Daily Republican., 1889-07-05
CITY COUNCIL.
The Fourth of July Meeting-Eicction
OF Committees-Adjour Until
Tonight.

OF Committees-Adjour urnment Until
Tonight.
The City Council met In regular ses.
sion last ght, and after the reading ol
the minutes, on motion OF Mr., BauQh,
the iules were suspended, which motion
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Baugh, Council then
proceeded to the election OF Standing
Committees for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Baugh then placed IN nomination
the following committees, which had been
agreed upon at q Democratic caucus
held on Monday night:
Finance-Janes +. Mcqoniga!, Phtllp
X. Shea, Samuel Chambers.
Printlng-Chsrles A. Ryan, John
White, Joseph w. Coley.
Public Bulldings-Isaac Dillin, Pres
ton Ayars, Daniel A. Forrest, Aaron 3.
Beale, Thomas Johuson.
Bonds-Aaron 8. Beale, John Whits,
Benjamin 7. Davis, John L. Curren,
Samuel II. LAWSON
Law-Daniel A. Forrest, Aaron g.
geale, Daniel McBenney, Isaac sspaIin,
Fire Compauies-Willism G.. Baugh,
Preston Ayais, Cha.les A. Ryan, Francis
- poWuob, IuOiuab JOnneOL.
Police-Francis T. Sawdoo, John
White, William Q. Baugh, Philip r.
Shea, George Mccall.
Z. Curren, Benjamin F. Davis, Franklin
b. Colton Samuel q. VandeRriit.
Education-John Il. Curren, Daniel
McKepney, John W. Hawkins.
New Map-John 4. Curren, BENJAMIN
+. Davis George r. Roberts.
Park-PrestOn Ayars, Philip r. Shea.
Charles A. Ryan, Ben jamin +, Davis
George K. Roberts.
Accounts Daniel McKenney, Benia-
min +. Dsvis, Henry W. Perkins.
ossment-BeDjamin +. Dayis.
John E. Curren. Henry w. Perkins.
Elections-John White, Michael j.
Sharkry, Daniel McKenney, Francis T.
Sawdon, Samuel X. Lawson.
On motion Of Mr.. McKenney, Council
unanimously agreed that Mr.. BauRh
should cast the vote Of the City Council
for the committees, which he did, aud
the committees named were declared
ele' ted.
Council then, In honor of the Fourth of
July, adjourned until this evening at s
o'clock.
The new City Council, which Is now in
working order, Ia composed of "a mem
bers, not counting the president, divided
politically into ii Democrats and 10 Re-
publicans.
There are Ii standing committees, five
oi winch committee on bonds, commit
tee on educatisn, committee on new map.
committee on engrossment and commit
tee on elections are merely nominal aud
those upon them have tho next thing to
nothing to do.
The committee on accounts Is of very
little use, ss Its functions prof. erly belong
To the finance committee.
The committee on navigation, for all
that is TO do, might b. called a useless
of the City Council.
The only committees OF real utility are
the committees on finance, printing.
public buildings, law, FIRE accompanies. DO
Ice and park, seven In number. The
;hairnen OF two of these committees
iraw salaries, us follows; Finance Com
nittee, james II. McGonigal, chairman.
p5O, and Public Building Committee,
Isaac Dillin, chairman, $25.
On the seven committees that have
'ome work to do there are 81 names. d.
'ided 20 itically between 25 Democrats
and Republicans.
Oh inc whole ii committees OF COun.
III Democrats are named 43 times and
republicans 10 times. On all commit.
ees OF five members the Republicans
'nly have one member, except the almost |
Useless committee on navigation, on |
which they have two members.
II the present City Council is as parti
an in all its actions as 1t has been ib the |
election Of Its committees, 1t will be the
most partisan council the city has ever
ad. All Democrats except of ths most
ARTISAN type will readily admlt In fair
ess, that IN body composed OF Ia DEM
Gratis and 10 Republicans, the la ter
hould have had two members on all
ommittees of five, and one on all COM
littees OF three, and even then the Re-
ublicans should have been permitted to
hme those they wanted on the COM
'ittees, privilege always accorded TO
linor.ties in ConRr, s..