, 1874-12-08
tine COUNCIL.
First Meeting Of the
New Body.
Aid. Dixon Unanimously Re-
elected Presiding
Officer.
Mayor colvin Unfolds the Con.
dition Of the City's
Finances.
Imperative Necessity for Leg
islation Regarding the
City TreQsurer's
Office.
Tho Legislature Dlast Alse Set Some
Limit 10 Taxes and Ez..
pcrlilures.
The Tire Of July 14-.-Addi-
tiona1 Preoautions..-Tho
Insurance Com.
panies.
Loans Made by the City, and
,Where Negotiated.
Work Of the City Boards.


Tho old body was called to order by President
Dixon, nnd. as aoon as the roll had boon called
and quorum lad baon found to be prasent,
Ala, Woolman moved that all Aldermen having
documents IN thoir possession land thom ovor
to tho Qork, to be submitted TO tho next
Council
Tho motion prevailed
THE PnEs1DESrs FAREWELL ADDRESS.
praaidont Dixon tnoteupon addressed tho
Council as follows:
1EvrLEMEs: Tonight !a tho boginuing aul the end
of tic MaarManc Year. The !ahors Of tho present
Council have been performed, It's record haa baen
n.uso aud tdo oalciai rontions thas 1.-Two tcon no
pleasant 10 o4cl. mil all Of are now concluded Be-
fore parting allow mo to return you, individually and
courtesy ana consideration you have 1T nil times and
nMdsr q! circumstances, e1ssnAed to uo as your pre-
atiyo body at dis1lou!t and tlocate. haYc
nuoeayored to perform nns inparttaly ind faithful!
y, and. for wsascver saceesa hava acbsyed, nf In
great measure, inuebol to your kind coneidpr4tion
III relation to the Council about 10 ad}our, for
syes wish 10 ssy that during trying period in tic
emergency. TIC ro:ords boar wlluosa that i iarso
afno'nt of important business has bcen trangacto,
%n! matters vtal to tue Eesrs Of hs s,y
would be ipossipo for body iaa ha to rlcAao every
ane aH Il Y we'll .or US that we did not at.emrt 70
appreciated when gauGed by results, an,eenAdeut
that tho measures havo beo Instrumental III rnsr-
love % liz. W yor work M has ccn wr dc e, ad you aud nd
f. tae public eoo. We Ire indeed harry il sajoyns
ia own conseir1,re, and Of his constituents.
One word to Tho outgoing mesnbers. Gcns!cmen:
It brings tlegrco Of Baducss ovcr to b1d atleu
oc"lyo y !ss gentlemen when 3 w have met 80
Icn, you retire from your positions with the respect
ea's lie eomseulation, Wi done coed aaa faith-
farewell, and at tho same ino welcome tic now coners
to their seats aud responsibilities ucnt1cn1en
moro I thank you. now yacato tho caair, aud tho
Clerk Wilt cali tho roll Of the now Council.
Aid. Woadmau nloyod d vote Of tilnn11a to
President Dixon for tile able and Impartial ma1.-
nor In which he had performed the dutioa Of Lis
position. II was ag1eod to.
TIE ROLL OF THE NEW oouScrz
was thca called, mid tho following Aldermen
answered to their names Foley, Richardson,
Warren, Stone Of tho Fourth Stone Of tho
Fifth, Clarke Of tho Fifth Rcidy, sommer, Gull
lorton, McClory, Hiaretl, Mcdonald, Bailey,
O'Briou, Woodnan, White. Gunderaon, Heath,
CaHe, Cleveland, QuiEk Ryan, Eckhardt, Stout,
AIahr. Lengacher, schaigaer, Murphy, Swooney,
Lynch, Dickinson, jonaH Corcorau.
AID. schaffnor moved that tho Council proceed
with tho election OF Il preaidiug officer.
ELECTION uF pHEs{pE.r.
Aid. Wooaman moved that tho Clork DO in-
struoted to cast the ballot Of tho Council for
Aid. Dixon IS President.
Tho C!erh suggested tAa. thu charter required
the election to bo mado by ballot, aud AID War
ron aud Jonus proceeded to collect the votes,
tho result boing 81 votes FOR Aid. Dixon, who
was tlescupon declared to ha tho unanimous
choice OF tho Council aa preslding oilieos. Tho
result waa recoivad with aPplauHu by tho lobby.