Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-15
AFFAIRS OF CITY
TURNED OVER TO
NEW OFFICIALS
Mayor Flint and Aldermen
LMoore, Still and Hilton
Retire in Favor Of Mayor
Rathman and Aldermen
Murphy, Duchscher and
Anderson.

The affairs of the city were turned
over to the new mayor and aldermen
following short business session of
the old city council in the council
rooms OF the city hall Tuesday night.
Mayor Flint gave a brief explanation
of the various funds of the city for
the benefit of the mayor-elect and the
new aldermen explaining each fund,
the amount Of money spent and the
balance left for the remaining Ave
of the fiscal year. The new
budget will be made out in Septem-
ber and until that time the council
must confine its expenditures to the
amounts remaining in the various
funds set aside in the budget of last
fall. Practically all of these funds
show a balance of sufficient size TO
cover the ordinary expenses OF the
city.
Thanks Councilmen and Others.
Mr.. Flint said that he believed that
he had served the city faithfully and
we'll, and that any measure Of SUE
cess which he had attained was due
to the earnest and faithful co-opera-
tion and assistance Of the members
of the city and the city officials. He
thanked City Auditor c. e. McElroy,
City Attorney Kneeland and Chief Of
Police Obermiller for their loyalty
and ever-ready assistance In all mat
ters pertaining to the business of the
city.
+ Mr.. Flint said that, he had lost
friends and business during the four
years which he has served as mayor
Of jamestown, but tflht he thad con.
Quoted the business Of the city upon
the same principles which he would
employ in conducting private bus
mess and had made every effort to
protect the best interests Of all of the
citizens. He urged the newly elected
councilmen to support Mayor Rath.
man in his work and to serve faith
fully on any committee to which they
might be appointed, asserting that Il
was both an opportunity and a re-
sponsibility to represent the people
of the city.
Immediately following the ad-
tournment of the old city council,
Mayor Rathman took his seat and
called the new council to order. Mr..
Rathman said that he did not have
any speech to make as to what he
intended to do as mayor Of James
town, except that he intended t,
earnestly strive to conduct the bus
iness of the city in the very besi
possible manner and to consider only
the good of all of the people of the
city. He said that he hoped that II
two years he could say as had Mr.
Flint that, during his entire term rs
mayor, he had not had any serious
trouble with any member OF the
council or with any of the city Of
ticials.
Appoints Officers and Committees.
Mr.. Rathman made no changes In
his appointment of the city officers
and his recommendation we're unan'
imously approved by the council ex'
cent for the. vote OF Alderman Walk.
er, who explained that he was in
favor Of all of the appointments with
the exception Of r. ]. Marshal as
street commissioner.
The city officers as appointed by
Mayor Rathman are: City auditor,
c. Z. McElroy; city attorney. F. 9.
Kneeland; city engineer, H. H..
Hurning; chief Of police. Lawrence
Obermiller; assistant chief Of police
H. l.. Briggs. and A. F. Christy,
water commissioner, Harvey Augs-
berger; street commissioner. r. J.
Marshal; city weighmaster, D. Car
son, and city janitor, John McQuade.
In explaining his appointments,
Mr.. Rathman said that he did not
favor the old political solgan ITO the
victor belongs the spoils," but thot
that 80 long as the men we're quail
fed to perform their duties and had
had experience along that line they
should be allowed to continue their
work.
The appointment Of the following
committee was announced:
Finance G. Joos. J. G. Walk-
er n and e. b. Murphy tsa%s
Judiciary-1N B. Thomas. q.
Duchacher, r. N. Anderson. 5
M PRINTING G. Duchscher, W. 3.
Thomas and p J. Mason.
ASSESSMENT. and Il Taxes 2. =
Thomas 9. Joos and p. n. Ands1s