ˈæftɚ hɪz bɹˈiːf tˈɛnjɚɹ æz ˈæktɪŋ mˈeɪɚ, kˈeɪv wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌv pˈʌblɪk fˈaɪnæns ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈɪʃən kˈaʊnsəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə mˈaɪstɹi ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən wˌɛɹ hiː sˈɜːvd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
After his brief tenure as acting mayor, Cave was elected Commissioner of  Public Finance under the commission council government of the Maestri administration where he served from 1936 to 1946.