The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-03-07
Newly-Elected Members Take
7 Seats and New Council
Year. IS Begun
OFFICE OF FIRE CHIEF
:, MAY BE DISCONTINUED
Several Positions Are Filled BY
Re.appointments; Water i
Departments Unsettled

w lCn dI4 new sHlGNfDefS present.,
the city council started its new year
Monday evening in regular sessi IN
at the council chambers. The session
was called to- order with; the retiring
members holding sthk seats. The min
utes of the last regular meeting were
read and approvalsa and the old council
adjourned. The new members of the
council then took their seats, Ray OF
son for the first ward, E. r. Jahr
for the second, T. E. Floyd for the
third, Naish Mckipnon (re-elected)
for the fourth and G.. N. Evenson for
the fifth: Another new face in the
council is that Of W.. K. Denison, who
was appointed recently to succeed
Frank Koors in the Fourth ward.
Koors was appointed to succeed Pearl
Barnell, who resigned some time ago,
but since that time he has moved from
the fourth ward. r.. g,..,
Appointments were made for the
ensuing year, practically all Offices
being filed again with the exception
of the city water department and city
engineer S=&E4 :!
J. T. Kutchera of Minneapolis made
application for the Office Of .superin-
succeed E. J. Bourgeois, who did not
apply again, and James E, Mathews,
present assistant made application for
the office of assistant. Mr., Bourgeois
agreed to keep the Office for two
weeks inore,-and Mr.. Kutchera was
appointed to serve as assistant dur
ing this period and if his work is sat
isfactory he may be- retained as su-
perintendent. No action was taken
on the application Of Mr.. Mathews as
assistant. S.. s:Ss& IS q. e e. :: -:
Charles S. Daley, chief Of the fire
department, has been re-appointed in
that capacity by. Mayor q. VI Garlock
but the council has appointed a conf
mittee Investigating the advisahllity
Of discontinuing: that Office William
Gaines was $re-appointed fire truck
driver in charge, Applications were
also entered by John Maitland and
w. H. Sprague.H Edward sJewett was
.re-appointed truck driver and janitor.
Chief of Police Thomas Bailey has
been re-appointed to that capacity by
Mayor Garlock and, his appointment
was confirmed by the council. Other
police department appointments are ~
be made known at the next meeting
Of the council. !, 9. ~..f@..
DR.. D. r. Burgess was re-appointed
CITY veterinarian, his being the only
application filed for that office. DR.:
E. A. Shannon was likewise reap
pointed city health officer. Maude r..
Hammersley has been appointed by
Judge j. F. Gibbons, as clerk Of the
municipal court and her appointment
wsE confirmed by the council. :,
Dan Oracle was the, only applicant
for the Office Of street commissioner
and his application was accepted: M IS.
Agnes Robinson was re-appointed as
matron of the rest room and japitor 2t
the dorm1tory.r Mrs. Mary DuVal
was the only other applicant. Joe
Hahn was the only applicant for city
scavenger and he. was re-appointed.
~. Thayer C. Bailey will serve a sec
ond year as city attorney, MS appll-
cation for, that office having been
accepted. No other applications were
filed for that Office. ~ -.
G.. Oliver Riggs, municipal band d.
rector, was re-appointed in that ca
nacitv Henry L.azSmith of Crook.
ston made both written and pers onal
application but the application OF mr..
Riggs was favored with the appoint
ment. Considerable discussion pre-
ceded the selection of band direct
or for the ensuing year.
Three applications for soft drink
licenses were read and referred to
the newly-appointed committee
which consists of T. N. Rode, u. N.
Evanson and r. E. Lloyd. Appu*
tions were made by Garry Brennan,
A. Brose and Wilfred Case.
The report Of the city vetelrlnarlsl'
Continued on page 81