Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
MAYOR CONOVER
TAKES OFFICE.
New Mayor and City Council Tx 8
the Oath of Office Monday
Night. at the City Hall.
F. NJ. HUGHES REELECTED
CITY CLERK
New Council Looks Like a Good One
And We Believe They Will De-
liver the Goods.
The New Officers

Inc NtW OuiCSIS -
Mayor-F. w. Conover.
Alderman-at-Large-W. B. Reed.
Alderma l-at-Large-M. A. Lange.
Alderman 1st Ward-Ed. Istad.
Alderman End Ward-Fremont
Anderson.
Alderman Sd Ward-Frank Bernatz.
Alderman 4th Ward N. Willett.
Alderman. 5th Ward-Herman Dale.
City Clerk-F. M. Hughes.
City Attorney-Walter Jewell.
Assessor-John Hargreaves.
City Engineer-A. 7. Hanson.
Street Commissioner-Matt Dot
seth.
Health Officer-Dr. A. F. Fritchen.
Police Officers to be appointed.
The recently elected city officers
of Decorah were inducted into Office
Monday night. Mayor Bucknell call
ed the last meeting of the old coun-
Gil together and they finished up
their business and then turned the
reins of the city over to Mayor F..
w. Conover and his new city council.
The new mayor was sworn in and
he then swore in the new council,
and they got down to business inn
mediateIy. From all appearances
Mayor Conover is going to make a
good executive. He is man who
will exercise good judgment, we be-
lieve and will give an administra-
tion for all the people. He has
good council behind him and they
should get along in a very harmon
ious manner.
Mayor Bucknell steps out of Office
after eight years Of service, six as
alderman from the Third ward and
two years as mayor. He always
worked for the interest of the city,
/ Md gave his time and energy gen.
erously, and during his administra-
ton much constructive work was
accomplished.
The mayor has the appointment
of the police officers, street commits
sioner and Health officer, and the
council elects the city clerk, city
attorney and city engineer.
Mayor Conover appointed two of
his officers Monday night. Matt
Dotseth, who resides in the first ward
was given the street commissioners
ship and DR.. Fritchen was appointed
health officer.
Mayor Conover will make his
police appointments at the meeting
tonight.
F. NJ. Hughes was reelected city
clerk, without opposition. Mr..
Hughes is good man for the office
and the council is to be congratulate
ed on retaining his services.
A. n. Hanson, another good Off
cial, was reelected city engineer.
For the Office of city attorney,
there were two candidates Atty.
Parnell Shea and Atty. Walter
Jewell. On the vote for the attor-
nyship, attorney Jewell received five
votes and Atty. Shea two votes and
Mr.. Jewell was declared elected. The
Office. has been held for the past
eight years by Atty. ]. A. Nelson,
who made very good city solicitor,
and did lot of good work for the
citv. even at the munifcent salary
of $3.50 a year which the Office pays.
Mayor Conover appointed his COM
mittees as follows:
Streets and alleys-Lang, chair
man, Reed. Istad, Dale.
Waterworks-Reed, ch arm n,
Lang, Anderson.
-Willett, chairman, Reed,
Bernatz.
Light-Bernatz, chairman, Dale,
Willett.
Property-Anderson, chairman, Is
tad, Willett.
Sidewalks-Istad, chairman, Will
lett, Dale, Anderson.
Fire-Dale, chairman, Bernatz,
Lang.
Laws and Ordinances-Lans chair
man, Willett, Dale.
The council will meet in night ses-
sions now to so over the tax assess
ments. The assessments have been
raised practically all along the iine,'
and their has been considerable kick
ing BY property owners already, and
it looks like there will have to be
some readjustments made. Taxes
have been plenty high in the past,