Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-10
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CITY HALL LINEUP
IS AGREED UPON
BY THE new men
Smith, Mayor; Ure, Finance;
Ringer, Police, and Towl,
Improvements, is Ar. r.
rangement.

Ed. P. Smith, mayor and superin-
tendent Of department OF public
affairs.
w. G. IRE, superintendent of de-
partment Of accounts and finance.
j. Dean Ringer, superintendent OF
department Of police, sanitation and
public safety.
Roy N. Towl, superintendent OF de-
partment Of public improvements.
The foregoing arrangement has
practically been settled between the
four commissioners-elect mentioned,
although no official statement has
been made and = complete and final
agreement will not be reached until
after the new city council meets next
Monday morning.
Canvass of Situation.
A canvass OF the situation leaves
little doubt that the for departments
referred to will be assigned as out
lined. !.
MI. Smith would not commit him
self !, saying that this was . hard
and-fast agreement, but he inferen-
tially affirmed that he would be made
mayor. and Ure, Ringer and Towl
will have charge Of the departments
ss above shown. !.
This would leave the FIRE. park and
streets departments between Harry
B Zimman, Thomas Falconer and
Dan B. Butler.
Nj. Smith gave an interview as
mayor-eiect. ut is safe to say that
every man subject to the mayors ap-
pointment will be changed, not that
ali OF them are necessarily incom-
petent, but | believe the people de-
creed that there should be a change"
he said.
Voted for "Housecleaning"
~The city voted for houseclean-
ing and we are going to have men
who are in thorough sympathy with
nv administration. The legal de-
partment will be reduced from six to
four attorneys. am confident that
four men can do the work. 1t is pro-
posed to have the city attorney de-
fend lawsuits against the city and ne
should be high-grade man. 1t IS
also proposed to have q confidentia!
legal advisor for the city council
whom you might refer to as corpora
tion counsel.
I'VE will have some big problems
coming up, such as the gas plant, and
the council should have the best adj
vice on these matters. The two
prosecutors in the police court should
Be able to devote some of their time
10 the legal department Office. such
as obtaining information in connec-
ton with suits filed against the city
II am going to Lincoln Saturday
to learn when the street railways D.
cent fare case will be heard before
the State Railway commission and
will urge that the city shall intervene
and resist the application filed by Mr.
Wattles. A high-grade man will b.
required to defend the city in thi
case"
Probable "Ax" Victims.
Mr.. Smith stated that Health Com
missioner Connell, Gas Commissions
Butler and City Clerk O'Connor ars
among those who will be replaced.
The present personnel of the ap'
pointive officers within the jurisdic.
fion Of the mayors department
known as public affairs" most ol
whom will have to 60. follows:
Legal Department--John A. Rine
w. c. Lambert, H. B. Fleharty, L. ]
TePoel, T. ]. McGuirA and Fred An
heuser
City Clerk-T. ]. O'Connor.
Gas Commissioner--J. P. Butler.
City Abstracter--Wood Hartley.
Clerks of Police ,Courts-John Muir
cell and Perry Wheeler.
License Inspector-Anton Hoff
man.
Marketmaster-- John Killian.
Weights and Measures-Amo
Scruggs.
City Hall Superintendent -Em
Wshlstrom.
Agreeable to Ure.
Mr.. Ure stated that the propose
ayrangement of Smith for mayor an
himself for superintendent OF az
counts and finances, with Ringer fo
police department, and Towl for pull
lie improvements, was agreeable. II
stated that was the logical solutio
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