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THE OTTUMWA COUHIEH

U MAYOR B. F. SLUTTS TAKES ) v SEAT AND TELLS POLICY

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-^USHERED INTO OFFICE AT 9:30 LAST EVENING.

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"More Business and Less Politics" To B® the Slogan During the Present

i!'-" Administration — Four Sessions of

City Council — New Police Depart­ment.

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"More business and less politics and a square deal for everybody" was the policy inaugurated into city affairs last evening as stated In the Inaugural ad­dress to the new council, the new city officers and the new city employes by Mayor B. F. Slutts. The passing out of the old cpuncil and city administra­tion and the incoming of the new took place at 9:30 o'clock in the council chamber at the city hall.

Every available foot of space was occupied and there was not even stand­ing room to be had for any price from the opening of the final session of the old council at 8 o'clock till nearly 10 o'clock, when the new council settled down to the routine work of auditing bills and the crowd began to disperse.

If the big crowd came to see action and to note how city business is trans­

acted by the city fathers it certainly was not disappointed. There was a rush of business before the old coun­

cil that had to be transacted; there £was even more pressing-business be-for the new council. An entire new

j city administration was installed into office and there were four separate and distinct meetings by the merfcbers of the old and the new councils.

V " New City Departments.

In addition to the inauguration of an almost entire set of republican officials from mayor to ward aldermen In which centered the greatest interest, there was created an entire new police department with a new chief and a new captain, a reorganized Are de­partment with a new chief and a new assistant, a street commissioner, a

sidewalk commissioner and a city physician. In addition to this there was transacted ̂ a mass of other busi­ness that will keep the re-elected clerk and city stenographer busy for days disentangling and properly arranging in the four separate records. Incident-, ally the old council, after hearing an­nual reports from all the city officers, and allowing- the routine bills, raised the salaries of the chief of police, the night captain and of the entire police department. The city firemen, the hose cart and chemical wagon drivers, and the sidewalk commissioner were not forgotten.

No Raise for Treasurer.

It was a noticeable fact that the re­elected city treasurer the only success­ful democratic candidate for city of­fice at the recent city election was denied a raise from $300 to $400 upon a question raised by the retiring demo­cratic alderman-at-large and upon the-advice of the retiring democratic city solicitor. The legal point ruled upon by Solicitor W. H. C. Jaques was that having been already elected to the of­fice the law which prevents the salary of an officer being raised during his term of office made it illegal to raise the salary of the city treasurer who was already elected even though not sworn in. .

The Inaugural Address. "Saloons must be conducted accord­

ing to law, gambling houses must be dispensed with and disorderly houses must come under the ban of the law," were the declarations of the new mayor in a brief address immediately after the reorganization of the new council. "A reasonable, sensible and firm enforcement, of the laws is what the citizens of Ottumwa expect of us and they have a right to demand it of us," was the gist of the practical and businesslike talk. 4

Old Council Meeting.

All the aldermen were in their seats when Mayor Pickler called the old council together. Ex-Alderman Stephen Barnes, formerly alderman from the sixth ward was present in his seat, but did not participate In the meeting.

A petition from James King, making application under the old soldier's preference law for the position of street commissioner, was on motion of Alderman Hoglund, referred to the new council. »4' «<?•*

Pay Rolls Allowed. **

The following pay rolls were allowed

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along with the officers' salaries on mo­tion of Alderman Hoglund: Street commissioners' pay roll $407. Sidewalk com. pay roll 99.38 City engineer's pay roll 50.

Chairman H. P. Keyhoe of the street committed reported that the business of the committee had all been placed in shape to turn over to the street committee of the new council and that there was no further report.

Chairman jTiedler of the finance com­mittee presented his annual report. It was read and with some amendments suggested by Alderman Hoglund was ordered placed on file.

Chairman Fiedler also stated that he had a proposition for a revision of the city bookkeeping system by a firm of expert accountants, which he desired to refer to the new council and on his motion the report was referred to the incoming council. ; '

