The Village Election

New York, 1895

PRESIDENT WATTS WILL NOT STAND FOR RE-ELECTION.

Charles E. Twombly Likely to Succeed to the Presiding Officer's Chair — Trustees Mills and Downing, and Justice Faber Prefer Retirement — Good Government Club Will Name Candidates.

The village election will be held on Tuesday, April 30, for a president of the village in the place of J. Tyler Watts, three trustees in the places of Charles Downing, Thomas Higgins and Stephen Mills, a treasurer in the place of Edwin H. Beers,4 a collector in the place of Elmer E. Bergen, a police justice in the place of Leander B. Faber, a superintendent of streets in the place of William H. Wright, a village clerk in the place of George L. Powell, and a police constable in the place of Christopher D. O'Brien.

President Watts will not seek a re-election. His business will not permit him to devote the necessary time to public affairs.

Trustees Downing and Mills, and Justice Faber, prefer to retire from public life.

There should be no opposition to Mr. Beers for treasurer. He has filled the office very acceptably. Mr. Bergen has proved to be an energetic and courteous collector, and Trustee Higgins has a good record behind him. Clerk Powell is a careful and trustworthy recorder of the board's proceedings.

George L. Powell, the present clerk, is the only person now mentioned for the office, to which is attached a good deal of work for little pay.

There are several persons mentioned for the presidency, among them Robert W. Higbie, Charles E. Twombly, and Henry A. Van Allen, and it is probable that there will be three or four tickets in the field.

The first ticket was made on Monday evening by west end and south side citizens, who think they ought to have representation in the board. They named Charles E. Twombly for president, Thomas Foley, Michael J. Carter and Thomas Higgins, trustees; Elmer E. Bergen, collector; Edwin H. Beers, treasurer; Michael Clark, superintendent of streets; John Fogarty, police constable; George L Powell, clerk.

James F. McLaughlin has been mentioned for the office of police justice, and he would make a very capable officer, but to a reporter of THE FARMER he said that under no consideration would he take the office.

The Good Government association have determined to put a full ticket in the field.

The tax payers will be called upon to vote for an appropriation of $4,400, with which to build two engine houses and purchase a truck for the Bucket company.

Possibly a vote will be taken on the question of the village establishing its own water and electric light plants.

A second ticket was made Wednesday evening, as follows: For president, Charles E. Twombly; trustees, Irving W. Boyce, Thomas Higgins, Linus S. Cooper; clerk, George L. Powell; treasurer, Alfred H. Beers; superintendent of streets, William W. Wright; collector, Elmer E. Bergen; police constable, Frank Isenbrandt.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 12, 1895, p. 8.