Telegram-herald., 1888-05-01
A SOCIAL SESSION
The os<ssfss of . Temporary Home for
tns aGnsstPsi SossrnmsIt Discussed.
-Afkex-e<ssasa sps sshs-s Mutual
Admls ssion and Cigars.


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Admls stien and Cigars.
Tie Council nesting OF last evening took
On the form OF social smeDity gathering.
and vss very naach erjoyed BY the mem
bsrs srd spscialo OF which the lobby Was
quite fall IRE Numbers were al in their
seats sxcspt Hay ward. OF the Seventh.
The p<lisions were chiefly for improve
msnls 10 the way Of sswers grading,
frsseIiing. corbing. sidewaiking. etc; but
there vas one from Custer and Chsmplin
Posts G. A. T.. asking for . meeting to be
called 10 arrange for the proper observance
of Memorial Day, and 1t Is = matter that
should not De negisc ed
The entrance to the city By the G. r. L.
& ID. railroad Gas brought up. that compa-
~ asking for change of grade of several
streets shiCh they will have TO cross. aud
which are at present either above or below
/ the level Of their rosdbed Tue m after was
re or Ell 10 the Aldermen OF the First ward.
| he reports OF cheers were Of tie usual
routine character. fhe total OF the bills
sna sccous Is presented by the Comptroller
/ was Sll las 50 ces eral ilQuor bonds were
| IeieFfea TO The Committee on Mays aud
Means. The B0ari 0f Public WORKS aod
| Board Of Police snd Fire Commissioners
| reported estimates for many improvements.
AL he other reports and resolutions were
To the same effect and the only discussion
| ensued upon a suggestion that a com-
miltee be appointed To provide for
| new Qusrters tor the city Offices pending
the CO npetlon of the city hail bui ding.
| IL was opposed by Aldermen Creque aud
| Lsuniere, who thought the business could
be done very well for the time being where
| they were. Aldermen Davidson aud
| Mckee the ught no oue would ike 10 do
6usin - in these Offices as they are now
bunebed together. aud The racket going on
made by tie repairs on the Putnam block.
Some tboug ght 1t would be better to rent the
lower story of the Powers block, which is
offered for $3.50 month, than TO
pay $3.50 month for the present
accom- modalions. while others insisted that
under the city's lease they didn't have to
move aud that they could get along very
we'll until the new buslning Was ready
without moving twice. Finally Alderman
Dayidson's motion iDstructng the Marshal
TO furnish new quarters 10 be occupied
emporarsly until the City Hall Is ready,
was carried.
At this point the Mayor produced bo K
cigars sent In by reuring CITY Pbysic ~
4 iOf tu. auu NIlsc tiSfk DclAuhD wa *
planning that he could get along very well
where he is. and Treasurer Perry that lie
couldn't get along a. all, The subject, ike
many another, ended in smoke.
| The resolutions were all Of the same
order as the petitions and reports, i. O., for
street Improvements. unoil Alderman Me-
kte offered one lnstructing the Clerk 10 adj
veFiise for proposals from the sew raj banks
| for a rate OF interest on temporary loans to
| and spotnSr uranosaIa n H.,
| the city pnnting in as goOd styis Is now
sione by the Democrut. but stipu,atipg that
the proceedings of the Council shall
appear within two days after the close of
| -acn session.
The Marshal was instructed to request the
G. II. & L Railrosd 10 erect gates on the
| front-st crossings and TO keep watchman
here ct sll honrs until such gstss were liz
| place. anu then Mayor Dikeman brought
ont his yaledictory. in the shape of q pi. ce
| Of manuscript conta'u.bg well worded
| eech. brief and 10 the point. aud another
box OF cigars. The cigars were quickly ac-
cepted. lighted snd approved. and the speech
ordered printed in full. In it he
said that more business had been
transacted The past year than ever before.
some questions had been made as 10 the
validity of the ordinances passed for many
| Of our improvements. but these Improve
ments bad proven a benefit to the city, and
no one regretted them. de referred espec-
ally 70 the cable road. the only single track
cable line. he said. in the United States.
II there were any questionable methods or
any wrong done be hoped bis successor
would rec1ify il. He spoke of the saving
| 10 the highway fund by tue work of the
commissioners on che West Side and on the
| bridges, anu thou ht a reformation was
necessary on the east side of the river by
4ividing the districts He closing b
thanking the aldermen and officials for the
assistance they bad EFF ,rded him in the
performance of his eu.ies during his term
| If office.
he was followed By very happy speeches
by Mesrs. Dosie. Maris. Brenper and Paat-
| ind. retiring Aldermen. 'Fa her. Bren.
ner dwelt specially upon the successful
| work of the construction of he new City
| Hall building aud gave history OF the
enterprise from the first motion made by
him IN 1883 TO purchase property and
appropriate money tor tue purpose. Tne
address was ordered printed, and II was re
solved that ex-Alderman Brsnner be an in-
viied guest at the dedication of the new
hall, as the suthor or its incspIi0n.
Alderman Pantlind made the closing and
one of the best speeches of the evening.
He spoke Of the remarkable growth of toe
city. and said he heartily endorsed the pre-
diciion Of the TEaEGRAN ERsLD that in
1890 ee shall have IOO. .0OJ Inhabitants. He
he'd not prepared speech nor
nsd he brought Volume OF
poetry 20 quote from. That which
looked like il. sEd which be vas thea re-
lieving Of its outside wrapper, wss-snotber
oox o. cigars Iney were passed around as
De closed sith good sto-y.
memorial resolution on the late er.
Alderman Robert Swain was passed by a
rising vote. The large Wssain ston picture
which nsFgs IN the Council Chamber vas
loaned for the use OF the coming stale con-
ve1 tions. and then the last session of the
City CJuncii of l-s7-s sdiourned with many
sind words and hearty handshakes. albeit i;
vss under a Cloud Of cigar smoke.