Approved Claims. ; -The following claims, for election ex­

penses were Allowed: S. P. Wolf, .. $ 3.75 A. Jackson.. 3.75 C. T. Porter 3.75 Wm. Fiedler 3.75 C. G. Moss 3.75 William Ross.. ... 3.75 J. D. Kizer 3.75 J. L. Moore. j- 3.75 E. R. Mitchell 25.00 Dan Hannon 25.00 Frank Dungan 25.00. Charles O'Malley 3.00 H. B. Wagers 25.00 Charles O'Malley 25.00 W. H. Gaylor.d 25.00 E. M. Arenschield 25.00 W. F. Harsch 25.00 F. T. Gobdall ..... ... 25.00 C. H. French 4.50 W. A. Harlan 4.50 E. C. French 4.50 C. A. Hyatt 4.50 B. W. Van dfer Veer 4.50 J. F. Hamper.. . 3.75 N. F. Reefl, ink 4.50 F. Field 4.00 Sumner SJberell . * 4.00 J. V. O'Malley 4.00 H. J. Keyhoe 4.00 W. S. Russell .... 3.75 W. A. Whitney .. ... . 3.75 W. B. Murray .. 25.00 F. M. Giastoii 25.00 J. A. Haslach ...... ... ...... 25.00 T. D. Lee , ... 25.00 L. H. Edmunds 4.00 E. E. Walker ......... ..... 4.25 G. F. Clifford 4.25 A. L. Wheeler ... 4.25 Fred Hahn.. ... 4.25 N. E. Carpenter * ... 4.25 William Tanner .. ... ..., ... 4.25 E. B. Hill ... 25.00 W. F. Jennings 4.00 F. A. Ehrmann .. ... ... ... 4.00 A. L. Reynolds 4.00 W. B: Ramsell 4.00 William McCormlck 4.00 J. W. Hedrick 5.75 C. W. Whitfield .. 5.75 D. B. Shaley ..... 5.75 W. 'K. Wallace 5.7R J. B. Chadduck 5.75 J. E. Doherty 5.75 H. D. Rime ... 5.75

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Other approved claims were allowed as follows: Public Water Company $ 45.00 Chicago Fire Hose Co 840.00 Acme Electrical Sup. Co 1.40 Iowa Publishing Co., atlas 125.00 C. J. Celania, hauling 2.00 Iowa Steam Laundry 1.20 Saturday Herald, printing 156.75 E. W. Robertson, feed 10.65 Drs. A. O. Williams and J. W.

Elerick, services ..... 25.00 J. V. Curran, expense 25 J. H- Merrill & Co., mdse 4.50 Larkin Mfg. Co . 10.50 J. A. Harlan, rent 10.00 E. M. B. Scott 12.02 E. M. B. Scott, mdse 20.34 Martin Furniture .Co 3.00 John Trissler, sidewalk 3.92 Public Water Co 9.00 W. R. Daum, rent 15.00 Louis Sehaub, rent 2.00 Maggie McGee, feeding prison­

ers ... 42.00 W. S. Puinphrey, rent 10.00 W. M. Young ..... 12.50 Hawkeye Cigar Co 34.70 N. F. Reed, rent 3.00 Ott. Traction & L. Co., supplies 9.70 Ott. T. ft L. Co., arc lights.. 1,183.63 Meeker & Co., rent ; 3.00 J. V. Curran, interest on bOnds. 1,350.00

Estimates Allowed.

The following estimates presented by City Engineer C. R. Allen were al­lowed: Church Porter, Inspection Fin-

ley avenue sewer.. $ 14.00 H. L. Ford, repairing paving .. 86.85 J. W. Scott, building catch

basin., ... 45.00

Allow Attorneys' Fees. Mitchell & Hunter, for service In

the case qf J. P. Swanson vs. the city of Ottumwa and for assistance to the city solicitor, were on motion of Alder­man Keyhoe, allowed $1,000 in full of all claims for services.

Chairman of the Fire Committee Al­derman O'Malley, presented the annual report of the chief of the fire depart­ment. It was read and ordered placed on file.

Chairman Hall of the police com­mittee reported favorably upon the ap­plications for permits to conduct sa­loons by W. C. Arnold, C. E. Yount and J. E. Meacham. The report of the chief of the police department was pre­sented and placed on file.

Commends Library Management. Alderman Keyhoe, as chairman of

the special committee appointed to in­vestigate Conditions at the Ottumwa Public library submitted a written re­port, highly commendatory of the man­agement *f the library. On motion of Alderman Jlall the report was placed on file andi concurred in.

The report of City Solicitor W. H. C. Jaques* was received, rea$ In full iand place J on file.

The report of Chairman S. L. Vest of the city park commission was re­ceived and on motion of Alderman Hoglund, placed on file.

The report of City Auditor W. R. Warren was received and on motion of Alderman O'Malley read and placed on file.

