Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-18
Common Council.---Annual Meeting.

PLArHR,iLLr, June l3th, 1861.
Board mct-l'rcScht, AID. BarSS- Nash, Carr,
Roy and Salmon. Mayer Jones in the Chair
Minutes "t last meeting read aud approved.
Report of Treasurer, Ihro. F. Tracy, read,
aud on motion accepted and ordered printed.
Report Of City Clerk, r. $. Hernandez, read,
and on motion accepted and ordered printed.
Report Of Mayor, Gco. F. Jones, read, aud
IN motion accepted and ordered printed.
IL b,ing the night for the inauguration Of
the new Common Council. the following named
gentlemen were sworn into their respective
offices, the oath of oi!itc being administered
hy Justice Bush:
-Mg"r--G. W. Swan.
.l'dtTmt" lst Wdri-P. ChamLcrlin, W.
Lacy.
.ihitr23Cn 20 Wdni--ThoS. u. Wade, ChaS.
j. ArNiiS>nn.
ihfrrmc" 81 Wnni-W. l.. Marble, Thco.
Wh'kman.
The following named gentlemen being pres.
cnt, also TOOK the oath Of Office administered
hv Justice Bush:
-N1rshhi-AlrX Hunter.
CiItrtOr-C. W. TurcnIan.
.i~sCssor-C. W. MounUoy.
Mayor Jones in brief and pleasing manner
Nd. Carr moved that the Board return
thanks to the Mayor Cor the able aud efficient
manner in which he discharged the duties Of
his OIL Carried.
On motion Of AID Salmon, the Board nd.
.i0urncd sine die.
Mayor Swan taking the Chair called the
new Board to ord,r. aud in short and nppro.
pirate manner delivered his Inaugural Ad.
dress, which. Oh motion Of AID. Wade, was
ord, red printed
On motion of Aid. Wade. the present Board
returned thans to the former Mayor and off.
GERS for the able manner in which the duties
e their offices were discharged
The Bonds Of c. W. Mounijoy, Assessor ;
G. ". Turcman, Collector; j I'm Bush, Re.
cordcr; were received and placed on file.
AID. Marble moved that the Board poceed
To the election Of Clerk aud Treasurer for the
ensuing year. Carried
For City Cltrk-.Dohn Rov and r. s. Her.
nandez were put in nomination; the Board
then proceeded to ballot. r. S. Hernandez
having received a majority Of the votes cast,
was declared duly elected City Clerk, and on
motion Of Aid. ArvidsSon was declared unon.
imOUS.
For Treasurer -Thco. f. Tracy was nomi.
mated and unanimously elected So declared.
Boarl adjourned to meet on Monday even.
ing next, at II O'Clock.
r, $. HERNANDEZ, Crk. &C.
Mayor Jones Valediotory.
GENTLEMEN or THE COMMON CorNCn: The
time having arrived for us TO deliver into the
hands Of our SUCCESSORS in office tho govern.
mcnt Of our City, it becomes nv duty TO prc.
sent for your consideration my annual rcport.
BY referring to my report for the first quar-
ter ending in August, lind the City indebt-
edncSS at that time was, Fourteen Thousand
two hundred ti0y.tw0 and 7S.l00 Dollars.
CSl4, o52,7 s) drawing interest at the rate Ct
ten per cent per Annum, and payable semi an
nually, on the first day Of January and july.
1t affords me much pleasure to know that the
interest which was due on the first Of January
was paid promptly on that day. And It Is no
less gratifying to bo able to state that there is
now in the Treasury moro than sufficient to
meet the Coupons falling duo on the first day
OF July. There being credited to the interest
fund Seven Hundred eighty.three and 59.lO0
Dollars (IS3i69). The amount due and paya.
BILE on the first day of July will be Four Hun.
dred ninety and 79.l00 Dollars, leaving sur.
plus Of Two hundred ninety.two and 80. 100
Dollars ($292, SOY which can only be used for
liquidating the Funded Debt. Tho total
amount Of Indebtedness at this time is Ten
thousand five hundred four and 72.l0O Dol.
lars (el0, 504, 79) which after dcductiug III.
surplus above mentioned leaves Sl0,2lS,99.
to be provided for during the next four years,
that being the time allowed by the Funding
Law. The total amount Maid into tho Treas.
ury during the fiscal year is Thirteen thOut.