Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09


City Council Meeting Yesterday After-
noon.
A called meeting of the new Council, for
the purpose of effecting an organization, was
held in the Council Chamber yesterday after
noon, Mr.. Noble, of the Sixth Ward, acting
as temporary Chairman, and Mr.. Corwine
officiating as Clerk. All the members were
present at some time during the session, ex-
cept Messrs. Eggleston and Toohy; but sew
eral did not arrive till the President was
chosen.
The crowd of spectators, composed chiefly
of candidates for Office, and policemen in ex-
pectaney, was very large, the entire lobby
being filled in ten minutes after the doors
were opened, and all the passage-ways and
halls were crowded. The more prominent
politicians of both the allied parties were in
side the bar, exhorting Councilmen to unity
and mutual concession, and uttering curses,
both loud and deep, upon the heads of those
who had been endeavoring to SOW the seeds
of discord among the brethren.
After the temporary organization, the
Chair announced that as several members
were absent, little delay would be neces-
sary, which was agreed to, and the interval
was occupied in manipulating weak backed
members.
At halfpast two o'clock the balloting
for President commenced, the candidates
being Mr.. Hirst Democrat, and Mr.. Eggles-
ton, Republican, the former being elected by
avote of twenty-five to FIVE, several Republic
ans being absent.
The vote for Clerk elected great deal of
interest, from the facE that it was known
that several fusionists intended to bolt the
! caucus candidate, and it was hoped by the
friends of Mr.. Corwine that second ballot
would elect that gentleman; but the result
showed that only. three members, Walker,
Clearwater and Bprague, voted outside of
party, and Mr.. Casey consequently received
twenty votes, two more than were necessary
to choice. Mr.. Kelly was then chosen Ser
geant at. arms, over Mr.. Moody, the present
incumbent.
The officers, as they were elected, were
! sworn in, and after the organization was eff
fected Mayor Bishop took leave of the Coun.
Gil and introduced his successor, who, when
he had taken the oath of Office, delivered the
following inaugural
| BIr President and Gentlemen Of the City Council
Called by large majority of our fellow
citizens to fill the Office of Chief Executive OF
the city, have, as you have just witnessed,
taken upon myself the obligations and as
| sumed the duties, l feel that | need the CO.
operation of yourselves, as also of all good
citizens, to enable me to so administer the
governmental Of this large city as shallconduce
to her safety and prosperity. Deeply sensible
as / am of the high honor the people of this
city have conferred upon me, can not ignore
the fact which seems apparent, that l have
been elected IS a representative of CON
ciliatory disposition in the minds of our citi
zens, in reference to the great questions o.
national policy which are now agitating the
whole country.
In times like these, when our whole sys
tenn of republican government is endangered
by extremists on either side, it becomes thu
duty Of all lovers of our country to waive al
trifiDg difference on points of domestic
policy, and endeavor to effect reconciliation
of conflicting interests by some such com
promising spirit as is shadowed forth in tn
propositions advocated by distinguishes
citizen of our neighboring State, Kentucky
Let us hope, gentlemen and fellOw-citizsns
that such counsels may prevail; that ou
Union may yet be preserved; that oui
glorious flag, with its thirty-four stars, ma!
still be retained, and our motto be always
E Pluribus IMAM.
By the ordinance of the city, ii becomes m!
duty, at your next meeting to report to yol
the condition of the different departments o
the city government. / shall endeaVor to &C
quaint my self in this regard so far as may b
in my power in such brief space, and fror
time to time afterWard make such sug
gestions and recommendations as may seeI
to me of Importance.
After the conclusion of the address res
olution of thanks to the retiring city official
was adopted unanimously.
The President then appointed, as a tempo
rary Committee on Finance, Messrs. Marsh
Weasner and Craven, after which Council
adjourned