The report of the sidewalk commis­sioner, Eber Dixon, was presented and on motion of Alderman Hoglund was placed on filet with reading. The same action was-taken in the case of

Street Commissioner Andy Hill's re-port-sp®

^ Addition to City. On motion of Alderman O'Malley the

resolution was passed accepting the plat of G. A.. Roemer's Addition to the city. The resolution granting to J. B. McGuire permission to conduct a sa­loon at 303 West Main street was passed, as was similar resolutions in favor of C. E. Yount, B. Briggs, W. C. Arnold and J. E. Higbee.

The ordinance creating an Inspector of weights and measures for the city of Ottumwa was on motion of Alder­man Fiedler, referred to the new coun­cil-

Salaries Raised. Alderman Hall then called for the

passage of the new ordinance raising the salaries of certain of the city offi­cers. After considerable technical re­adjustment the ordinance was got into proper form, put on its second read-Ins before the council. The ordi­nance provided for salaries as follows: Chief of police, annually .. .. $1,200 Night captain, annually .. .. 1,000 Day policemen, monthly , >• 60 Night policemen, monthly .... '65 Hose cart and chemical wag-

on drivers, monthly 60 Sidewalk commissioner, an­

nually 800 On motion of Alderman O'Malley,

Hoglund and Fiedler the rules were suspended and the ordinance put upon its passage. The vote was unanimous in favor of the new ordinance.

)•; No Raise For Treasurer. The clause in the ordinance calling

for a raise from $300 to $400 for the city treasurer was stricken out .upon the advice of Solicitor Jaques, who gave it as his opinion that inasmuch as the new officer had already been elected the advance could not legally be made.

On motion of Alderman Hoglund the auditing of bills was dispensed with. On motion of Alderman Hoglund the retiring aldermen were each presented with a copy of the revised ordinances,

Votes Canvassed. The tabulated statement of the votes

cast for the various candidates at the recent city election as certified to the council by Mayor Pickler and City Clerk Warren, who constitute the can­vassing board, was read and on motion of Alderman Fiedler made a part of the record of the council. This ended the business of the old council and oil motion of Alderman Fiedler, the retir­ing third ward alderman, the council adjourned sine die.

Slutts Becomes Mayor. Mayor Pickler then vacated his chair

and B. F. Slutts who had been sitting at the right hand of City Solicitor Ja­ques arose and was sworn in by the solicitor. The bond for the ffcithful performance of his duties was present­ed and Mayor Slutts took the seat va­cated a moment before by Mayor Pick­ler. Ex-Mayor Pickler, now a private citizen, sat at the right hand of the new mayor during the following three sessions of the council and gracefully assisted him over the many little un­accustomed difficulties that arose, greatly expediting the transaction of the business -which followed.

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New Councilmen. 1 ' During the inauguration into office

of Mayor Slutts, Aldermten Fiedler, Hall, Hoglund and ex-Alderman Barnes vacated their seats and the vacant chairs were quickly occupied by John Spry, E. H. Mather, Frank Cone and Charles F. Wright. M. C. Gilmore took the seat on the rostrum vacated ty Capt. Jaques and the new council was called to order and the oath administered to the new aldermen and other city officers who were present in the room and properly qualified.

Mayor Slutts then proceeded with his inaugural ai dress and at its con­clusion on motion of Alderman Keyhoe the address was ordered placed c:: file.

Distributes Flowers. Alderman Weidenfeller with a big

armful of American Beauty roses then became the center of attraction. Mayor Elutts, City Solicitor Gilmore, City Arditor Warren, ex-Mayor Pick­ler, City Stenographer George Miller, and the aldermen each and every one became the recipient of a handsome rose.

Mayor Sluttn then proceeded to read the list of council committees and .chairmen as follows:

Committees Appointed. '' The committees appointed by Mayor

Slutts were as follows: Street—O'Malley, Keyhoe, Spry,

Cone, Wright, Mather, Weidenfeller, Johnson.

Claims—Weidenfeller, Keyhoe, Spry. Finance—Spry, Johnson, Mather. -Fire—Cone, O'Malley, Weidenfeller. Police—Wright, Pumphrey, Weiden­

feller. Gas and light—Johnson, Keyhoe,

Mather. Water—Keyhoe, Spry, Cone, Weid­

enfeller* Johnson, Wright Pumphrey. Purchasing — Pumphrey, O'Malley,

Mather. Sanitary—Mather, Spry, Wright. The committees as read by the may­

or were approved on motioii of Alder­man Keyhoe.

