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be reduced to the regular number Immediately
Off ornorConcv ahall cease.

1888.
be reduced to the regular number Immediately
after the emergency shall cease.
SEC. 6. The chief of police, with the advice
| and consent OF the Mayor, shall organize the
| force In such manner that due protection may
/ be afforded to all sections OF the city, one or
eanization for the lower wards and one orgaui-
cation for the upper wards, to be commanded
| by such details OF officers as the Mayor shall
direct.
SEC. 7. The Mayor shall exercise full con.
| troll of the aforesaid force and police depart
ment; he shall nominate all the officers, to be
subject to the confirmation Of Council, and be
shall have authority to fine and suspend the
same. subject to the action Of Council, and he
shall appoint and have power to line, dismiss,
discharge or suspend all non.commissioned
officers. privates aud other persons composing
the organization aforesaid, or cause it to be
done BY the officer in command; and he shall
from time to time make such rules and regu-
lations and orders for the government OF the
same, as he shall deem proper, subject, how
or abolishment by the City Council.
Sec. Z. All ordinances and parts OF ordi-
nances, inconsistent with the above are hereby
repealed.
The foregoing ordinances were read by the
Mayor and ratified in due form.
The Election OF Officers.
Alderman Pelzer moved that all other busl-
ness be suspended, in order that Council
might enter Immediately upon the election OF
officers. Adopted.
The Mayor announced that the first officer
to be elected was the
CLERK OF COUNCIL,
the applicants being VIM. r. Mitchell, j. A.
LePrince, g. S. Neufvie, W. 81. Smith, W.
". Simons, Thos. g. Bee, James A. Dufus,
Vim. N. Sage, Henry 8. Griggs and Samuel
Langley
By consent Of Council, R. 8. Bruins, Esq,
vas requested to call out the votes while the
clerk kept the tally.
On the first ballot the vote was: W. w.
simons IL, Henry s. Griggs3, W. Il. Smith l,
and VIM. NJ Sage2.
Mr.. ". ". Simmons having received ma
jority of the votes cast, was declared duly
elected clerk of Council.
The next office to be filed was that OF
MESSENGER OF COUNCIL.
the appointment to which Office was left with
the Mayor. His Honor appointed o. F. Mat
thews, the present incumbent, and, on motion
Of Alderman Moran, the appointment was con.
frmed.
The next election was for the Office of
CITY APPRAISER.
The applicants were F. Lanneau, E. L. Yates.
P. ]. Coogan, I. L. Webb, W. q. Easterby and
W. G. Eason.
On the first ballot the vote was Lanneau L,
Yates l, Webb |, Easterby Z. Eason 2, Coogan
6. No election.
On the second ballot the vote was Lanneau
Q, Coogan 6, Webb 2, Easterby S, aud Eason 2.
i. No election.
On the third ballot the vote was Coogan 6,
Easterby 6, Launeau 2, Webb 2, and Eason q.
No election.
On the fourth ballot the vote was !: Coogan
9, Easterby 4, Lanneau 2, Webb l, and Eason
i Q. No election.
On the fifth ballot the vote was Coogan s,
Easterby 10, Lanneau l, and Eason l.
Mr.. Easterby was declared duly elected.
The next election was for
TWO ASSISTANT APPRAISERS.
The Mayor stated that Council had agreed
that one of the appraisers should be colored
man. The candidates were: B. B. Stanley,
John Magill, Richard Holloway, (colored,) L.
c. Gordon, VIM. NJ. Sage, c. P. Frazer, Robert
Stuart, Andrew N. Morelaud, JOS Sampson,
B. r. Kinloch, (colored,) and J. L. NOVEL;.
On the first ballot the vote was Stanley L,
Stuart 6, Sage 8, Kinloch 6. Frazer 4, samp-
aon 0 and Holloway IL
Mr. Richard Holloway was declared duly
elected assistant appraiser.
On the second ballot (for second assistant
appraiser) the vote was: Stanley 2, Sage 5,
Fraser 2, Simpson l, NOVEL; 8, Kin
loch l. One ticket had two names upon 1t.
No election.
On the third ballot the vote was: Sage 4,
Fraser 3, Stuart 4. No election.
On the fourth ballot the vote was: Sage l,
Fraser 6, Stuart I. No election.
On the filth ballot the vote was: Stuart H.
Mr.. Robert Stuart was declared duly elec-
ted.
The next election was for
TWO CITY INSPECTORS.
The candidates were: Hugh Ferguson, Jno.
Kenny, ]. P. Howard, J. L. Rose, ]. E. Bowers,
J. c. Lacoste, Benz. Lucas, j. h. Shines, J. H'
Abrahams, B. Chreitzberg, B. Arnold, Cyrus
Fenwick, L. Dunnemann, Thos. Devine and
q. L. Toomer.
On the first ballot the vote was: Ferguson
8, Kenny 6, Howard l, Rose 2, Lucas 7,
Chreitzberg 1, Arnold 1, Fenwlck 2, Dunno
mann 2, Devlne 3. No election.
On the second ballot the vote was: Fergu-
son 6, Kenny Z. Lucas IL, Chreitzberg l, Ar.
mold 8, Fenwick l, Dunnemann l, Devine L.
Mr.. B. Lucas was declared duly elected.
On the third ballot, (for second city in.
spector,) the vote was: Ferguson 8, Kenny 6,
Arnold 8, Devine L. No election.
On the fourth ballot the vote was: Ferguson
l3, Kenny 2, Arnold.
Mr.. Hugh Ferguson was declared duly
elected.
The next election was for the Office of
HARBoRMASTER.
The candidates were: A. Mlchaels, Captain