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COUNCIL met
FOR LAST Time
CLEANED UPALl HANG OVER BUSI.
NESS LAST THURSDAY NIGHT
COMMISSION MEETS MONDAY
Messrs. Bridges, Ross and Bjork
Will be Sworn in That Day and
Take Charge of Affairs

The members or the common cOun-
ell OF the city of Crystal Falls met last
Thursday evening in adjourned meet
ing to clean up all OF the leftover
business, 10 canvass the vote and turn
over the management OF the city OF
Crystal Falls 20 the new commission
that will take hold OF matters next
Monday night.
While the meeting Thursday even
ing was an historical one in way, II
was without event, The clerk had
been instructed 10 have collected all
outstanding bills contracted by the
council that could possibly be got in
so that they might be paid.
The result OF the election held last
Monday was declared after the re-
turns had been canyassed and the
council declared the several candi-
dates voted for on that day elected
to office.
Some Long Time Service.
Some Of the councilmen had been
In the service of the city fora long
time and II will seem rather peculiar
not to think OF them as still In the
harness The oldest in point or SER
vice is Tom Penglase, alderman from
the first ward, who has been a mem
ber OF the council for at least twelve
consecutive years, and whose official
work has been connected with some
OF the most important events In the
city's history.
Alderman Shells has not served as
long as Mr. Penglase, but he has been
a member for a number of years Al
derman Meisler hasn't served CON
tinuously, but he has been on the
council at different times for a mum
ber Of years, also.
Comr' issiOn Monday.
The charter requires that the com
missioners be sowrn in not later than
April 22nd and Il Is understood that
next Monday evening has been chos-
en- as the date upon which the newly
elected officers will be sworn and as
sumo tie duties OF their Office.
The newly elected officers are, Sam
Bridges. who will be mayor OF Crys-
tai Falls for the next three years; d.
NJ. Ross, who will be one OF the COM
missioners for this city for the next
two years, and Aryid Bjork, who will
fiji the Office OF commissioner for one
year
The necessity for early action up
on the question OF an assessor and OF
getting the assessment roll ready for
the board of review is important The
board meets about the middle OF May
so that the assessor will have bui
about three weeks 20 get his roll
ready and 1t is some job TO do IN thai
length Of time
Should Have An Audience.
II Is expected that the new oflicert
will have quite an audience next Mon
day night as the date marks a new
epoch In the city's history Had il
been generally known that last Thurs
day night was the last one under tn,
old regime IL Is quite probable tha
there would have been a number pres
ent TO bid the old officers farewell, TO
they have given the city many hours
OF their time for which they received
no remuneration, and their efforts
will be better appreciated as tim,
rolls by and future years disclose
the good things they have done.
No word has been given out by the
incoming officers as TO their disposi
tion with respect 10 appointments.
is probable that they will take tim,
TO consider these matters with the
probable exception OF clerk and treas
urer, for II has been generally under
stood that Mr.. Grlbble and Mr. Henry
will remain In their present positions
There was some talk during the cam
paign about new clerk. but that
was without any foundation, for Mr.
Gribble Is recognized TO be the hes
clerk In the upper peninsula, and th,
chances are that he will servo tn,
city many years II he is inclined TO a,
so.