Show NEW BOARD TAKES ES OVER DUTIES the monticello town board held its regular monthly ly monday night last with all of the newly elected officers present the eligibility of mayor elect J ward palmer was challenged challan ged section 17 of the state constitution being cited in support of the contention this section reads no officer employee attorney or agent of any corporation po ration company or association doing business under or by virtue N of any municipal charter or franchise shall be eligible to or permitted to hold any municipal office in the municipality granting such charter or franchise mr air palmer stated that he would not press his claim to the office at the meeting but would seek legal ad vice befaro formally resigning nin his claim to it mayor cas A burr continued to preside at the meeting and after discussion it was decided by the board to call a special meeting for next saturday night and in case mr palmers halmers Pal mers eligibility was found to be faulty to at that time appoint a mayor for the ensuing term of office the clerk presented a financial sta statement covering the years 1034 1934 and 1935 which was gone over and slight changes made in the apkor tion ment of certain expenditures after which it was accepted H E blake was rea pointed cler for the ensuing term of the board matters pertaining to appointment of a town marshal a town justice of the peace and town attorney were discussed it was decided to appoint fonald T adams town attorney under specific understanding and to defer the naming ofa of oa marchall marls ball anil justice of the peace until saturdays days meeting cursory discussion of street projects took the boards time with no definite action being 11 token taken until further investigation after which the meeting adjourned |