The Nome nugget., 1920-05-22

.N4tci itity ot tlOIe tiItl sl HUI due to the court proceedings arising from a disputed ballot cast by sol dier voter at the annual election, the newly elected council members and other city officials were formally ush . cred into office at Monday nights g meeting of the 18th Common Council The latter body thereupon ceased to function in favor of the incoming coun- . cil. which was designated as the goth Common Council.
 The closing session of the old coun- cii was called to order by Mayor Holt, with all members present except Milot. who is on the outside and whose office was declared vacant some time ago. The minutes were read and approved, as were also q number of new bills against the city to which the finance committee affixed it's official O. K. The bills were ordered paid. The rou- tine work concluded the council passed q resolution expressing appreciation of the services of Capt. T. A. Ross and the Nome Coast Guard crew under his command in voluntarily and without compensation responding to all fire calls and assisting the fire department. thereby" to quote froan the resolution zen ngendering a sense of security to the people of Nome.'
 Mayor Holt. the retiring incumbent then addressed the council and voiced his personal appreciation of the ser- vices rendered by his councilmanic colleagues. laying especial emphasis on thsir harmony and good will shown in their acts during his administration. His Honor also pointed out with well Justified pride in the achievement that the 10th council started its career with 255. left by the previous council but was concluding it's term of office with a clean slate and credit balance of s5.941.63.
 At the conclusion of the mayors ad- dress. q motion was carried that the l9th council adjourn sine die. Mir Holt then introduced his successor. Mayor Chas. Rice. who. immediately Q fter :'ie retirement of the old council. called the goth council into sessicr. The roll was called and the following mem- bers of the new council responded. chas. Cavey. NJ. W. Griffith. Alfred J. Lomen. Geo. $. Maynard. F.. t.ael- son and F.. N. Tarnutzer. The new body got down to business at once. TlT, rules of the 18th council were T. nd and adopted in toto, with the excep- tioa that the days of meeting were changed from the first and third Mon days of the month to the second and fourth Mondays
 Upon request of the Nome school ard. Mayor Rice appointed a com- mittee composed of Councilmen Grif- fifth. Lomen and Maynard to confer with the Board regarding the s.hooI budget for the coming year
 The incumbents of the various ap- pointire offices were nominated and elected and their salaries fixed at tn :, previous figures. The council also conferred police powers on all emrlov- ees of the fire department and also on the mayor and all council members, all to serve without compensation John Hancock was reappointed to the post of School Tax Collector for the Nome School District.
 Councilman Griffith then moved that the native policemen, recently entrust- ed with the task of preserving peace and morality among the native resi- dents be reappointed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Maynard and pa assed by vote of 5 to 1.
 Jas. Haughey. Chief of the fire and police departments. was declared re- elected to the same positions for an- other year. pr. Curtis Welch was also elected City Health Officer. A ,notion was corried providing that in future tfe engineer and chemical wagon cap- tain in the fire departmen. shall be employed from month to month. in- stead of by the year.
 Mayor Rice then announced the fol. lowing Dermgne0t committees
 Flnance Comm't.ee: .... ......
 ..... ..... Griffith and Lomen Police and Jail Committee: ...
 .... ... Maynard and Raelson Fire. and Water Comittec: ..