Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-10
Board of COuncilmen.

First Meeting of the New Board-Elec-
 tion of Omcers-CouncilmamW Welch for
 President-The Democrats Have it all
 Their Own Way.
 The first regular monthly meeting of the Board Of Councilmen was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Robertson presiding at the orening
 City Clerk Pigot read the record o the election of members and then called the roll of all the new members and most of the old members being present. The oath of office was administered to the new
 members
 After roll call His Honor called Councilman L. E.
 Munson to the chair.
 The chairman announced the first business in or
 der to be the election of president of the Board.
 Councilman Kehoe nominated Councilman Welch,
 and Councilman F. A. Mungon nominated Council
 man Twiss
 Councilman Spreyer, of the Second and Townsend, of the Ninth ward, were appointed tellers The result of the ballot follows: Whole number of votes.. .39 Julius Twiss.. Councilman Welch was declared elected president by unanimous vote on motion of Councilman T"iss The ordinary resolution declaring Mr. Welch elect ed president of the Board passed President Welch taking the chair returned thanks for the honor conferred, and assured tne
 members of the Board that he would endeavor to dis
 charge the duties in an impartial and faithful man
 He asked for the support of the members In the discharge of his duties.
 The election of assistant City Clerk being next in order James Bishop and Timothy J. Crowley were placed in nomination. ~ Whole number of votes 33 Timothy J. Crowley. ..-....-..--.......-.n James Bishop. IF The usual resolution declaring MT. Crowley elected assistant City Clerk was passed Next in order the election of page, John J. Lane and Theodore Mcdonald being placed in noml- nation. The ballot resulted as follows: ~ Whole number of votes.. .33 John J. Lane: .........-....-...-.19 Theodore Mcdonald. ..'-... ...-..lO 1ufio Resolution that all unfinished business from last year be referred to appropriate committees to De
 Resolution that the Year Book for 1881 compiled
 by the assistant City Clerk referred to the Com ! mittee on Annual Reports to be raised - Resolution that His Honor the Mayor, Alderman States and the Auditor be authorized to borrow money needed, passed.
 Resolution that the joint rules of the Court of Com mon Council be adopted by this Board of Council men, also that the Committee on Bath Houses be q joint standing committee, was read Councilman Kehoe moved to strike out that part making the Bath House committee joint standing one
 with the Board of Aldermen.
 Resolution appointing standing committee on sented by Councilman Barnes and passed. Resolution that Alderman R. W. Armstrong be elected a director in the Derby railroad. Passed Resolution calling for new election TOT Alder man in the Eleventh ward January 25, 1882 was read Councilman T. A. Barnes moved that as there was
 question about the legality of such an election
 the matter be referred to the Counsel tor his opinion
 Councilman Twiss spoke in favor of the resolu- ton. On vote being taken the chair was in doubt and and nay vote was called for resutlng Ill io yeas and 22 nays. It., The resolution ordering new election was then passed in concurrence. o, Petitions were read and referred follows :: Of
 John s. Lovelaud to be appointed special constable of Peter Stanford to be appointed watchman at st
 Bernars cemetery or m n bac o to ts oria
 inal position of Martin D. Post to be appointed spe- cia constable of Robert ". Hazard to be appoint 1,1a .Nf1 special constable of John P Phillips for sewer m
 Lawrence street of Clark Peck to be appolntea spe
 cial constable of H Rppenhausen for dam ages rom injury to person.
 Order that the assistant City Clerk cause two hun dred copies of the journal of each meeting of the
 Board of Councilmen to be printed and d1strlbu among all city officers, including members of the Court of Common Council within seven days a1ter each meeting was read and referred. Resolution increasing the salary of the Sealer or Weights and Measures S2OO, making nls saarS sioo Passed in concurrence. .
 Order that the sewer assessment on sewer on Canai
 street against Mary O. and Walstein h. Nun
 son be deferred referred back to the Committee | on Claims for correction. m, Order that the sewer assessment of Catharlne Mc- l Report of the Committee on Claims in favor of abatement of sewer assessment on wallace stree''
 Report of Committee on Claims adverse to claim of
 Emily Flight also to to and oss of his also adverse the petition of Frank Stahnke TOT
 damages for injury to property. Returned as untn-
 Report of City Treasurer for 1881 was read and ordered on file. IT. Atwater Barnes and A. N Wheeler were placed in nomination for members of the Board of Finance ballot was taken and MT. Wheeler and MT. Barnes were declared elected. ! Report of the Board of Public Works in favor o1
 the widening and extersion of Temple street to Com merce street. Passed. Report of the Street committee de layout ana
 widening of Dwight street was read and referred ln concurrence. , = Annual reports of the Committee on Streets and
 Police Department referred to the Committee on Annual Reports to be raised. .- l Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for December, 1881, was ordered on file. Resolution appointing A. N. Wheeler and T. Atwater Barnes members of the Board Of Finance passed. .,, President Welch appointed the following committee on nominations Councilmen F. A. Munson, Spreyer Kehoe Gerard, McKiernan, Hilton, Bradley T. A. Barnes, Clarke Twiss Jones and Scaley. Adjourned