The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-11
CHANGES IN THE Police
GEORGE POND HOLDS TO Pc.
SITION OF ASSESSOR
HUGHES LEGAL ADVISOR
Bates Clerk and Nicholson
Treasurer; Many Folk At
interesting Session
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
CITY OFFICER SELECTED
Rass Waters. mayor.

Chris. Steiner, superintendent OF
department of accounts and finances
Frank Mahowald, superintendent o.
department of parks, public grounds
buildings and fire protection.
o. G. Olsen, superintendent of de,
partment of water and sewers.
| w. r. Hammett, superintendent Of
department of streets and alleys.
| Newly elected councilmen were this
morning voted to take charge of the
departments listed above.
+. w. Bates was re- elected city
clerk to serve for two years, or unit
a successor is elected.
Jay Nicholson was re- elected t.
serve as city treasurer.
| Miss Minnie Dethloff was re- elected
clerk of the water department, ant
deputy city clerk.
Judge w. F. Hughes was re- elected
city attorney.
George Pond was reelected city
/ assessor.
Harvey S. Dart was re elected city
engineer.
Mayor Walters recommended the
! following appointments, which were
ratified by the council:
| DIR. A. A. Wohlrabe, health com.
missioner.
Jack Martin, chief of police.
Eli klugherz, plain clothes man.
A. I'll. Shelby, traffic officer.
George Schwannenberg, day desk
sergeant
William Jessup, night desl
sergeant
Policemen: Herbert Wallesch. Louis
Wolff. Andrew Lundberg, Louis
Kaufman, Joe Robb and George
| Harkee.
Councilman Mahowald appointed
Clarence Staley park commissioner.
Councilman Hammett appointed A
Magin temporary in charge of the
| streets.
1t was voted to hold one council
I meeting at night during the month
the other three meetings to be held or
1 Monday morning at $3.50 O'Clock. The
nlsht meeting will be held on the las,
Monday in the month, and will com
mence at eight o'clock. This meetins
! is to be held at night to enahle
! iaDoring people, and others who are
busy during the day, to attend.
elections and appointments tool
| effect at noon today.
hast waters, newly elected mavo,
OF MankatO took his place at tbf
mead OF the council table at the
meeting of the new council this
morning. The council chamber was
crowded with business men of tbf
Guy, ana deep interest was DISPLAYED
Ill the meeting. The business of the
morning was transacted with rapiditv
On motions made by Councilman
steiner the newly elected members nj
the council were given charge M
their departments, and the city clerk
ana treasurer re- elected. On motion
or Councilman Olsen, Miss Dethlof
was re- elected clerk of the water do
partment, and on motion of Council.
| man Steiner she was appointed deput,
CITY clerk, without pay. CounciImar
| MahoWald made the motion placins
councilman Steiner in charge of his
new department.
mayor Walters gave his address to
the council and people at this time
MS reading of the document helms
heard with attention and deem in.
| terest. III
Hughes Elected City ATTORNEY
| councilman Steiner then moved
,nat the city attorney be elected nv
oallot, which was done. City At.
torney w. F. Hughes received three
votes and B. d. Grogan received two
on motion of Councilman Steiner !,
was moved that the informal ballot
De declared a formal one, and w y
Hughes was declared re elected On
Ihotlon OF Councilman Steiner coo.
| ohded by Councilman Hammett an
INFORMAL ballot was taken for o;ty
assessor. Ed. Schumacher received
TWO votes and George Pond three Tbo
Dahot was then made formal and Mr.
roma was declared elected On mo
Ion OF councilman Steiner, Harvey g
Dditt was re-a appointed city engineer
a.ayor Waters then made his an.
polntments. Councilman Mabowayd
moved that the appointments he con
nrmed, which was seconded b.,
councilman Olsen and unanimous1y
passed. No further bushes; conoin .
up council adjourned.
ne view Police Department.
1iai TIL newly appointed chief
OF police, is well known in the citv
having ben in the auctioneering busi ;
ness here for several years past He
mas proven himself live wire in
anything he has undertaken.
eli Klugherz, new plainclotbes of
nicer, succeeding Detective Albort
Volk. was formerly chief of police.and
since that time has served as baiIifr
at court sessions. Detective King.
herz's forme" experience will nrove
valuable in his new work.
Traffic Officer A. HI. Shelby b.s
operated the barber shop under the
Building and Loan association head
quarters for the past year. His du.
ties also include the inspection .,
health and sanitation. OFFICER SbeI
by succeeds former Traffic OFFICER w
e. Edwards "
George Schwanenberg, the new dav
sergeant at the department. is q re.
turned soldier, having seen active
service and been severely wounded
in France He is a graduate of tho
Mankato high school and is well
Qualified to hold the position to which