The daily gazette., 1880-02-13

precedent, and cited the contest of
Plunkett %. Dillon in 1859. In that
case Mr.. Dillon had seven majority
but after q careful examination COun-
Gil found the frauds committed to have
been so gross that they declared the
seat vacant, and it was not filled DUR
ing the year. The writer claimed that
the present Council should have acted
in the same manner in regard to Mr..
Allen, as they had no law to elect him.
In support of his labored ideas, the
writer cited an old law on the subject
of contests and elections before Coun-
Gil.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the article, Mr.. Taylor said that a
great deal had been said in the editor
ial about the Council having no war
rant or law to elect member as Mr..
Allen was elected. He did not sup
pose that the gentleman who wrote the
editorial just read intended to say that
Council violated their obligations in
electing Mr.. Allen, but he should have
hesitated before he wrote it. The case
of Dillon Us. Plunkctt referred to was
entirely different from Mr.. Aliens
In the former case there was major
ity, while in the case of Mr.. Allen it
was tie.
The law at that time was entirely
different from the law at the present
time. For the benefit of the gentle
man who wrote the editorial he would
read sec. 4, chap. 446, vol. 10, Della
ware laws, passed at Dover March 9th,
1877. If the editor had read that por-
tion of the law he would see that
Council had power to elect their own
members. He would advise the editor
of the Republican, whoever he may be,
not to be too hasty in forming an
opinion. AS he is not legal editor,
he should have consulted lawyer be-
fore he wrote theeditorial.
In conclusion he would say that Mr..
Allen holds his seat in Council as
legally as any of the other members.
The chair stated that he supposed
the mistake occurred because the last
edition of the ordinance was published
in 1879, and the editor of the RepubIi-
can did not know that there had been
changes made since that time.
On motion adjourned.
ORDERS.
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Davis & Bro, $50 SO, Peter Robinson,
1888 80; Lawrence Burns, 60 cents; sam
ueI Crothers, S36 o. W ashington street
club stables, $500; Charles NJ cCloskey,
81 IS; G. r. Thomas & Co.. 81 08; Gold
man, S37 IS; q. p. Johuson, S27 81; JOS
eph @. File. S28.S3; Frank Chandler,
sl33 81; Lawrence Burns, S6.44; Geo. w
stone, $3.50; viii. Coal Gas Co, S68 %;
Walton Il Bro, S12 90; Betsey Morris,
81 90; Delaware S. +. e. Co., $500; b.
f. Townsend. S63 90; Glatts & Eckel.
S17.50; Adam Grubb. s27 80; James Brad
ford, S12.75; VIM. J. Morrow, s22 %;
Water witch S. +. K. Co., $3.50; Gee .
Pub, Co., $15.0O; Duncan & Bro, 739;
Kent Ion q Hardware Co, "a 40, Ca
pelle Il Bro, 10 80; Charles Warner &
Co., 1900; e. Ainscow. 81 "a; Geo. w
Bush & Son, 432 AZ; Patrick Welsh. 9.67;
Edward ID. Jordan, 1880; james NJ McKen-
nv, IL. go; James Murphy, 1900; Wecca-
coe 8. +. Il. Co, 600; Adams X Bro,
8 75: J. p. Almond & Co.. IA 58; Eugene
*. Lynch, "a 90. Adams & Bro, 16 80,
1000; N. Mslchoir, T. 40; Louisa Myers,
8 42; p. ChAndler, s so; B. f. Townsend,
agt., 4.S0, Joseph Ii Smith, 465, Mills
& Com bs, ~ 90, s. w. Holhngswortb,
10 cents, James France. $40.
Allen Speakman, SIG ~; ii. l.. Tatnall
& Co., S22 IL; Mills & Coomns, $50 90;
Adams g. Bro, 80 cents; Eliza Frazer,
So 90; Capelle g. Bro, $4 81; M. q. Con
well, So 90; e. A. Robinson, Slo7 80; j.
Hunt, SCI 90; Adams & Bro, $50 SO; W.
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Si4 90: .Glatts Il Eckel, So 90; John
Guthrie, SS IA; Porter & Co, Sl7 10;
James & Webb, s32 IL; N. G. Gibbons,
S5 63; G. +. Thomas & Co., SIS l6; Every
Evening Publishing Co., S8 10; b. f.
Townsend, S205 IA; Joseph Godfrry.
S22 20; Geo. w. Bush q Son, S3l "A;
owen j. II ession, S83 38.