Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-19

An adjourned meeting Of the Boards
of Coupcilmen and Aldermen was held
at the City Hall yesterday afternoon.
The principal business was the ELECTION
of q Chief of Police and other important
city officers. 81 al
In the Council Room the President,
George IL. Dixon, presided and there
was a full attendance of the members,
and large crowd outside Of the semi
circle. fa
Councilman Danean moved to have
FIVE hundred copies of the charter
printed. Carried.
GENERAL COUNCIL.
The Board OF Aldermen being notified
BY the Sergeanl-st-Arms, came into the
Council Hall, and the General Council
was organized.
On motion of Councilman Parker, the
City Inspectors pay was fixed at the
present fees of the Office allowed by the
CITY OrulubuCCes
On motion of Alderman Moffet the
salaries of the Fire Company engineers
was increased to $500 per annuu.
The Mayor then nominated Mr.. d. A.
Sheppard for City Comptroller. Alder
man Prescott and Councilman Duncan
aud Cohen, were appointed tellers. Mr..
Sheppard received q votes on the first
ballot; scattering, 3. Sheppard declared
elected.
The Mayor then nominated Charles M.
Carroll for City Treasurer. The ballot
was as follows: Carroll, %; W. q.
Bridges, 4; Clark, /. Carroll elected.
Mr.. l.. r. Richards, the present incum-
bent, was unanimously elected City Reg
lister, amid great applause.
The Mayor next submitted the name
OF Hon. VIM. Fl. Stephens for City At
torney. The ballot resulted: Stephens,
2O Randolph. 8; Adams, 2. Stephens
was declared elected.
The Mayor submitted the name of the
present incumbent, j. H Humphreys,
| for City Engineer. On taking the ballot
| Humphreys received Fl votes; Burke, g..
Humphreys elected. gi Ik
The Mayor said be would now submit
| the name of Thos. w. O'DoDnell for the
Office of Chief of Police. Applause.
The ballot resulted: O'Donpell, 10;
Jackson, q; Hutchinson, |; Rice, l !;
Lefingwell /; blank, /. The chair said
that Thos. W. O'Donnell having received
majority Of all the votes cast, be had
been duly elected Chief of Police of the
city of Memphis for the next :wo years
The Mayor submitted the name Of j.
w. Scales for the Office of City Recorder.
| On the first ballot Scales received IL
votes; W. L. Stewart, ID o. W. Miller,
4. HeF gEw gft
The Mayor sgsin submitted the same
nomination. Result of second ballot
Scales, g; Stewart, l6; Miller, 4 /; blank, i .
The Mayor here stated that the Board
had agreed on Mr.. Scales, and had also
agreed the night before to the following
rules of order:
In bslIoting after the second ballot, If
more than two candidates, drop the can
| didate with the lowest number of votes,
until choice De made. -
The choice of the majority for either
Office to be the only candidate before the
joint ommittee of the Boards on to-mor..
row.
He declined to make any other rom
iIation.
President Norment read the 18th Sec
ton of the new city charter, which pro-
vides for all the city officers being nom
mated by the Mayor. 1t was evident
that the Mayor had the sole power o..
making nominations. er
The third ballot resulted as follows :
Scales, II; Stewart, 8; Miller, 2; blank, 2.
Scales was declared elected.
The Mayor nominated James A. New.
som for Sergesnt-at-Arms.
The ballot resulted as follows: New
som, "a; G. T. Smith, 8; T. Joyce, g..
Newsom was declared elected.
The Mayor submitted the name of w.
81. Horton for City Inspector. a1'
The ballot resulted as follows: Hor-
ton, "a; Harris. / ! blank, 2; Childs, /;
Chase, 2; Hill, /. Z
The Chair declared Mr.. W. H. Horton
duly elected City Inspector. a'
DR.. j. B. Thornton, the present worthy
incumbent. was reelected CITY Physician
by aoolamation. Harry F. Newsom, The
present Steward and Druggist of the
City Hospital, was also re- rejected by &C.
clsmation.
VIM. Kehoe was elected Chief of tlae
Fire Department by exclamation, and
the following nominations were con.
frmed in like manner: 1A
Captain No. /, James Maddea; enpi
neer, Joseph Heskey,
Captain No. 2, W. J. Ria; epgir ear.
Andrew Kelly af
Captain No. 3, James L Cles, ". an.
ginser, p g Kennett.
Captain No. 4, Michael MoFadden /.
engineer, James Dolsn.
Captain Hook and Baade Company.
Patrick Heally.
Charles Borner was elected Soutb
Market Master, with OILY one opposing
vote,
The Mayor submitted the name of John
A. Deniger as North Market Master. Z
The ballot regulted as follows Deni-
ger, ~; Morris, g.; Connolly, |; and
Thomas, /.
The Chair declared Mr.. John A. Deni-
ger duly elected North Market Master
for the Aext two years, amid loud ap-
plsusS.
Mr. Peter Reagen was elected Keeper
OF Court Square unanimously, aud Mr..
Martin Shea Keeper of Market Square.
Mr.. J. NJ. Mcknight was unanimously
elected Lumber Inspector.
The General Council adjourned. The
Aldermen withdrew to their own room
and adjourned.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Councilman Halluu moved that The