Show NEW CITY administration ASSUMES OFFICE ON TUESDAY mayors appointments confirm confirmed ed on wednesday night treasurer refuses to qualify without increased compensation matter under consideration sextons Sex tons tob job may be combined with water system repair mans HARRELL DALTON IS NAMED TOE FOR JOB shortly after noon on tuesday tuesday of this thia week the new city tion alon took over the reins of gover government n with john IV bentley as aa mayor if D bayles as holdover councilman clarence richards oscar 11 lyman guymon and edgar denson benson as the tha other members of the council and richard M f dick benson as recorder they were on hand promptly at 12 M but when the retiring tion asked for or bonds to approve them it was discovered that no bonds had been tiled filed the formality of changing officers was wag therefore delayed while the new group went and sec secured tired bonds in turning over the offices to the new administration the retiring mayor thomas D adams extended best wishes to them and promised them the support and cooperation of the outgoing officers when the change had been made and mayor bentley had expressed his appreciation ot of the attitude ot of those who were retiring mary L orton who was elected as city treasurer asked tor for the floor and stated that she qualified and could not afford to for the salary which that office pays a year she said bald she appreciated the support of the people who elected her and would like to serve the city but that in her condition she afford to tor for that money it if the council saw tit fit to make the compensation worth while she would quality qualify otherwise t they h e Y should make other arrangements mayor bentley then stated that the outgoing mayor had bad recommended an increase in that salary to the matter was discussed and guymon moved that the salary be ba increased to lyman seconded the motion and it looked as aa though it would pass when bayles said he be thought they act to hastily but should investigate as to the legality of the situation ind and otherwise consider the matter before taking action in the absence of objection the matter was taken because of some other meeting 7 in which members of the new council were interested on tuesday night the regular meeting was postponed until wednesday night at this time reports ot of the retiring officers were heard and an inventory of the cites property was read tor for the information of the new council then the matter ot of appointment came up for consideration appointments MADE standing committee appointments were made by thel mayor and I 1 confirmed b by y t the h e council a s follows the first named Is chairman auditing and committee clarence ads oscar M lyman and edgar denson benson funeral and cemetery committee cora mil tee oscar M lyman jess guymon and clarence richards hydroelectric hydro electric committee H D bayles edgar benson and clarence richards nic hards i water vater system committee I 1 edgar bensin jess guymon and 11 II D bayles streets and sidewalks committee jess guymon H D bayles and oscar M lyman mayor bentley then named dur ham dam morris for city attorney asked it he be knew morris would accept I 1 he said that the latter would but that he would not attempt to collect accounts due the funeral and cemetery fund this brought forth a protest from councilman richards who said he be thought those accounts were just as legitimate and just as much a part ot of the attorneys dutle duties a as anything else after some further explanation from the mayor however which threw a different light on the situation the objection was withdrawn and the appointment confirmed dr F J burton was named city health officer with wm win pritchard and edward bentley as the othor other members of the health board and gee V 1 morris was appointed as justice of the peace without any opposition but the stumbling lina block tho tha thing thin which had been eap exp expected to start the tire fire works came when tat mayor named harrell dalton for city marshall guymon made the tha motion to confirm and denson benson I 1 seconded it but the other three voted against it then clifton halterman was named tor for the same office with the same results some commotion was made when the mayor said that he had no further recommendations to make for that office and that his attitude I 1 had not changed toward one other applicant tor for the appointment at athis this juncture alvin benson arose from among the spectators and said that as a citizen of 0 the community and as a member of the party which elected the mayor he be would like to hear the reason for that attitude when the mayor refused to make any statement the other demanded one some words were exchanged and the mayor called i tor for a peace officer fleer of but the disturbance subsided without any intervention ven tion thomas fowler was then named for the mayor report i ed that there was one applicant for i the sex sextons tons job if S hyatts hyatte but since there was talk of combining that with the water system repair mans job the matter was referred to the appropriate committees to investigate and make recommendations no change was made at that time in the personnel of 0 cl city tar employ employers eps including the he super buaer 1 visors ot of the lights and water systems plant operators etc those matters also being left to the ap 1 prop committees to make re commendations after some other minor matters had been disposed of and the claims against the city allowed and the tha spectators including a TIMES representative had left the mayor asked for a reconsideration of his appointee tor for city marshall at that time it is reported he made t the h e statement that he would appoint any man in town that they could agree on except one for F or about three hours they discussed and argued the question and final ily ly at about two councilman 1 lyman who had been voting with bayles and richards nic hards gave in and i voted with guymon and bencon tor for the lie appointment of harrell dalton the other two councilmen councilman had their votes recorded against confirmation fir ot of the appointment |