Daily American organ., 1856-05-13
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
MONDAY, May IL, 1856.

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NJ. Lloyd, fiom the Committee of WAYS aud
MeaDs, introduces a bill authorizing the Mayor to
effect temporary loan TO the amount of SIC, 900
tor the purpose of paying the floating debt of the
Corporation.
Messrs. Albert, Jefferson, and orme opposed the
passage Of the bill.
Mr. Lloyd advocated its passage. He made a
statement Of the financial condition of the Corpo-
ration for the past three years. showing it's indeb-
edness at the close Of the fiscal year ending June
30 1854, to have been $72,S2l 81 on the 30th
of june 1855, it was $29, 1854 "a showing re-
duction in the debt Of the city for the first year.
In which its finances were managed by the present
Mayor, Of $4,000 IS.
The rate of taxation for the year 1856 was fred
at sixty cents in the one hundred dollars making
a reduction in the revenue Of the Corporation for
the year 1855, as compared with 1854, Of 5000
Notwithstanding this decrease in the revenue the
debt Of the Corporation for the year ending June
80, 1885, will be but $ls,45s, showing decrease
in the past year Of 81 1896 94 and total decrease
in the last two years, OF $4,000.
After some further discussion the bill was passed,
| yeas l6, nays ga strict party vote.
| A message was received from the Board Of AL
dermen by Messrs. Miller and Smith, informing
this Board that they were now ready TO go into
joint meeting for the election Of Commissioners Of
Election.
On motion Of Mr.. Ruff, the Board took recess
for the purpose ofgoing into said joint meeting.
The joint meeting having organized, by the ap-
pointment of John T. Clements, Esq, President of
the Board Of Common Council, as Chairman, and
E ]. Middleton, Secretary Of the Board of Alder
men, as Secretary
Mr.. Jefferson offered resolution inatructing the
members from the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh wards, being majority Of the Boards,
through one of their number duly authorized, to
nominate two persons for Commissioners in each
>ward, and the members from the First and Second
| wards, through one Of their number, to nominate
one person for Commissioner in each ward and
that such persons so nominated should be declared
| ipso facto Commissioners OF Election.
Mr. Busey moved to lay said resolution on the
table; which motion was d. cided in the affirma.
| tive, by yeas and nays, as follows:
| Yeas-Mcssrs Evans, Tretcr, Emery, Houston,
Busey, Marks, Pearson, Smith, Clarke, AtLee,
Baldwin, Ball, Bayne, Bohlayer, Lloyd, McCutchen.
MeKean, Peters, Pumphrey, Ruff, Towles Vena-
| able, Walker, and Clements-24
Nays--Messrs Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Miller,
Albert Fisher, Fuller, Jefferson, Orme, and Tur-
| tOn--lO. t-s.r3s
Mr.. Magruder announced that Mr. A. w Dem
ham was the nominee for whom he should vote
| for Commissioner for the First Ward; he under
stood on consultation that Mr.. d. was the choice
Of his colleagues of both Boards He made this
statement as the gentleman from the Second Ward
(Mr. Jefferson) had circu sted ticket with the
name of Samuel Drury on it. Laughter a
The bslloting having taken place the following
| gentlemen were declared elected, for the
First Ward-J. II. Orsig, w. ii. Perkins, and A.
| w. Denham. s@ss
Mr.. Albert desired to say that he was not aware
that majority bad agreed on ticket with one OF
his party on IT, otherwise he would have voted for
| the two American nominees for commissioners.
Mr. Jefferson said that he had no hand in max
ing any such agreement and therefore he had not
and should not vote in sccordance with Il.
The ballotings for the several wards were con-
| tinued, the Sag Nichts nominating candidate I'm
every war, although they failed to elect in any
case, with one exception.
The result for the s cond and Third Wards were
| announced as follows:
Second Ward--B. W. Reed, J. r. Barr, and J.
| II. Bartlett
Third Wsrd--Chsres y. Wood, Joseph w. Da-
| Wis, ard Thomas klch. sIahc
The ticket Of the American party for the Fourth
Ward having been read,
Mr. Bayly asked IL Mr.. 0'Donoghue, one Of the
gentlemen on this ticket, would serve II elected?
| Mr.. Pepper replied that he did not know that
any one on the ticket would serve, but he sup
poscd all would. As to Mr. 0'D., he supposed no
man could be more acceptable to the opposition
than he. for he had no sympathy with the Ameri-
can party he represented the opposition fully, for
he was an Irishman and Roman Catholic; and
no more honorable, upright or honest man could
be found in this or any other CITY, Elll
Mr. jefferson nominated Mr.. p. A. Klopfer as
one whom he knew, from consultation, was very
acceptable TO his own party. t.,,8sIs
Mr.. Walker said there bad been too much log
rolling to secure Mr. KS nomination, to make him
at all acceptable, even to his own party.
Mr.. BAyly said he shoud set reply to the Bun