by the
electric light department. Those mat
tiers were laid over until later meet
ing.
Before the council adjourned what
little misunders standing arose earlier
in the messing was cleared up, and
now that the Mayor and Council have
"a better understanding the Herald
predicts that they will work together
TO rthe general betterment of the city.