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TUESDAY, 18Th Nove,noyr, 1898.

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TUESDAY, l3lh November, 1888.
The Council met pursuant 10 adjournment; Pre-.
sent Hon. Joshua Baldwin, Recorder Aldermen
Caldwell, Goyd, Hall, Lockcti, Meux, Nixon,
Peters, Sewell, Whitney and Yorke. S.
The Journal of tho preceding Meeting having
been read and approved,
The woakly statement of the Treasurer was sub.
mtted showing the rrcsipts OF the pas, week 10 have
amounted to % 1872 Is; issue of Municipal Notes.
$l4,753: balance this date, 1913 933 % balance
last Report, 1928 1913 % expended since, $23, 2l6.
Al; notes to cancel $55 10.
Messrs. William Stone and james O'Rourks
were accepted the securities of Peter Clearly on
his contract for opening Streets &c.
petition of Pstcr Ccary referred to the
Committee on Claims: that OF sundry Merchants &
others, prayin, tho t exclusive wharf for
\ steam packets, TO streets and landings
Or Fortin, in relation TO his ba, room, to the
Police.
OIL w. Davis, and one from C. w. Wilson,
I to Streets and L,udi gs.
OF Mrs. Gordon and 5 w. Sylvester, and one
from Edward Farrclly, to the Police.
OF Abj .h Fisk to Cla ms. ~
Mr.. Peters, as Chairman OF tho Finance COM
mitec, presented tho following resolutions which,
the rules bcing dispensed with, were sevsraly
adopted,
Resolved, That one hundred and twenty five
dollars be paid to the proprietors of tho C,mner-
Clal Duictln once, lUf printing OJU cop 6d OF
reports on Paving
Resolved, That eighty six dollars bc paid to J o.
Houy, for Watchmcn's Caps, and other articles,
Furnished by him to the night Watch.
Mr.. Gloyd, as Chairnas of the Committee On
Streets and Landings, reported the following which,
the rules being dispensed with, adopted.
Be it Resolved, That until after the first day Of
January next, shall not be lawful for any person
or persons o remsve firm the Bature, in front of
the FIRST and second w ards, any batture EARTH ex-
ccpt from the places herein designated, 10 witt
From between VIVA yes, Nos. and I.
% Nos. ds.
Nos. 8 and the nuisance
wharf; it being understood that in tnkins earth
from those spaces, the directions of the Surveyor
shall lie strictly complied with.
Amy person violating tho provisions of this Res.
olution, shall DO subjected to fine of from $40 to
1875, recoverable by this Municipality, before any
court OF competent iarisdlct on.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following Ordinance being in order, was
taken up, and having t. cen amended by Mr. Lock.
cit, by tho addition of the 5;h section, adopted ::
AN ORDINANCE
More fully defining tho duties of the Secretary
OF the Council, and the Sergeant at Arms.
L. DO it Ordained, that from and af or the pas
sage ct this ordinance it shall be the duty oil the
Secrstary of the Council within two days after any
Ordinance or Resolution becomes law to transmit
luton to tho officer Of tho Municipality whose
pecial duty it may be to carry the same into effect.
All ofdlnnnces and RESOLUTIONS concerning tho Fl
nancal department of the Municipality and au.
thofiztng tho expenditure of money, the max.
ing OF contracts must be transmitted to the Comp
tIoer; and all such relate 10 the public works,
shall he sent to the surveyor, &c.
q Be 1t Ordained, That it shall be the duty of
the ofhcers OF tho Municipality receiving such GER
tihed ordinanecs and resolutions to keep correct
register OF tho same, and if any errors are COM
mitied by an officer of tho Municipality in eonse'
qience of not having official copy of the o d.
nance or Resolution under which he was author
Iced to act, he shall be responsible for the same.
). Be it further Ordained, That the Council
Chamber shall bo kept open every dry in the
week, Sundays excepted, from the hours OF 10 A.
M. to T. NJ, and the Secretary Sergeant at
Arms shall be present during those hours The
Minute Books OF the proceedings of tho Council
us well MS the Ordinance Book shall always be
open to tho inspection OF the Mayor, the Recorder,
the Members of the Council, and tho Officcrs OF
the Municipality.
Be it further Ordained, TINT it shall no t
duty OF the Sergeant at-Arm. to aid and assist the
Secretary of the c uncl in the performance his
duties, in such mann as the Secretary may ro
qure; said Sc re'ary being alone responsible for
the correctness of all Ordinances, Records, other
documents to which he may afix his name and
the salary of the Scrgeunt- utArms is hereby fixed
III SpouU per UNI.
5. Be it further Ordained, That no officer of this
Municipality shall, under any prc,cxt whatever,
take or remove out of the Council Hall any of the
archives or records Of this Municipality, unior tho
penalty of being dismissed from his office.
The Resolution presented at the last sitting by
MIR. Nixon, providing that the accounts of the
Comptroller, presented at the last sitting, be refer
red to the Finance Committee, being next in order,
was II jceted Mr.. Nixon calIod for the yeas and
nays, which resulted in Mcssrs. Caldwell and Nix
on sotag against the rejection, and Mnssrs. Goyd,
Hall, Lncket, Meux, Peters, Sewell, Whitney and
Yorko for it.
Mr.. Nixon then presented the following which
was rejected tho ayes and nays were called for,
which resulted in Messrs. Caldwell and Nixon
ting for it, and Me,srs. Gloyd, Hall, Lockett,
Meux, Peters, Scwell, Whiting and Yorlo against
it.
Resolved, That no Alderman other officer of
this Municipality, during his continuance in office,
shall appear and act as Attorney Counsel in my
Court, for any plaintiff or defendant in any suit in
which this Municipality may be the opposite party
On motion tho Council adjourned to Tuesday.
next, the 2Dlh Nov. instant, at o'clock, P. NJ.
JOHN GIBSON,