Telegram-herald., 1888-05-15
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"a nsst real business session, e. the Alder
nsn ssns "a thsir seats exosps Stein OF The
FIRST ward soms llttis roa1ns business
was dens but comparatively ysff little.
The tine wss ehieny oceupisd Ia . debate
UPON The saloon tiesase qusstian. IA which
ths tho end men, AldsFmsa Dst;rsaf ofths
Frat ward and Mckee Of lAs klzbth Look
the principal parts. and Alt~ftasn Baldwin
of tie IAlrd scisa lutefioeutor, xnlis
solo parts xere zdniir4bly vel fsndered D.
AldermeB LaaaieFe Rexers Hayward,
Snanah4n EissBkardt ssd - wilson. In
fact the sntirs company did themselves in-
an lte credit Ia entertaining the large audi
snos IN the lobby with the intensely inter.
ezting drama ofihe "circumioeuEion OEnee"
or How Not 10 Do IL.
Alderman Mckee, in the role OF Chair
man OF The Committee on Ways and Means.
opened The play WITH a report Of lo4 saloon
keepers Who bad fled their bonds and ap-
piled for their license, and whom the con-
mittee Recommended 10 the toaneil Tor APP
proval, and The names OF thirteen others
apon whose bonds and applications they
declared indeeizion and asked one weeks
lime.
Alderman DeGraaf Immediately proceed
sd 10 pail the report % pieces. and asked
vhy certain ones, sach ss Farrell, Hughes.
Damzksy and others, should DC held N
sosyance aud laid liable 10 arrest. as Su
| peTiatendaat Smith has Dotined he should
DO Ia every case where ihe bond bad not
heen approved and the license granted.
Mckee replied that the committee bad
/ not bad sufficient tine 10 examine q the
eases. and that they had been assured By
the Superintendent that he would molest
DO one Who had made application until
/ their cases were acted upon by the Council.
Alderman DeGrzaf asked Why then John
/ Farrell Was arrested last week under no
| other charge. He didn't get an answer 10
/ his coDandruu- He then moved an
| amendment 10 the report adding several
names. Alderman Bald vim moved divi-
4 sion Of the question, and 10 take vote on
| the first part Of the report.
| Then commenced the lively act Of
parliamentary conflict, IN which
| Cushing and the Council Rules were trotted
| out and opposed to each other. The decls-
| ion OF the chair that the vote could be
/ taken ss moved ey Alderman Baldwin
/ was appealed from by DeGraaf and the chair
| sustained. Alderman Hayward got IN An
| other amendment. adding one name only,
that of Damskey. Of the West Side, which
| Was lost. Then a motion was made 10 lay
on the table and carried. bat just exactly
whst was laid there remained u be seen In
the second act, which came after an inter-
| mission of little routine business.
| A motion was made To take the report
1 from the table and the curtain rose upon
Alderman Haywzrd's peremptory demand
! 10 have his amendment, which. he claimed,
was the matter that laid on the table
put 70 a vote. Mayor Weston de-
cided that the vote was on the
adoption OF the original resolution. His
decision was again appealed from and
again the Chair was sustained. Then the
FIRST end man got in another amendment,
adding three names 70 the approved list
| and Damskey's among them. Another
conflict was temporarily stopped by Alder
| man Shanahan moving the previous ques-
| ton. IL didn't seem TO shut of debate,
however. for they kept right on and Alder
men Shanahan, Baldxin. Hayward and
| Frank Rogers aired themselves in very
| excellent argumentative speeches. Alder
man Eisenhardt again came 10 the rescue
with q motion TO lay The whole subject
matter on the table and gise-Lbe committee
one weeks farther time. and IL vas carried
by vote Of 10 TO 6. it being then nearly IL
o'clock.
The business of the session consisted in a
number OF petitions being referred and q
number Of resolutions adopted for improve
ments in streets. sewers, grading, etc. A
| strong remons,rance came from Cherry and
| State-sts. against change OF grade this
year. The Fourth National Bank was des-
ignstsd ss the depository for the city funds.
The Democrat was awarded the city print
ing. theirs being The only bid. The salaries
of the several officers were hxed atthe same
amount a. last year with the exception of
Assistant City Clerk Morrison's. which was
raised TO 500. The Mayors salary wa,
ers $50 per day. teams with driv
ers $3.50 per day. g aggregate
OF The Comptroller's accounts was
SO i67 -, and 81 3S5 70 be borrowed. The
Marshal reported that the G.. X. & I. Rail
road Co bad neglected TO put in sluic'
WAYS as ordered by the Council and ths
Aldermen of the Eighth ward were Civ ef
power TO act in the matter. Licenses were
sstsblished-$lO q year for saloons and ho-
tells s. oach for billiard and pool tables
and that OF the bootblacks aud newsboyl
was reduced from 81 20 10 cents on mo
ton Of Alderman DsGrsaL Alderman
baldwin wanted that remitted also, but II
was explained that their badges cost that
sum. and il vas necessary foe them 20 wear
them to keep strangers from interfering
with their trade. Alderman Eisenbsrd
msde 80 earnest appeal for the improve
msnt Of Collexe-eve,. rs the onh
thoroughfars 10 aud from the city at the
northeast. and the grading OF the avenu'
with bridge NJ the d. g.. IT, & NJ. crossing
was provided for.
At the close Of The long deos,s the usus
amenities were proceeded with and a boz
Of cigsrs psssed around. this time pre-
sented by the new Highway Commissioners
William Walsh. Amid 8 cloud Of smoke
few unimportant resolutions we're passed
The Council accepted sn invitation from
The Board OF Police aud Fire Commission
ers to attend parade and inspection q
both Departments 90 saturday. NAY II. q
Cam pau square. and meeting Of al th
Council men vss ordered a. La On ths
afternoon.
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