The daily gazette., 1879-07-05

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met with an untjmsIy end. Could the
gentleman from the Fourth ward recon-
Gle himself by putting the election off
for one week upon the plea that he wants
to satisfy himself a. to the character of
the proposed new member!
Mr.. Taylor said it was the first in the
history of 8 Q Council that q MATS char
acter had been assailed.. The gentleman
from the Fourth ward bad not assailed
the character Of the proposed new men,
Der directly, but he had assailed It i'll
directly. The gentleman has motive
in wishing the election p0 ,tponed, aud
the msmbers knew what that motive
was. l say shame on the man who will
take advantage OF the death OF q fellow
member to advance his own personal
ends If he will take the responsibility
Of Mr.. Hoagland becoming = rect Com
missioner, he may take 1t, but will give
him timely warning that the majority of
his side of the house say that it will be
either Mr.. Lynch or Mr.. Hoagland. ZAP
plause.) ~. tfss s.lt r -. ..
Mr.. McGlinchey thought that 1t was
the duty Of Council TO fill the vacancy
as the Nintlsward did not have her Just
representation in Council. He ewas there
fore opposed 10 the amendment of Mr..
Payntef. q. - -.
The motion to postpone one week was
lost by the following tie vote: . -
Ayes: Messrs. Adams, Chandler, Ev-
ans, Downing, Hart, Jones, Paynter,
Price, Wo' d and President Lichtenstein
10. t.I w. -aag ell -.
The motion to 70 into nomination
nd nln 1n.u h,x, ~, : A..
the ayes and nays being reversed. NE
Mr.. Paynter Introduced and had read
twice an ordinance exempting the Water
Committee from adyeitissing for propos-
ais for building . new water wheel At
the city mill. 0.g- ei-@ 80
The same gentleman introduced an
ordinance, authorizing the Water Com
mittee to borrow temporary loan Of
900 for building a new water wheel.
| The matter of filing the Ninth Ward
vacancy again came up On motion by
Mr.. Moore that Council proceed to fiji
1t.
Mr.. Paynter ma ls the same motion to
| postpone.
The m II ms 10 postpone and to 20 into
an e'oc on were defeated by the same
vote as in the first instance.
The motion was renewed by Mr.. Nor
ton, and q long discussion folio we'd
Mssrs Norton AMI McGlinchey
charging Messrs. Paynter and Hart as
being traito.s and proceeded to read
them out of the democratic party.
Pending the notion Of Mr.. Moore,
Council at ~ O'Clock took recess until
IL o'clock, in order to accept an invita-
tlon TO partake of ice cream, extended
by Mr.. M Orrow the newly elected Regis
trar Of the Water Department.
Upon Council reassembling, the mo-
tion to proceed to fill the vacancy was
taken up and remarks were made by
Messrs. Paynter, McGlinchey and Tay-
| lor. '-i W '-t : Hir
The result Of the v ote was the same as
at first. -r..l- 80 - 80
The motion was renewed by Mr.. Tay-
lor, and the ayes and nays were
again called with the same result. .
Several motions were made to adjourn
the ayes and nays hrinE called erch time
resulting each time in tie. u.s-
AT IL O'clock Council took recess un-
til 10 o'clock. Previous to taking the
recess, Mr.. Chandler raised the poin
of order thatIit was the Fourth of July,
and legal holiday, and that the pro-
| ceedings were not legal. His objections
were overruled by the chair.
AT l O'Clock Council was called to Or
der and the pending motion was taken
up and lost by tie vote of nine to nine,
Messrs. Walton and Jones having paired
during the recess.
The same melton was made seven
times and lost each time.
| Mr.. Taylor called up for third read
ing the ordinance changing the course
mously.
The motion to 20 into an election was
again renewed five times and it was de
| feated. ...
At 2 O'Clock. Council took a recess
until 2.20 O'Clock. A
Upon reassem bling twas found that all
the Republicans and Mesers. Paynter
and Hart had absented thmselves, there
| fore there was no quorum present. Mr..
Taylor was called to the chair and ON
motion of Mr. Guthrie Council adjourned
until 10 O'Clock.
| THE MOTION PASSES.
At 10 O'Clock Council reassembled but
as the Republicans were in the ascend
ancy dilatory motions were made until
abcnt 1880 O'clock, when the Democrats
had majority, and the motion to 60 in
to nomination and election was made
and passed. .,f- -...rt.
Mr.. Charles P. Dorman was nominated
and the vote resulted: Dorman 10, Feb.
iger Z. Messrs. Hart, Paynter and
Downing were absent. ft
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Dorman
was sworn In by His Honor the Mayor.
On motion Council adjournedSantil
this afternoon at o'clock.
ORDERS
During the evening, the following or
ders were directed to be drawD:
Police pay roll. 166668;l miscellaneous
pay roll, S1391.30; Pennsylvania Globe
Gas Light Company, $3.50 "a; John j.
Farmer, S175; James O'Toole, $3.50.