Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-04-23

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Ayes-DeSwarte, H We 5, Mar
quardt, NIaschmeyer, Notbohn, Yer
gieis, Wood; noes-none.
The Chair declared Mr.. S. f. Rags
dale had been appointed and confirmed
Alderman for the First Ward to fll
the unexpired term of A. C. Hanson,
resigned.
The City Clerk read his certificate
OF the appointment and confirmation
ct Mr.. c. f. RagsdaIe as Alderman
for the First Ward, and administered
the oath of office, which being duly
signed by the appointee and fled in
the Office of the City Clerk, Dir. Rags
dale took the seat vacated by former
Alderman Hanson.
The Chair stated the order of bust
ness as follows:
Electing a President of the Council.
Electing a City Attorney.
Electing Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department,
Erecting School Commissioner eat
LARGE in place of Mrs. Ella Kearney.
Elccting a School Commissioner. First
Ward, in place of w. Lincoln Smithy-
man.
Electing an Alderman member of
the City Planning Commission.
Alderman Hayes nominated Alder
man Notbohm for President of the
Council. No other nominations.
On roll call. Aldermen DeSwarte,
Hayes, Marquardt, Machmeyer, Rags
dale, Vergiels, Wood, voted for w. L.
Nothohm; against, none.
The Chair declared Alderman Not
bohm duly elected President of the
Council.
Alderman Machmeyer nominated
Albert B. Houghton for City Attor-
ney. No other nominations.
On roll call, Aldermen DeSwarte,
Hayes, Marquardt, Maschmeyer, Not
bohm, Ragsdale, Vergiels, Wood,
voted for Albert B. Houghton;
against, none.
The Chair declared Albert B. Hough-
ton duly elected City Attorney.
Alderman Marquardt nominated j. C.
Lefeber, Jr., Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department. No other nominal
tions.
On roll call, all voted for j. C. Lefe-
Der, Jr.,; against, none.
The Chair declared J. C. Lefeber
duly elected Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department.
Alderman DeSwarte nominated
Mrs. Ella Kearney School Commits
sioner at Large. No other nomina-
tons.
On roll call, eight Aldermen voted
for Mrs. Ella Keaney; against, none
The Chair declared Mrs. Ella Kear-
ney duly elected School Commissioner
at Large.
Alderman Notbohm nominated w
Lincoln Smithyman School Commits
sioner, First Ward. No other nomi-
nations.
On roll call, eight aldermen voted
for w. Lincoln Smithyman; against
none.
The Chair declared w. Lincoln
Smithyman duly elected School Com
missioner, First Ward.
Resignation of Charles Gillett
School Commissioner at Large, read
by the Chair. On motion of Alderman
Maschmeyer, the resignation was ac.
copied
By Alderman Woo [, Resolution:
Be it resolved by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Wauwatosa, that
they hereby express their apprecia.
ton of the hard and earnest work
performed by Charles Gillett in build.
ing and maintaining the present higl
standard of the Public School system
| of Wauwatosa; and
Be it further resolved that Mr.. Gil.
let's resignation from the Schoo
Board be accepted with regrets ant
that the best wishes of the Common
Council be and they are hereby ten.
dered to him.
The foregoing resolution was adopt.
ed unanimously, without roll call, anc
the City Clerk was directed to trans.
init certified copy Of the resolution
to Mr.. Charles Gillett.
Alderman Wood nominated Mr.
Hugh w. Grove, School Commissioner
at Large to fill the unexpired term Of
/ Charles Gillett, resigned
On roll call, eight Aldermen voteC
for Hugh w. Grove; against, none.
The Chair declared Hugh w. Grove
duly elected School Commissioner al
Large to fill the unexpired term OF
Charles Gillett.
Alderman Notbohm nominated Al
derman DeSwarte fcr the aldermanic
member of the City Planning Commits
sion for the term expiring April Both
1920; and also for the term expiring