Electric," came into existence.

This rendered splendid service during the management of Mr. Roberts, and he also installed a municipal heating plant, and later an artificial ice plant. The Intermountain Railway, Light & Power Company, purchased the plant in 1918, since which time the patrons have found much fault with the inadequacy of the service. The growth has caused an overload, and improvement and enlargements of the plant have not kept pace with the needs of the public.

The first city election occurred April 4, 1911. Fred Alexander was elected mayor over A. G. Emerson and F. L. Wright; Fred Stark was chosen clerk over T. F. Kennedy and B. J. Seger; H. T. Bowen elected treasurer over A. E. Andrews and L. C. Jackson; E. M. Cowen elected police judge over C. A. Payne and Wm. McDougal. A. B. McCoskey had a clean sweep for city engineer. The councilmen elected were: first ward: H. E. Brown and Peter O'Shea; second ward. Wm. P. Young and C. E. Dooley ; third ward, W. H. Price and Chas. Tohnson ; fourth ward, C. H. Westervelt and E. E. Maxon. Stark did not qualify as clerk and during the year there were several clerks who served for a short time. C. C. McElroy was the first, fol-

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

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HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

lowed by W. L. Greenslit, and then by M. J. Murphy, who also acted as water commissioner. Pat Nash was chief of police.