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I. EsnAY, 3)th October, 1888,


Tho Council mot pursu ant to adournmen,: Pres
ent Alderman Caldwell. Glnyd, Hall. Lockett,
Meux, Peters, Sewcll, Whitney, Yorko.
The journal of the preceding meeting having
been read and approved:
The weekly statement of the Treasurer sub
mittod, showing the receipts Of tho past week to
have amounted to $4,267 Vi; issue of Municipal
notes $ll $780, balance this date "a 4SS &c; bal
anie last report s2l 996 80; expended since $l7,.
500 20; notes redeemed $50 SO.
A Petition against the Ball room of A. Fnrtin,
was read and referred TO the Police Committee.
sN Ut 5. krluse to the Recorders
OfProperty Holders in Triton Walk to the Po-
lice.
Mr.. Peters, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
introduced the following which, tho rules being
dispensed with adopted
Resolved That the sum Of ono hundred dollars
be paid to MIR. Jno M. Lee for services rendered
in the Conptrolers spar,ment.
The same gentleman also introduced the follow.
ing, which was read, and on motion made the order
OF tho day for the next meeting.
AN ORDINANCE
More fully defining the duties of tho Secretary of
the Council, and tho Sergeant at Arms.
!. Be it Ordained That from and after the pas
sage of this Ordinance, it shall be the dsty Of tile
Secretary of tho Council within two days after
any Ordinance or, Resolution becomes Law, to
transmit written certified copy Of such Ordi.
nance or Resolution IL the officer of the Municipal
any Whoso espoStot GUY IL may Dc 10 carry tuo
same into effect. All Ordinances and Resolutions
concerning the iinancia department OF the NUM-
cpaiity and aut horlzng tho expenditure of money,
or the making OF contracts, must be transmitted
to the Comptroller; and oil such as relate to the
pubic works, shall be sent the Surveyor, SC
2 Be il Ordained, That il shall be the duty of
the officers of the Municipality receiving such Ger.
titled Ordinances aRd Resolutions, to keep q cor.
rect register OF the same, and if any errors arc
committed by an officer of the Municipality in
consequences of not having official copy of the
Ordinancs or Resolution under which he
came.
j. BIZ it further Ordained, That the Council
Chamber shall be kept open every day in the week,
Sundays excepted, irom tho hours of 10 A. NJ. TO
+. M, and the Secretary, Sergeant at Arms,
shall be present during those hours. The Minute
Books ofthe proceedings of the Council, we'll as
the Ordinance Book shall always be open to the
inspection of the Mayor the Recorder, the Mem
bors of the Council, and the Officers of the Mu.
aicipality.
d. Be It further Ordained, That il shall be the
duty otthe Scargeant alarms TO aid and assist tho
Secretary of The Council i'll he performances ofhis
duties, i'll such manner as the Secretary may re-
qure said Soc etary being alouo responsible Tor the
eorrectnGss of all Ordinances, R'cor ur other
Document to which he may ath1 his name, and the
salary of the Seargeant-at.a.ms is hereby fixed a.
S600 per annum
The doors ing opened.
A Petition received from Peter Cleary, where.
upon, on motion OF MIR. Peters, the rules benz dis.
penscd with, il was
Resolved. That q 4ths) thrce-fourths of any
portion Of the Work contracted for By Mr.. Peter
CIeary for opening, extending and draining the
strests in the of the first and second wards of
this Municipality be, and the same is hereby made
payable to him its completion to the salts.
fac;ion Of The Surveyor of his Deputy, and &C.
cordisg TO the spec fcation of and that
peton Of the " hole OF one other of the streets.
canals to tho satisfaction of either of said
officers, and according to specification; such street
or streets, canal canals be paid in full; and
taken from off the Contractors hands.
On motion of Mr.. Lockott, tho rules being dis.
pensed with, il was
Ordained, That from and after tho passage
of this Ordinance it shall not DO lawful for any
person corporation to erect within the taxable
limits of this Municipality any Steam Engine for
any object whatever, without the consent of this
Council be previously obtained, under penalty of
800; and the additional fine of sS25 per day until
such steam engine shall BIO removed.
The Surveyor is horeby authorized and required
TO superintend the execution of This Ordinance
On motion, the Council adjourned to Tuesday
next the 9th November, at O'Clock P. NJ.
JOHN GIBSON,
Secretary.