, 1874-01-20
Hanlilton's Chances to Be Boiler
, Inspector Arc Poor.
Present Contracts with The Gas Com.
paulcs Not Binding.
Dr.. Paoli Again De.oated-''Wahl and
Hickey Laid Over.

A meeting Of tho Common, Council was held
last evening, Mayor Colvln iu the chair. Thirty
eight Aldermen woro present.
TIE BOILER 1NarEcronsI1Ir.
On tho motion to approve the minutes, Aid.
Campbell moyotl to nt,1ond by striking out tho
following which lla8 roferonco to tho conflrma-
tion IT Thomas Hamilton as Boilor inspector
=" Immediately after which, and boforo the pre-
Ailin; o9icor had declared tho result, AID. II. 3.
Bailey changed his vote from no to aye. There
upon tile Mayor declared Mr.. Hamilton duly con-
1rncl"
Aid. Dixon wanted to know upon what grounds
tho motion was n,ndo.
AID. Campbell said tho entry was rather. un-
usual. Tho duty Of tho Clork was to give tho
record of the proceedings Us they occurred, aud
not mike minutes Of Ills own.
Aid. Dixon aslel what waH tho gent1eman's
authority for behaving Tint the Clerk should do
such thing.
AID. Campbell said that llo went On the gonor-
al principles Of parliamentary law.
Aid. Dixon said ho believed the Chair Ind not
entertained tho motion when It vas mado. AID.
Bailey Ind ohauged his yoto before the result
vas announced. Tho Clerk, being tho ngont Of
the Chair, had done nothing more than his duty
iu announcing tho action Of Arr. Hamilton.
Aid. Cullortou said the duty Of the C1ork was
to count tho votes and announce tho result to
tho Council.
AID. Dixon said it was tho Mayors duty to an
nounco the result.
AID. Campbell formally moved to amend the
minutes, claiming that ho only wanted to bring
them IN accordance with tho Charter. II ii
votes had been given for h1r. Hamilton It Rhonld
appear Oh tho record, but the Alderman believed
tlias no legal change OF yoto had been made, ns
it had boen done too late, and tho record, as it
ii, tyofta nil ftua tJ0
correct.
AID Hildreth said the vote Of Aid. Bailey
ought to be legally piaced among the ayes, whero
it belonged. The Clerk bad not tho right to
Counsel Ind given his opinion on the election OF
Mr.. Hamilton. and the Clerks record would
htaEd before tho law.
Tho Mayor said he believed that tlo matter
Of ths election Of Mr.. Hamilton al Boiler In-
l:;t meeting OF the Council. The confirmation
Of Mr.. Hamilton had been declared. and those
vino Ind not appealed from the decision Of the
Chair ind tacitly given their consent to his
holding tho office. The Mayor refused 10 enter.
Aid. Campbell said tho question Of eonfrma-
ton lad not yet arisen. He had merely spoken
with reference to the manner in which the min
'1tes Lad boon recorded. Tho Council was not
pGepE:e :ed to be governed by tho Mayor.
Aid. WooGman said he understood that Aid.
Bailey had changed his vote III u joke.
Aid. Bailey said the change of vote WAS no
ioke.
ried hy tho following vote:
1e11Ktchardson Warren, Dixon, coey, sidwoll.
White, siiner, neath, ouirl, Cleveland Msarath,
.in1rFoley, Fitxasrald, Pickering, Stone, Reids,
nlcclory, uucr,on, naey II. F., Clark, Woodmal.,
Heath, Moore, Campbell, Ecklardt MohE, Cannon,
Murphy, Corcorun-l8.
Tho minutes wore declared approved.
CITY PHYSICIAN, ETC.
The Mayor announced thnt he had appointed
Dr. j. g. Paoli as City Physician; ~. :; Me-
the West Division, md AIr. Moses Hook as mem-
her OF tho Hamo Board for the North Division !;
cnd ho asked tho Council to confirm the appoint
Lnen.3.
toptilmed.
4 diyinion Of tho house vas called for by Aid.
Aid. schaNner moved that the nomination Of
DR.. 1ao}i be confirmed.
Tho Mayor usted that Mcssra. Datohnm and
kdaN,s had resigned their positions iii members
OF tho Board OF Health and that he WAS, there
1nro, ut 1ibeety to appoint their Successors.
AID. Cuilerton aaid that tue Council had 81 ven
its vaws on tho nomination OF Dr.. Paoli ON 8
previous occasion. He did not think TINT tho
prcs dent of tho United Ssntes would soud back
tho LANES Of persons who had been rejected,
and believed that the Mayor had no right to
DO ST.
All schatfner denied that Dr.. Paoli was too
old tn attend to The dutos Of the otiice and that
lie Intended to employ au assistant. phyaciant
spoke well OF him, mud he should not be rejected
by tho Council on account Of o niaapprehcnsior
Uf factH.
TIE Mayor said that his only reason for Soy.
inf anything about tho matter was that 1t was
not fairly before t4o Council ut tho last meeting
Ur. PaoIl had denied that ha intended to emplo,
au assistant. Why did not tho Committee brint
in Recommendation against him. instead O
making no recommendation at all Many tcatl
n,oniais lae been received Us to DR.. Paoli's quail
c.iunB, anu he nslel that they be read.
AID. Cullerton stated that be had been in
formed that DR.. Paoli had made arrangements
with au0ther plystcian to 1ook after the Small.
Pox Hospital, mud Dr. Paol would not dule tc
aenv IT.
Aid Campbell aaid that it came with q poo
grace from tho Mayor thus 10 attempt to argne
ind torca Ills nominations through tho Council
Objections vera mada 10 the continuation Ut Ds
express business, but it would nor work in th'
Council. [Applauso from the lobby.] He uoye'
thas all the nominations be referred to the re
spGctive committees.
AID. Lengacher seconded the motion.
AID. McGrath did not believe that the Mayo
insundcd 10 force any appointment through th
Council. Dr., paoli waa oml1ently fitted for th
plsec, and pcttifosging ought to cease. Il !.
were competent man, lot him be appolnted !; l
nor, lie could ho removed.
Tho Clerk read q lottcr from Brock MeVicka!
ln1orsing DR.. pnu1i, whereat the Couucl
laughed, mud refused to hear any further com
m,,llicatloua OF tho sort. :,
Tho yoas and nays we're talon on tho questio
Of confirmation, with tho following result:
l'tas-plxon, siwell. spAn!tng, ssamitz Illldfott
Isugasher. nrulil, Lynch, Corceran-.15.
-lchur.son, Foley, Warren, Cosy, Fitzge,al,
Pickering. Htpue, Neldy, NeClOry OHilerfou, n.
D*.Iey, onrian, +. H. bailey, Clark, Woodnau, Writ
1t.ner, IIeath CAnpbeu, Quisk, Cleveland. Cameron
Msrply-23.
So tho nomination Of Dr.. paoli was not COT
drmed.
On motion of AID. Moore, tho other nomina
tiqus were referred to appropriate CommltteoI
RECONSIDERATION.
Aid Reidy moved reconsideration Of th
ydo on tue confirmation Of the nomination Q
Thomas II. Hamilton as Boiler Inspector.
Tho Mayor ruled tho motion out Of order. !.
AID Rslly appealed from decision Ut th
Chair. .,,. :,
AID. Mcdrath excepted to the ruling OF IL
Chair tho vote could Uo reoonHiderea.
AID. Cannon inquired, with considerable Q nea
nft