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Col. Febiger then read a statement which
he claimed to have been copied from the
books of the City Treasurer, which showed
statement similar to that read by Mr..
Hayes at the last meeting. LIS, r,t
Mr.. McIntire stated, that in addition to
the items forced on This Council, by the laet
body, was one Of $9, SOS A for improvements
to the City Hall, which should not be laid
at the door. Of this body. ..
On motion Council went into an election
for committee to nominate a Board of
Health, when the following were chosen:
Messrs. Irelan, McIntire, McGliuchey,
Paynter, Murphey, McMenamin, w. NJ.
Canby, Downing, Farrell and Lynch
q Mr.. Farrell arose to personal explena-
tiop. He said that the eK-chairman of the
Water Committee, at the last meeting of
Council, had declared that bic had resigned
his position in Council because he had been
baffled in his attempts to leconomize. In
support of his theory Mr. Hayes had educed
. mass of figures to impress, the minds of
the people that the Democratic members Of
Couacil were squandering the city's money
He, Mr.. H., had also accused Mr.. Farrell
of coalescing with the Republican members
of Council in order to defeat measures Of
economy which he had introduced. Mr..
Farrell said hs de6ed any man 10 that
chamber to mention time Or an act of his
in which he ever asked man to vote for q
measure since he had been member. The
only coalition he ever knew of was at the
last meeting of Council when Republicans
and Democrats alike united In passing an
ordinance giving the poor working men
81 10 per day for their hard-earned labor,
which Mr.. Hayes had deprived them
Of. But, on the contrary, Mr.. Farrell
knew that the gentleman r.. who has
inst retired lngratiated himself into the
favor of the Independent Republicans of
the last council, and Induced them to re-
cognize him as leader of the Democratic
party and procured for himself the respon-
sible (?) position of Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Bonds. Again, when the time
came for the election Of IN Actuary to the
City Treasurer, Mr.. Hays united with the
Republicans against Democrat, and there
by secnred his election. Mr.. Farrell claim
ed that he had always acted IN an honora-
BILE and upright manner, and for the sole
benefit of the city. On every committee of
which he is chairman, he scrutinizes every
bill presented, so as to see that not penny
shall be paid that ought not to be, and as
long as he holds the poAti61s he does, he
shall continue to act ig tho game upright
manner as before AS for Mn Hayes, just
before resigning, he produces 4 mass Of
figures, intending to cast stigma upon
the party that fostered him. He. tried to
make people believe that be was an econo-
mist, and in doing so, produced figures
which were simply untruths. Col. Febiger,
he said, produced mass of fgnres pro-
duced from an intensely partison paper
and offers them In evidence against
the statement of officers of the city.
Mr.. Farrell continued at some length, show.
ing conclusively that the record Of the
Democratic members of the Council since
they came into power last September has
been that of honest, conscientious men
working for the interest of the city.
After rambling debate between Messrs.
Febiger and Farrell, the debate closed.
3 On motion of Mr.. Psynter the petition of
Joseph Dennis was referred to the commit
tee, with power to act.
During the evening orders were directed
to be drawn as follows: 1T. Lungren
SAG 40, M. NJ. Child "a, pay roll of Street
Department $500 so, pay roll of Water
Department $171, pay roll Of Cool Spring
Reservoir s11s3 s., pay roll for the con-
struction of pipe $2Ol 81, pay roll of owners
of carts $491 43.
On motion Council adjourned. ,,