Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-10-16

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BOARD OF ALbERMEN--THE OLD One
Our AND THE New ONE IS-Pursuant to
the call of Mayor Park, the old Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen assembled at the
Council Chamber last evening The
Mayor elect, W. o. LoAand, and the
newly elected Aldermen were also in at
tendance, with large number of citizens
who we're anxious to see the new officers
installed. A message was read from
Mayor Park, in which he said: II dis.
like exceedingly the course i am pursu-
ing, but in accordance with the laws OF
the State and the charter of the city, ]
do not recognize the late municipal cleo
ton, which was ordered by Governor
Brownlow. could, with as much right
and justice, order an election for Cover
nor in Chattanooga, Nashville and Mem
phis as he. At your last meeting you
appropriated $500 to the Sheriff for hold
ing municipal elections, which is uncon-
stitutional, for the laws of the State COM
pei him to hold these elections and !
disapprove this appropriation"
A motion to lay the message on the
table, and another to adopt it were lost,
after which the message was received
and fled. The Secretary read the re-
turns Of the municipal election held on
Saturday, as reported officially by Sher-
if Winters, from which it appeared that
Mr.. LoAand was legally elected Mayor,
and that as only six of the candidates
had taken the oath required by the Fran
chise Law, they were the only ones
elected They were First Ward, John
| CLANCY, ]. j. Powers; Fourth Ward,
Henry j. Lynn; Seventh Ward, John
League; Eighth Ward, d. R. Grace and
f. w. Neumann.
A debate was then had as to what
should be done under the circumstances,
as only six Aldermen were elected. They
would not leave the city without Board,
but did not wish to hold the positions
after the plainly expressed desire of the
people at the election on Saturday for
their removal Alderman johnson
moved that the Board adjourn sine die
This was voted down, johnson and Toof
voting in the affirmative. About two
hours time was used up in discussing
what to do. Some contended there was
an election others that there was no
election One said the Franchise Law
should be carried out, and another that
the law did not apply to municipal cleo
tons.
A resolution was introduced that the
Mayor and six Aldermen elected be in
stalled. and that the Sheriff be requested
u nun uH titctiou W MI iHt fdCdnclcS.
This was favored by Mr.. Eofand. Some
member suggested that the old Board
had nothing to do with the new Board,
who were the judges of their own quail
fcations, whereupon motion to adjourn
sine die was made and carried-some-
thing that should have been done two
hours previously.
Mr. Lohand then stepped forward amid
much cheering, and was qualified by
Mr. Donovan, Clerk of the Law Court,
as Mayor of the city of Memphis. The
Mayor called the Alderman elect to come
forward and take their seats, saying that
he had different role to play than he
expected They had been elected by the
citizens to represent them in the Coun-
Gil, but by an oversight some of them had
omitted to take the oath prescribed by
an odious law, but they we're all willing
to take it He had no confidence in that
law, as he did not think it applied to the
municipal elections, and he would take
the responsibility of swearing them in
as the Board of Aldermen of the city Of
Memphis. The oath of office was then
administered to the Aldermen
Mayor Lohand then said he had no
written communication to make to them
that evening. He had intended to have
addressed them at length, but he had
not prepared any communication. He,
however, would do so on future occa-
sion, when he would lay before them q
reliable statement of the financial
affairs of the city and other mat
tiers. He hoped that they would be
able to take such steps as would re-
store the credit of the city and return
to that prosperity which we have pre-
viously enjoyed. He expected they
would aid him when he did right, and
condemn him when he did wrong. and
he would do the same with them.
He trusted that they would do every
thing for the benefit Of the city Of
Memphis. He knew no class of citi-
zens. He had no special friends among
the Irish and the Germans he had
some Of his best friends But he must
say that his best friends we're among
his own countrymen. He had been