Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-23
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

Inauguration of the New City Council
Hon. Rufus f. Lester Assumes the
Mayors Chair-Appointmen of Com
mittees-PrOceeding a the New
Board.
The new City Council was formally
installed on Yesterday at u O'Clock.
At the hour named quite a large
number of citizens filed the Exchange
Long Room to witness the interesting
| ceremonies of the occasion, and among
| the number we noticed several of the
retiring board, the fact of whose presence
added TO the interest of the occasion.
As the Exchange clock struck u, the
| folding doors leading into the Council
/ Chamber from the Mayors office were
| thrown apart, and the newly elected
board. headed by Hon. Rufus E. Lester,
| the MayOr-elect. escorted by Hon. JnO. r.
| Wheaton. Mayor. entered the long
room and occupied their respective places
/ around the table of the COuncil-Mayor
| Wheaton standing to the right of Mayor
| elect Lester. who occupied the chair at the
| head of the board.
| The Clerk of Council. in a distinct man.
l ner. then read the returns of the mana
| gers of the recent city election, which
/ announced the result of the election. and
/
| Rufus z. Lester was duly elected Mayor
| of the city, and the following gentlemen
Aldermen for the ensuing term, each of
| whom answered as their names were
/ called:
| Joseph J. Wilder, ;. P. Hamilton,
| J. r. Hamlet, J. F. Minis,
| George y. Nichols, David Wells,
| W. B. Nell, f. NJ. Green,
! John Derst. Andrew Hanlev,
| n p Thomas p J. O'COnnOr.
| Hon. A. Pratt Adams, Judge of the
/ Eastern Circuit, then administered the
| oath prescribed by statute, and afterward
| 10 the Mayor elect individually. after
/ which the Judge asked to be permitted to
retire. as his duties at his court called
| him away.
Mayor Lester then announced the first
/ business i'm order to be the election of
| Chairman of Council, who is the Acting
! MavOr in the absence of the Chief Magis-
! trate. and who in case Ofvacancy by death
/ or otherwise of the Mayor, assumes the
/ duties of the office.
/ Alderman Hamilton nominated Alder
man Joseph j. Wilder; and the nomlna-
! ton being seconded. Mr.. Wilder was
unanimously elected Chairman of
! Council.
Alderman David Wells was then
1 nominated as Chairman pro tenn, and was
| unanimously elected.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
His Honor the Mayor then announced
the following standing committees:
Committee on AccOunts-Aldermen Thomas,
! Minis and O'COnnOr.
Committee on Docks and W harVes-AIuer-
| men Wells, Hanley and Thomas.
Committee on Dry Culture-Aldermen Nell,
/ Minis and Thomas.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures hlhls'
| O'ConnOr and Nell.
Committee on Finance.-Aldermen Hamil-
! ton. Thomas. Wilder, Green and Minis.
Committee on Elre-Aluermen Ofeen, NAM
| let and Hanley.
Committee on Aldermen Derst, O'Con-
| nor and Nichols.
Committee on Health and Cemeteries-Al-
| dermen Wilder. Thomas and Nell.
Committee on Jail-Aldermen Wells, Ham
| iltOn and Green.
! Committee on POlce-Aldermen Gfeen,
Hamilton and Derst.
Committee on Public Buildings-Aldermen
| Nichols. Hanley and Hamlet.
Committee on Public sales and CITY Lois
| Aldermen O'COnnOr. Minis and Thomas.
Committee on Pumps-Aldermen Hanley,
| Derst and Nell.
| Committee on River and HarbOr Improve
/ ments-Aldermen Minis, Green and Wilder.
/ Committee on Streets and Lanes-Aldermen
Hamlet, Hanley, Wells and Nichols.
4 Committee on Water orks-Aldermen
! Wells Hamilton and Derst-
! Alderman Nichols offered resolution
! that the rules governing the retiring board
| be adopted for the government of the new
| board until revised by the action of this
/ board, and that a committee of three be
] appointed as a revision committee to re-
/ port at subsequent meeting of Council
1 on the subject. The resolution was adopt
/ ed, and the Mayor appointed the follow
] ing as the Committee on Revision of the
| Rules: Aldermen Nichols, Minis, OiCOn-
nor.
Alderman Green offered the following
resolution. which was duly seconded and
unanimously adopted:
ReSOlred. That the offers of their SER
vices by the members of the retiring
Council, to facilitate the work of this
| board, be accepted. with the appreciation
! of this Council for the kind spirit which
| prompted the tender.
| The Mayor informed the board that 1t
was expected that the several committees
were expected Immediately to enter upon
| the discharge of their several duties, and
/ that he hoped they would successfully do
| so, especially as they had the kind assur-
/ ance of the old board in their resolution
1 at the last meeting willing. to give them
| the benefit of their experience.
There being no further business, Council
/ adjourned.