The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-11
JACOB |. PETE
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
NEW COMMISSIONERS GIVE JOBS
TO MEN OF OWN PREFERENCE.

Four new county commissioners
three of them who took office Mon
day, are making a clean sweep of old
employees which will be replaced by
those of their own choice, according
to resolutions already adopted or
ready for adoption by the board of ST..
Louis county commissioner at annual
session which opened Tuesday at the
courthouse. Wholesale hiring and
firing is not unusual for newly elected
commissioners, it was explained.
As scheduled, Jacob L. Pete, Ely,
Fourth district, was elected chair
man, and John Gulbranson, Proctor,
Fifth district, was named vice chair
man. Commissioner Pete succeeds E.
M. Snyder, First district, who was
unable to attend Tuesdays meeting,
while MI. Gulhranson replaces Mr..
Pete.
A. F. Benson, Virginia, was reap
pointed district engineer by Stuart
Murray, Virginia, Sixth district COM
missioner who last month succeeded
Charles Penttila, ouSted from Office.
Other employees named by Murray are
new ones. William j. Quayle was
named custodian at $1.50 month by
Murray, and in another resolution he
was chosen assistant purchasing agent
at Virginia for an additional compen-
sation of $100 per month. N. B. Shack,
Biwabik, q candidate against Penttila
in the primary election, was reap
pointed superintendent of bridges at
$500 a month. Carl Ranta, defeated
legislative candidate, was named su-
perintendent of roads in the Biwabik
district by Commissioner Murray.
John Dahlquist was appointed super
intendent Of roads in the Eveleth
district, and E. G. Sari was hired as
truck foreman at 5000 a month each
John Hogan, First district commits
sioner, ousted all of the district en-
ployes and is hiring his own men. As
mund ABBY, Seventh district commits
sioner, is doing likewise, while Henry
A. Anderson, Third district. is re-
tanning a few employees of former
Commissioner w. A. Swanstrom.
]. B. Flynn, runner-up to Hogan in
the June primaries, was named super
intendent of roads in the First dis
trict at SITS a month. Martin Erick-
son, superintendent of roads in the
Third district, was retained by Com
missioner Anderson. Peter Burtness
will superintendent road work in the
Seventh district. at $40 month, while
r. Ray Kreis was named overseer of
roads at 5000 a month.
The following were announced as
clerks of the seven districts: Arthur
H. Forsan, First; Roy Fitzpatrick,
Second; A. w. Johnson, Third; Arvid
L. Sundholm, Fourth; W. A. Newman,
Fifth; Stephen Sullivan, Sixth, and
A. H. Kleffman, Seventh. The sal
aries of clerks are not uniform, the
amounts ranging from SITS to 5000
month.
Sheldon B. Shepard was re-appoint-
ed county highway engineer at S.
600 year. j. G. Helm again was
named assessor at $500 a month and
Henry L. Fedi was named purchasing
agent at 1925 a month.
A blanket" resolution re-appoint-
ing all county department employees,
except those under the supervision of
county commissioners, as certified by
department heads, will be introduced
at today's session
W. H. Nichols, William Murray,
Alfred Johnson, and George Perham
appeared before the board and asked
funds to complete construction of the
Town Line Fairbanks road.
A capacity crowd witnessed the an
nual session. The board adjourned
until 2 p. m. today, when contracts
for county printing viii be awarded.