Daily globe., 1879-04-09
THE CITY FATHERS.

adjourned Meeting of the Common Co,IMcil
Tho Members Finish Their Business
and Giue Place to Their SHccess0rs-4
Financial Statenent-The AnnuaI Mes
sage Of the Mayor.
The adjourned meeting of the city council
was held yesterday afternoon. In the alb
sence of President Corser, Aid. Camp was
elected president pro tenn. All members
present except Aid. Corser and Theilen.
The committee on public grounds and
buildings recommended the acceptance of
Van Duzen & Kings bid for Placing water
trough at the east end of CITY hall, the total
cost to be $2l5. Adopted.
Permission was granted Cahill & Fletcher
to erect an elevator adjoining their mill, and
to William Poole & Co. to repair the factory
which was burned about three weeks ago.
The assessment rolls for the opening and
improvement of Nineteenth and Eighteenth
streets, from Park to Portland avenue, were
presented and adopted.
The assessment rolls for the opening and
improving of Fifth avenue south and Sew
enth street south, East Division, were re-
ferred back to the COMMITTEES on the advice of
the city attorney.
The committee on cancellation reported
$4s, $3.50 of bonds redeemed.
The old council then adjourned sine die.
The Ne,c Council.
The new council met Immediately after the
above adjournment and organized by elect
ing A. r. Camp, president, and G. L. Snyder
vice. president.
City Clerk-Selah Matthews.
City Engineer-A Andrew Rinker.
City Attorney-R. @. Benton.
SUPERINTENDENT of Water Works-John
W. Pomeroy.
Health Oficer-Dr. A. Fl. Salisbury.
Assessors-First assessor, Sweet W. Case;
secocd assessor, G. D. Perkins; third asses
or, G. W. Curtiss.
On motion Of AID. Gibson, the fol-
lowing persons were appointed as board
of health: DR.. A. h. Salisbury, DR.. A. 81.
Lindley, DR.. A. E. johnson, and Aldermen
Barrows and Morse.
Street Commssioners-First district, O.
M. Martin: second district, W. L. Bowen;
third district, J. o. Sloane.
Pound Masters s-First district, Simon
PRESCOTT; second district, Jerry Sullivan;
third district, D. @. Fisher.
Janitor of City Hall-Louis Runge.
The mayor presented the names of the Of
fcers and members Of the police department.
for confirmation. There are but two
changes on the force, Officers Louis Olson
and Fred c. Shepherd being removed and
w. @. Kingsley and John Norman being ap-
pointed in their places. The officers of the
fire department as elected on Friday, April
4, were confirmed by the Council.
The appointment of j. +. Neish as health
Inspector by the mayor was laid on the
table, and the confirming of the company
officers of the fire department was referred
TO the committee on fire department..
THE MAYoR's MESSAGE.
The mayor then read his annual message
After an Introductory congratulation he said
Most of the heads of the different city de.
partments have their reports all in detail, which
know will be read with especial qualification
by our citizens. I will briefly summarize
them:
OUR FUNDED DEBT.
As chairman of the committee on sinking
fund, have to report as follows: The amount
to the credit Of
Sinking fund account
on the 1st of April,
1873, was. s........... p t4,oo5 Fl
The amount collected
and placed to the
for the year. ....... 2osss sc
8 1os, ,o59 "a
Out of this fund has bees paid for the year
Water works bonds,
due 1878. ...S 8 40, 900 90
Eastern division bonds
for falls improve