, 1879-02-04
THE COUNCIL.
nx Hath Vetoes the Adoption
"'' Of the Gas Companies
Propositions
,,d Assigns volnminou. Reasons on"
A'' 1ei palatab'e to the Ring for
So Doing.
..,, Long md Tortuous Debate,
Il Was Ordered Placed
on File.

on File.
m. Ga, Question 10 Ba Discussed Nezs
'N' Monaay at Midnight
~, f.ouncll tc1t regular neesiae 'sss efsn+
lu y, .hIcl, AID. Gilbert and seaton wess the
'hs, members who wcso not present. Alo'
g.;.v guy occupied tho thslr.
Iii ", t,u.rton moved that the vote ~ when
A.. .' nronositlons Ut The gaa romranlcs were &c.
W. s,e, a, the last meeting be recons'defcd' ahd
.,,a, for the ruling Of the Chair.
'. Ths Chair askcd It tho Clerk had any COM
-nas,.tiou ,n accepting or Rejecting the PROPOSE
pso, o., Clerk ssid he had veto message.
4tS CuL1crtou s1fd that did hot soswcr TIC
auc r.. cb,tr said It WAS necessary to suspeud
~. mics to reconsider the matter.
All. Cullestou appealed from TIC decision of
~ a,d. Cook said The Council could not recon-
,,,-r f,s action 20 az to oSerfu}e lhc Velo.
RI. Cha,r held that tho motion to oTerruIs
us cut OF order.
sl. Culleyton again appealed from the do
d,lou Of the Cnafr.
Thr Caaif asked him II he was through, and
,tp.s.cd bis rulings.
IA. cullerton remarked TINT Tho Chair WAS
!, .rrot, The Mayor had no legal right TO veto
~. yote on the propositions. II should DOT be
taown ll,en that the Mayor had Vasocd
"l1 hhl, Isw1er said tle Chair never should know
hi tic Clerk had until It was produced. It
was the flrst instance on record In which the
mir hail asked the Clerk aucl question,
t 9s 81 nss .s oepossa 70 sas
at5. Throop was nlso opposed Ia the decision
NJ tlr Cha.s. Me could not see how any matter
could be 1cronsdered under such ruling.
10 be ycto from the MaIor, that should bc
"a A1t, Culler.on referred to the rule, which
pruyflca Tint any qucntton catI bn TeeonsiueF'd
Either on that same evening Or Ut tlls next req
A,J. staubrr seconded tic motion, but Aid:
cu!lerton objected, OH the ground that he voted
on the wrong side.
fus QUESTION wAa THEN rur-
whether the Chair should be sustained, md was
lost by vote pf 20 to II. as follows:
Tas-rearlons. ballard. cAry, ,phelps, Elasncr.
cosk, '!a~Isish. 1hon'pSon' hnopf' stsaeer'
Say,-s.ndcrs, Mallory. .TA1iy. Tarncr, 1.od.
1es Gss'os no5ssn' MeSsiI5 o,,'1 Sl..s h:
We,tsrsf, jaussens. MccatIrey, Jonns-9o.
Aid. Cu!erton-1 an curry for the Chair.
Tie Chalr-l do not wish to bo iusuIted by
the gentleman.
AID. Cullsrton-1t tile Chair will walt until
hare psuItcl him
The Cnalr-I do not wish any remarks.
AID. Cultefton--1 hare niado no remarks.
A Totc was then callcil fur und laken un tho
reconsideration in accordance with AID. Cul-
-t.. l&ss43. f-tf,
7urasl Iodalns, CHI cu!lerion. 'pi; pKo1dsn, MeNaiiy.
ol've', ntidet., McNutney. Etssnar. Cook,
Sis.sa, wsIdo seawcisthai. wst.ersf, Jansssns.
Yccafrer, Daily. 3ons.-:1
Mr-5.
AID. culerton moved that tic minutes Of tlsa
iast regular tnectiug 10 approved without read-
Ia7. Carried.
The Clerk proceeded with the reading OF
eommpn!rasloa from the Mayor on tic gas
psoposttlun when tis was interrupted by Aid.
cule'ton. who moved that the reading OF tho
document be suspended.
4 discussion erstlcd.
AID. CullcEton did not want the document
Aid stauber sad he did want It read, 1t tl,cro
W. anything IN It he thought tho pcoplc ought
to know i. The actfDn Of AID. Cul!sgttvN In
ofeised him With tho belief that It was veto
ant 1As Alderman was sfrall OF It.
Az rsaEsons thought It was duty the Coun-
81 oKcd to bis Honor the Mayor to fayc It read
" thought It should be read and pubiished.
They mlght have this ulattcr In the courts, unu
'hsG susl document would bo conYonent.
Ald, LaWlcs vsnted hts spleen upon tic Aisyor
and Corporation Counsel In rambling Com
polut.
Aid Kawle!sh thought the Couucil Ind about
9as enough for the prcseut, u1sd hs called for
w Huestlou, whtcl, was upon the Hotlon OF
Ala. Cary wanted to know wfa. kind of pa-
pet hc was gotaK to place Oh tle. llu wanted It
'raa tor his own Information.
!1ota the Mayor
., COULD na surrREssEp,
,or Ut, tns ~ feas9n tslat ths Mayor Was component
:, tfestous to this dccision Aid. Cullcrton asked
ta,.s uss ena'f "ould ehtortain motion to sl-
na, llschalr replied that be would entertain sny
A!d, Cullcrton aaId he would walt until tic
taaN had gfTc.t tbs lcciafon.
~ soou as thts Eas dont, AID. CulDertoD Gull.
eu sor ~ appeal fsotn the ucc.ston of liz Cair,
sotIe leuGth. 'f~' ~
,Ala. snyth wanted to hear ths cou,ulunrs-
.,1 yn ~ ,eau. now DID the Euunetl know that 1t
w "ot paftasn to some otlHf matter OF busL-
Alu. CARY read from ltobcrtson's Partt.
a.a aatssJ Huics. which stated that ayc.y member
aasa hsa light 70 hear ! paper read At least once
pe.ots w. he could be compelled to yuto upon 1t.
Ms,ns aooagat II va Important to hear from the
,s.'QF ss.oF upon tho question; h might cnllglten
us Chair III his!dcclsiou,
,n1.t .. fullerton wauted To know, from tl,e last
psa.sr, u this should b veto, wAat would be
0'I ~ s1sst = upon the question Ut iha ordinance,
u,a," a Saey replied that II would hayu 10 effect
.u,na spva " question itself, but It might haya
a. tS y EJECT upoa tho Judgment OF thu members
~ ~ Gnune!l ID considering the questlub,
e,,s"; nM; hyal ''uyet to adjourn, but le was d.
tlon. @31aS 7Ap'a'neo AA poal
VA called, w. oA'"' "''o '''0 'o'
IT,: ahs tnotton Was lost-ysas, II; uass, 10.
"sS1sloa ~. vas then voted Upon. ME-
retes ""'ss'aeo " o4o soi'ostpQ
N.I!at. r.a: Bsiiard sander. Cary, Phelps,
Tuo,nty. smy!h, Eixsuor, cook, Throap, Hxwiptph'
sehw.}..toha::t kaupt. s1autar, Sts.sn, Wsido,