The daily gazette., 1878-09-05
GETTING TO WORK.
Organization of the New
Council.
Edmund B. Frazer Elected CIe.k
and Jas. Daley Bailff.
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT LICHTENsTEIN
TO MAYoR-ELECT ALMOND
HE ALSO DISCUSSES
Trmv AFFAIRS.


Gil chamber was crowded with persons
who came up to see the organization of
the new City Council, and to find out
who would be selected to act as Clerk and
Bailiif under the Democratic regime.
During the afternoon the Democratic
members of Council had held caucus in
the Jefferson Club rooms, and though the
result of their deliberations was strongly
intimated to few, most persons in the
room had no idea who the lucky persons
would be.
AT 1870 o'clock all the holding over
members, with the exception of Mr.. Price
of the Third Ward, entered the Council
chambers ,and President Lichtenstin called
the Council to order and directed the
Clerk to call the roll.
Mr.. Paynter moved that a committee
ofthree on credentials be appointed, and
the molion prevailing, Messrs.ss ssPaynter,
Norton and Adams were appointed said
committee.
The committee retired, and Council
took recess OF ten minutes.
In a few minutes Mr.. Paynter came in
to Council and reported that the Inspec
tors of the outer districts of the Third
and Fifth Wards and Of the eastern dis
trict of the Seventh Ward, had sealed up
both their tally lists ln the ballot-boxes,
and the committee could not examine
the returns of the election without hav-
ing one of each of these lists. nor could
the boxes be opened except by order of
the Council. He therefore moved
that the committee be authorized to open
these boxes, in order to procure the tai
ly lists.
The chair suggested that If the boxes
had 10 be opened it woHld be better to
do 1t in open Council, and TO exercise
great care in keeping the boxes in their
original condition.
Mr.. Paynter's motion prevailed, and
the boxes were brought into Council and
opened on the Presidents desk. The de-
sired tally lists were obtained, after
which the boxes were again locked and
sealed by Messrs. Taylor and James.
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following res
olution which should have been offered
on Monday night, but was overlooked:
ReS0lUed, That the thanks of this body
be and are hereby rendered to James
Lang, as a token of regard for the faith.
full manner in which he has discharged
his duty as Bailiff and the kind and
obliging manner in winch he has always
served us.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed
The committee ON credentials returned
and reported the result of Tuesday 3
election, as already published in the GA
ZETTE.
The report was adopted on motion of
Mr.. Paynter, and the members-elect
were qualified by Esquire James M
Watson, in the usual manner. Messrs.
Huesled, Townsend, McGinchey, Hart,
Downing, Wood, Rowe and Lynch
swore, and NJ essr.. Chandler and Conrad
affirmed.
The members-elect took their seats and
the Clerk called the roll of the new Coun-
| Gil.
Mr.. Paynter moved that a committee
| of two be appointed to escort the Mayor
elect into the Council Chamber for the
purpose of being qualified. Adopted
Messrs. Paynter and Jones were appoint
ell the committee.
The committee retired, and soon re-
turned accompanied by Mayor-elect John
p. Almond and ex-Mayor VIM. q
Whiteley.
ouire Watson, in the usual manner, to
support the Constitution of the United
Stat.s, and of the State of Delaware, and
to perform the duties of his office with
fidelity.
President Lichtenstein then arose, and
addressing Mayor Almond, said:
MP, MAYOR On behalf OF the citizens
| it is my pleasure to tender you our con-
gratulatfons to the position you have
been elected to, as the Chief Magistrate
of the city. The honor is great, no less,
been elected by tho people-not for a
Darty not for a nationality mot for a creed
nor for any otherism of any name, but for
the whole people. We, as members of
Council and co-workers with you in the
affairs of our city, can lay claim to no
privilege that any citizen, whether white
or black, rich or poor living In mansions
or novels, may not equally claim; nay
Mr.. Mayor, the erring, the unfortunate,
the poor, shouled rather receive your
clemency and mercy in large measure.
Our citizens, without regard to party, have
great contidt nee, not II in your integ-
rity and honor, but in your determination
to 40 administer the duties of your office
as to reflect honor upon yourself and
those who so strongly advocated your mt,
ness for the position, ana VINO eiected
YOU. Your reputation, sir, is iunexcelled
by any citizen in our community; your
official character you will construct your
self step by step.
| AS Chief Magistrate, day by day let us
hope that the people may feel as much
pain to part with you at the terminate II
Of your office, as they feel pleased to-day
at your election.
we, as members of Council, are ready
TO act with you to the best OF our ablh'y
and true to our convictions.
The address was greeted with APP iauSc
which the President promptly checked
In response Mayor Almond said
u Mr. PREsIDENT - 81 shall eoliscien- - t,.,
trnst placed in my hands, and shal IN
J deayor y to perform the duties Of the Office
the best s.n Of my Sn6b Ss GnS hsvs sOy afsn aud
m Mr.. Paynter's motion, Coundl pro
caeded 10 the Election Of a Clerk,
Mr.. Psyater nomlnaNt ,EdA1n% d, b b
: Frazer, and Mr.. Adams nomin'''Ha WIN
d Messrs. McGhrckey and Jones wer'
appointed te1lers, and upon counting Tn en-
: votes, announced that Mr: .,E fFo7Gs ,s,eae ns,
.s,, NJ Frazer was declared do nj leu