The daily gazette., 1875-10-12
EDITION
[|her Fruil|ess Session.
HYDE STILL CHIEF ENGINEER;
Additional Ballots Without
Result.

!, ,pyoURNED MEETlNa oF oooNoih
NALL CROWDED WITH sPEo-
rnns-A FORTY SIXTH BALLOT
Aio ro ALTER THE STATE OF AF-
,Rs-ANornER AIRS ADJOURNMENT.
ha ci,v Council held an adjourned
~ y, I last evening, for the purpose
sion sioSnoSyoring aI 10 elect Chief Engi-
eIoFh "t,hc Water Department. The
VI ,ros crowded with spectators at
I,,,r hour, and all appeared to feel
ea9 , interest in the expected result.
Mnr es inc brief session, five ballots
,u',a ,sFen. which added to those of
II i,.t meeting, make total of forty
iaagsctual ballots th ls far taken.
'adiournment until Wednesday
~ ~ vas then made, but what the
Il session will reveal 1t is impossible
predict. oo,;,., :, ,,,,
the meeting last night:
Rail call at TAO, o'clock, a full
fuuncil being present.
'The members at once began to pre-
70 their ballots, and the first round
[ [sultcd as follows:
A For Samuel Candy, 10 votes.
For Daniel Farra, 9 "
For Peter Z. Furry, 2
a No election.
Amid the breathless interest of the
OdIeuce, second ballot was taken,
Z I'M the same result.
a The third ballot gave one of Mr..
4 tarra's votes to Mr.. johnson, (mem-
er from the first Ward), but left the
eneral result unchanged.
The fourth ballot was the same as
n first and second. So was the fifth.
Here Mr.. Lynch moved that the bal
biting be deferred temporarily, until
be could present a petition which he
|brgot last Thursday night. Adopted
|by a vote of IL ayes to 5 nays.
Il THE petition was from Thos. Man.
ICn, asking permission to erect a frame
house, with brick front, on Jackson
street, near Chestnut.
Mr. Lynch then moved an adjourn
hent until Wednesday evening, 7;3(
'bClOck.
Mr. Febiger moved to adjourn, with
but fixing the time for reassembling
Pc said there seemed to be no chance
pf 40 election, and it was useless t.
b to the expense of additional
meetings.
4 Mr. Farrell renewed his request for
lhe opinion of the City Solicitor or
lhe adjournment of Council. II,
eaid. / have received information
Ihis evening, to tho effect that certail
Democrats and Republicans hav'
hgreed to adjourn Council to nigh
without an election, and thus fore
Mr. Hyde into his position anothe
year We risked our positions ant
Or lives to carry the last city election
and il we are to be cozzened out O
the legitimate fruits of our victory be
cause happened to interfere with tn
/ political aspirations of certain ger
teman, before God and my party
protest against it.
Mr.. McMenamin said if there wa
any such arrangement as Mr.. Fare
/ spoke of, he knew nothing about 1t.
Mr.. Farrell moved that the Bailiff b
Instructed to go in search of the Cit
. Solicitor, and to request his presenC
in the COunci. chamber. Adopted.
The President stated that the Git
Solicitor had written a letter whic
some member of Council had, reque
ting. In case his opinion was asked, q
adjournment of Council until Wet
nesday night.
Mr., Taylor said he had the lette
The Law Committee had asked Il
% Solicitor for an opinion as to how Il
adjournment Of Council affected Il
election Of Chief Engineer, and hs
received the letter, in response to Il
inquiry.
Mr.. Farrell objected to the readir
OF the letter until the arrival of Il
Solicitor
Mr. Taylor said ho was not at q
ueslrous of having the letter read, NJ
would have kept it in his pocket h
not the chair mentioned its existent
A motion to havo the letter ret
lows:
10 the La0 Committee of the City Goa
Mg Wilmington.
Fl GENTLEMEN As to the questi
referred to me by you to day, whetf
Council can legally elect at tho q
jeurasd meeting, this evening, of G
Council, a Chief Engineer fthe Wa
Works, or whether, under the la
mr. Joseph Hyde holds over, and
me Chief Engineer, l have to answt
That owing to the late hour at VIII
'le matter was referred to me, ha
NOT had time to arrive at a satisfact'
opinion thereon. Tho question is
important one, and some valuable
ihorities bearing upon the question
issue, referred to in those at my dis
n' llave not been able to find IN I
city.
would respectfully suggest an
Journment of Council till Wednes(
evening next, as this will in no "
SCnange the Issue; at which time,
Souncil desire, l will present an or
lou upon the subject.
Respectfully yours,
WALTER CUMMINs,
City Solicito
Wilmington, Del, Oct. II, 1878.
Mr. Eah;,o. 49, x,;,h 1rouy bia