The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-02
OFFICE REINS
TAKEN OVER
BY HANDLEY
First Official Act is to Relieve
Dillon of Duties as Light
Plant Superintendent =
Makes No Formal Address.
WELDON is APPOINTED

Mayor Lawrence A. Handley as
sumed the reins of the city govern
ment at noon Monday. DIR. w. W.
zimmerman, retiring mayor. admins
tered the oath of office and handed
the gavel to his successor.
Mayor Handley is the fourth Demo
crat to be elected mayor of Richmond.
His first official act was to send a
message to J. p. Dillon. superintend-
ent of the municipal light plant, re-
/ lieving him Of that position. Mayor
Handley appointed Lewis c. Weldon,
former superintendent of production,
to be temporary superintendent of the
S1,000,000 utility.
Fourteen elective and % appointive
officers assumed their duties today
with Mayor Handley. The elective Of
ficers are the members Of the city
council and City Clerk Stevens.
The retirement of the old admins
tration and the assumption of duty by
/ the new officials was devoid of cera-
mony. The outgoing mayor welcomed
the new administration and expressed
a desire to help wherever possible.
No Formal Speech
Mayor Handley accepted the gayel
and thanked the retiring executive.
/
merely announcing that council would
meet on the first and third Mondays
of the month, and inviting the citizens
/ to attend the council meetings.
A large number of citizens had con-
| gregated at the city hall to wish the
/ new mayor success. Members of Com
pany X, Indiana state militia. of which
| Mr.. Handley was a member and
/ George w. Kreitenstein. an old FRIEND,
/ had sent flowers.
! The swearing in of the appointiye
/ officers and an informal reception fol
/ lowed quickly after Mayor Handlcy
! had become chief executive.
| mo choice has been made yet OF
permanent superintendent of the light
| plant" said Mr.. Handley Monday Il
will however, say this much. The new
man will be a competent electrical en-
gineer" nas4
, Council Meeting Tonight,
The new administration will start
tfunctioning Monday evening when the
city council meets, and Organizes for
/ tl,eEs year aGom1ni teess which have
fbeen mzade .uls4fpTns <sAaesf Sms-sahe Is
yeFhs snnennqen hg Rr Handiey Non
day ~ fpliewsi ss;gs ~ 81 sssri
Ordinance and Contract Eommit4ee
Joseph Waterman George Stein
! kamD. Louis F'ahlsine. -
! Sewers, Strets and AIey Oscar
! Williams, Louis Salzarulo and, john
White @sssss
Public Utilitics-Frank Waidele,
Frank Benn and Edward Stegmais
/ Public Welfare and ation-HaT-
ry Stillinger, Frank Brown and HalTg
! Strate.
| A successor to Mr.. Handley on the
! city board OF education must be elect
ed by the council this evening,
Members of the council were not
sworn in Monday. as they had been
( sworn by the city clerk separately be
! fore the ceremony.
/ The official taking over of the reins
of of Office by Mayor Handley was
given a solemn touch when he called
the hall to order, during the hustle of
| signing appointments, swearing in of
officers and other activity and said
This is a most solemn occasion 10
me, and ! want TO thank you all for
coming here. | would like TO have Rev.
James invoke the blessing on this ad-
ministration."
| Absolute quiet reigned in the coun-
Gil chamber while those present bowed
their heads, and IL. S. James re-
sponded.
Signing of appointments occupied
members Of the board of works as soon
as they had been sworn. Members of
the board of police commissioners were
also called into action TO sign the ap-
pointments of superintendent William
Eversman, and first and second SER
geants, Longman and Wierhake. The
board of police commissioners will
meet Monday evening for the first
time, Isaac Burns, one of the members,
said.