The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-31
Citizens Approve Mayors s Selection
 Of City Officials
With But Few Changes Appointments Are As Pre- viously Announced - City Clerk Dunigan Will Officials Retiring Officials Terms Expire To- night With The Old Year.

New aDDO1ntGGS O1 RIayO1 -AIWdloI to the municipal boards and commits sions and to a few of the major of fees will be sworn into office Monday
 morning. Terms of the retiring off,
 ficials expire tonight at midnight. City Clerk Francis P Dunigan will administer the oath, and for the spec ial purpose will be at his office from
 g until 12 o'clock noon-
 Formal acceptances to every posi- ton for which appointment have been
 publicly announced have been receiv-
 ed by Mayor Atwater. Many lucra-
 tive positions have yet to be filled but they are largely subordinate of
 fices that will not be filled until the new departments heads confer with the mayor. The appointments made public last night are practically the Times, with a small number of minor changes made because of the refusal of certain appointments. Complete public satisfaction is gen orally expressed over the appoint ments, which are finding favor with both the Democratic and Republican interests. A few of the appointments proved a good deal of surprise, as the favored ones previously had. not been mentioned among the candi- dates.
 As expected, William P. Kirk, Ber- nard, l. Ashmun and Edward c. 1 Spargo were named to the Board of | Apportionment to succeed the retir- | ing members, William F. Seeley, | Frank J. Green and George s. Hill. 1 Albert F.. Macdonald, assistant man. | ager of the Connecticut company, was given Sigmund Loewith's place on the 1 board. in place of Murray H. Chapin. 1 MT. Macdonald is an old member of the board. having served several wears ago, and was one of the first l commissioners on the Board of Ap- praisal.
 1 Dr. William H. Ryan, prominent 1 dentist and ex-service man, and 1 lFrSI, q l T. J. Pardy Construction Company, | received the appointments to the Board of Police Commissioners to succeed Frank D. Anderson, Demo-
 crat and William E. Primrose, Re-
 James F. Coleman. of the Crawford 1 Laundry Company, succeeds Com missioner Lester s. Ferris on the Fire
 after George B. Crawford had de-
 cIined. Dr. John H. Finnegan was reappointed-
 Richard I. Neithercut was named
 to be the successor of Dr.. Bron1slaW 1 L. Symowslzt on the Board of Chari- | ties. and Mrs. Jacob B. Klein was re- 1 appointed.
 l Dr. Frank W. Stevens was reap
 pointed to the Board of Health, and ana ] Anthony S. Renzi named to take the 1 place of Commissioner Frederick P 1 Musante, whose term expires today l On the Sinking Fund Commission l Moves F. filling was named to sue, ceed the late Frank Miller, and l Charles G. Sanford and Henry A 1 Bishop reappointed-
 1 Bernard I. Ashlnun received his 1 second appointment by succeeding 1 William E. Seeley as a member of the Board of Contract and Supply. i On the Board of Building Comnnis- sioners, Charles H. Botsford was l again named as a member. MT. Bots 1 ford has been a member of the board l for years.
 l J. Frederick schemp will be the 1 new member of the Board of Alp
 praisa1 of Benefits and Damages te 1 fill the vacancy caused by the ex | piration of the term of James A 1 Turner.
 l Attorney Arthur NJ. Marsh and l City Auditor Bernard Heating were ] renamed to the City Plan Commis- i sion to succeed themselves.
 1 On the Oyster Ground Committee l the terms of the four old member! | expired, and new members named a! | successors. The new ones are Charlc;
 L. Lewis, William V. Hickey ant 1 Charles S. King.
 Among the appointments to the ma jor political offices. there are fev new ones, the majority having beer announced previously
 John A. Cornell was confirmed a City Attorney, and Attorney Joseph ]
 Devine as assistant. The appointmen
 of George M. Coughlin to succeed Ja
 cob A. COurtade as Director of Pub
 lie Works was officially announced
 One surprise came with the an uouncement of the appointment O
 Patrick H. Fitzpatrick to succee' John R. Carter as superintendent o
 streets. Joseph F. Waters previousl
 had heen considered as next in line fo the job.
 James A. McEIroy's re-appointme en qs City Engineer was not uneXpecteG The appointm ent of his assistant is be ing awaited with interest.