▁date ▁his ▁res ignation ▁took ▁effect ▁was ▁not ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Fried land er ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor , ▁Charles ▁Re id , ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁issues . ▁In ▁a ▁l ively ▁meeting ▁called ▁by ▁Fried land er ▁and ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Major ▁William ▁Ste ward ▁( M . H . R .), ▁the ▁candidates ▁discussed ▁the ▁issues . ▁At ▁ 2 0 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 1 3 9 , ▁Fried land er ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Fried land er ▁was ▁initially ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁William ▁Henry ▁Collins ▁for ▁the ▁mayor alty , ▁but ▁Collins ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁election , ▁with ▁Fried land er ▁thus ▁declared ▁elected ▁uno pp osed . ▁The ▁voting ▁date ▁shift ed ▁during ▁his ▁next ▁term ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁April , ▁and ▁Fried land er ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁the ▁mayor al ▁election . ▁His ▁successor , ▁Collins , ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁Fried land er ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ly tt el ton ▁Har bour ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Fried land er