, 1879-02-05

made by the Council referring 10 the motion
made b7 that body = week ago 10 accept the
would assume tt,e right to do 10. lie stated
bis reasona for doing 10 at considerable length,
furnishing 9eurcs tu show that til: appsopria-,
tion Of last year would be exceeded, ant quot7
only 10 exceed the appropriation, but 70 make
made. Yet The Council decided 10 treat ihe
message as an ordinary communication, aud
bcrs using little sharp parliamentary practice,
10 forcr the mora respectable element TO-
this issue: They were. advifed that sl.e'
e.soot s's would 10 '' fsnt rs.. r. n" H. they poner @f
o. the Mayor By fnosiox seconslderaiion 81
The motion before The message hal been rtai:
ant then trying TO suppress the reading OF Il.
Ills iefs the Kassy Ras Question lu:s VII whefe Il
tp !o-so says tho Mayor-is to % ahead aud
make lis contract to tlle lst Of January, after
the appropriation has been made.
TUE cnARiTARLK ALDERMEN.
In this connection. slight historical reu1tnfs-
cence II not BY any meana uDlnterestinE. End
den conversation on religious - well ~ tenn
I,ra1 subjects have been made frequently in tn-
dtTl'l lua' cases; but It Ia very seldom Tint
Wholesale busincas Ia done. At, occaeional Qnp
sometimes creates an excitement, a1.l becomes
the town talk, whenever the Hopper. has aoan-
done1 pronounced policy: and In the religious
world the conversion Q! large number, either
during aoMly revival Or Ct missionary
is commented on At great length. The recent
conversion Of the Tcegoos II case ln point
by i does not eq4al in +. propor:ons that sr. :
hih'te'l by one-half of The Ctiy Council. Tile
causc Of this conversion md t1t mohns used TO
.eciIrc It mny lo readily surpfsed by tho pro
fame and akepticaI reader. but to whisper OF
even breathe 1t would do A manifest injustice to
the reci!tude and honcsty Of the aoppcr'. 1t
stances mud the forcthe argument Of good
words. like into t,e apples Of silver, Or dollars
Of silver, OF something Ut the sort, mentioned
evidently mistake: Tie poverty Of lie rasi
comoan!es nnd The threateutd smash Of slrir
t@toSkholdsrs @ a tic resnt Of Edlson's Iahors, I
hs T ,t%on b. found ,x,tG to b b ,t .s true sar,s
virtues. ara s!1nply men after al. and can no
more resist the appeal Q! \ poverty.strickcn gas
company than that OF the political hummer
who, out at elbows, wants place on the Police
that. A. the next etCtlont he will devote all h!t
energies Ia favor Of hts pstrop.
At The meeting of the Common Council held
Dec. 90. 1873, Aid. Carr introduced = resolution
accepting the proportion vi tc South Skle
Company to furnish gas al $a1.50 pcr lamp mud
$l.G5 per thousand. 1t was rejected BY tue fol.
lowing vote:
Ma.-Pe.rsons, ru'ey, ballard. cary, Phelps.
pl!peH Mallory seaton. Ryan, "aldo' ssh"e'*.
Say,-sanat1.. Tully, Turner. I.oad.nx, Cutler
tuH. HlOfueHt MESAlJs OHFeS+ lRWIeE. Heit.lct+
smyth: MeNufneyl Etszner, Cook. lhroop. law
leter. McCadIey. DAILY. jonaa-:i.
-Four weeks Inter the change of hesrt became
apparent. Aid. Culcrton moved to aerrp. tile
proposition, and II was adopted by the following
vote:
5tot-esnders Tulfy. Turner. Lodding Cnlter-
ion. Rfor1an, McEaaAY, Oliver. tawier, Betd!er,
McSufncy. Eiszncr, took, Tlsroop. Hymn. Siesea,
Wetterer, Jnnssens. McCaflrey. Jonaa-a0.
Ndns-Ptarsnns. Tu1ey, Datatd, Carr, Phelps,
MsllorJ. kmrth. RawIeiRh, rhompson, knopf,
staubcr, Waldo, schwcifthsl4 Daly-14.
:. The following eighteen, who compose just
onc-hntf OF tho Council, were seen-by The naked
tyc-to haze turned complete aomersault:
Sanders, Tuly, Turner,
f.odtllnR Eui1crton, Itl0rdau,
McSally. Oliver. Lnw1er.
tlefsiler, McSurncy, Eiazner,
Cook, Throor, N,csn,
Mcttertr, MccnGfey, Jonas.
At the Inst meeting Of The Council, Monday
eyenlag,-ail OF the eighteen, With In: exception
OF Lawcr.-.lni 1t 10 fair to prcssmo be dit not
know what he was doiuE,-yOtcd to reconsider
the action taken at the previous meeting, ~ ~
to bead OF ilIe Mayors veto, aud In thls they
werc successful, as is w1s treated simply ~
communication md paccd on lllt. In order su +,
befttoud the needy EAs companies. the eighteen
char.tablo Aldermen Will have To 0nd six more
Of their brethren whose sy,npathlcs u2n be as
easily worked uEnu.