, 1879-04-07
CITY AFFAIRS.
Ths Organization OF the Council
.-.Democratic Plans.
How to Make Up the Committoes-.-
People ASgdo Want CHAIR
mhhships.
Nothing Definite Yet In Regard to Mr..
l1arrison's Appointccs.

JCAto hHV+ le EcspcEtHDlG HlGuuu(8 OI lAo C0lltl.
I'll. rs distinguished from the bunlmera, held
cauciscs n,'t put through their slatcs. wlltcl,
mat With general approval outstlc, Of course, Of
tho Ahlcrmnnlo bum.ncr-ctrcfc. THIS year, how
ever. Il IA understood tho cnso will ba 1IiIcront,
providing Two or three OF tile Council members
car bu cDcrccd. Il is proposed by the Democrats
That tcy staEi take tlle formation Of the COM
/ tn!ttccs Into their own hands as party meas
utc. Whether they will allow tho Republicans
I tU select members for each Committee, nB used
to be tho old fnslon, Is not known, there bcin.
q variance Of opinion on the subject. But III
| order to carry through any such programme
thero has to bo
| CONSIDERABLE FINE wonK DONE.
It Is necessary to haro the votes OF ull tho DEM
ocrats md Of Cullerton, at,d oven then tiere is
but half the Council voting for the schedule, 90
that tho Mayors cast,ug totc would havo to ba
| called In to put tho thing through Cntlcrton, II
Is understood. can DO hcld In Allegiance By Eiv-
Ing him The CAairmaush;p Of tile Committee on
Gas, Ho would prefer that on Finance. md ho
will doubtless bc given also position OIL tl.at
Committee, but not its Craftsmanship, rs that
Will probably bc given 10 respectable member
| who Will be expected to net as n mere figure
head. The Committee on Public Buildings.
which Mr. Cullcrlon would like TO have tho sll-
bo given away to rather uncertain ad~
liercpt. There arc nlso fears entertained
In strict Democratic circles about the
fcatty Of Aid. Phelps, who has no sympathy
with bummrrtsm, mid who was elected by He.
! publican votes from heavy Republican ward.
It Is believed, however, by tho Democrats tint
lie Will ho whipped Into the traces, antl that
they Will SUCCEED IN carrying through their
lnuasurc. There was
A PRIVATE CoNFEREHca
held Saturday, Il Is understood, at which
tho matter was talked over. There wore
present both somc members Of the Coun-
csl alll some OF tho leaders OF tho Democracy,
That which the latter seeking to avoid Is tic
oyurslal'gh'iE Of tllc respectable element Ia tho
Goa'nS ny g uacs c1 so afY % aG1tg
arc naturally dlsiuellned to listcn to my dctM.
tion on This subject, but the leaders,
ieolsuE bow much futuro SUCCESS dcpenda upon
the uso which tsis Democrats mike Of
their temporary victory, aro exceedingly urgent
IN tlier efforts to forcu oh tho new City Gov
ernn'ent lhe preservation Of tho appearance, at
lcnst. Of econotnv aud ruspcctablsty, It was do
dispute IN the Bixth Ward was also tulxct over
nnd whcro tho opinion was generally expressed
tlat Curran ought to ba got, In sono way or
other, to nd]0urn until tito middle OF ts week,
The icel!n1 among soma OF tic Aldermen IL
tflat Sr. Tu1ey should bo r0.olecled to h!s posi-.
! ti6n aa prtsding n1cor, for which they consider
him we'll lifted. owing to his experience and Ills
| yGueics 0f the cuse.
THE MOST IMPORTANT CoMMtTTEr
for the cushing wear is perhaps that on Public
Buildings. Ali. Phelps is at present tho seq
ond lnan,ber on i, nnd somo are In favor Of
he should BIZ puL oil the Financo Committee, in
order to give that color Of respcctubtltty The
'rst-namcd Committou will have to 10 COM
posed almost entirely q new men, stnco Of tho
only ono rc-electcd, Ald. McLatTrey. who
served on tho puulle Buildings Committee ul
the Couaty Doar.l' aud Inns had much cxperi-
s@nce @ ~ courtenouse matters, too much PCT;
has stronC bacliins for that position. One
suggestion was timt the Committee on Finance
SHOULD oe '"ada up Of Phelps, Sanders, and
al|owe9 the s.1.9 Republicans ,,..,,!n md ona
staubcr The Committee on riSsiH rnSe pudii'ss r;
it Was psoroscd to make mp Of McCailrey, Jonas,
tic opposition. They have, In rough way,
| pnrcctcu out among themselves
| TIE ClIa1aMAN3ntrs
of the otlicr Committees as follows: Judiciary,
Inlsy; po'!ce. Lawler; Markets., pecgey; Elec-
hicC0rinick; Licenses, Etszncr; Ftru mud Wa
ter, McCAtlsoy; Whuryes nnd ruhlc Grounds,
lsarrett; Railroads., Sanders; Local Assoas-
RepuLcans and tju socIai,sts upon ti,s min.
| tortant conlnlttpos, giving teIn, il mend ha. n
| muiDttty OIL Heaitt ind f;onnty Hcin,in,,,a
I btrrvts md Alleys. md Local hxstasmnnts: M
tllu really imporIatlt unos-Iiu.lllnss Ftnpuvr,
NaaiFoaus, tire 'Ini Water, !oticct und Gas
arp to bo kent in thu hands OF the Drmorzacy.
THE REPUBLICAN, MAMuEnB
hayo not us ret discussed the subject. tbfn,x,uv
II II f,tu prgmaturo. f1r It Is not ffEe!y Tint liz
new Council viii cot into r,,unin, orlsr t hrroro ,s
SIuy /, and it may take wcsk, pcrhans littin
mora bafora ths mashInrrv of tHr En,ns ..n 49,,
bo fuily of0anjzed. Tiers ire fears entertatn~i
by tIa nrpiiDlic,tus t,lat, in caso tha Dutocrats
ara illable 10 tnItuenre snu,n nj tf,cIr mnmhsrs
i, Fe]ns md S"f:opwIcx u thav s aI ii0ngca nntica
yo,uc weak RoIublitut, Grotjor to tbrir NH hv
thn rrnn,fsa III til" f,inir,nnnshin ~ a ~ T,,5 ~
mttsc md tl,us sueccc % IN earryi1r III tcIr rot run'
thrn,,rh. 'ri,.r nrn hrrmnTnw theroinra po'n. y.
| stttfun up tlle back+bunps Of those whom thDy
considur weak In the ialth, aMl to ext,urt them
not to Yield to any promises from thu oaemy.
THE MAYou.sLgcr
atflt k.ona his own ro,,rx,l as +, tho ,o..o,.
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