Daily Republican., 1881-01-14
CITY LEGISLATORS.
Tao ClOud.Lypn COnsest cNse de-
SI0sd EnrtAe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ana Ps.s,isns-6raerB Drawn.

At the session OF the City Council
last evening, the Street COMMITTEES re
portediwith regard to the petitisD, o
George W. Bush, asking the extension
Of water pipes on Dupont street below
Eighth, that the pipes had already bseI
extended,
Tho City Treasurer reported
AID, G5I ,l6 In bank to the credit OF cur
rent expenses.
The Street Commissioner reported
II tnen and z double teams employed
With pay roll Of s7S.Gs.
The Chisi Raginser Of the Water De-
ps.tmant reported ~ men employed In
this department for the past week,
With pay roll amounting to sos 10.
Petitions were received as follows:
From the Wilmington and Northern
Railroad Company, askiOg permission
to lay a track in Water strest from
French street TO point ut or near the
western boundary OF the city; from
Henry F. PickelE and others, praying
that a oolnmiI,ee bs appointed TO take
into cons deration the repavinS OF ess.
Fourth street with Belgian Blocks.
The Cloua-Lynn contest being called
up, the following resolution WAS pre-
sented by Msrris Taylor.
Whereas. The hearing OF the election
contest Of W. B. Cloud, against Jam9s
Lynn, who was returned as inspector oil
klestion for the Ninth Ward, has de.
veloped cases OF Illegal voting in sus'
cient Number to vitiate the election,
therefore be II
Resolved, That ths said election OF
Inspector be and is hereby declared IL
legal, null and void, and the Office Of
lps pector u Election for the Ninth ward
declared vacant.
Merris Taylor moved the Adoption Of
th. rssol ution and Robert Il. Taylor SEQ
onded the motion.
OF the eight Ninth Ward men who
1t was alleged, had voted illegally, Ar:
Rodney claimed that no attempt had
been Made to prove what ticket they
had voted. Reviewing the case, he
claimed tha! four Of the said voters
were not disqualified by reason Of not
having been assessed SIX months be-
fore the election. According 10 the
terms Of the law man who is q quail.
fisd vsLsr at all state elections, shall be
q qualified voter for the city election.
These four msn were assessed SIX
months previous to the State election
in November, and this fact, together
with the possession OF other necessary
qualiacstions, gave them the right 10
vots a. the city election.
Robert Taylor said that Mr.. Rodney
had advised the witnesses not to
answer certain questions. de disagreed
from Mr.. Rodney's construction OF the
law and insisted that 8 msn cannot 10
regarded as a qualified voter at Sn
election until the time OF that election
arrived, as he may before thAt
time do something to deprive him of
saoA right.
Dir. Rodney wished to ask Mr.. Barn.
hill a few questions, but Ir. BsrnhillS
after replying that be knew shsrplsy
BGlIock, refused 10 answer any ether
questions.
MIR. Rodney said he had dooumen-
tary evidence athat ShSrpiey Bullock
was a convicted criminal, and he be
lis1ed Bullock had voted for Cloud at
the election in question. Merris Tay
said that all this convinced him more
fully than ever that there were sun
cisnt illegal votes cast at this election
to vitiate II. There were ten such
voters, and although no one can say
how they voted, they ere more than
the majority for the candidate as re-
turned elected.
Merris Taylor having taken the
caair, President ShsrpIey took the
nosr. Tho witnesses who refused to
answer for wEOm they voted, he iSsist-
cd thus virtually confessed that their
answering tni, question would bs un'
favorable to the party calling them.
He claimed that there were eight un-
doubted illegal voters at the election In
question. The said illegal voters were ::
John T. Coyle, not a resident OF the
ward at the time of the election VIM.
Black, not having lived in the city for
three months prsVioas to the election !;
Samuel Bush, convicted OF felony, and
Ave others, assessed 8 months bsfore
he State election, but not . months
before the city election.
After further discussion. the ques-
tiop was put, and the yeas aud Eays
being called for, the resolution was
carried by the following strict party
vote:
Ye,s-Abele, Barnhill, Blake, Car
michael, McKenna, hoaensmiu, Men
ton, Payn.er, shsrpley, Shaw, Msrlis
Taylor, r. Il, Taylor, Townsend-13.
Nays-Bailey, Bsechsr, Moore, Rod
ney, Robinson, Smith, Talley-7.
Mr.. Absle presented the report Of
the Chief King ginesr Of the Surveying
Department, moved that the reading
DO dispensed with, snd that 300 copies
be printed. The report is given in an
abstract slsewhere.
Council then adjourned until 30
Monday evening.
Orders were drawn, Gs follows:
Elizabeth Kari, $23. 10; James Conner
a25 90, Buckingham h Co., SO cents.
q. w. Vernon & Son, Ss. 50; James Mul
riue, $36; B. Frank Townsend, elG, ,5s;
James EArly, $l0.50; Elward Green, 50;
John ". Reeve, 81 SO; FrsEk Aalsy,
SO: Robert Morrison, so oeuta; John
Walls, IL 40; VIM. Hawke, s43; Hon
derson 4 Cshill, $500; Charles McClOs-
key, s2J. G3; Mlcnasl Collins, Sl9; Cox
Il Alien. $37. 40, James McGowan, IS =
95; J. w. Griffith, $l59. Henry McKsu-
pry, 3l47.75; Loaisa Myers, S.; Edw.
W. Hoopss, 1915, Adams & Bro, a;
G. ". Stone. $48; L,bd.ll Car Wherl
Co., $lsG.oS; Edward w. Hopes, s43 E
50; VIM. NJ. Kenasrd l. Co., "a; David
Woolmsp "a, rs; Cspsl!e & Bro., So IS;
Edward D, Jourdsu; SIG; BarxerA
jtradlsy, go 40; Wilmington Coal Gas