Show WHO WILL PRESIDE Speculations Concerning School Board and Council Although the result has hardly been announced already there is a great deal of talk concerning who will be the president of the new board Of education cation From indications it would seem that either Baldwin or Richard W Young would be chosen on account of previous service on the board and that r u Mr Colon for the same reason will be given the appointment of chairman of the committee on teachers and schoolwork school-work I is gathered that politics will not be permitted to enter into the deliberations delib-erations of the board and that the majority ma-jority will not be bound a was the present board to stand the responsibility ity of all acts done during Its administration adminis-tration traton There is some discussion concerning the election of a president of the city council Edgar Howe is mentioned for the place and so is Robert Mortis I would seem from present indications that the fight in the caucus of the Democrats Dem-ocrats will be between these two and that one of them will be chosen I is stated that A F Doremus will undoubtedly be selected as chairman of the board of public works under the new administration and th tt Captain Willard Young will acctpL the place of city engineer is assured His cty asured position as state engineer does not pay as large a salary a does the city office and Captain Young would need little ltte persuasion per-suasion if he had not already signified an intention of accepting a is reported re-ported The office of city engineer and superintendent super-intendent of waterworks will undoubtedly undoubt-edly be consolidated while the water master and street supervisors places will no doubt be joined together This will have a tendency to keep two of the patriots who labored in the recent election out of office but then economy econ-omy is the watchword and will be adhered ad-hered to H G Whitney Harry Duke and Josiah Jo-siah Barnett are candidates for treasurer treas-urer of the board of education up to date Thus far Clerk John B Moreton is the only candidate to succeed himself although an evening paper with a reputation rep-utation of speaking by authority says there are others |