The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-18

AppOintive officers of the City.
President of the Council
Conrad Shearer.
City Attorney
John G. Slater.
Pauper Commissioner
Jacob Saftig.
Committee on Committees
Alderman Shearer.
Alderman Meyer.
Alderman Stein.
Alderman Schroeder.
Alderman Zimmerman
Street Commissioners
Named Friday
Building Inspector
Named Friday.
City Physician
Bids Ordered.
i am constrained to say, however,
that the greatest business that should
now occupy our attention is to win
this present war, and we should strive
to our uttermost, individually and col
lectively to leave no stone unturned or
no act undone that is within our power
to do to assist the federal government,
in every way in it's awful struggle for
democracy and human rights. y
This was the feature of the inaugural
address of Mayor John G.. Joachim, who
was formally installed as head execu-
tive of the city at the City Hall on
Monday night. It received a response
Of cheers from hundreds of citizens of
the city who had crowded the council
chamber to have part in saying "The
King is Dead - Long Live the King. =
The Inauguration of Mayor Joachim
was a ty@cal Kenosha Inauguration.
The council chamber was filed with
the fragrance Of flowers and the new
officials who came with the mayor for
a new administration shared with hir,
the honors of the evening, The mayor :
desk was literally covered with flowers
and the desks Of the new aldermen and
some of the old were resplendent with
the bright colors of the spring flowers.
Shearer Choice for President.
Alderman Conrad Shearer of the
second ward, was reelected to his posi-
ton as president of the Common Coun-
ell by the unanimous vote of the coun-
Gil. He declined to accept the office,
holding that the honor had been given
to him and that it should be given to
another. He suggested Alderman
Roberts of the first ward, as his choice.
Alderman Roberts suggested that it be
made unanimous for Alderman Shearer
and the motion was promptly carried
and the alderman yielded gracefully
and accepted induction into a second
term as president of the council. City
Attorney John G. Slater was reelected
by a vote of twelve to six, the mayor
declining to vote. The six votes
against the city attorney were given
to Attorney Calvin Stewart.
Unanimous for Saftig.
The unanimous ballot of the council
was cast by the city clerk for the re-
election of Jacob Saftig as pauper
commissioner.
There were a score of applications
for the office of street commissioner,
but all Of these were fled for the con-
sideration of the council at an adj
iourned meeting to be held on Friday
evening. At the same time the council
will elect a building inspector.
By ballot and at the suggestion of
Mayor Joachim, a committee was APP
pointed to name the standing commit
tees for the year. This committee is
composed of Alderman Shearer, Meyer,
Stein, Schroeder and Zimmerman and
it Mill meet at the council chamber on
Wednesday evening to frame the list of
committee Chairman Shearer invited
the mayor to sit as member of the com
mittee and he accepted the invitation.
Praise for Retiring Mayor.
The council was late in organizing
There were the usual farewells /. be
said by the retiring mayor and the
members of the old council and while
the swan songs" vere conspicuous