The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Tho ConcIudinz Hours 81 ne OtA
Council aud the Iuauguration 81

The Concluding Hours % the Ola
| Council aud the Inauguration Of
the New.
! The City Council met last night In the
District Court room, at the Court House.
| with all the members present
| Their was a liberal display OF the National
4 colors surrounding the Council, and . large
number OF citizens were present TO watch the
| corc,udIp, acts Of the old and the fnaugur-
ton of the new Council.
The reports of various city officers were
received and approved, and thos" r'quireo
/ by law ordered published.
| demonstrations were passed for different
purpys.s and then on motion OF MI. smith'
the Council proces dsd TO canvass the vote at
| the late city election, which gave the follow
| ing official msjorities:
Mayor-w. NJ. Fortescue, 50.
MarShaf-Thomss Moonlight, So2.
| ,,ity attorney-Edg ward Carney, 2Si.
| city CIerk-Fr-d VI. Spaidlng, al.
| PoIic. Judg--J c. Vaughan, $40.
| lanes Franks l.. VI. Rice and Alex Rus
| sell having the highest humber OF VOLTS
/ ver. declared elected As Constsbles.
MEMBERS SCHOOL BOARD.
! Firs. ward-D K. Anthony, go
Second Ward-Joseph Lyon, IL.
| Third Wsrd-R. y. Hershfield, 6i.
| Fourth Wa-d-L. Mayo tunsnimoGs)
| COUNCILMEN.
| First Ward-Edward Walsh (unanimous).
| Second Ward-Geo. Combs, Oci.
| Third Ward-Edward Latia, i66.
| Fourth Ward-Jacob Baer, 2ij.
Jacob Baer and Edward Walsh, the two new
4 .El.. ra.H 10. nlfh al
| Office aad took their seats
| The bond Of ". NJ FOrtescue as principal
| With \. \. Fem and Samuel atwood as sure
ties, ia The SUN OF sZl0)o, As Mayor, was read
and approved.
Mr.. UmmelHun then inside the following
remarks in retiring:
Geat,emez CI he Council:
| Ne arr. nov about To sever our official reia.
| ,,nns. nut before We do 10, allow me In thank
| YOU, eutlemeu of the Council, Tor Your uhl.
| IoIIn a>~IsIAucs IN making and C Trying ou'
| me g-neri welfare and inter II OF our city,
| ana the same L have 10 say 10 All TN Guy
| officers in ala departments. As 10 the results
| OF our larOrS, l refer you TO the Iiiy Ilefh
| report: also To the report OF the Clty lteasur
| 81 showing a b tiauce ON hand in every Juno
I The expenses last year are Lille over lht
| nrryiou, year. Ii l. accounted Tor by eAlfi
| work on The streets, expenses OF peet houss
and new cisterns. -, a.,
la co Ciu, o. gentlemen, continue the
| GOOD kHork- be. economical in all tnlDgs
| have no other object in view than the sooi %
| our city and the people Will appreciate YOU
work and say well done
| The speech was warmly srhiauded, ano
then Mayor FJrtescue, in taking his seat
| said:
Gentlemen cftbe Col; eli:
| In accepting the Office OF mayor, do Sc
with an honest cOnvIctioi that Tie dulles @
| the comm. wear Will be trying and Luxurious
| IN, mast -xupri.urtS have taught US lnai
| economy ana judiclOus management are hec'
ny Tor cur success a, l.,
| Ne are passing through scenes long 10 DE
| rEfnrfu DeI.u. add tTu>l That IN our uhlteu
! efforts t9e Will make the coming auihlnlstta
| ton "A successful one. ,
| IL Il our duty 10 - act that reprosch cannon
b. east upon as, 10 use our eEdedVors 10 iii
| our city from darkness u light, ana 10 re
| move from our citizens that uhc,rtihy =
| visible, and ace in It's stead pFlsht ahU
| cheerful futGre
| II il ourGuty 20 meet the issue manfIliy
| and have no doubt that success Will crown
our efforts
| These pointed remarks cal ed forth hearty
applause from the Council and spectators.
The Clerk thea called the Ion OF the new
| Council.
Mayor Ummethun smilingly presented to
| the new NJ syor the writs of man anus, with
his compliments.
| Mr. MIchaels was elected president OF The
Council by reclamation.
| The standing committees were then an
nounced and the Council adjourned.