First Meeting of City of Cortland Common Council

JANUARY 2, 1901

 

MUNICIPAL APPOINTMENTS

 

Common Council Holds Its First Meeting for the Year

 

     A regular meeting of the common council of the city of Cortland was held

at the office of the clerk last night. This was the first meeting of the new board and every member was present: Mayor Charles F. Brown and Aldermen E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, George H. Richards, T. C. Scudder, R. H. Pettigrew and Vern W. Skeele.
    Reports for the month of December were made by City Chamberlain Maycumber and Commissioner of Charities Schermerhorn and were placed on file.
    The National bank of Cortland was designated as the bank of deposit of the
city's funds for the coming year.
   The mayor appointed Fred Hatch as city clerk and Dr. P. T. Carpenter as city physician for the coming year; also Messrs. W. A. Stockwell, E. M. Santee, John Tuthill, H. S. Bliss, G. T. Chatterton and C. D. Ver Nooy as members  of the board of health for the six wards of the city.
   The mayor also appointed the members of the board of education, the members named for one and two years respectively being the men elected for the term of office for which they are now appointed at the last election held under the village government. The members named for three years are new appointments entirely. The list is as follows:
   For One Year—G. J. Mager, W. J. Greenman, E. Keator.
   For Two Years—F. D. Smith, A. W. Edgcomb, W. H. Newton.
   For Three Years—C. L. Kinney, A. F. Stilson, F. P. Hakes.
   E. M. Yager was appointed acting mayor.
   The official bond of the city clerk was fixed at $1,000.
   The meeting then adjourned till Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, at 7:30 o'clock when it is likely the balance of the appointments will be made.

Editor’s note: Cortland was a village from 1853 until 1900 when it was incorporated a city. This was the first meeting of common council. The report of the meeting was printed in The Cortland Evening Standard on Wednesday, January 2, 1901.

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