The Nome nugget., 1927-04-23
NONfE's CITY FATHERS
 CHANGED ON THURSDAY

| Thursday evening at eight o'clock the last meeting of the 26th Com mon Council of Nome held theil concluding meeting. and the .7th Council. brought into being as the result of the last municipal election on April 9th. assumed the control and management of the government of the City of Nome
 The 26th Council was called to order by retiring Mayor Thorult Lehman. and roll call showed all members present except NJ. Jacobs gaard.
 There was little business to come ur for consideration. Under the head of Unfinished Business, sev- eral bills against the city were rad. and on motion by Council man Burgh. seconded by Council ran Poison, warrants were order ed drawn and the bills paid.
 Under New Business. the Bond of A. L.. Carpenter, for School Tax Collector of the Nome School Dis triet passed it's second reading. aud upon motion of Councilman l Burgh. seconded by Councilman Poison. the Bend was accepted and approved.
 This concluded the regular or der of business.
 Retiring Mayor Thorulf Leh- mann. before calling for adjourn ment, in short but most express i've talk thanked the members of the council and other city officials for their loyal support. harmonious and efficient cooperation during the past year Applause greeted his remarks. which were known to he most sincere.
 Retiring Councilman s. H. Burgh. also thanked the Mayor, his collea- gues. and other officials. for their kindness. courtesy and support dur ing this. the last year of his long service on the Common Council of Nome
 At S:30 D. m. Nome's new Mayor. Earl C. Modini called the 27th Council to order. Roll call showed all members in attendance except N. Jacobsgaard. The new Council comprises the names of Chas Ma sen. Albin Poison. Arthur F. Wright. NJ Jacobsgaard. Conrad F. Yenney and NJ. o. Solberg.
 It was moved by Councilman Ma sen. and seconded by Councilman Poison that the Rules of the 26th Council be adopted. and the motion carried unanimously.
 Mayor Modini appointed the fol- lowing committees to serve for the year, unless necessary changes oc- cured:
 Finance and Buildings-Wright and Mason
 Streets. Alleys and Lights-Ma- son and Wright
 Fire and Water-Polson and Yen ney.
 Police and Jail-Yenney and Pol sen.
 Law. Ordinances and Printing Jacobsgaard and Solberg.
 Health and Relief-Solberg and Jacobsgaard.
 The first-named of each of the above committees to he the chair man thereof.
 Mayor Modini suggested that a Budget System should be worked out. Councilman Mason in reply. said that such system had been tried heretofore without appreci- able success. and gave it as his opinion that the best ends of the city's business would he served if nll committees practiced the doc urine of cutting all city expendi- lures to the bone. Clerk E. Grimm read a Resolution appointing city officials and fixing 1 their salaries. It was moved by i Mason. and seconded by Wright that the Resolution should be con- sidered as having been read the sec ond time. and adopted. The meas ure carried
 | Councilman Poison moved. and Councilman Mason seconded. that the office of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department be declared vacant. The movement
 The Mayor left the mat ter up to the Fire and Water Com mittee to see that that important position was covered until the next regular meeting of the Council. to be convened next Monday evening. Whereupon the first session oi the 27th Council of the City of | Nc,na Uoo odionrnah