The Winslow mail., 1924-07-04
Ed Johnson Again Made Clerk

The matter of the election of city
Johnson, which had been hanging fire
before the council for some time was
disposed of Tuesday night when the
council again selected Johnson to iact
as clerk.
This matter was one of the first
items before the council. The appli-
cation of G. L. Murphy for the posi-
ton of city clerk was read and then
the vote by secret ballot was taken.
When the ballots were counted, they
stood four to elect Johnson and one to
elect Murphy. The law requiring
four votes in the council either to
elect or discharge an official incum-
bent, Johnson was declared elected
city clerk.
The organization of a city health
board was also considered and this
matter was accelerated by the re-
marks of DR.. G. P. Sampson, who had
been physician on the health board
and was again selected. The doctor
stated that the other members ought
to be appointed and the proceedings
made a matter of record as soon as
possible.
The salary of the physician of the
board was continued the same as in
past years. Other members of the
board are the city engineer Ed. A
Johnson and Aldermen McGregor and
Comstock. The physician of the board
will, in case of an epidemic, be given
added financial resources of the city
at his disposal for handling such epi-
demic or extraordinary situation as
may arise.
Oaths of office of appointive officers
and bonds for such officers and insti-
tutions as might necessarily give
bonds were submitted All were bond
ed by a surety company excepting in
a single case and this excepted case
is to give security approved under
the laws of the state.
The reading of the minutes of the
last regular meeting contained a
rather amusing item in that the city
marshal was authorized to destroy
LIQUOR held in the city safe,
which liquor is not needed as evidence
in pending cases, owing to the fact
the city repository was becoming too
crowded with the bad liquor for
comfort
The report of the police judge
showed collection of $105 in fines.
License fees of various kinds were
paid for to the extent of $24, these
reports being for June Court prose-
cutions included 2 liquor cases, 2
speeding cases, fights and single
drunk Several other cases brought
were later dismissed.
The fire chief reported attendance
at two fires and a number of practice
spins by the department.
The report of the street supervisor
showed an average of Is tanks OF
water sprinkled on the streets daily
Report of other work also was made.
Report of some difficulties between
City Clerk Johnson and the super
visor of streets led the aldermen to
discuss briefly the possibility of having
all street work. done under contract.
They will go more fully into this
matter later They think there is a
chance of having equally efficient
work done with lower cost and less
bother and conflict in local circles.
The supervisor of streets thinks the
city could buy and use advantageous
ly steel-bodied dump cart. He re-
ported he had not cleaned the paved
streets because he had no machinery
or tools with which to do the work.
The city clerk presented five Gem
etery lot deeds for the council to act
on. These are paid for at S. per lot,
each lot being by 10 feet in dimen-