Show COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICIALS A Departure from Precedent Mayor Yields His Prerogative Concspondcnce Tribune Park City Jun 1The City Council met In regular session last evening Mayor Smith presiding The Mayor stated that somo of his appointment ap-pointment having failed of confirmation he would allow the Council to select the icmainlng appointive officers and icad over the names of some ten applicants lor th I office of policemen Tho Council Immediately ballotrd and the count showed that John Shields had ntrJved three votes and James Dugan two whereupon tho Mayor declared Mr Shields duly elected as policeman for the I ensuing two ywini Tho city Janitor and scavenger were j selected In thin eamo manner the Major I declining to appoint In accordance with the law and ordinances but simply re erring u number of names to Iho ciuncll and allowing the Council the privilege of mei tCt ion For Janitor S W McI cMan was chosen whllo John Swctlield carried off tim ip I pnlnlment of scavenger The Council chamber was packod to the dcors by the vurloiiti appllcantu and their frlonds but no demonstration occurred either for or against tho successful aspIrants aspI-rants A resolution requiring all city ofllcers to attend to thin duties of I heir respective oiTlces was passed by a nnunhnuuti vote It was decided to change the ours of duty of police otflcors so that one olllccr will come on it 12 oclock noon iid go off at midnight while the other comts yn at 7 p m and leaves at 7 si < m Joavlng the Marshal alone from 7 to 12 In the morning Thlh will put three ojliccrs on duty In the afternoon two In the evening and one at other times und is thought w5M prove more satisfactory than the old syatem Tho session wns unexpectedly hnrmo Jilous and Indicates that somo excellent work was done In tlsu premise since the Mondays eesMon |