, 1869-12-07
the COUNCIL.
Dissolution Of the Old and Dr.
ganization Of the New
Council,
Alderman Comiskty Chosen Trading
Qffiter for the En1ning Tes
-..tcs tr1tChHlr
Mayor NTason Tnc--
Under Protest
Inaugural Address = IN. mayors
views on Municipal FAIRS.
Communication from the q Treasurer
Atout ths City Dtfts



Atont the Gty Dtrta
Mr.. Cages 0Rciasond.
Ausolas meeting OF the coon e31ncu VA
hc.s is.: evening, MAYOR Hire inc cha!t. The
1utc:irg e5tng the !ast Of 1het Alaelneo, aut
tnc EiEt Of those chosen ii tt&te election, Al
uEusual Lumber OF persons, : OF them iotet
t>t.d In iae oi1lees NJ The i! - OF me Council
were pse.sht T1e lobby wAmuea' and ever
race octs!de Of the n occupied.
TIER weIe a, least nvc hui pefsoos present.
The foil - ing Aldermen wpfesenf: knicker,
loc1.r, Coz, n1ou, Dotan+ Wicker, Hahn,
Nc1io9. C.lkias, Raber, sdan. Walsh. Kecley,
Na-all,s1er, uldreta, tsSey. Rafferty,. cas.
r4pIrr, weodari, uolde.t. kassell, 7: Rat-
1r;l CAS- ssclman, b1eaie. W,oGt San,uS ~; sSnlntz
rerser' sesskt9fd, ns' ds OBJ % corscI M Ne''e
AID. EsitHrspcckT9veo 9veo tns1 the Coaocil
s4:}op{E s1ne due. ..,. .A.,
Asya RICE Befo, ,aia a' n,,s:.n, n: 70 coSos Soss
~ ,ts ef1.e.sl slnns forever, cto-
70 Tot ferbess saJluz, wo,a :! nss,!as. i
10 Eox four Je&ft the nrescnt enna,, hoee ho e
ualy Of the incn.bs n.bsns5nser IEhcoap ~oapc.i oave
~, ,.sar,1.r ~ - tseen with them. Al or
Iaen @ hsvs l.1n fof .,. .es, isrR tine. We
net 10 d!scas1ge 4henr msv h.rs n1uss i.ns..
G,o tioo1. c; Cnaulih rc1ztt Is pablo msss-
,,r.. otitn nrexrtn the mlnds Of taese men,
sneT @ ' were s5Hna'n,stned la this Council
Nth nanly II conT,coe M II WI ~ nf.r ari1 'h.H Moa
r.nr S.,t ~. ed fosEatd to this nlshl Win
,noss nleaau,fedtsy snd thst pleasure hss
h*en 81 come e4sa .esl IL pa1esa
tns, c,nrn1 NH eeone-s aadness to see t2uso
1factal rrlstiftich hhve been 70 plesAant, 20
ha1me ent,ns. 10 honorable to ali concerted,
o1osen IT, IL oer as'l[zs,os. ~ a = .e on7 ase
fne iii III ~ Ike hare lalIed at some periods
to CO ri the citizens expected OF rs,
re,iey. in41s:hn aaa eEerJ one can say
VI %nai PAL, Il each and ever oae heath e cot,.
i,nlea rsez IN the community Ia which sou
lie, p,u.l II ~ Jour pecuniasJ a11Atts, With
hennInt stEonfepl{ne1t in your tomcB, and 80
Ind ,uu "a III farewell, lAr31ause1-
lie an on the motion was Iheu pa,, ard
tie ~ oiI actonro ssnr die was agreed to.
