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-

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

In 1912 the same officers were in charge of affairs, except that G. L. Shumway was elected clerk and D. R. Schenck as police judge. The school board was F. W. Plehn and C. W. Gahringer and F. A. Wright, Wm. Morrow was appointed city attorney, A. J. Shumway water commissioner and W. H. Goforth chief of police. During 1912 the main sanitary sewer was installed.

The city had begun to take on metropolitan airs. The election in 1913, like the two preceding it, was hotly contested. F. S. Mc- Caffree and H. E. Brown were the principals for mayor, and McCaffree won. G. L. Shumway was again elected clerk, carrying all four wards. Peter O'Shea was elected treasurer for a second term; D. R. Schenck was elected police judge for a second time; C. A. Liljenstolpe was chosen city engineer ; Chas. Deulin, W. P. Young, I. N. Wallace, F. D. Schofield, and L. Crasher were elected members of the council, and W. H. Gable and S. K. Warrick members of the school board. G. L. Shumway was appointed water commissioner, H. A. Guernsey chief of police, and Dr. A. M. Faught, city physician.