Tombstone epitaph., 1921-01-09
COUNCIL FIRES MIGHT MAN
 AND NAMES MCDONALD

ho'-he4hS OA .osihtT dtNiohs. me changing of vote from yes ono. taking of actions to dispense with a night marshal and appointment of an. other man 90 take his place, withou: he legal phase cf the matter being considered. marked last nights ses- sion of the City Council.
 Last nights session was regular 1 meeting but i; seems :hs; jh. princi- pa oojec; Of the meeting was to ra- appo!n; Porter Mcdonald as city mar shai with day duties. This was ac. iomp,ished through ,he action cf Councilman T. D. Cioche:ti. when he voted % disapprove his own actions Of ,le meeting of December II. when C. L. Blackburn was appointed city marshal with principal duties of nigh;watchman on the strength of pc ;ition of 26 business men to pay half The salary.
 Last night, however. to justify his change Of heart. Ciochet;i said he had talked with most of ,he business men and they advised him they were in favor of a marshal with day duties, dispensinS with a nightwatchman. He could not, however mention any names, anu survey of most Of the business men today proves tha; Ci)- chetii did no; talk with all the bus ness men. nor did they tell him they vented day marshal instead of q nigh.man.
 When the reading of ;he minutes had been dispensed with Councilman Cornelius made a motion 70 disav- prove the minutes of the adjourned session Of December I4th when Black burn was appointed. Warner second ed and the vote showed Cornelius. Warner and Ciochet;i voting yes. Ca vanaugh, nc. Ciochetii having suffer d a change Of heart during the past few weeks, for some supposedly un- known reason.
 Cornelius :hen presented petition for the appointment of Porter Me Donald as city marshal with day du- ties. signed by some 10 people. He said he did nc: believe the business people wanted n;ghtwatchman-mar- shal and believed the job should be abolished Being the motion maker c: the evening he again moved th1 .he nighiwatchman-ma job be abolished and again Ciochetti yotei with Cornelius and Warner, Cavau- augh voting no. Cornelius then in | brief hpeech took pleasure, he said, in nominating Porter Mcdonald for chief of police for the day job.
 IL was seconded by Warner and carried by the same vote.
 Not until all the petitions had been read however, was the action taken, a petition for the appointment of Wm. Pearce for day marshal, presented by Mayor Cummings, also among them
 The program was well carried out. with Cioche;ti swinging in line for Mcdonald.
 For the frs; time in many months he council chamber was almost file. with citizens. some business men ana others on-.ookers, some representing ,he corporations. it seemed that con siderable interes; had manifest itself in city government at last nights ses- sion. Ciochetti received his instruc- tions in final rehearsal in the cor ridor and was late when the roll was called. bu; he carried his part wei.
 Allowing the salary Of C. L. Black burn for the last half of November was part of the program. although the council had voted to dispense with hIs services under a claim that there was not majority presen: when the ap- poin:menj was made. Allowing of claims held up by Treasurer Warner for o. K. was also part of the pro- gram. while the claim of $500 of Mcdonald fer services in handling the fire hose was also allowed. since his claim for sl5.00 for services as city marshaI for the last half of November had been disailowed at the December i4 meeting.
 Last nights meting was an interest.