Stark failed to qualify as city clerk and G. L. Shumway held over, also retaining the position of water commissioner until July first when O. M. Finley was appointed. Councilman Crasher removed from ward four, and L. W. Cox was appointed in his stead. During the illness of chief Guernsey, Frank H. Koenig was chief of police. G. L. Shumway was appointed street and park commissioner. Councilman Seger resigned and Albert Harrison was appointed in his placei
1915 proved a contested election in which F. Alexander was elected mayor, Yal Kirkhan as clerk, Peter O'Shea as treasurer, A. L. Selzer as engineer. Charles Deulin, F. G. Warrick, R. D. Owens, W. E. Ashbaugh and K. K. Maxon were chosen councilmen; F. A. Wright, W. H. Gable and J. M. Carr on the school board. Wm. Morrow was named city attorney, Albert Harrison as chief of police, O. M. Finley as water commissioner, and the Star-Herald designated the official paper.
In 1916 C. H. Westervelt was elected mayor, V. B. Kirkham re-elected clerk, Peter O'Shea re-elected treasurer and A. L. Selzer re-elected city engineer. A. Harrison, F. F. Everett and H. T. Bowen were re-elected councilmen, and Milo Jones in the third ward. J. M. Carr and S. K. Warrick were re-elected on the school board. Beach Coleman was appointed city attorney, Winfield Evans water commissioner and J. L. Martin as chief of police and street commissioner. In December, 1916, the city voted thirty-two thousand dollars in waterworks extension bonds, also the council issued thirty-thousand dollars in refunding bonds for the same department.