The daily gazette., 1881-03-29
Councils OncluSiOn.
AS TO MIR. RODNEY'S PROPO-
SAL TO CHANGE THE
ELECTION.

HIS rLAN APPROVED, WITH SLIGHT
AoDiFICATIoNs-Ho HE ORC sED
HIS OWN PRoPosITIoN.
Council met in adjourned session.
last evening, To hear the report of the
Legislative Committee on the resolu-
tion offered last Thursday night by
Mr.. Rodney, i'll favor of changing the
time OF holding the city elect ,on from
September to June. Every mem Der
OF Council was irr bis seat at roll call.
The resolution was as follows:
That the Legislative Committee are
hereby instructed to obtain AN amend
ment 10 the city charter, changing the
time OF holding the city election to
the first Tu sday in June for the cleo
tion of Mayor, Conncilmen and othor
city officers; the present Mayor to hold
"fflce until the expirati of his fun
t. rm, and his successor to end his
tenn of office on July 1884; the pres
ent holding over members of Council
10 be conf inued as couucilmen until
July l, 1882; and The new members
begin their teim of office 1st o. July,
1851, aud his successor to begin his
Term on that daie; the election Of the
members Of the Board of Education to
be held al the same time also, that the
charter be 80 amended that The Mayor
shall have the power to veto all the
measures of the City Council which
shall be passed, and requiring two
thirds vote of Council to pass "A meas.
ure over the veto; that the officers al
ready elected TO hold the election
next September be named 10 hold the
election ia June next; also, that the
Mayor shall on stat d occasions or at
pleasure, make recommendations 10
Council.
On this resolution the committee
made the following report.
TO the President aad Members Of Clty Councit
-tIent eDIea:
The Legislative Committee. to whom
wan referred n resolution offered at last
meeting III relation to the charge Of time
OF holding the clty elections, would re-
port the following reeommenditt ons:
That the time Tor holding city elections
be changed 10 the nrst Saturday in Juue,
the Council then elected 10 meet Tor or
ganizatlon GA The Tuesday neat follow
ing.
The official terms OF the mayor aud city
treasurer 10 coinmrnce on the frat Of
caMpents BE- continued until the hrst day
oil Jolly, l-S2
4 nj the n eRbers OF Council, whose
terms expire iii september oI The present
year be c ntinu~d untll the hrsL 7aiur-
day June, 1882 at which Llme The first
tiect'on under this act wtlI be neld and
the members of Council whose terms ex-
pire In September, laS2. shall hold untiI
Aht II fnt saturday III June. 1885.
That the next elec ion lor CITY assessors
and coltesio.s be held on the nr5t Satur-
day ia Jui e, 1881 the persons Inen chosen
10 commence their otilcial terms ON he
nfst day oil January, leS5,
1hs committee would further report
tnat they deem IL unauvishDIe TO recoin-
mend THAT the taayor he vested with the
veto power OF thAt any change q made
IN the present mude ard Tune of holaInk
the school elections. But we recommend
tnal the may Of be required 10 make An
annual report 10 tue Glty Conucii, and
authorized TO IA ike such re ommend1-
items a. ne may irrm time To time deem
proper AMI necessary
-tgneul MERRIs TAYLOR,
LEWIS fAYNTRR
X. IL. TAYLOR,
A Z. BEECHGR,
A. p. RAIIkY