Mat1r. Befare yeu. ~ this Council, ad-
nj antt 10 sacate :bl tea;, take great
Mar, Introducing 10 you my tueceseor. rae
Uonc.r y. Aasan+ wno taxes The Place ttAt
lSDe 4 Gss Nas', :, M 1s.Rs s0P p n, =,
civ btltercd By all 70 be honest aud eapa-
~ z dorse that With IL my heart tap
nis,,sl The mehhers-elecs, and al those menu
isrs coahcA Who :! virtue Of The Law hold
T,sItd lid them nj GoJ-s7ced In me work
tLSt have undertaken to do.
lGlSEAT1of OF TIKI NEW c.CScIL-
A-lilsIz Loved teai ,selclezkiproceed with
,hglixation Of lhe Council eJ cal!lcg the roll
rY eE menberA.
a4c.!On Wn1 1greed to.
cIKAE then called the roll, and The follow
,nIeInen answered TO their names: William
t3d Richard somerz, F1rs, Ward; P. ". Don-
=: and Arthur Dixon, Sec1nd Wstd: J. i.
1snd J. 4 Montgomery, Third Ward; A. c.
u I'D ], u: McAroy, Fourth Ward: Pete,
s., sixth ward; 2. j. Hickey and William
umau, Seventh Ward J. Il. Hl:dleth aud ",
lowell, Eighth T=.c; John Con1sLey auL
see Fokeil. Ninth Ks1d:: 6. 6. 2. ao,dei, anid
! James Walsh. Eleventh Ward; Vi. Woodalt
Samuel AcGotter, Twelfth Ward; l. b. Rob.
sou and y. $. Campbell, Thirteenth Ward; i. q,
a.a;pq y ane ,pa = ?. sasa rsur1sensn W1sa; !oSn
Schmidt and James d Tyler, S,xleeuth Ward;
aoui1 A. Berger ln6 Theodore Scntutz Seven.
Tenth Ward: A. BeDsley and Thouss Carney,
:tehteenth Ward; John Iest1ng aud James NC
!. UtTtDe, Twentieth Ward,
ELECTION or rRKt1ptsG OFFICER
A!d- Noop4hp moved that the Council proceed
, eject prtsidtng ot11eer by BALLOT
1ne tIot:ou Nos agreed TO.
The CLERK sppotuted Aid. Hildrtth, Deyine, and
N ~ tellers to conduct me election for prealding
nicer.
The result OF the ur.s bsllot Vas announced. a,
allows: John CounSeJ, 81; e. c. P. Holden, /;
AID. WoonAsp moved the appointment, OF 4
omnittee Of three 10 conduct the Presllenr-elect
. tht chair.
The uot!on prevailed, and the CLERK appointed
ID. Eooda1d, seotntz, and Montgomery Al such
cmutttec-
Aayor AAsox. According to ny WE'VE, aud ac-
ffAf h. fNIS .r1F
nd urts;s In this city, It IL ny duty 10 presde q;
be meetings. Of the Common Council /, how.
yer, should te glad to aubmit thu to the good
cnse Of the Council. L kome ole WIN MIKE a
Il, l stall not sa! word in objection. ] think It
due ne that that Bho1ld be done.
AID N6onAhp thuagbt that II the Alderman
lected took hu seat, tue Council Toul1 be regu.
.ltsed 10 tie Council. No oac. a. sh,nE1 stood,
"a authorized 10 put Z molten, Tue Conuci]
a. anthofi8ed 70 elect pIenclug otlcer, who
~ 70 Preside, aot tn the asscnce Of the Mayor,
ut II all tmea, Until lhe AlileImkn elect Wa9
onducted 10 the caAir, he submitted That no bust.
esA could b. transacted by the Council
Aio. HHnKk1n Aatd tho Couuctl proceeded to
cb e. 1s, 1Ss s
lc, and II the Mayor cast = vote the bills woQlt
e Eofd. He thought the Council ought to wol
nttl the courts decided whether the Mayor va
be prcttdtrR Cncet Of the Council or not.
AID. ScHIkTZ remarked that the AaJor was III
READING oncer OF the Ccnnc1I, aud mad the itgh
Q participate On al occAstons tn the lellbcrAtlon
nan: hut he had NO right 10 VOTE
AID. coH1sKEr advanced TO the platform, xtcra
he Aagcr extended his hand u greeting.
