Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-18
BOY GOVERNMENT.
OF CITY HAS A.
VERY BUSY DAY

Tor seven hours Wednesday, ii
1,igb school boys took charge of the
various departments of city govern
ment in Douglas as part of the
nroeram of observance of national
Father and Son Week and the efs
f;ciency of the lads as city officials
was demonstrated by the fact that
each department accomplished sons
outstanding bit of WORK.
Under the boys regime, the boys
citv council adopted resolution em>
bracfng plan to reduce parking
congestion, the police department
made six ARRESTS" the police judge
fined four of the persons arrested,
6ismissing one case and effecting a
satisfactory adjustment in the sixth,
the health department reported an
! ALLEGED unsanitary condition and the
fire department by it's quick action
distinguished blaze which threaten
ed a dwelling on Fifth street.
At 8 O'Clock Wednesday morning
+he boys selected to hold office for
the day met at the Y. NJ c. A. for
assignment of their respective posi-
tions. The boys were assigned the
following offices: ice Causey, mayor,
George Colvin, cher OF police; James
keay. police sergeant; Marion Massey
motorcycle officer; Billy Harding,
! lack Deemiing and Edward Black,
frank Gardanier, health officer,
Howard March and Allen Hood,
Genutv health officers; Lee Boden-
hammer, fire chief; Henry Beumler,
citv attorney; Billy Harding, Ed
ward Black, Allen Hood, Howard
March, Jack Deeming and Marion
Massey, city councilmen.
A meeting of the city council was
called by Mayor Joe Causey, City
Attorney Henry Beumler attending in
order TO advise the boy counclmen
regarding the drafting of their resc-
lutions Many motions were consid-
cred and discussed.
Health Officer Frank Gardanier
, and his deputies, Howard March anc
Allen Hood, made a tour of inspec-
, ton of all Douglas restaurants and
t sled an official report.
+ Fire Chief, Lee Bodenhammer was
not destined to a dull day in office
, for less +han half an hour after he
had assumed the office of fire chiel
: an alarm was turned in from the
corner of Fifth street and d avenue
, The fire department made flying
a trip to the scene and extinguished
. the blaze before more than negligible
: damage had resulted
:, Throughout the day the boy police
department was perhaps the busies
i, of all of the city departments. The
:. first victim of the departments pa
troll of the city was Walter Morris
;. deputy sheriff, who was arrested
for Illegal parking. Jolice judge
/, Clinton Cary confined Morris to tn
: city prison for a period of 20 min
: utes. Constable o.. A. Ash was "ar
i rested for violating the parking
ordinances and when arraigned il
rolice court was fined 25 cents. Ton
Sims, deputy United States marshaI
was arrested and fined 25 cenr
for violating one of the city ordin
arces.
:. G. w. Pratt, city clerk, was "ar
rested" for alleged violation of a cit!
: traffic ordinance but his case was
dismissed by Judge Cary because o
the conflicting testimony of wit
nesses. One of the officers compan
ion students at the high school, founC
that the officers had placed a tas
ON his car for illegal parking. whe1
he failed to appear at the hour -n
dicated on the tag the officers brougn
D him to the station wnere ne wa
sentenced by judge Cary to 20 min