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Show 'COMMISSIONERS ARE SWORN IN Bonds Are Filed and All Is in Readiness For the Change of City Administration on Monday, at N.oon Last Meeting" of Council Coun-cil Will Be Held at 11 O'clock, Monday Morning. This muruing. !-hortl alter 1" oeloclv, Major-eleei A. ti. Fell ami commissioners - olect T. Samuoi Browning and Joseph C. No fm-iilahcd fm-iilahcd official bonds In the sum ut $20,000 each for tho faithful pcr-lonnanco pcr-lonnanco of their duties aud tho oath of office was administered to them by City Recorder Carl Allison. Their first official act will bo performed per-formed Monday at noon when the city government will be turned over to them by Mayor Glasmann and tbo city council, after which they will proceed to organize into a bony politic poli-tic for the dlachargo oi the duties devolving upon thoin. That day will mark the passing ot the old form of government and tho advent of the new. The commissioners are In session today, preparatory to taking hold oL the reins of government Monday. It being anticipated that boforo tho close ot tho day's deliberations, a decision will be reached as to the heads of the various departments. It is said that the law provides that Incumbents In appointive offices cannot act olllcial-1, olllcial-1, except under rc-appointment, so that, unless the commissioners decide de-cide today, or beforo their first session ses-sion Monday who shall have charge of the police department, ihe fire department, de-partment, the engineering depaitmont und other departments which must have a head, there can be no official action in these departments January 1. Monday, at 12 o'clock sharp, the outgoing out-going officials of the city will greet tho Incoming commissioners and be 'prepared to turn over to them tho inventories in-ventories of all departments, as the heads of departments have been Instructed In-structed to prcparo detailed statements state-ments of property, etc., In their keeping, keep-ing, to bo handed tho now city officials. of-ficials. The city council lias been called In final session by the mayor, to meet In the city hall at 11 a. m., Monday. The councilmen will then transact tho last official business under the old form of government. |