Az. W'ooDAhp introducel Aid Conllskey ~ tai
MayoF I1scs. ii Yield the char under pro
Ie+t-'' s'~
The PREs.D,Sa OFFICER elect then AaM:
-. GINsEaas: n sf. e return you ny sneeIe thank
ng me to preside orer 5o7r Deliberations for tn
coming municipal gear. ! shall enddcAyor to dls
-hargt alt the duties pertaining to the once o
p!et1d:ng officer OF this Connc1 tmrar1ia1ly 40
aoreh1y, for the best lntcTe4N Of the city, slM1J
rely ing Upon your CORDIAL cooperation IN support
pe me. Il do not intend 70 m1fe speech to
hight AZ The Mayor has vaca.td his seat YER
cCuT eously, nov await tho p'ea5UFe Of the Cour
Er1H OF GoyKRxAEsr.
A1t- HOLDEN moved that the rules 0t the OF
Council t+..malltRlned In force for the govern
NEXT OF this CcuncI Until amended
Alo- focpAKp said the sl:efcd condition OF Gu
cuIst3rcts would render thls mo.io1 objection
IT, IL ;a:e tae.e r1,es we're sdopssi ins :,
Mayor, and not with tue prrs:dlnx oneer lu!
shc'ed, Tnts wa not, he believed, what T.
+ Aid. UolpES belierei ath4t to the Nayor.b
70. 9ed tte allsotr.mt.t OF Al loeae commit: zee
The Asscf vaa The direct tcuftve officer Of II
le~'ple. and he WAS B,try to be:e4e that I, WAS Il
,ci titd to ccpytvc h.el oi his r1crnga.lscs AZ
AID. woopAIo moved to amend Ala, uo,dea
Il o:ion II sttitinE ffr1u ]sale No. tue xo1
MayoI" and fEssstiox tue words .'pscEdla
0facs T." lie preceded 70 say that II wks nj
tce 1ctDc!l. bet tie Legislature which md d
r1lred thc MAYOR OF The privilege Of e1e5clGr
there 3urcsiore. The Couuc had 10 choice b
10 rest there prt1cGa'ires IN the nresidIoR omccr
AID HAHN read nuu the amended charter
iao t0 l.rore that the power In question had bet
eal e. hnu Ihe Mayor bJ the Legislature, and
act otr>Eai Than indicated b. tnts would be
violate the .A1.
adoption Of .ule., 1or the ceeNser supplied 80
Lcleat Lumber Of Tules. TIE deia- evident
Maa 10 ulsess the Presiding ufacer Of his t1Is
1;ons 10 a.d 90: them u the Aaio. contrary to =.
enonld a!'puins tie committed
Ao. 6CAiNH moved An amendment to II
AZ sncmenf, bJ wh!ea 1nle No. as should be ei
I,ci5 StcxeE out. 1eo1e No 3a provides that Ii
Aa1of tt1H appoint Ill committees uplesS one
WsEc cho*tn ft1 Abe Clupc1L
AID. scHfA1z n,oFcd this pTcy3ou1 question.
The 25ea nnd Loes were called upon tho mol
voting Ii The negative
The ayes and noes were then called upon u
M ecdntn', and It vaS adopted, AID, DtcV
Mbittaker, aoiden, Vice. and 7Jler voting
AID. WcopAKp then moved 10 amend tho q
rultE pJ euiktGG out the NLtd Mayor vhere1,
EcFr."
This motion alto prevailed, with The 1e,ne resu
ns The vule preceding.
The vote was then taken upon the rule, 8
xnd !1:I were adopted.
NAfeR NAsnff 1EACGVRAI,
The CuAin lh.n announce. 49, Inc Msyor
LhiczSp vas now present. aud woold deliver b
inaugural addrcat. lie hoped The mort perfect d
Ger would be maintained: other sme L should d
Ger me olleess TO clear the CHAMBER.
Major MASON then addressed the Council u TO
lowB:
GEh11ExEK: IL compliance with the usual cnI
tom ana ia neeordscce with ny duty, lay nefot
such EAttEEa pertaining to the interests Of IA
Guy - TIC hftei pkriod ktuce mr. election has cni
Tied me 70 become familiar with. More dednit
time n circumstances Ftqutrt, tutu,usrT III
nltESd 10 nc hy the CITY Ennp:Fotlef shown I'd
lotxl debt II tie city IN the 1at oil December lS6
10 be 3lo,sA SO s AID TINT Il i eQupotei nf n