Daily Republican., 1883-04-10
EDITION,
CITY COUNCIL.
Preparing to go 10 DOver-(Ouucil.
man Blake's TreacherOMs Mem

Ofy.
A special meeting of the City Council
was held last evening to talk over tn
situation, the proposed amendments II
the charter. and to make arrangement
to % 10 Dover to-day. In the absenc
of the President, Mr., Paynter was Gale,
to the chair
The object of the meeting being stated
legally called by the Mayor as require,
by the charter, and he for one would no
be bound by any action Council nigh
agree upon.
Mr.. Talley tried to explain TO Mr.
Blake that this was merely an intorma
caucus meeting which would bind no
body.
Mr.. Blake said it looked very mucl
as if an attempt was to be made to pu
| his side of the chamber in hole.
Mr.. Blake in order TO bring some
business before Council, moved that thu
legislative amendments be concurrel
| III.
Mr. Talley appealed to Mr. Blake
not 10 be too nasty but to consider
the amendments one by one and &C
upon them III an intelligent manner
Mr. Bailey, too, said he could not ac
intelligrntly upon the amendments, moi
having seen copy OF them until 1t
found it upon hi, desk.
Mr.. Paynter thought if the members
had not read the amendments it wa
their own faults. He found some tim,
to read his over before he came to the
meeting, one having been sent hin
| from Dover.
Mt. Paynter was a little put out
when Clerk Fraim informed him that
the amendments were only printed to-
day (Monday.)
Mr.. Blake finally withdrew his mo.
ton, though he said his side of the
house had a majority present and could
pass it, but that was not their fault, The
Republican members, some of them, had
been in the chamber ont had left.
On motion of Mr.. Tallcy, Council then
proceeded to consider the amendments
| proposed, and the first motion being t.
concur in he amendment to strike out
the word " Ward" in the third section
and insert in lieu thereof the words
Election District" Mr.. Garrett took
occasion to give II history OF the agree
men, by the whole City Council, except
himself and Mr.. Stevenson, in the char.
ter as amended and sent TO Dover.
Mr.. Blake at this uncturt arose eX-
Citcdly to his feet and said :" did not
vote for the adoption Of the charter, and
anybody who says did lies, and the
record that records him rs voting Tor it
lied.
Mr.. Garrett. "rhe records Of Colln-
Gil ought to tell
Mr.. Blake. ~ did not vote for it,
and am willing 10 make attilayit IN
that effect
Mr.. Baugh. "Ncither did vote for
the charter as whole"
Mr.. Garrett called for the reading of
the record, and while Clerk Erli,n was
busy hunting it up, Mr.. Blake declared
that the meeting anyhow was illegal,
and picking up his hat, stated that "it
all the members were of his mind, they
would pick up their hats and walk out. "
Mr.. Blake then left the inside of the
railing and took a position III the lobby,
but no Councillnen followed him. CITY
Auditor Ball, who, up to this time, oc-
cupied seat within the railing, retired
to the outside and kept Mr.. Blake com,
pany.
Clerk Fraim having found the records,
read them over and it was found that
both Mr.. Blake and Mr.. Baugh had
voted for the charter as whole ex-
act y AZ stated. Mr.. Blake, after the
reading, came forward to the railing
and said something which was not dis
tinctly heard, but was understood to be
an assertion that that was the vote by
which the market ordinance was adop-
ted.
Clerk Fraim, however, informed him
that that was the vote on the adoption
Of the charter
One or two other amendments were
ConCurrcd in, when the freehold clause
was reached. Mr. keuna objected TO
a freehold qualification. Mr.. Talley and
Garrett both were opposed to the same,
but az it was always customary to have
Il freehold qualification, and as it
seemed specially DESTROYS to have it,
they thought it would be best to make
an opposition to it, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.
Beecher both favored Il freehold as did
Mr.. rayntcr, and the amendment was
approved.
The amendment to Section VII of the
bill related to the organization of Il mu.
uicipal court.
,h, amendment IF il ,rnv;Ind f,r ~
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