San Francisco Call, Volume 97, Number 122, 31 March 1905 — COUNCIL NAMES ITS CHAIRMAN [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL NAMES ITS CHAIRMAN

OAKLAND, March 30.— 1n caucus at the City Hall to-night the city Councilmen -elect chose George Fitzgerald for president of the new municipal body. The vote was four to three, Edwin Meese being defeated.

Nine of the new members were present. The absentees were Councilmenelect Elliot and Donaldson, who would have paired on the presidency. Two ballots were taken, the first being four to four, Fitzgerald voting for Meese and Meese not voting. The second ballot stood: For Fitzgerald—Councilmenelect Aitken, Baccus, Hahn and McAdam; for Meese — Burns. Thurston and Pendleton; not voting — Meese and Fitzgerald.

After the caucus Fitzgerald said E. C. Hahn of the Fourth Ward would be chairman of the Ordinance and Judiciary Committee. Meese has been offered the chairmanship of either the Finance or the Street Committee. If he accepts the Finance McAdam will be chairman of the Street Committee and Baccus will take the License Committee. Baccus will be given the finance chairmanship if Meese selects the Street Committee. McAdam held the deciding vote on the president.

The caucus re-elected all of the appointees of the late Council, as follows: City Clerk. Frank R. Thompson: deputy city clerk, E. F. Holland: stenographer. Miss Lucle H. Peres; janitor at City Hall. John Wilds; night watchman at City Hall, Frank Colvin; city wharfinger. J. B. Greer; poundmaster, Julius Zabel.