The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-04

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MEET1No, BOR ORonoANIzATIoN LAST
sEvENING-THEO OLD CLERK AND BAL
LIFE RE-ELRCTED-ALL THE MEM
hers SWORN IN but MR.. ABELE--
be- ALvAN ALLEN ELECTED FROM THE
FIFTH wARD. iaggs9NFftTUfi'8
The holding over members of City
Council met last evening for Organiza-
lion.
There were present Messrs. Chandler,
Downing, Heusted, McGlinci,sy and
Townsend.
At 1885 o'clock Mr.. McGlinchey, mov-
ed that Mr.. Heusted take the chair, " hich
motion was adopted, aud upon the gen.
tleman taking the chair, the r 81 was
called, and allthe holding over members
answered 10 their name, with the excep-
tiOn Of Mr.. Wood, who was absent.
I On motion Of Mr.. McGlinchey, a coin.
mittee OF three was appointed to eAamine-
the credentials Of tho members elect
The rules were suspended, aud the clair
appointed Is said committee, Messrs. Nc
Glinchey, Townsend and Chandler.
At TAO Council took rec IS until
the Committee on Credeutials reported.
At $50 o'clock the committee return
ed TO the Council chamber, and Mr.. Nc
Glinchey chairman of the committee,
said "Mr. President, the committee find
that two OF the tally lists are missing,
having been locked up and sealed in the
ballot boxes" (The lists referred to
were the Ninth ward and the Western
Precinct ofthe Seventy. On his motion
the committee were authorized to open
the boxes, obtain the tally lists, and re-
4 zeal the boxes, FI .f.r
| The committee again retired at e:55
o'clock with the two lists, and al 9:35 o.
clock again returned, and Mr.. McGlin-
| chey said: "Mr. President, the report Of
| the Committee on Credentials is now, in
the hands of the Secretary, andI move it
be read," which motion prevailed.
(. The committee reported that the fol-
lowing named gentlemen had been duly
electedsas members of Council. Was :
First Ward, Merris Taylor; Second,
| Robert H, Taylor; Third, William II =.
Blake; Fourth. Lewis Paynter,c two
years; Geo. Adele ,one year; Fifth j ames
Carmichael, two years; Sixth, Joseph X.
Adams; Seventh, Cesar A. Rodney;
Eighth, William. McMenamin; Ninth.
George T. Barnhiil, two yesrs; David R.
Smith, one year; Tenth, Dennis j. Men
ton, two years; William Hanna, one
Sharpley, Esq, had been elected Presi-
dent II City Counctl; and John G Guthrie,
Esq, City Treasurer.
The report further stated that there
was tie in the Fifth Ward between AL
van Allen and Alfred Gawthrop, candi-
lates for the one year term, they each
having received 3O5 votes. The report
was adopted and on motion OF Mr.. Nc
lGlinchey the Bdiliff was instructed to
notify the newly elected members to
present themselves In order to be quail.
fed, commencing with President OF
Council. '''l4
Harry Sharpley appeared and wasduly
qualified By His Honor, the Mayor, aftel
which The following gentlemen appeared
and took the oath OF Office
Messrs. Merris Taylor, Robert n Tay'
lor, w. Fl. Blake, Lewis Pay hter, .James
Carmichael, Joseph X. Adams, Casal
A. Rodney, William McMeDamin, Geo
T. Barnhill, David r Smith, Dennis j
Mention, William Hanna.
The roll was then called, and all ans
wered to their names except GeOrgt
Abele, who was not qualified, and Petel
Wood.
On motion Of Mr. Paynter, Counci
proceeded to the nomination and elec-
tion OF Clerk Of Council. HIS nomina
ted Edmund b. Frazer, Esq, the pres
ent incum bent. Mr.. Frazer was elected
by vote of ~ to for blank.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend Counci
proceeded to the election of o Bailifi
Mr.. James +. Dailey,wa elec ed to sue
ceed himself IErf 1886
4. Mr.. r. H. Taylor said the report of th'
com mittee on credentials stated tina
there was q tie in the Fifth Ward on th'
Council ticket for the one year term
each OF the candidates having receives
An equal number of votes. The cit.
charter provides that in case of a vacan
, cy. Council shall proceed to fill said va
,, cancy. ~ Nfii.
On his motion Council proceeded +
fill the vacancy IN the Fifth Ward. ii
!. nomI mated Alvau Allen. Mr., Allen wa
! elected, the vote resulting Allen, IL
Il Alfred Gawthrop 3. Mr. Allen beinl
. present, was qualified.
On motion Of Mr.. X. Taylor, the Clerl
and Bailiff, were sworn in.
Mr.. Payntsr, moved that the rule
Q governing the old Council be adopted b.
. the present Council. The motion pre-
vailed.
On motion of Mr.. McGlInchey Cour
4 ell adjourned.