, 1875-04-23
THE CITY HALL,

pt4ioA4Ek&0 VI LIE ACl-
Ycatordhy tho Aldermen aud the city officials
werc In all nproar, for they doomed 1t inoxpcli-
Ont to exhibit any Of thoir political maueuyrc-
iugs until tho latoat practicable mosncut In
fact, Ind thoy wished otherwise they could hayo
harcly got down to work earlier ttuu yesterday,
for tlc!F combination Was not determined upQi,
sixty lours ago. Tho first mention tint wau
made OF a combination for the election Of the
act was heard for the first tino last Monday
afternoon, mud that very evening the first trump
OF tho pack wna played in tho Council Chamber,
by TIC appointment Of judges Of the election and
the selection Of polling places. Yesterday tho
Gallot-boxos wero removed from their hiding
places, dnstod inside aud out, and prepared for
Htutliug, and thon deposited In tho City Clork's
Office whore they wero called for by
tho Judges. Tho city aithoritioB had
cauBod to bo ptIusod 10000 tIekets Of "Foe"
And ''Against Incorporation nndor the General
Law" and For" and "Agni1st Minority Dep
fesentaton In tho Common Council" Follr
thousand Of oacl Nero glyon to oach Of the polla.
mud tho rest wore distributed from tho Mayors
ofico III such Quantities as 10 saw 1T.
TIK JUDbKA
calling Tor bAlot-boxes requested 10 be sworn In,
aa thoy supposed that tho City Clerk was tho
only otIlccrlolding such prerogatveHH HIhia lo re-
fused to do, considering It unnecessary, by tonaon
Of Sec. 50, CLAP. 40, 1tovised Statutes Of 1874,
~hloh reads ~ fcllow8:
IN case there allali bo no Judge or Justice Of The
Peace present At the opening of thu election, OF in case
tnct JndHo or juat1ca ahh!! ba appointed judge or
election 10 ai.nltiatcr tho CALI Or s,zst!oa to cae
ohef and to the CLERKS at eecton and the person ad-
nsntstesiuK such cath or affirmation shall
ty theFtos Ia 1a inade aud kulHcsbed by him. and
rretxed to each ron-book.
This act haa beon construed By many na trick
20 allow tho control Of hallot-boxea III improper
1snds, and, n reality. 1t looks a. IT considerable
:, ~! Jay tAero was steady stream Of ca!lOrs ut
tho Mayors oflieet large humber Of whom are
noted tieket-peddlorH. They wcre implied, aud
KlSon lnst,uotlons how 10 conduct tAemsolyos by
&ho MayorH Ron and several othpt gentlemen
Who wero on hand for the purpose, UoBidca
theRe, tho office sTas crowded nearly iii div wtl.
A!doe1n0n aud oshcr city officials, anxiousIy a.
Kaged ~ dacuaa!ng tho prospects Of tho election,
AZ ono tlmo during tlo presence Of Judge Dick
oy, tho question cano up as to whether Or not
THE pntNENT CITY op1IcHns WOULD HOLD own
"a caso Of tie adoption Of the act, and le un-
,eoana esatlngy 4 hts opinion thst Il would
tho othar city olt!ciasa whose torn would other.
"lse expire In November would have thoit torna
PROLONGED until tho following April. Then TIC
H,aSrmon 55as whose term cxp,rei In Noyon,bsr,
boing lsglslstod out Of oillce by tho election Of
aPilt 1915, thereby causing intense confusion,
~ - W. act redistricts tho city aud provtlea for
INV, ,ao s'ec'!on OF not more thnn sslittysix Alder
*En ~ 1Aukb il&%AG& maintained {lAt
coo,,i LUZ ,Ioasds which are ln exiatouco now viii
reiaue s,aa;. to e1tat, as the act re-
a5oat,;.,,, 5oan no othot laws tAan thosa
iifng ifcs4 Wlth The provisions ooptaued In itsolf
imae nessM ~ another bone of contention u lat tho
oleciys I " vo noce whose Positions at present
20 exercise tho functions Prescribed M for % .sn, hy
a.ceps so tas = The ocs oi lis Cty MAJ.
ia vesee hs th t9s he control of tho pollco
tue Police Board becomes F;se i,oa4d on
for ,ha ,on,p, o1 nS nosslon beins otherwise made
SoEuKA pkyKur
Pohioa sas on H. ~ Tue Judge the fact that the
~ " uoIho' I ths power to lot out tho
doa ao they nay see 1T, md no pdee d .peaEfIod %
u makatads tEa1s.s. " so. ssaa not tegn
tae tnoas ecsupuio4s Council that coula i'1es s,
9S elected undes this Or any other charter, % rhs
14e best, thing Of shEeds aud pstehas NV; .n3 =
ffaops9d vi! nsceasitata tho enlargement Of tba ~
4AS Ospa4tment to IL enosmous susan;tua" ~