LITMIR.BIZ

      (Election April 19. City vote 9,859; School district, 7.755).

      Mayor— William F. Toomey (2,696) as against L. O. Stephens (2.849), Edward Tones (2,222) and C. Anderson (92).

      Trustees— G. S. Waterman, S. M. Ballard, A. W. Goodfellow, W. S. Johnson, F. L. Irwin, George Pickford, T. M. Anton and L. W. Wilson for the eight wards in the order named. Ballard relinquished his seat in the contest instituted on the ground that he was not a resident of the ward at the time of the election and therefore disqualified. W. L. Cole, who was a candidate for the trusteeship at the election, was appointed to the vacancy. Wilson resigned 1919, succeeded by O. V. Cobb. Cole resigned April, 1919, succeeded by Henry M. Dermer. Irwin resigned in June, 1919, succeeded by J. J. Creem.

      School Board — George Cosgrave (chairman), W. A. Conn, Berton Einstein, Elma P. Giffen, Dr. J. R. Walker. Jerome O. Cross of Pasadena was chosen by the board city superintendent of schools and inaugurated an enterprising and most satisfactory administration.

      City Clerk— William H. Ryan (6.065). Upon his death Charles Dillon, license collector, was appointed to the vacancy.

      Police Judge — H. F. Briggs.

      Police and Fire Commission — Mayor, J. E. Davis; T. G. Hart, William Shaw, Andrew Duncan.

      Park Commission — Mayor, Thomas E. Risley; C. B. Harkness, E. J. Crawford and City Engineer Clarence Murray. Risley resigned, succeeded by Roy L. Payne chosen chairman; Crawford resigned, succeeded by George C. Roeding.

      Library Trustees — William Glass, Ray W. Baker, John A. Neu, John Braves, Mrs. W. A. Fitzgerald. With the merger of the city library into the county library, the commission was legislated out of office. The supervisors are now the authoritative power. Public Librarian Miss Sarah E. McCardle.

      Health Board— T. M. Hayden chairman, A. B. McConnell, J. H. Pettis, Kenneth J. Standiford and Clifford D. Sweet. Dr. Standiford resigned and Dr. H. H. Hopkins was appointed and numerous other changes followed during the war period.

      Playgrounds Commission — Benjamin Epstein chairman, Mrs. S. S. Hockett, W. D. Eastman resigned, H. J. McFarland named; Mrs. G. H. Taylor, F. M. Lane, J. O. Anderson resigned, J. H. Henderson named and also resigned, Berton Einstein succeeding (June, 1918), Bart A. Harvey. R. L. Quigley superintendent. Clerk of Commission, Miss Flossie Kidd.

      Board of Freeholders elected June 11, 1918, to frame a city charter — Robert Lochead (900). Charles Dillon, Alexander Bartlett. A. V. Rowe, H. A. Brensing; H. E. Barbour, L. O. Stephens, W. B. Munson, Alva E. Snow, Mrs. S. S. Hockett, Ben Epstein. Mrs. W. J. McNulty. R. F. Felchin, B. O. Warner and A J. Kemalyan (732).

      City Planning Commission — Miles O. Humphreys, Charles E. Butner resigns to enter the war and is succeeded by LeRoy R. Payne, City Trustee A. W. Goodfellow succeeds Trustee G. M. Boles, Mrs. W. J. McNulty and Miss Frances A. Dean, the mayor, city engineer and attorney members of the commission; Charles H. Cheney, consulting architect. The proposed reforms of the commission were regarded as too radical for popular approval. Its activities were suspended during the war and no budget allowances having been voted for its continuance the commission went out of existence. Its work had effect, however, in popular educational results and its existence was not altogether in vain.