Daily Republican., 1888-09-21

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WOrks-Detsctives RIOT wsntod.
The City Oounoll held . regular
stated meeting last night, President
FArra presiding. The call of the rOl
showed that every member Of Council
was in his seat.
Mrs. Mulrine was ordered to have
81 86 in taxes refunded.
The Law Committee reported that
they had no authority to Authorizs or tC
prevent the building OF brick buildings
within the limits Of the city boundary,
Charles Boucher having petitioned for
the privilege OF erecting . slaughter
house.
The City Treasurer reported S2Il,.
$40 80 in bank to the credit of the city,
81, ,30l 81 TO the credit Of the sand lot
and S421 "a to the credit Of the city
parks.
Tue City Auditors report confirmed
that Of The Oily Treasurer.
The City Solicitor sent q communiuA.
tton to the City Council from j. Vance
Smith, Superintendent OF the B. & o.
Railroad, in which Ii was stated, In re-.
ply 10 the request Of City Council, that
that company would place safety gates
ct the Important street crosslnRs in the
city as soon IS arrangements could be
oonveniently made.
in relation to the request Of the Ho.
n e1pAthio Hospital Managers, asking
the City Council 10 make . dionatiOn 20
the homeopathic Hospital, Mr.. Quinn
| offered . report which was adopted that
this City Council had no right nor
power to make donations Of money to
benevolent Institutions.
Mr.. q linn offered q preamble and
resolution, reoiting that whereas 1t was
Currently reported and said to be fact
that aliens and foreigners we're employ
ed upon the public streets and sewers OF
the oity, therefore the sentiment OF the
Oity Council was that none but AmeFi-
eau citizens, adopted or native, who
help to bear the burthens OF taxation
should be employed. A "yeR" and
may" vote was called for and the rsso
luton pAsse1 unAnimouBly, receiving %
votes.
On motion Of Mr. Moore the clerk OF CIty
Council was instructed TO send q COPY
Of the resolution TO the Street and Sewer
O1mm ission.
Mr.. Quinn offered a resolution which
WAS adopted instructinR the Law Com.
mittee to prepare and present an ordi-
nance permitting Charles Blouoher %
erect slaughter house within the city
limits.
Mr.. Chambers called up the ordI.
nance for third reading 10 take the
revenue acoruins from the Municipal
Court and use 1t for the suppression Of
crime and Illicit liquor dealing In the
city By the employment of secret detsc-
tIvts
Mr.. Hawkins strongly objected to
taking up the ordinance, on the ground
that IL disarrAnged the appropriations
and was In opposition 10 the laws Of the
State. BE did not like saoTet detectives
noh W.
Mr.. Chambers urged the taking up Of
the ordinance, referring In his remarkI
to the outlAwry In the suburbs OF the
city and Illicit liquor ceiling that could
not bs suppressed In any other way, aud
besides our police force was too small Il
spare any time for this special business
and their uniforms prevented them
from acting in q secret capacity.
Mr.. Dlllin moved an indefinite poat
ponement of the motion.
hr. Chambers again spoke eArnestl!
against the motion to postpone. AS th
Mayor, the Chief OF Polios and the OFT
Solicitor had united in favor OF To
~ WbD uuP1u w uhNo ~ DAnHEi
with As little publicity % possible, bu
now that the thing was out we might q
well take the bull by the horns ant
make the best We can Of Il. This Wal
an object which Democrat and Repub
lioan, OEriatiAn and Pagan, would al
lAaree upon. While 1t would break nj
Illicit liquor dealing 1t would not mo
lest the legal dealer, whose bushes
was just 40 legal and respectable AB an!
other business when pursued In Q Law
ful manner. he had no very warn
side either for secret detectives, but a
the same time 1t must be admitted tha
they did much good, for instance Il
PennsylvAniA when they broke up tn
"Mollie Mneulres.'
Mr.. Hawkins, while he agreed an
! was In perfect harmony with the oil
} jeots of the ordinance, would not pei
NIT BY his vote ouch fsRrAnt violatio
of law as the taking Of the money Of th
Municipal Court for that purpose. II
, would rather favor u special appFopr
alton for such work.
Mr.. BRuRh, too, favored indehnii
postponement. The passage Of the O.
dinAnce, he thought, would place I'll
City Council in q deep hole from whlo
: 1t would bs difficult to sxtrIoste Itself.
Mt. Bower thought 1t was very nj
I fortunate that any opposition ht .
: should have arisen at this time.
I Mr. Quinn had no exalted opinion {
private detectives generally, as the
would stoop TO come very low thing
There was, he said, an organisation {
:. liquor sellers to prosecute any one 81
( gagged in the traffic who violated th
law, yet, to show that he feared not th
= future political bearing that nay /
. brought against him, he was prepare
} TO vote for the ordinance.
. Msssrs. shRrkey, McGonigal and NJ
, MenAmin each In turn opposed the o
. dinance, when the motion to indei
8 nitely postpone was adopted by the 70
! lowing vote:
ASes-Messrs. AyArs, BAuRh, Davi
D Dillin, HAWKING, McGonisAl, McKeu
. ney, McMenAmin, Ryan, SAWdon, 5hA
!. key, She's, White and President Far
4 Ia.
q Naya-Messrs. BsAle, Bower, Chan
3 bers, DOLLY, Forrest, johnson, Nj
: Gall, Moore, Q linn aud R0berts-11,
A resolution By Mr.. Dillip, to II
struot the Public Buildlng Oommitt
to contract with the Electric LiRl
Company TO liRht the public building
upon the same terms as before, Wi
amended, on motion OF Mr.. QaipD,
ask for bids for lighting the buildin
either with gas or electric lights.
The following orders were pass
during the evening:
James NJ. Bryan. Sle 50; George '
Quinn, 81 l,OS0i The jackson 8 SbR
Company, S42; Evening journal, $50 8
John Bowen, $3.50; James Grffi
= 81 04i P. f. Martin, $3.50.
b President Farra presented the comp