The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-03

| DO DIN EoS
The city council finished theil
business Tuesday evening and theI
the newly elected ones took the oatl
of office for the next two years
The council now consists of E. T
Peck, mayor; Edward Thoresen anC
James Ryan, councilmen from thu
first ward; w. F. Bergman and
Rex Dunlap, second ward; F. M. Tay
lor and Guy Stevens, third ward, ant
E. l.. Anderson and j. J. Boyle
fourth ward Ryan, Dunlap ant
Stevens are the only new members
j. J. Quillin is city clerk and super
intendent of the water works; L. j
Chapman, treasurer; j. H. Ander-
sen, city attorney; c. F. Molden
chief of police; !. E. Smith, sewer
commissioner; Mr.. Kass, pumpman;
Fred Simons, fire chief; j. G. VIII
| son, sexton at the cemetery, and
John Neider, caretaker at the city
park.
| There was a meeting of the Off
Gals elect on Monday evening to
talk over the mayors proposed ap-
| pointments, and there was difference
of wishes regarding the personnel
of the police department Mayor
Peck said he would reappoint the
same force unless dissuaded by
members of the council for reasons
that they might bring to his atten-
ton. 1t was discussed informally
and it is reported that the division
stood five to three, five in favor of
the former officials and three in
favor of appointing A. H. Simmons
and two assistants agreeable to him
and the mayor and council. The
subject was left open until Tuesday
evening when the mayor was ready
to make his nominations and submit
them for confirmation of the council
He said he would leave that matter
open for action up to the moment
of taking the vote. The test vote
came when w. F. Bergman made a
motion that the nominations be con-
firmed at one vote, and E. l.. Ander-
son attempted to change it to vOt-
ing on them one at time. The
question was on that point, and five
voted for the collective confirmation
which of course would carry the
chief of police Modem and his as
sistants Daily and Clark. Those vot-
ing no and apparently favoring Sim
mons, instead of Modem we're E. L.
Anderson, Rex Dunlap and j. J.
Boyle.
The Standing Committee
Before appointing the standing
committees, Mayor Peck addressed
the retiring members and thanked
them for their loyalty to duty and
for their splendid teamwork thru
out the administration just closed.
He said he wanted each committee
to have full authority of matters
placed in their hands, so that when
they turned in a report on anything,
the rest of them would know that
it was opinions based on thorough
study of the matter and worthy Of
acceptance because of that fact.
He wanted to continue the budget
system and keep each department
accounting for its own ex-
penses and keep the city on cash
basis if it were possible to do so
sacrificing anything import
ant He wished that each commit
tee mourning expense or employing
help would attend to the supervision
Of such expense and such help, and
let no employee impose upon the
public interest and no material bel
bought excepting at competitive
prices.
Cemetery committees: Dunlap, Ber-
lyman and Boyle G.. j.
Fire and Water: Anderson, Ste
yens and Ryan.
Finance: Bergman, Ryan and
Dunlap.
Sewer: Boyle. Ryan and Thore- ..
sen.
Improvement: Stevens, Taylor and ..
Boyle.
Law and Order: Thoresen, Ste
,ens, (third member not named.) ..
Street and Alley: Taylor, Dunlap
Ind Anderson.
Mayor Peck said that all commit !,
zee assignments were important, and i,
ONE Of them difficult, especially the
treet and alley and the cemetery. :
lie said the cemetery had been self 8
thru all the years except 7
ng 1922 when they had made con-
iderable improvements in the water
ystem and it lacked about 500 Of :
,eeping up with expenses.
The bonds of the three banks were
pproved for personal bonds the
anne as during the last six months,
no there was some discussion of
he merits of requiring part or all
0 be furnished by surety COM Il
any. n