The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION
Many Changes at City Hall as Newly
Elected Officers Take
Charge.

marked one of the most complete
changes in personnel of the city coun-
ell in the history of the town, but
otherwise the change was not very
marked as in most respects the other
offices are filled by men heretofore
connected with the city government.
The newly elected mayor, Chas.
Maxwell, served the city faithfully
both as councilman and mayor in the
past, but retired from the mayorship
in 1910 and has not been connected
with the city administration since. He
succeeds L. J. Wagner, who has serv-
ed the city either as alderman or may
or for six years, and has served the
city well through u period of rapid ex-
pansion of the city governmental bust
ness.
Only two of the old aldermen re-
main, /. H. Myers of the first ward
and IL. C. Davis of the second ward.
Both have had much experience in the
past on the city council. The new al
dermen, NJ. X. Sunday Of the first
ward, ID. $. Nevius of second ward,
+. ii. Kelsey and Eugene Church of
the third ward, have never been mem-
bers of the board before but are four
of the leading business men of our
city and will make efficient members
of the board. The retiring aldermen,
@. Ray Strain, E. r. Jones, John Y.
Brown and Bert Merwin, have been
connected with the city government
for a number of years and have given
much time and energy to its problems.
The old board completed its bust
ness for the year and then adjourned,
and the new board was called to or
der by Mayor Chas. Maxwell. The
new mayor made short talk in which
he renewed to the people the pledges
made in his letter to the voters an
nouncing his candidacy. He promised
an efficient, careful and economical ad-
ministration of the city's business.
City Attorney w. f. Fee, who at the
start of the city campaign, announced
that he would not be candidate for
reelection to the position, has served
The place was filled by the unanimous
election of Attorney Herschel Horn of
the firm of Goodale & Horn.
To the position of police judge, which
has been filled for number of years
by C. S. Curran, the board elected
Judge J. T. Kirkpatrick, who has been
justice of the peace for the Lamar dis
trict for a number of years and had
much experience in that line of work.
Chief of Police C. F. Daniels, who
has been connected with the city gov
ernment for over a dozen years, was
transferred to the position of superin-
tendent of the water works, his sal
ary remaining the same as chief OF
police. Two policemen, j. S. George
and F. j. Claus, were appointed as the
city's police force at salary Of Sl2O
per month each and it was left to the
mayor to fix their hours of duty. j.
s. George has been on the force for
some time and F. J. Claus is new
man.
]. f. Todd, who in the past year has
done more than any other man ever
did before to bring the Lamar light
plant to the front and give the people
real service for their money, was re-
appointed at the same salary as here
tofore, 1925 per month.
G. w. Gentry, who as janitor at the
library and superintendent of parks,
has given the city and public library
most efficient and faithful service for
dozen years, was also reappointed
at the same salary as heretofore, $50
per month.
M. r. Sunday, who has been fire
chief for many years, being one of the
new members of the board of alder
men, a vacancy was created which was
filled by the election of Chas. Owen.
The contract by which the city has an
efficient fire force handy to the city
hall remains the same.
DR.. F. F. Mendenhall, who has or
ganized the new city department OF
food Inspection, was reappointed TO
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