The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-04-24
Orpsniz atiop Of the New CouuciI-

Organic alton Of the New Council
The Council met in regular session on
Monday evening last.
All the old members were present eX-
cept DT. Livers.
The minutes of lasc meeting being
read and approved, the Mayor took
the chair and called the meeting
to order.
Jas. W. Love presented his GER
tilicate of election as Councilman
for the First Ward; Josiah P.
Baker his certificate as Councilman for
the Second Ward; DIR. Tanning his
certificate as Councilman for the Third
Ward; John Ehrenfried his certificate
as Councilman for the Fourth Ward,
and Peter Grammes his certificate as
| Councilman for the Fifth Ward, all Of
whom were severally sworn 10 sup
port the Constitution of the United
States, tie Constitution of the State Of
Ohio, ana to faithfully and impartially
discharge their duties as COuncilmen
of the City of Tifiin. The names of Geo.
Ernest and Jas. Love were announced
for President. Each having five
votes, the casting vote of the Mayor in
favor Of Geo. Ernest rendered him
Chairman Of the City Council for the
term Of one year.
The Council then proceeded 10 elect
4 President pro tempOTe. The names
of Benjamin T. Myers and Jas. Love
were announced. Mr.. Love peremp-
torily refusing to be candidate, Mr..
Myers WAS elected by acclamation.
The Council then proceeded tJ elect
a clerk. The names of Frank Dildine,
Charles Sullivan, Sylvester Kintz and
p. II. Ryan were announced, and on
the eighth ballot, Charles Sullivan
having received votes and Ryan 4
votes, Mr.. Sullivan was declared clerk
for the term of one year.
The motion Of Mr.. Sting that the
City Solicitor report regarding the
Fire Department election, was adopt
ed. The Solicitor made his report.
Mr.. Sting moved that the report be
received, and that Mr.. Roller be con-
lirmed Chief of the Fire Department,
which was lost.
The motion of Mr.. Brickner that
further action in the matter be de-
ferred, was adopted.
The motion of Mr.. Sting that the
City Commissioner be instructed 10
file an injunction OH Mr.. Wiley re-
straining him from running water
mains across the roadway on bridges,
was lost.
The Mayor having appointed, in con-
sequence of trouble in the Second
Ward, an additional night policeman,
Brickner moved that the appointment
be confirmed, which was lost.
The Mayor having desired that some
improvements be made in the furni- |
ture of the police Office, the Commit
tee on City Buildings were authorized |
to have them made.
Adjourned.
The Greatest Show on Earth Next |
MOnday.-In addition to the ample |
proof already given in our columns
that the Messrs. Sells seem to have |
reached the very verge of furthest
limit in perfecting a field entertain
ment of unparalleled size, variety, in
terest and character, read the follow
ing and then be on hand early on Mon
day next:
The Sells Brothers are gentlemen i'll
every sense of the wOrd.-Nt. Sterling
(Ry.) Sentinel
Everything was shown as advertised
including the seven elephants and some
extras thrown in.-OH city (Pa) Daily
Derrick.
No finer collection of wild beasts has
ever been exhibited under canvass
PittSblITg Daily Leader.
The magnilicence OF display has per-
haps been rarely equaled on the shores
of either cOntinent.-Steubenoille CO.,
Daily Herald.
1t was truly immense, being the lar
gest procession of the kind ever wit
messed here.-Franktort (Kg) Round
about.
The Sells Brothers have a first-claSs
and highly moral circus-the best that
has been in this city, 10, these many
days.-Cra1CtoTdSCilIe (ITd.) Star.
The parade was all that could be de-
sired by the most particular.-PGnd
(flL) Palladium.
In its report of the brilliant Elk So
cial at the Grand Opera House, Cincin-
natl, last December, the Daily EnguiT-
eT says:
''The feature of the evening, no
doubt was Prof Willis CObb's exhibi-
ton of his trained dogs, goats and
monkeys. Prof. Cobb has certainly
the best show of the kind ever seen ON
the road.