Police Force Named. The names of Frank W. Eckers and

William Evans as chief of police and night captain respectively, followed by the names of the eighteen for pa-v trolmen was then submitted by the mayor and approved on motion of Al­derman Keyhoe.

The police department as it was named and approved was as follows:

Frank W. Eckers, chief of police. W. G. Evans, night captain. Charles Hyatt, day desk sergeant./ John M. Stark, night desk sergeant. Patrolmen — Frank LeRew, Erneit

Simons, E. J. Thompson, Roy Cundiff, T. E. Cole, P. B. Caine, Martin Dunn, A. V. Murray, Wm. Downey, C. A. Crawley, George Bradley, S. R. Fied­ler, G. A. Pitts, William Rlggle, Axel Nelson and W. A. Emerson,

Building Permit. The application for a building permit

presented by W. W. Ennis for the new structure to be erected at the corner of Market and Main streets, was on mo­tion of Alderman Keyhoe referred to the street committee with instructions to report at the next meeting of the council.

The Appropriations. On motion of Alderman Keyhoe the

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council referred back to the finance committee and Alderman Spry read the list of appropriations for the vari­ous funds for the ensuing year. On mo­tion of Alderman Spry the resolution was adopted as follows: Officers' salaries $ 9,200.00 Police department salaries. 1,400.00 Fire department salaries... 7,000.00 Officers' expense 250.00 Fire department expense... 5,000.00 Engineer dept. expense 800.00 Sanitary dept. expense 2.500.Q0 Cleaning streets 4,000.00 Repairing streets 2,000.00 Sidewalk repairing 2,000.00 Lumber 2,500.00 Hospital ". 480.00 Feeding prisoners 2,000.00 Miscellaneous .. 4,000.00 Contingent 10,000.00

Total $ 66,230.00 Special Funds.

Bond and interest $ 13,200 00 Sewer 4,941.00 Grading 2,470.00 Improvement 7,700.00 Bridges 3,800^00 Lights 11,587.00 Water 10,757.00 Water sinking fund .. .... 28.700.00 Sewer out of general fund.. 5,000.00

Total ..$154,385.00 8treet Commissioner Selected.

On motion of Alderman Keyhoe,the council proceeded to the election of a street commissioner. Alderman Key­hoe nominated Andy Hill, the incum­bent of the office during the past year and there were no dissenting vptes on roll call. Hill was declared elected.

New Fire Chief. On motion of Alderman Weiden­

feller the members of the fire depart­ment were selected in a body as re­ported by Alderman O'Malley, old chairman of the fire committee. Their names were read and their selection approved on roll call as follows:

Chief of department — E. E. Living­ston.

Assistant chief — Raphael Wright.

Central Fire Station. Driver clitmical wagon—Norman

Cavins. Driver hose wagon—A. Tomlin. r

Pipemen—W. Wright, C. Stater, Roy White, Thomas Howell.

South Ottumwa Station. Driver—Robert Frost. Pipemen—Charles Blount, Clarence

White. Other Officers Selected.

The council then proceeded to the selection of W. R. Warren as city clerk, George Miller as city sten­ographer and Eber Dixon as sidewalk commissioner. ^

Want Additional Lights. On motion of Alderman Keyhoe a

petition for additional lights on Main street, between Court and Market streets and between Market and Green streets was referred to the light committee.

Council Adjourns. On motion of Alderman O'Malley the

council adjourned to meet again Wed­nesday evening April 5.

Board of Health. The council then convened at once

as a board of health. After roll call on motion of Alderman Johnson, Dr. M. W. Pascoe was selected as physi-sian to the board of health for the en­suing term. On motion of Alderman

O Malley, the board of health ad­journed.

Board of Equalization. Following the adjournment of the

board of health the council immedi­ately reconvened as a board of equal­ization. C i motion of Alderman O'Malley the board of equalization ad­journed to meet again on the first Monday evening in May.

SIGOURNEY.

Sigourney, April 4. — Miss Alma Jay of Washington spent Saturday and Sunday here.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Richardson and son Raymond entertained a small party at their attractive home Satur­day night. Instrumental and vocal music occupied a greater part of the .time. |

Pattl Follman of Lancaster spent Sunday with friends in town. j

Roy Hughes is suffering from a se­vere attack of rheumatism.

