, 1874-09-04
..N1NgH-wARD o1T1zENs' CLUB.

~ .N1NTH-WARD 01TI2HN8' CLUb.
The Citizena', nnd Iaxpayora' independent
Club OF sha Nlnth Ward met 1aat oventng at tho
corner Of Morgan and Polk Htreets, Thomas
Koating In the chair, and ". Q. Rosa acting as
Secretary. Tho minutes OF tho last mootng
wore road aud approved.
Tho names OF tho motnbors OF tho Exooutlvo
Committee Of Fifty who had not reported woro
read. @. .-
1Fr. Frnzlcr wantod the names OF tho members
Of tho Comnllttoo from Tho Tenth Proolnot read,
aud their residences announced.
The Secretary informed the gentloman that
tho list had boon published, and that. by tho re-
quest Of tie Committee, his na1no had been
erased. rs, - =,
Mr.. Frazier said ho was glad Of the notion Of
tho Committee, and amid cries Of, "alt down."
&C., insisted upon hia right to DO hoard and
respected. .
Tho Secretary then moved tho appointment Of
committee Of three to Bocuro hah for tho usc
of tho Club. Tho motion prevailed, and tho fol-
lowing gontlcmon woro appontod: James L.
Can!field, Charles stlne, and Thomas Jordan; ~,
boon erased, II this mo7o, was independent Of
party. Tho gentleman. was interrupted in bis ro-
mnrks with cries Of 'put him out, " arrest him
as yagrant," de-, DO. which led to great doal
Mr. McKoown wanted to know II tho Club had
any constitution and by-lawa, and II co. ho
wnnted TO lloa1 tho aa1ne rood.
This led to q crosa-1ro botvoon tho Chair and
Mr. MoKeown, which .waa anything but good
Mr. Edgovorth thought tho Executive Com
| misteo ought to draw I'D constitution and BY
| avs md secure a permanent place for meeting.
lHo said tho Club had been organized for q pur-
| posc, and a gteat doal Of work was boforo It, He
| thought thero would be no difficulty IN raising
funds to rnoet tho expenses Of tho Club It it waa
ouce. organized as 1t should bo. Ha would con-
: nIr. MoKoown was in favor Of renting the hall
|, Tho Gommitscs to. soouro q hail was thep IN.
sssuetcd to wait upon Measrs. o'Briot & Burma
lnl no'T occupied. =. s.
: Mr. Laulor. boing callod for, said ho Ind NJ
idea OF making 0 speech, and Lad hoped tho
mooting would bo devoted 10 business alone. HI
would not consent to speak 1t. oil. but for the
fact That groat deAl Of bckering lad ALREADY
onHued.. Tho Club wss orgnnlzed In tho intoros
OF tile wnrd. and not OF my inaiyidual. Flo wa*
satisfied TINT there wcro not ess than Bovontoou
reaidents; Of tho ward ready to sacrifice
themselves as Aldermen Mt tho ensuing election
Flo WAS not candidate for otlico OF any kind
: and did not wish to 10 10 considered. he hopet
that, at tho future meetings, OF the CLUB. b.
would be EXCUSED from Rponking, expressing
preforence to lgtcn 70 tho yiows OF, Older resi-
doutH. =: -
51r. Roynolds. being called. said that, although
:: not moinber Of the Club, his sympathies Tor
/. with tho work. He hoped to Hco;i 60 forward
and ho would gladly subscribe to jig r11lea an
:. aid 1t all in his power. uo believed It would b
boneilclnl to the ward md the city.
Tho Cbnir then invited all present who had no
previously Joined tho Club to como forward an
Join. About twenty responded. !.
Ths being through with, tho meeting wn
found to bo in the possession Of q rabb]e Of hall
grown boys. All effort to siloneo them was i
vain, and it WAS found necessary to adjourn &c
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