Newkirk For Treasurer

NEWKIRK FOR TREASURER

May Have City Office if He Wants It APPOINTMENT TENDERED By the Mayor But Judge Newkirk Has Not Yet Decided on Accepting it

It was learned from an authoritative source Wednesday that Judge H. W. Newkirk had been offered by the mayor the office of city treasurer, to be shortly made vacant by the recent appointment of George Vandawarker to the office of assistant postmaster.

The acceptance of the city treasurership by Judge Newkirk will probably rest on the date of Mr. Vandawarker's relinquishment of his present office. If he decides to withdraw from his present duties on July 1, Judge Newkirk will probably accept the city treasurership, if however, Mr. Vandawarker sees fit to hold on to his present job until August 1, it is very questionable whether Judge Newkirk would take up the duties of city treasurer.

The July tax collections are an important item in the city treasurer's remuneratlon, the pay for his services being mostly in fees and as the city treasurers term expires April 1 next, it will be seen that should Judge Newkirk not take the office until August 1, he would lose the July fees, which are quite considerable, when the term of his appointment would only last about nine months.

When seen Judge Newkirk admitted that he had had some talk with the mayor in regard to the city treasurership.

"Will you accept the office?' was asked.

"I don't know," was Judge Newkirk's reply, as he looked thoughtfully out of his office window. "I have not decided yet  what I will do. I do not know when Mr. Vandawarker will resign."

It was suggested that Mr. Vandawarker might resign on July 1, but Judge Newkirk said he had not been advised yet as to just what Mr. Vandawarker intended doing.

There is no question. however, as to the fact that Mayor Copeland has offered the city treasurership to Judge Newkirk. The acceptance of the office by the judge will probably depend on Mr. Vandawarker's decision in remaining his present office until August 1, or resigning July 1.