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elected to that position at salary
of $50 per month to start with.
Councilman Lack recommended
the reinstatement of all of the pres
emit fire fighting force including
Chief Ben E. Bangerter at a salary
of $3.50 per month. Ernest Fallen
stein, first assistant chief, and W. H.
Anderson as second assistant chief
at $3.50 Per month; Captain w. A.
Funk at a salary of SIPS per month;
Sis; Otto Tsrodahl, Sis; Henry ,
Wagner, $115; George He'll, $40;
Lloyd Striks, 500; j. Seltenricn, 800
per month. All of the recommends
lions were confirmed.
Councilman Lack also recon-
mended the Appointment of Anna
Lahue and Mrs. Martha Craig as
matrons at the city hall rest room
at $45 per month, and the appoint
ment OF Clarence Staley to his old
position of park foreman at a salary
OF $135 per month. These recon-
mendations were confirmed by the
other members Of the council.
Councilman Kleinschmidt recon-
mended the following appointments:
Miss Minnie WettlauIer, clerk of the
water works department, at salary
of 7$5 per month; Charles Lentz,
engineer at the pumping station at
salary of $110 per month; Carl Oh
son, assistant engineer, at a salary
of 500 per month; F. M. Buckmas-
ter, foreman, at salary of $125
per month; and Dave Mahowald as
meter reader at salary of $50 per
month. All of the appointments was
confirmed.
Mayor Beach recommended the
appointment of Cornelius Cotter as a
police officer to replace Olaf Lund-
berg; Herman Korts to replace Off :
Ger Uhlhorn; Len Burrill as night
desk sergeant to replace Louis Wolf;
and DR.. A. F. Kemp as city health
officer at salary of $40 per month.
The other members of the council
unanimously confirmed the appoint
ments of the mayor.
When it came to the matter of
selecting city attorney, it was de-
cided to vote by ballot. The infor-
NAL ballot resulted in C. E. Gilmore
receiving one vote, G. o. Daily one.
w. F. Hughes two, and J. A. Baker
one. In the formal ballot C. E. Gill
more received three votes and Will
liam F Hughes two. Mr.. Gilmore
receiving the highest number. of
votes was duly declared elected. and
his salary was placed at 1888 per
month.
George Pond was unanimously re-
elected to his old position as city
assessor at a salary Of $50 per
month
Mayor Beach brought I'D the mat
ter of the collection of city garbage.
and 1t was decided to advertise for
bids for the collection of the same,
the bids to be opened next Tuesday
night.
Liahtinu Contract Committee
Mayor Beach suggested that it
might be well to appoint commit
tee of three from the city council
and three business men Of the city to
act as committee to plan new
contract with the Northern States
mower company for city and resi-
dence lightine. This met with the
approval of the other members of
the council. and Mavor Reach ap-
pointed Councilman Lack Steiner
End Anderson as q committee for the
council. He will select the other
three members of the committee
later on.
Mayor Reach announced that Frank
Bates had resigned as traffic officer
end he had appointed Fanry Rachel
myer in his stead. This appoint
mont was confirmed.
] Louis Kuebler asked that sewer
ond water extensions be made on
Fest Vine street This matte- was
referred to Councilman Klein
sehr,idt
Lawrence Revier of 235 Morelsn
avenra again anpeared before the
cornell in reeard to obtaining an
outlet from bis property to the
street The matter viii he looked up
bv rornciImsn Anderson.
Chief Landmark called attention
to the feet that the streets should
he prorerly marked tn indicate park
ing nlaces for cars This matter will
be looked into