Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13
Municipal Meetings.
Board oF Aldermen and COuncilmen- Joint SessIOn-MayOr's Message OfFar RukiueGs.

l Joint SessfOn-May0r's Message Other Business.
 The first regular meeting of the new Board of Councilmen was held last evening.
 The Mayor called the meeting to order. Assistant City Clerk Piggott called the roll | of members elect Oouncilmen Tyler, Bur- well Jacobs and Bishop were absent.
 The Mayor administered the oath to the 1 Councilmen elect who were present.
 His Honor called Councilman Hancock to the chair, but that gentleman declined in favor of Councilman Crane.
 Councilman Crane took the chair and said 1 the first business in order was the election of | president Of the Board.
 Councilmen William K. Townsend and | George R. Cooley were put in nomination.
 On motion of Councilman Townsend the | first vote WAS an informal one, and resulted | as follows: For Councilman Townsend, 12 1 for Councilman Cooley, 19. formal ballot was then taken and Ooun- 1 cilman Cooley received the unanimous vote | of the Council for president Councilman Cooley took the chair. On as suming the duties of the position he returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him. He said he should endeavor to discharge the duties of the position impartially, looking to the best interests of the city He hoped to receive the support of the members in the performance of their duties. The usual de- claratory resolution was passed. Councilmen Tyler, Burwen and Jacobs hav- l ing come in, the oath was administered to them.
 The next business in order was the election of clerk of the Council. Willard B. Hubbard and Charles s. Coburn were put in nomina- | ton. The result of the vote was as follows ! Hubbard 19, Coburn 16. Hubbard was l declared elected and the customary resolution \ was passed.
 The next business in order was the election I of page. John J. Lane and H. o. Pardee | were put in nomination. The ballot resulted ! as follows: Pardee 16, Lane 19. Lane was declared elected by the usual resolution. Resolution from the Board of Aldermen declaring James P. Piggott elected Assistant City Clerk was read. On motion the resolution was concurred in by unanimous vote. Resolution from the Board of Aldermen declaring Henry stoddard elected Corpora tion Counsel for the ensuing year was read. Councilman Tyler moved to substitute the E name of John W. filling. The yeas and nays were called and the motion was lost by strictly party vote.
 A motion to concur with the Board of AL dermen was then passed by vote of 19 to 15.
 Resolution declaring Peter Oarberry elected \ Sealer of Weights and Measures, as passed by the Board of Aldermen, was read. Councilman Arnold moved to substitute the name of William T. Cannon in place of MT. OarberrS.
 The motion was lost and Peter Carberry \ was declared elected.
 [ The City Sheriff announced committee ' in waiting from the Board of Aldermen. Aldermen Bartlett and Woodhouse entered the room, when Alderman Bartlett announced \ that the Board of Aldermen were in session | and were ready to meet the Board of Council ! men in joint convention.
 President Cooley informed the committee that they would notify that Board as soon as I they were in readiness to receive them.
 The committee then retired. President Cooley appointed Councilmen tOConnor and Tyler committee to wait on the Board of Aldermen and inform them that they were in readiness to receive them in | joint convention
 The committee proceeded to the Alder mems Chamber and soon after returned and informed the Council that the Aldermen | would meet them in joint convention without delay.
 ! JOINT CONVENTION. ! The City Sheriff announced His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, and as they entered the Councilmen arose in their places and remained standing until the Aldermen were seated.
 The Mayor entered the Presidents desk and proceeded to read his annual message Elsewhere published.)
 On the conclusion of the reading the Mayor said @ letter had been received from Senator Platt, and from it he read an extract in which the Senator urged the necessity of the Court of Common Council immediately appointing some person as 8 committee to remain in
 
 ests of the city in regard to the breakwater at the mouth of the harbor.
 The joint convention was then dissolved, the Board of Aldermen returned to their chamber and the business of the Council was resumed as follows
 Resolution appointing committee of five Aldermen and five Councilmen as Commit tee on Nominations passed in concurrence.
 Resolution that all unfinished business brought over from the last Court of Com- mon Council be referred to the appropriate committees when raised, passed in concur renee
 On motion of Councilman Coogan, the Board proceeded to elect two members of the Board of Finance. Councilmen Klenke and Todd were put in nomination. The roll was called and they were both elected unan- l imously.
 Resolution declaring the rules of order the same as last year was passed in concurrence.
 Resolution appointing Alderman George F. l Holcomb director in the Derby Railroad Com pany, passed in concurrence.
 Resolution appointing committee of sev- en, consisting of His Honor the Mayor, three Aldermen and three Councilmen, to revise the city charter, passed in concurrence. Councilman Stevens moved that the same Councilmen on the committee last year, and who are members of the Board this year, be appointed. The old members were Council men Cooley, Townsend and Farnam, and the president added Councilman Stevens to the
 
 elected to the Board of Aldermen.
 Resolution empowering the Committee on City Charter to incur all necessary expense in the revision, passed in concurrence.
 Resolution appointing the Mayor, City Au- ditor and Alderman Holcomb a committee to borrow money for expenses of the city, passed 1 in concurrence.
 Resolution instructing the city clerk to noti- 1 fly Joseph Lawrence of the termination of his garbage contract at the end of the year, was read.
 Councilman Ooogan moved that it lay on the l table until the next regular meeting
 Councilman Todd said he hoped the motion 1 would not prevail, as it would deprive the com mittee of an opportunity to give the required l six months notice.
 The motion to lay on the table was lost by 8 tie vote, the president voting in the negative
 Councilman Townsend explained why the committee desired to break the contract. He said as he understood it the committee were satisfied that they could get the work done at much less price than at present, and as the con- tract was made so that it could be terminated l by giving due notice, they desired the power 1 to do so if they saw fit. Councilmen O'Connor, Coogan and O'Keefe | opposed the proposition to break the contract | on the ground that the present contractor had been to much expense for wagons, and if the 1 contract should be annulled at the end of the | year he would be the loser On the other hand it was claimed by Coun- cumen 1oQu, IOWnSeno, Tyler ana others, l that should the contract terminate at the end | of the year the committee were satisfied that they could get the work done quite as satisfac- torily for $500 less per year. After further discussion the motion of Coun- cilman Coogan to lay on the table prevailed. Report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas ures was read and referred to the Committee l on Annual Reports, to be raised.
 Resolution appointing committee of His Honor and three other persons to look after the city interest in the breakwater came from the Board of Aldermen and was concurred in 1 Resolution ordering three hundred copies of the Mayors message printed, passed in con- | currence.
 Annual reports of the Chief of Police, Chief | Engineer and Fire Marshal were read and re- 1 ferred to the Committee on Annual Reports. | Petitions of James J. Ooogan, Henry W. Sanford John B. Lewis and William E. Woodmansee to be appointed special consta- bles were read, and they were appointed by | unanimoue eonaanf in c0ncurranoa xz;kb