The daily gazette., 1879-07-11


this Council has no power to regulate
rules. (Which We believe 1t has) We have
no rules or ordinances that can be on.
forced, anarchy and confusion would
resign In our midst. For these reasons
we enter our solemn protest to the action
herein stated, and certify that In our
opinion the averments contained herein
are substantially correct. ''5t'4 '-i
SAMUEL A. PRICE, 4
Jos. X. ADAMS, ...-
JOHN JONES,
HENRY EVANS, 1.il
PHtLEMMA CHANDLER,
ALExANDBk J. HART,
LEWIS PAYNrER, tH'
HI. W.DOwNrNG, n. d
PETER WooD.
Mr.. Taylor said he had no objection
to the gentlemen protes ing against the
election OF MIR. Lynch IS Street Commis-
sloner, but he most earnestly objected to
the use Of certain disrespeciful language
which 1t contained. He did not think
the protest should be received by Coun-
Gil III its present form. The report says
in one place 'fix tue matter and place
the odium and disgrace where 1t belongs"
The proceeding were not disgraceful.
The gentlemen on the Democratic side
thought they were doing right, and have
right to their opinions Is we'll as the
Republican members. There had been
but one protest made in Council since he
had been member and that was when
the Democrats were in q minority, hav-
ing but seven members, and it was with
regard to an unwarranted action in tsking
an ordinance from the hands of the Law
Committee; but the language in that
document was respectful. If there Is an
odium in the action, those who elected
Mr.. Lynch are willing TO bear 1t but he
would oppose the protest unless the lan-
guage characterizing that action as dis
graceful, was changed. -.4 4si e4i
Mr.. Price consented to the alterations
desired by Mr.. Taylor, but insisted that
Rule XIV had been used very badly. 1t
was law for the government of Council
and should be lived up to. The gentle
man could see no difference between the
rules to govern council and the people
members of this body should obey the
former as carefully as the people should
follow the provisions of the city's laws.
Mr.. Norton said that desperate cases
required desperate remedies and in the
case of the case Of the election of Mr..
Lynch there was no other resort, t,-they
were compelled to act as they did, and
that action was right and legal. He was
surprised to see certain gentlemen sign
the report who had said they were sin
cerely sorry they were kept from voting
for Mr.. Lynch by party restrictions.
Mr.. Guthrie SAID he had tried hard to
say nothing upon the matter, fer he be-
n, Uad mn N h al hoon aaid a
He was surprlse.l that gentlemen who
had been in Council for twelve ysars and
who had seen other cases in Council ex.
actly similar to the one protested against
should flare up suddenly against Louis
p. Lynch, one of the best men who ever
sat ia Council ,and who has been credit
to the city and to his constituents, when
they might have prevented the whole
diffi Guilty by an ordinance. us
Mr.. Tay lor thought that the protsstants
were, in strong probability, wrong in
| characterizing the election of Mr.. Lynch
| as illegal. Mr.. Lynch had acted on the
opinion of the Uity Solicitor, and he had
said that Mr.. Lynch had perfect right
to vote for himself. He (Mr. TayIor) had
talked with two appointment legal gentle
men In the city himself, and they both
said that Rals XIV did not apply to the
case in point. 1t was not disappro baton
of he alleged Illegality of the thing that
caused the protest to be made. The pro
testants were looking further ahead. If
they came into power at the next city
election they would "onst" Mr.. Lynch
from Office and use the protest, declaring
his election illegal, as lever to do Il
with.
Mr.. Walton said be would ebiect to
the report until the declaration that Mr..
Lynch's election was SO amerded as to
.oA Z IN ~ n nf fhA pAta
tants it is Illegal" The declaration that
the election was disgraceful is small
compared with this. t.,a .-.,
Mr.. McGinchey thought the protest
was too great and too strong, and made
motion to lay over for one week. Lost
by rising vote of ten to ten.
The chair said that the protest would
not entail its adoption BY the entire
Council. o' 'g
Mr.. Adams declared that In .signi ng the
report he had no Idea of removing Mr..
Lynch from Office in case the Republi-
cans came in power. .g u .s,.i
Mr.. McGlinchey said that 1t was
strange that the Republicans should set q
precedent and then object to similar
proceedings. The particular case be had
in his minds eye was that of Mr.. Walter
who voted for himself when elected
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
now who voted for Mr.. Walter. ~
Mr.. Chandler said that the Republi-
cans were not responsible for MIR. Wal
ser's election, and that Rule xiv was
not adopted jill after that IA
The words "cast the Disgrace was
stricken out and the protest SO amended
as TO read that Mr.. KynGh's election was
"illegal in the opinion of the protest.
ants" The protest was then received
and ordered to be spread upon the min
utes. F > Is
The Street Committee reported in IA
vor of aw arding the commission Of Wild
ening Fifth street at Walnut awarded to
John McCafferty ct $780,. The report
of the committee was opposed BY M essrs.
Guthrie, .McGlinchey and Chandler and
was lost by an almost unanimous vote.
The Water Committee reported favor
ably upon the the position of D. T. Haw.
kins, asking for water pipes on Mechan-
ic street, estimated Cost, $50.
The POlicr Committee reported ad-
versely upon David Lemons petition.
asking that one of the Brandywine po.
| licemen DO transferred from that place
to the south side of Market street bridge
| The Opening Streets Committee re-
| ported favorably upon the petition OF j
| T. Cause, ,sasking that Tepth street be
| opened from Madison to Adams streets
The weekly report Of the City Treas
urer showed that the balance in bank ia
the account Of current expenses was So ).
603.24. The report also stat S36 had beer
paid out to the Water Commission o
Cool Spring Reservoir, which made Z
total sum or S149. .731 4 paid out. "a
Chief Engineer Mcintyre reported 8.
men employed in the Water Depart
| uant with q nay roll ~ R0d9 n