F. H. Mayland is much Improved from his long sick spell and hopes to be out in a few days.

Messrs.Brunt, W. Hoffman, Richard Friday, A. P. Berhunman, Charley Kleinschmidt and Wilford Utterback go west for another season of survey-ins on the S. W. Brunt contract in the Big Horn River valley lands of Wy­oming. They leave here on the early morning train south today. They will lay over in Kansas City one day and then head for Garland, Wyo. S. W. | Btunt went ahead several days ago to have everything in readiness for the commencement of work. Brunt, Hoff­man, Berhuman and Utterback were members of the crew last year, while Kleinschnfidt and Friday will get their first experience.

Miss Alice Williams began the win-tor term of school in School No. 5 of German township, yesterday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Roop and wife of Hedrick visited at the 1. E. Phelps home Saturday.

Rollo Hoffman of Talleyrand, is vis­iting fcr a few days at the parental J. H. Hoffman home.

Mrs. B. C. Minteer and daughter Merle were in attendance at the south­eastern Iowa teachers' convention in Oskaloosa Friday and Saturday.

S. E. White is havflhg trouble with his eyes.

The Woman's club gave a musical entertainment at the home of Mrs. Louie Kracht last Friday night.

Miss Lucy Pennell entertained a crowd of young people at her home on Friday night, in honor of Miss Lottie. Dupeas, who is soon to leave this place to make her future home in Washington, Iowa.

Rev. Jacob Stein returned to his duties at Iconium, Saturday morning after a week's visit here. * j

Miss Eugene Findley one of the Center'ville public school teachers came in from Oskaloosa last Saturday morning, where she had been in at­tendance at the teachers' meeting. The Centerville schools are to have vacation this weeftc and Miss Findley will put in that time visiting her sis­ter, Mrs. D.. G. StJrohman.

Mrs. Virginia M. McVicker tfas ap-pointed to the office of deputy county clerk the former deputy having ten­dered his resignation the $ame day.

Pearl Veitch of Ottumwa came up to visit his sisters and families Friday night and returned to his home Satur­day morning.

iMrs. Fred Leichti and childreo Mar

bel and Ray, went to Keswick last Fri­day night for a few days' visit. .

Warren Pulse spent Sunday - at home.

Mrs. Josie Leichti is packing up and preparing to leave for New London, where she will make her home for the present.

Mr. and Mrs. McVicker have rented the Limbach property on South Jeffer­son street and will soon take posses­sion.

Miss A.Priest closed the winter term of school in West Latter district litst Friday. #

C. M. Richmond of Webster Is visit­ing at the home of his son George Richmond.

APPEALS CASE.

Dan Shepherd, Convicted of Man*' slaughter, Wants New Trial.

Fairfield, April 4.—Attorney Hanlejr, 4

for Dan Shepherd, has completed his appeal to the supreme court. The court some time ago ordered a trans­cript to be raade of the evidence and other papers at the expense of the county, so that Shepherd could m&ke his appeal. It Is now said and be­lieved that since the trial of this «ase that the officials have discovered evi­dence much stronger and conclusive of Shepherd's guilt, so that if a new trial should be granted him, that there may be grave dange. that Shepherd will not fare so well. * /V

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Latter Day Saints' Convention.

Lamoni, April 4. — The general con­vention of Zlon's Religlo-Llte clety convened here at 8:30 yesterday morning. This Is the Young People's society of the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ, or Latter Day Saints. Burlington is represented by a number of delegates. Among them Rev. Elbert A. Smith, Mark H. Sieg­fried, Edward Schweers, Carolyn Jar-vis, and Ethel Lacey. Some important topics were discussed yesterday and were further discussed today. A pi-tion will be presented by the mayor and leading citizens of Nauvoo, 111, asking the next convention to gather at that place. An effort will be mad to induce the society to take up thv work of printing the. Book of Mormon in the German language. The Utah, or Mormon church has translated It in that language and it Is alleged, that in cases where the word wife appears in the original, they have made It read wives. This, the reorganised 191 church claims, is a violation of the original, which severely condemns polygamy.

This convention will be followed by the general conference of the church. which convenes April 6.

....—— ' Magical Scenes in California.

If you contemplate a trip to Cali­fornia with its lovely seaside resorts, orange groves, beautiful gardens and quaint old missions the pleasantest shortest and quickest way to these magical scenes is over the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific lines Every day from March 1 to May 15 tickets will be sold via this route at $25 from Missouri river, good in tour­ist sleepers. Double berths $6.75 Fast trains, short lines, no delays In­quire of E. L. Lomax, G. P. & T A Union Pacific, Omaha, Neb.

Clare—The Catholics will erect a brick church, 49x9$. The contract will m be let soon.

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