Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-04-18

ing of verbal bouquets regarding the l efficient work of the members. the motion to adjourn sine die was passed and the 18th Council retired.
 Including the sum of the bills order ed paid by the retiring council, the close of the past administration found the city between six and seven hun dred dollars in the red.
 The 18th council was then installed in office with Mayor Holt in the chair and Councilmen Cavey Peterson, Tar nutzer, Seidenverg and Milot. the holdover member, occupying the var ious councilmanic seats. Rules gov erning the conduct of city business were read and adopted and also resolution fixing the salaries of the various salaried city officers and em- bloyces. The bonds of the officers were fixed at the usual amounts and the salaries were fixed at the same rate
 
 The appointments made by the council were as follows:
 Jas. Haughey. chief of the fire de- rartment and Chief of Police.
 George Bond. captain of the chemi- cal wagon. Peter x. Peterson en- gineer of the city pumping plant. Dr. n. $. Neuman, City Health Officer F.. Grimm, Municipal Magistrate. City Assessor and eXoflicio Tax Collector. Mrs Tiffany was again voted the position of ianitoress of the City Hall Following the appointment of officials ( communication was read from Geo. $. Maynard referring to his election at the city elections and demanding his confirmation at the hands of the coun- oil Councilman Milot rose with alacrty and moved that the council take no action thereon, but the mo- ton failed owing to the absence of a econd. Councilman Peterson then moved that the council take action on the Maynard communication. Coun- ciman Seidenverg seconded and the motion was carried. all the members voting yes with the exception of Milot.
 It was at this juncture that the fire works started. City Attorney Cochran | ia, t, ct, tod 1,,t hA question of seating Mir. Maynard was one that rested with the council. At torney O'Neill who was in the large audience engaged in listening to the proceedings, asked permission to ad- dress the council. stating that he ap- peared on behalf of Mr. Kiesele. He was informed by the Mayor that no objection would be made if his remarks were brief ONeill then launched into an argument which appeared to be directed more to villifying Mir. Maynard than to representing the claims of Mir. Kiesele. during which he criticised the council and declared that he had never heard of a gang in Nome until a day or two preceding the recent city elections. On that oc- casion, he claimed that the presence of a gang was undeniably apparent. No one took occasion to remark MT. O'Neill's lack of discernment regard . ing gangs prior to the city election campaign and he continued his verbal lamhasts for some minutes.
 City Attorney Cochran took tho floor at the conclusion of MT. O'Neills $ remarks and stated that without any thought of the schemes" vaguely alluded to by Attorney O'Neill or with out thought of malice he had volun- tarly looked up the question of legal ity respecting Mir. Maynard's election and gave it as his professional opin- ion that such election was legal. Mr.
 Cochran then quoted numerous au- thorities in support of his view and
 also referred to the city ordinances covering the point. The Council was evidently nonplussed by the situ- ation, however. and it was moved by i Councilman Tarnutzer and seconded by Milot that the matter of filling the vacancy be laid over until the follow ing meeting. The motion was car. ried.
 | Tine Mayor then appointed tempor- ary chairmen for the various admin istrative committees and also named g