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Pickering Names New CommitteesNew Village Board Meets; Ordains New Board of Local ImprovementsTwo of the newly elected members were unable to be present at the Village Board meeting Tuesday, May 1. Mr. William Gladville is still ill with pneumonia which he contracted soon after his election, while Mr. F. W. Prindiville is at present in California, having been called away hurriedly on business. This left only Mr. Henry Pearson to be initiated into the mysteries of membership in the Village Board. The new board passed an ordinance at this meeting creating a new Board of Local Improvements composed of the following: W. M.Pickering, chairman; S. J. Cowing, C. A. Menzel, Joseph Schwarz, H. F. Pearson, William Gladville, and F. W. Prindiville, members.President Pickering, with the approval of the trustees, appointed the following standing committees and officers for the current year: Committees1. Finance and Appropriation—W. H. Gladville, F. W. Prindiville, C. A. Menzel.2. Ordinance, License, Printing— F. WT. Prindiville, S. Covup*,' W. H. Gladville.3. Streets, Alleys, Walks, Refuse— J. Schwarz, H. F. Pearson, C. A. Menzel.4. Drainage, Water, Sanitation—C. A. Menzel, S. Cowing, H. F. Pearson.5. Police, Fire, Judiciary, Light-jng—h. F. Pearson, J. Schwarz, F. W. Prindiville.6. Public Buildings and Grounds, Building Permits and Inspection, Janitor—S. Cowing, J. Schwarz, W. H. Gladville.OfficersTreasurer—Henry Stolzenbach.Collector—Sophia Frenck.Police Captain—Walter J. Gleason.Superintendent of Water Works Walter J. Gleason.Fire Marshal—William S. Bennett.Attorney—Melvin Tj. Griffith.Special Assessment Attorney— Julian C. Risk.Engineers—McCoy and Mulford.Consulting Physician—Dr. G. W. Scupham.Building Commissioner—Charles S. Crow.Janitor—Herman Fiebig.Thistle Commissioner—W. H. Gladville.Plumbing Inspector — Charles S. Crow.Health Officer—Walter J. Gleason.Sueprvisor of Drainage and Sewage—R. G. Carley.Chief Electrical Inspector—James Kentish.Plan Commission, five-year term— 0. T. Bright.Electrical Commission—James Kentish, chief electrical commissioner (ex officio chairman); Arthur E. Johnson, electrical contractor; L. M. Manners, journeyman electrician; W. S. Bennett, fire marshal; D. C. Wilkins, representative of Electricity Supply Co.
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The Homewood News
Homewood, Illinois, US
Thu, May 03, 1928
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