, 1876-09-05
It Is Resolved to Abrogato III,
Gas Contracts and
Use Oil
IF the Companies Will Not Coma
:. Down to $31.b0
Second Failure Of the Board Of ppblis
Works Ordinance.
Judge Lawrence, n. II. Wells, Etc.,
Confirmed Members Of tho
Boatd pf. Education.

Tho Council met yesterday Afternoon at 800.
AID. Allrlch ras called upon to take the cllatr.
SCHOOL INsracTons.
Tho Mayor transmitted as liis nominees for
tho vacanclcs on the Board Of Education, {, q.
Lawrence, William II. Wells, Chrlstoph rlo,z.
Frederick Maha, and o. D. Jacobs.
Aid. Cullerton moved to refer tho nonatna.
tiona to tho Committee on acloo1a.
AID. pcarsons did not ecc any reason for re-.
ferr!ng tho matter to any Committee.
Aid. Cullcrton-1t Should be referred, undt,
the rules.
ALI. pcarsons-A nomination from tho Ma,o.
does not need to be referred.
AID. Cullerton-1t ought to be referred, and
the members Of tho Couhcil ought to have Tine
to post themselves ns to tie merits Of the nou,
fnces.
Aid. Rawfctgh moved tn suspend tho rule.
and concur In tho nominations.
The Chair said the question Of referring such
communications Ind often been raiscd aud DE-.
cllctl by parliamentary authorities, and l,c pre-.
fcrred to lcayc tho matter to thp Council
Aid. Poarsons said tho annual meeting Of tho
Board Of Educatlon was to be held Tuesday,
and 1t ras Important that tcso gentlemen
should then be present aud tako thctr sents
Aid. Lawtcr was In favor Of referring tie report
In order that The Aldermen could investigate
and vote intclltgcnt!y.
omnlcnlattons Of the Mnsor, IN whom llc bad
full faith.
The qucation was then put on the suspcnstoa
Of tlc rules, In accordance with AID. Ravieigh's
motion, with tho following reault: Yeas, y;
nays, 0. Tho rules were therefore suspended.
AID. Raw1cfgh moved TO confirm tho appoh!-
Alti. isyan called for d division of the qnea-
tlon; IN order TO take up, each appo'ntsnen:
Aid. Lawlcr was s,,rprIstd ut the actlou Of
Aid. Pcarsons In calling upon tho Council to
vots on this question unlntelllgently:,
tton then eanle upon the confirmation Of Julgc
Lawrence. ,
Aid. Murphy said the gentleman Ind not becu
4 resident of tho city for 1--WE years.
This vote was tlca taken and resulted a fol-
Yfas-roursons, McAulcy, ballard, Roaonb.,s,
Asdf;fch Tsmhps0n Gilbert StswaFt sam@asf
Smith, Whits. briggs, .rhrcop, Mccrca, 1tawleigh,
fs.ean "haslss nyan paumsarten' Nle4'u
Fs2sfn cM no;t s! rotlas~cuiiertpnI,:1. .*s''s
ton didn't vote.
AID T1roop moved that he be excused from
Tho Chair was about to put tho question.
when AID Lengacher said the yeas aud nuyshAa
been called fol.
The Chalr--I didn't hear II.
Aid. 1nngRcller-Then Tc'd better ret man
in the chair that can hear.
The yeaa and naye wore called, and Aid Cul.
1crton was excused from voting.
The question Eas then upon the confirmation
lows:
Aldtis! Thompsoni Gilbert I Stewart, shorlaa1'
%h bres. roo see ashss Ms@eeh Sen esss SIss
land. Wheeler, naumcarten, Ne4en, Waldo, Lin.
scnbarth,~ Boeer-25:
Prtseat 6us not coflng- -Cu1lcfton, whltc-o.
The nayB on tho confirmation OF Mr.. Hotz
wete culierton and Murphy. Prcscut, but nut
Tic nays on tho confirmation Of Ms. Mahlu
were cullerton, Lawlcr, Ryan, Murphy, swe"'
Tho noys on tho confirmation Of str. jacobs
Tho nominations we're therefore confirmed.
noAnD OF punL1c WORKS.
The Judiciary, Committee reported m orlt
nanSe heretotorH M 9 pnS,llsaSsl oyytatng for tho
AID. Tllroop moved to concur In tho report
md pass the ordinance.
: AID. Lawlcr did not agree with tho rest OF thu
Judiciary Committee, a''l moved to reco'n'nlt
On motion Of Aid. Rawleigh this motion wus
tabled,
rhu main question was ordered on Aid.
Throop's motiun. Thu motion was lost, fnas"
much Us 1t required tWo-thlrds vote, tho os,t-
nance creating I'LL otiicu. The following MAS tic
vote:
.Yta.-peassons.. Mckinley, Ballard. Rosenberg.
w. us sa, slx. n.Ss ks.0e ;ao 5o &C.,
1aWlogh. , Cleveland, Daunsaftsn, Waldo. Ltnss'''
Lswss. wIl.s. whcs!ss. itysn. % Siessa, % Isns4cI:
U, Murphy, 6Wceaey-19.
!, AID. Thompson moved reconsideration ol
tha vote.
gentleman to ask Tor rcco,,siloratlo tloss. lso
thought the gentleman hal not voted with The
liIs CHAIR l.el4 that the gentleman had voted
tae M stde lev vbici Eainsu % tiio vote. .' ''N' '' ~"
Ala. cullerton referred to the rules to baek
The Ghair said be thought the gentleman had
Witt VT III hWth nipa rS ss St'y lo ad voted
Xii. Lawlcr I'LL the secondcr Of tile motion
did not vote With tho majority, aud tllc question
could not be put.
Aid. Stewart t1 moved to RECONSIDER, and stated
tlat ile had voted In tie minority. Although
It waa tho losing aide. It had Thu maturity. u
votes. lie thought AID. Cu!ler.on's position
right. liu wanted the Mattcr OF thu al0Itluu
Of tllh Dourd reopencd for confederation.
The Ohnls, after m examination Of Cush-
lng's Manual, aaid ho wae ot tho opinion that lle
ras mistaken In bis previous position, and tiAt
Aid. Stewards motion wins In order. -,
=. Aid Thompson moved to postpone Az.
tain that the board Of Public Works, ~ thu
vote Of Tho Council, was at&llshe1, and ticIe
law-luesttoas which ought to bc Investigated.
Aid cullerton said tho reconsideration must
be had at tlis or tho next meeting, Hence u
was out Of order To postpone indefinitely
AID. Tl!ompson wlthdrS" bis motion, and the
yeas and nays were called Oh thu retanlsideEa-
lion, With tho following result: Yeu, ~;
lays, 0.
Ala AicCrea moved to recoMmt tho wtolo
mattcr to tho Judiciary Committee, with ill.,
stEuctlons to report ut 'the' next regular meet"
tng.
Aid. Gilbert moved "a an amendment that tho
matter bo made the special order for O'Clock
next Monday. Tho Amendment WAS accepted
and tue motion Of Aid, McCrea passed.
TA1-HtGuTkl9
Tho following Communication wa rccetsea
from tho Comptroller:
In compliance With III ordcr pasHed By Jour hon.
orahle ho0y Aug. -. 1871 herewith submit
1At Of tho Hafnta Af nj mon Ma tiny &nhHnE pp0H