Mountain Democrat., 1857-06-13


plant: aud It IL further ordered that, untH the
fCarinN OF The TTIi6 70 ShUw cNusc, End iitiuurT
be Cnioincd aud restrained in accordance with
the prayer OF said complaint.
Given at chambers, IN COloma, this Sth day
day Of June, a. D. lSll.
Proceedings OF the Common Council.
..-..... June 18th, ISL.
Hoard met Prcscnt-AM JON =, krahucr, Ran
Mn swan and Weston; Mayor COndce presiding.
NJ nutrs of last mcrtr r. ad aud adopted.
Hrport " Cty Collector, together with delinquent
LIST u tax aud license payers, was read accepted an'i
ordered on hlS.
ordered published In the Mountain DtnOc'W for
fNur weeks
RcpNrI II City Rccorlcr,.lohn Rush, was read and,
on moti"n, accepted and ord, red on iilc
The following hills were Rad and ordered rad =
L. Rnr,,S, kSI %; MoRafdih Dcm0Tn F4I 90; j.
NJ Grnniham, 80 UN; j. NJ Dorsey, 81 tn.
TIA lnnllan Of Aid. Swan. the thanks Of the BOARD
were returned to the city Clerk, ' NJ Grantham, for
the failE0l manner IN which lac had discharged the
duties ". his office.
Movcd by All lnncs, that the proceedings Of this
cVcnIng he published in the kO""fdt" h'nOrrdt.-
Carried,
Common Council. the folowinR named gentlemen
were sworn into their respective of fees, the oath be-
lug administered by Justice Bush:
N'No'-p Chamhcrln.
.Nirr,arR kI,A Wdrd--W. NJ. Gary. L. Tnunnn.
Wald; ~, do, Charles Gowan; jrd. do. W. 5. Burns,
C. W MounCcy
Mayor Con,irc. IN brief and pertinent manner,
trrn delivered tho irlrwlnE vHlctlctOry; and when
he concluded the Board Oh motion VI Aid. Jones, ad-
journCyi Sisr dir
GrNuENCN W r,rE COMMON CnUNCil The term Of
NtRrc tcr which VIC were elected has expired, and We
have met to resign into the hands of successors
thr government II our city Allow me, ere we sepa-
Il for
issv and Kindness which have ever marked Our meet
mys II is with pleasure thu, look back aud note
the perfect harmony and g0o'i feeling which have
ever prevailed IN our councils and deliberations.
trl,,cmvn In your official capacity, you have had
much To contend with,-a heavy debt with nccrulng
Interest. aud an empty treasury: aud, OIL the 9TH of
July our city was Chanrc from prosperous, thriving
city. IN few hours, to mouidcrinR ruins, lcaYlnR
many VI our ctiarnS homeless aud pcnnilcsg and bv
that calamity our public buildings were destroyed and
with them, all records Of the past government Of the
Ey, which has made II much more iii tlcult than Il
would otherwise have been, 10 manage It, affairs. II
has placed most of us IN that condition that have
been unable tN give that time and attention to the az
fairs uf the public lnch het,lt, and inforn.
uOn, to the Indebtedness Of the city that they have
reasonably required do not pretend tN Justify my
self cr ilatirr myself that have faithfully done my
duty as an officer. feel that have come far short
aud Accnly felt the want II experience ard knowi.
,,c of facts, On ma,tcrs on which We have been call
cl upon to art We have been cCnsurcd h,r some of
our hhors he what II may, avn sincere IN SAYING TINT
believe You have ever had the hest interests ~ our
city IN view, and been governed hv gnOd and pure
motives. am sorry Ia say that the Fire Department
has not received that assistance which should have
from the city; and trust the incoming Board may
have the means tN give Il that assistance which II so
much requires and is entitled to.
We have mountain city of which VIC NAV well he
nrcnd The energy and enterprise with which our
citizens have rebuilt speak highly In their praise, and
With the increased amount of taxable property, and
IrClent management, NC may soon be free FROM debt
With my hest wishes for your welfare and the prosper
itN W the city and my thanks fnr YOUR Kindness,
surrender tN my honorcL friend The rob,r OF Of 6cc
Mayor ChamhcrlM then took the Char, called the
new poard to order, and IN pleasing style delivered
his inaugural,
J. NJ, GIAntham was, Oh motion Of Aid Cary, ap.
pointed Cluk, Pre- ten.
Bond Of City Collector, Thos. Jacks, was read. ap-
proved and ordered on hlc lie then took the oath ol
Nfhcc. administered by Justicc Rush. Moved hy AID.
Burns that the Board now proceed to the selection Of
Officers elected hy Il, Carried.
lns NirN1di, AID, Burns nominated T. u. Audrain;
Ah, Cary nominated ). 7. Gage; CIV. Chedc made
ali,,l, atnn for the office.
First balloi-Audram two, Gage two, aud Chedic
enc, Second ballot Gage four and Au,lrAin one.
Mr., Gage, therefore, Was declared duly elected City
Marshal.
For TirdsWrer VIM Lacey and W. NJ. Hale were
put in nN'ainsl"n, and oH the iirst ballot Mr. Lacey
received four votes, and MIR. Hale one. Mr. Lacey
wa~ declared duly elected Treasurer,
fbr .tssrSSor, W. J. Mrwell was nominated and
elected unanimously OH the FIRST ballot.
fNr Ee,o,y',r, John Bush, ESQ.,, was put IN nnmi-
nation and unanimously elected on the firs; ballot
t1r Cierk, J. NJ GranthNm was pu, in nomination
and Nn the first ballot received five votes. lie was
therefore. declared unanimously elected.
Fu5' Cdy IHo,R,y, Lieut.. -I;ov. Anderson and W.
A. GCNrHr, Es,l, were put IN nomination. On the first
ballot GNV, Anderson received three votes and MIR.
GeFSc two, and having received majority, was de.
clarCd elected.
The following nominations were made fer Police
men; Wm, Barnet, s Higgins, J.. N;ckerson, ". :.
NtsfUrd, Il. II. Balcy,J II. kempthornc, H. Hardin,
Z. n Mcclellan aud J, Reynolds.
Mr.. purncl, on the lhiId ballot, having received
majority ot the votes cast, was declared elected.
Tn the third ballet of thu EccCnd balloting, H. Nick.
crscN having received q majority Of the votes cast
was declared elected
Mayor Chamhcrlm then made the following M.
rOntnentS Of standNg committees for the ensuing
yCSr.
fiRdRce- Mcss,S Cary, Burns nnd Gowcn.
NuRN ,lRd .hrINS-McsSrs. Mounuuy, Cary and
TanCGwaM.
.N,vsfs ant PnIGt Hdres-Nessrs. Gowen, Tan.
ncnWa)a and MounCoy.
tIs Ihd Hdt,r-McSsrs. Gary, Burns and Gowen
Rnud ot City Recorder, John Rsl, was read, ap.
PRIV cd and ordered on illr.
Thr Board then adjourned to meet on "Wednesday
evening at hal;.past "Ien.