The daily gazette., 1879-07-08
WILMINGTON DEL. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1879

Chair decided that according to the rule,
gentleman ce uld not vote.
Mr.. Taylor--With all due respect to
you as u presiding officer, appeal from
your decision and call for ths yeas and
nays upon the appeal.
Mr.. Taylor then went on to say that
the rule on which the Presidents deCi-
sion had been made, did not apply to the
present question, and the City solicitor
had said so. There had been many
instance where men had voted for them
selves. In 1845, Mr.. Spruance in the
Delaware Legislature, voted for and
elected himself to the United States
Senate. This was simply question of
election and he could not be Street Com
missioner until qualified. The rule that
has been read says that the member shall
not vote on questions which interest
him, that have been stated from the
chair. An aye and nay vote is not stated
from the chair.
The Chair-Every question that comes
before this Council has to be stated from
the chair. would like to see Mr.. Lynch
Street Commissioner, but must do my
duty.
MIR. Taylor-I have all confidence in
the Chair; on only one occasion before
this has an appeal been taken, but beg
leave to appeal.
The question, shall the President be
sustained? was then rut and the appeal
was sustained by the following vote.
Ayes-Adams, Downing, Chandler,
Evans, Hart, Paynter, Price and Wood
%.
Nay-Guthrie. Heusted, McGlinchey,
Knight, Moore, Norton, Taylor, Town
send, Walton and Dorman.-10.
The President and Mr.. Lynch did not
vote.
The votes of the thirteenth ballot were
then counted AS follows: Lynch, 10;
Hoagland, 8; MoCloskey, 2; blank, l..
As still no decision had been reached
| the fourteenth vote was taken with the
following result, which gave Mr.. Lynch
majority: Lynch, IL; Hoagland, 9; Nc
| Closkey, 2.
1t will be seen that Mr.. Lynch voted
| for himself.
The Char decided that Mr.. Lynch
had been elected Street Commissioner
for the ensuing term.
On Mr.. Tayfor's motion Council went
| into the nomination and election of a
Clerk of the Market.
| Mr.. Taylor nominated Charles Can.
| non.
Mr.. Hart nominated Jacob w. Hill.
Mr.. Evans nominated q. w. Phipps.
On the first ballot the following wa.
the result: Chas. Cannon, 8; G. w
Phipps, T. j. W. Hill, 4; blank, l, tota
q.
The second ballot was as follows
Cannon. 8; Hill, o; Phipps, Z; JohI
Parker, 1.
Twelve more ballots were cast afte
that before an election was reached, an(
in some of these Mr.. Hill received a
high rs ten votes, and Mr.. Cannon a
low as 8. On the twelfth ballot Cannon
received ten votes, Hill nine and Phippi
two. Phipps was dropped on the mex
h..l LAT to- al
giving him majority of two over Hill
by vote of IL to 8.
Charles Cannon was declared elected
Clerk of the Market.
On Mr.. Guthries motion Council wen
into an election for regulator of tn
city clock
Mr.. Guthrie nominated Wilson Serai
ton.
MIR. Paynter nominated Presto
: Ayers.
, The ballot was as follows: WiIso
Scrafton, IL; Preston Ayers, 2; j. "
Hill, 1; Samuel H. Baynard, 4; blank,
Wilson Scraftou was declared elected
On Mr.. Taylor's motion an election 70
wood corders was entered into, and b
nominated Saml. Bullock for the North
ern district, and Samuel Barr for tn
Southern district.
For the Northern district Bullock re
ceived Is votes, and s. Wood, vote.
For the Southern district Barr received
16 votes, and blank one vote.
The following were elected Weigh
masters, Mr.. Taylor casting the vote o
the whole Council: ID. Cleaver, Patricl
Magarity, Phillip Combs, Charles Bar
ney, James Kttlewood, Adam Grubb
Benz, Hirst, James Murphy, w. d
Pickles, b. Frank Cooling, ] ohn P. lei
Patrick M McMenanin and Samuel Cham
, bers.
, ], Mr., Lynch asked if his resignatio
,, would be in order.
| The chair decided that it would not a
the meeting of Council was fixed for on
I. purpose by City Charter, and nothin
4 else could be done.
|, Council then adjourned.