The daily gazette., 1882-06-30
BOND MADE REGISTRAR
THE RING SLATE BROKEN AND
DANNY DEFEATED.
A CONTEST FOB QUINE's SEAT.
Council Last NIght-The Fire Cracker
Z Ordinance Passed--Other Business of
Interest Transacted.

Interest Transacted.
The Republican members of Council,
having finally captured Messrs. File and
Talley succeeded in holding a caucus last
evening before the regular meeting was held.
The caucus took place In Councilman
Beecher's office. The supporters of Mr..
Dandy did not insist upon his claims for the
position of Water Registrar, finding they
could not elect him and Joseph A. Bond
was chosen at the meeting of Council. Mr..
Bond was elected, receiving IL votes and ex-
Registrar 0gle 10. Mr., Eastburn was
absent.
The chief event of the session of Council
last night was the swearing in of Mayor
elect Wales. He sent into Council list
of his police appointments, printed else
where, and shortly after this Mr.. Bailey
moved that as Mayor Almond and the
Mayor-elect were present committee be
appointed to escort them on to the floor, SO
that the new Mayor could be qualified The
motion was carried and Messrs. Paynter and
Bailey were appointed to perform the
pleasant task.
The incoming and outgoing chief magis-
trates of the city advanced to the Presidents
desk and amid an impressive silence Mayor
Almond administered the oath to his sue
cessor. A recess of 10 minutes was taken
to allow the Mayor to be congratulated and
presented to councilmen with whom he was
not acquainted.
A SECOND WARD CONTEST.
During the evening Mr.. Stevenson pre-
sented o. contest from Leighton Grimes, the
defeated Republican candidate in the Second
ward for the one year term in Council, for
the seat now held by William H. Quinn. The
Ia fba f,rS,h z,Fx
property qualification and recites the follow
ing declarations
1. That Mr.. Quinn was not freeholdei
on the day of the election, June 3 last.
2. That he was not the owner of any rea
estate in the Second ward.
3. That the paper presented by him tC
Council purrorting to be deed from Archi
bald Given and wife was not executed ol
acknowledged prior to June g.
4. That the deed was not delivered t.
Quinn until after June 3.
8. That no money was paid by Quinn tC
Archibald Given and wife for the real estate
alleged to have been conveyed to him.
9. That the deed, though bearing date o
May so, was not executed or acknowledged
prior to June 9, 1889.
Z. That it is not on record at the office o
the recorder of deeds. tA
When the reading of the document hat
been concluded, Mr.. Quinn said he wa
ready to meet the case, and wanted ful
hearing.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson, Tuesday
July IL, was set as the time to hear the con
test, and witnesses were ordered to be sum
moned.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The City Treasurer reported balance il
bank of S5,504.27. The Chief Engineer O
the Water Department reported % men EN-
ployed payroll ,S451 S3. The Street Com
missioner reported 80 men and o team
employed payroll, $223.50
The Coal Oil Inspector reported that h
had inspected 4,231 gallons of oil during
the month.
Petitions and communications were pre-
sented as follows For a lamp on Secon
street, between Monroe and Adams; 70
water pipes on Lincoln street, betwee
Front and Second for the City Hall fc
services by Purnell Mosely, a negro mi
sionary TO lecture, etc, on Saturday an
Sunday, granted; for a lamp on Twelft
street, between Lombard and Pine; froI
Edward Green complaining of an altere
grade giving him Inconvenience on Libert
street, near Maryland avenue; Lemu
Marr for space in front of his store on Eai
Fourth street for the paving of cutters O
the west side of Thirteenth street, betwee
West and Washington /; the Board of Healt
asking Council to fill vacancies on Il
Sewerage Committee and to authorize I'll
employment of competent engineer.
Mr., Garrett called up for its third readir
the ordinance he had introduced at pr
yious meeting relating to fireworks on Il
4th of July. A motion to put 1t upon |
third reading was carried with only two di
senting votes, Messrs Blake and Qninl
It was passed, the noes being Messrs. Quin
Blake and Denney.
The ordinance provides that it shall
unlawful to discharge firearms, cracker
sc, before sunrise on the morning of Il
Fourth and after midnight of the same da
ORDERS.
During the evening orders were drawn
follows
/ Miscellaneous payroll 81 ,494.49; poll,
payroll, So, 1929; street payroll, S22 ,35'
: July interest, $11 $40 to pay off Loan 2
SO, 600 Board of Education 81, ,S33.35 ; Jol
E. johnson, $74.5S John Hunt, S115; Alv
Allen, $96 Patrick Carberry, ,S54.60; Mart
! Keough, $40 so Mary Murine, 500 Jol
l Collins, $40; William Graters, $44 4.50; Coz
G ing q Brothers, SHIPS; B. F. Townsen
4 $3.50; H. d. Hickman, $21.50; Hen
Killers, S42; Washington Street Cl
, Stables, $50; Edward Barr, S15; John
r Keowen, 5000 james Hughes, IS j.
y Carlisle & Co., $1407; Robert Porter,
9 John Hanley, $3.50; Henry MeKennt
IT S254.41; Thomas Hanley, 81; Lou
0 Meyers, IS David Woolman, S2.1s Jan
h MeKendriek, S24.30; Nelson Morr
Q $197.11; Amos A. Eastburn, $500; wa
II payroll, $451.S3.
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