The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-23
The Former Gives Place to the
Latter in the Council.
Iawcett Chosen President and Piero
Vice President Of the New Body,
Clerk Grimes 10 Reelected For Two
Years More.
Howenstine Contssts the Seat OF Meek from
the Sixth ward-'-Mayor Pisro Steps
Out Of Onioe and Mayor Rex
Bteps In,

doorways, scattering through its In
teriOr, and filling the halls and passage
ways, where they stood for a time dis
cussiDg the situation, pulling the smoke
out OF fragrant R,iIa del Wheeling0
stogies, or squirting tobacco Juice into
two dollar nickle plated cuspidors. The
prime occasion for all this crowd and
consequent stir was located In the City
Council, where the old was TO cease its
functions, take q walk, and make room
for the new body, and where also the
old Mayor was to shift the cloak Of office
from his own shoulders, where II had
rested during the past four years, TO
those OF the new incumbent OF that
Office.
In addition to this, the Board of Edu
cation was holding meeting In the
Mayors cfilce, and here similar seen,
10 that In the Council was being en-
acted, while In the library room
the Public Library Association was
In council over the affairs of the pro
posed public library.
When President Shields raped the
old Council to order at 1880, the cham
Der was packed with spectators, about
one-third OF whom occupied Standing
room.
All the members of the old Council
were present except Messrs. Warner and
Weaver. The latter gentleman had
ceased TO be u member by reason Of 70
mOval from his ward, the Fourth, TO the
Fifth, some days ago.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
After the reading and approval OF the
minutes OF the two previous meetings
Of the Council, Mr.. William II. Day ad-
dressed tho body on behalf Of tho Can
ton Public Library Association. He said
that the sum Of $5,840 In actual sub.
scripti0ns was already on the books OF
the Association, collected since Thurs.
day last, and that thls sum would be In
creased to $1,000 or $4,000 In a few
days. A lease OF the library room In
the City Hall had been executed by the
Trustees OF the Association, and no asked
that the President OF the Council DO au-
thorlzed TO sign the same on the part
OF The city. On motion OF Mr.. Class tn
President was instructed TO do 30, and
that Official thereupon affixed his name
TO the document.
THK OLD RETIRBs AND THE NEW CON
vENEs.
At the conclusion OF this, the last
piece OF business transacted by the cid
Council, President Shields declared that
body adjourned sine die, and vacated
the chair. Mayor Plero then assumed
the role OF authority, escorting Mayor
elect Rex TO a seat on the r0strum, and
taking possession OF the chair him self,
when he called the new Council 10
order.
THE NEW MEMBERS.
The roll OF tho members-elect was
then called as follows, each member
choosing his seat as his name was
called. First ward, Ignatlus q. Maline;
Second ward. william l.. Miller; Third
ward, Henry Vogelgesang; Fourth ward.
Il. n. R0hrer; Fifth ward, Charles X,
Frazer; Sixth ward. Matthew X. Meek;
8 yenth ward, Sam. j. Roberts, The roll
OF tho members holding over was then
called, they taking the seats that were
left.
NOTICE on CONTEST.
Mr.. John G. Welty then stepped TO the
front, and on behalf OF Alexander How.
enBtine entered a protest against tho
qualification OF Matthew II. Meek as q
member OF the Council from the Sixth
ward, aud gave notice OF a contest OF the
seat occupied by him, by the said How.
enstine, the latter claiming that he 10
tho duly elected member OF that body
from the Sixth ward by reason Of his
having received the IN j0rity OF all the
votes cast In that ward, Mr.. Welty read
from the statutes that section empower.
Ing the Council TO be the Judge OF the
election and qualification OF w. own
members, aud statei that Mr.. Howen'
etine had entered his protest whom the
votes were counted ard asked that the
certificate OF election DO Issued 10 him ~
the duly elected member Mr, Welty
eald the returns from the ward show
that Mr.. Meek has q majority OF four,
but that ak city tickets we're found In
tho township box, Ave OF which con.
taIned tho name OF liowenstine for
Council and one the name OF Meek, nnd
that proof would show that one vote was
cast for Howenstino which was not
counted for him; no that on f0ir count,
the latter would have ono ma jUrlty.
Mr.. George Baldwin, on behalf OF Mr..
Meek, claimed that tho latter was tho
legally elected member OF the Council
from tho SIKH ward, and referred 10
aeclion 1875 OF tho statutes, under
which, no claimed, the only thing the
Mayor colld do was 70 swear IN the
members holding certificates OF elec'
ton. AZ NJ present assembled, the
Council hnd no discretion for II was not
a legally rIanixed body. When II was
organized, then was the time to talk Of q
contest.
had q right TO voice In the organiza'
tion ana proceedings OF the Council.
Mayor Piero took Mr. Baldwin's ylew
OF tho matter, eaying that his only duty,
m no aaw II, was 10 swear In tho NON.
bers.eloct holding certificates OF elec-
tion, ana no requested them 10 step 10
tho clerks depk and present their certi-
ncatee. This was done, when tho new
members were sworn In,
ELEorIoN on OFFICERS
tn, next thing In order being tho
ele,tion Of u President, tho Mayor called
for nominations.
Mir. Roberts nominated Jacob p. Faw-
cott for President, and Mir. Swanger
presented tho name Of Ignatius q. Ala.
llne.
On motion Of Mr., Swanger the roll
was called alphabetically. MIR. Adler
raised point Of order on this, but was
not sustained.
The vote taken resulted 10 follows.
FOR Fawcett-Adler, Maline, Meek,
Murray, Piero, Roborte--7.
Por Mallne-Fawcott Frazer, Gu.
cNatte, Miller, Rohrer, Swapger and yo
glegesang-7.
Tho vote being tie, the duty devolv.
cd on Mayor Piero. according TO the
atatutea, TO cast the deciding vote, which
ho did FOR Mr.. Fawcett, aud that gentle
man was therefore doclored tho duly