Arizona republican., 1922-04-30
NEW OFFICIALS
OF CITY To TAKE
OFFICE MONDAY
At Meeting At 10 A. NJ,
Old Administration Will
Retire For The New
Official Announcement
To Be Made Of Appoint
ments

A new mayor and two new city
commissioners will take over the
reins of government in Phoenix to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock when
the oaths of office will be admins
tered by George kirkland. city clerk
and ex-officio magistrate. The in
coming officials are:
Lon Harmon mayor, and DR.. w. c.
Ellis and Wilbur Treadwel, commits
sionerS.
They will succeed Willis II. Plum
kett, mayor and J. A. r. Irvine and
Charles Barnett, commissioners. None
Of these men sought reelection this
spring.
Two Are Named
Official announcement was made
last night of the selection by the new
commission of w. G. Foster as city
manager and r. w. Kramer as city
attorney.
w. c. Foster, who will be installed
as city manager on Monday, has not
made public his choice of appointees
for the various offices under his
jurisdiction, but 1t is understood that
the following have been decided
upon:
Howard S. Reed, city engineer.
Henry George, superintendent OF
streets.
DIR, L. d. Dameron, city health Of
ficer.
J. Hurst, building inspector.
r. T.. Wilkerson, chief of police.
What other changes, If any, are
contemplated at the city hall are not
known. Rumors have been current In
some sections regarding changes IN
departments other than those mem
toned above, but they may have been
without foundation.
Hold-over commissioners, who with
the new members will constitute the
legislative branch of the city govern
ment during the next year, are Fred
o. Adams and Luke Henderson, elect
ed in the spring Of 1921 for two year
terms. They were seated without
opposition.
More Appointments
The old commission will convene In
special session at 10 o'clock Monday
morning As soon as their successors
take the oath, the three retiring
members will turn over their seats
to the new officials, who will then
proceed with the business at hand.
Several appointments are expected
to be announced at this meeting.
There Is little in the way of un-
finished business for the new COM
mission, however Practically all
paving matters have been disposed
Of, the budget for the year adopted
and the tax rate fixed. Only few
minor matters viii need attention
from the commission.
Several recommendations included
in the final report of the retiring
mayor will be placed before the new
commission, however. These recon-
mendations express the views OF
Mayor Plunkett as to how the city
beautiful idea can best be carried out
during the next few years.
The New Officials
w. c. Foster, the new city man.
ager, has been q resident OF Phoenix
for more than a quarter of a century,
coming here from Peoria, Ills. He
has taken an active part In public
affairs during the greater part Of his
residence here. Some years ago he
was associated with the city govern
ment. He afterward served as state
examiner and installed systems of
accounting in the territorial and
county offices which for the first
time were subjected to rigid super
vision.
Several years ago he took charge
Of the Phoenix Savings Bank and
Trust company and remained in that
position through the rapid growth of
that institution until about two years
ago when he resigned to devote him.
self to his increasing personal affairs.
r. w. Kramer. who has been select
ed as city attorney, came here from
Kansas City where he had been en-
gagged in the practice of law and for
some years he has been member of
the law firm of Armstrong, Lewis
and Kramer. Though Democrat. he
has not taken an active part in party
politics, but has devoted himself en-
tirely to his profession.