Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-17
NAMES OF PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES FREELY
PASSED ABOUT
lob UP TO council
MANY APPolNTEES APE MADE
BEFORE NEW COUNCIL HAS
HAD CHANCE TO "SiT IN" AND
DECIDE WHO WILL BE WHO.

And now comes the slate makers
Both prior and subsequent to tn
election of Tuesday every distribu
tive office at the hands Of the mayer
and commissioners have been doled
out "A dozen or more times, taken back
and reshuftled and then dealt out once
more. With a total Of thrty-siX ap-
pointments to make before they se.eet
all their employees The commissioner
elect are promised a busy time look
ing over the list OF applications now
being drawn up for presentation when
they take over office May l.
The big plums' to be filed by ap-
pointees are:
City clerk
City attorney.
City treasurer.
Public engineer.
Chief of police.
Fire marshall
Inspector OF weights and measures.
Plumbing Inspector
superintendent of waterWorks.
Street superintendent
Health officer
Eight policemen.
Five regular firamen.
Three bridge tenders
A chief engineer and two ASSISTANTS
at the pumping station.
RumorS are persistent in connect
ing the names Of John NJ O'Kanc or
Daniel J. Dinneen, a former member
Of the commission, with the city
clerkship. w W. Curtis is the pres
ent incumbent and is prominently
mentioned to succeed himself. Will
liam O'Connell, an active lieutenant Ct
Mayor-elect Weeks, is mentioned as
chief of police, while Frank t>lWeger
is an aspirant for the office of fire
marshal. None have so far been con
nected with any of the other Offices
to be filled, The public engineer
place probably viii have to go scout
ing for man to take it. George l..
Farnsworth, present incumbent, sew
eral months ago announced he would
not take the post again. It is rumortd
an attempt is being made to Gust Miss
Launia Assum as policewoman. but
friends of Miss Aussem's are rally
ing to her support. Her good work
in the past recommends her retention
as one of the most if not the most
important cogs in the city law en-
fOrcement machine.
That there will be somewhat of
a shake-up in some OF the important
departments looms as a possibility
though repairers are now out fixing
up breaks in the fences which held
many appointees in their jobs
The name of William Bradley has
been prominently mentioned in con
nectium with the Commissioner of
Finance and Edward Dougherty as
Commissioner of Public Property.
while DR. Palmer as the feasible
head of the Public Health and Safe
ty Department This would leave, in
case the dream slate is carried ont
the streets and public improvements
Department in the hands of Com
missiorelect Charles Sticklin. AS
none of this is tentative the chances
are that the dopesters will have a
serious upsetting when the commits
sioners meet to award departments.
The Present Employees.
The following is a complete list of
city employees, successors for whom
viii be made by the incoming coun-
Gil:
Finance department
City clerk--W. w Curtis
Deputy city clerk-Miss Vera Nor
ley
City treasurer-Fred Gerding
Department of public affairs
City attorney Clark.
Trustees Reddick's Library and Ry-
burn Hospital.
Department of streets and public
improvements
Street superintendent-Owe c.
Fox.
Public engineer-George l.. Farms
worth.
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