Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-15
MUNICIPALITY ID PROGRAMME
 FEBRUARY 3RD
MAYOR, COUNCILMEN AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE WILL TAKE OFFICES FOLLOWING REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL.
(FIom Fridays Daily.)

ministration-the shake-up which i:
 resultant from the election of last
 Tuesday-is slated to take place or
 Monday evening, February Sd, al
 which time the new mayor, the new
 chief of police and the two new mem.
 bers of the city council will assume
 their respective offices. February
 Sd is the date selected for the change
 because of the fact that it happens
 to be the first Monday in the month
 and IS consequently the date of the
 regular monthly council meeting
 Morris Goldwater will step into the
 position of mayor, a job which will
 be vacated by Hon. Harry Heap on
 that date, and Thomas McMahon
 will assume the responsibilities as
 head of the police department, sue
 ceeding Col Bloom who was named
 to fill that position one year ago by
 Mayor Heap.
 The new democratic councilmen-
 elect, Art Davis and Ray Vyne, are
 to be sworn in and will occupy the
 vacancies created by the expiration
 of the terms of o. F. Orthel and LeRoy Anderson A. L. Smith, re-
 publican candidate for mayoralty honors at the late election, and Vii liam Beyers, democrat, will be the hold-over members on the council
 The principal political plum which Mayor-elect Goldwater will have to hand out will be the appointment to the position of city clerk and police judge, this post being at present in the hands of Frank C. Whisman who has wcathered the storms incident to several changes of administration, but who has now definitely given up further hope of continuing in office under the new regime. While it isl generally understood that MT. Gold water has a remarkably good man slated as Mir. Whisman's successor, the proposition has not arrived at the stage where any publicity can be given the matter, and this ap- pointment will be announced later, probably after MT. Goldwater as sumcs his office. Mir. Whisman act ed as the efficient manager of the campaign of A. L. Smith, and would | in all probability have been reward ed with a re-appointment had MT. Smith succeeded in corraling the big end of the vote at last Tuesdays fes- tivities.
 Other appointments which MT. Goldwater will have at his disposal will be those of city attorney and city health officer. In view of the fact that both of these positions are held by republicans-Dr. J. w. Finn as health officer and E. s. Clark as city attorney-there is small doubt that change will be made in each of these departments, notwithstand- ing the fact that each of the above named officials have done remark ably efficient work during their in 
 Chief of Police McMahon will have the privilege of selecting his own assistants, and in all probability Tom will appoint at least two good men as patrolmen, one for day and one for night work. The pay of the police chief was recently raised to S2O0 a month, the salary hoist being in the rccently-enactcd or dinance which provided for the election of the police head by direct vote instead of leaving the appoint ment to the mayor.
 In view of the fact that the chief of police has been rewarded with a increase in pay, the coun- cil has about come to the conclusion that the mayor ought to have a stipend of generous propor- lions instead of being compelled to act as back-stop for the communl- tvs brick-bats without receiving a single penny for his pains. At the meeting of the council held last night, City Attorney Clark was called in, and the couneilmen proceeded to look into tlPe question of attaching salary to the office of chief executive. Mr. Clark told the council that there was nothing in he city charter which would prevent hat organization from fixing a sal Try for the mayor. The mayor of Prescott has never received a salary, and in view of the fact that the duties of this official are becoming more and more strenuous, some were 1f the opinion that compensation ought to be provided. This matter will in all probability be taken up ,t the next council meeting, Mir.