Daily Republican., 1890-04-15
ANADJOURNEDSESSlON
u.sTiNG OF COUNCIL LAST
EVENING
., cou,lder the Alleged Frnuds In the
Es,eut Election for Chlef anu
Assistant Enginesrs Of tho
r,ro Dcvnrtinent-A Large
Number OF Spectators.

Number OF Spectators.
; An ADJOURNED session OF City Council
"a I'D lis. evening, with President
I,r. IN tho chair. The room was
.r,dei win arsmen and their iriends,
,,ysr to learn what action would be
u,,p on the Chief Engineer mudd's.
s.th SIDE was we'll represented, and
~, are hut few prominent memt ers Of
me Tire Department that were not pres-
Ut u 4. D.,
aItFarN, who stated that Il was an
.icurucl meeting, Tor the purpose Of
vssica,lns the recent election for
L ai aud ass.staut engineers. aud said
! srmuius from the different com psnies
told he read by the clerk.
Mr. shatkcy wanted to know why the
,sl,yi,s 10 lhs returns had no: been
resented by the ofiicers OF the Fame
Hose Com,any.
rrs,aent furrA stated that the clerk
ksl bu, recertlv received the papers.
Nt. McKeuney said that II he usder-
scol tae matter rightly this meeting
VA. kr tie PURPOSE Of investigating the
alleged itaua. in The recent election for
th,si and s.,aut cngiL eers OF tho Fire
Dvpa,,msut, sud .sked that MIR. Baugh's
rso,u,ioa poFiin. for the meeting be
Iesd.
When iAt eerk finished reading Mr..
ptEarg rosei that the investis Alton
kpas-i'd sIth, aud asked II n copy
ds sselaipu had been rent to tue
President oi tie Fame lIoso Company.
Ciat Nrtsi X replied that It bad.
w. ChmDeis said that rs there are
vi companies ln which thero no dis
pai', lie moved tlat the returns from
'h. be read, aud Mr.. BAugh offered an
inisrdneGt hat tho returua from the
hl'ndsllp Company bo real iirst, and
VI Iule t0uu,ch a. one for Cloud,
lrtAy and Ditkeison.
~ RO'cr's objceted, ard said that as
llr meeting hal been called to iuvesil-
tie alleged irauds in the Fame Hose
GnpaDl, he thought the returns from
va company should be taken up 1rst.
NJ pllin ssid the returns from all the
r. companies, except the Fame, were
imposed to be- IN the hands OF the Fire
anmlt &c. Those IRON the Fame have
ea handed over 10 Council for investl
J lou.
A discussion ensued, that wss partic..
isl IN bt Massrs. Baugh, Roberts,
itrSey and McIicnnsy.
W. Hotert, opposed the sme nd IN ent
AXE up the Friendship Company iirst
d count tho vote as unit Tor Cloud
shy aud Dickcreon. He said there
s something bohind this amend lnent,
I coming from the source II did he
'usht 1t was offered for the purpose OF
aging the proceedings and prol ongiug
investigation. There was no doubt
fraud had bsen committed, and Ia
uririon tho amendment was offered
me purpose OF covering It up.
Nly Solicitor Turner said that all OF
40 returns must be passed upon by
saell before next Thursday night.
lh cDnld commence In the middle or
'slLer end, and II In the casa OF either
'apary fraud 10 alleged, II will te the
Wy ol Council to investigate.
Ntssrs Baugh aud Chambers then
iiiiew their amendments, and the
Ikinsl mo, ion was carried. The Chair
'caet that tho first business before
OGAeil was examining the returns from
= liaerrnt companies.
III clerk then read the returns and
1l.ion OF Mr. Chambers tho vote OF
be Ftirrdship company was recorded a.
o. vote Tor Cloud, Peeky and Dlckerson;
4 uet on OF MIR. Roberts tho Reliance
cue vote Tor Robinson, Kane and
i'''n; lie Delaware, on motion OF Mr..
" Asgfc, as one vote for Robi inson,
,Ate AID ,ireen. on motion of Mr.. Nc.
,''l tct Phen as one vote for Cloud,
: Ky anil bickersor; on motion Of Mr..
jhinisers the Washington % one vote
o. eloui, Peeky and Diekerson; on mo.
ha Of Mr.. liyan the Weccacoo a. Que
',le ior HobiutoD, Kane aud Green.
10 returns Of the Fame Ho,e Fire
'oMpsny were then read, showing So
!, .'e. lot Cloud, Peeky and Diokersou
'.a 70 iar Robinson. Kane and Green,
shei by Alexarder Whitcraft, q. q.
sum W. ahd u. II. Neidcrmai.r.
,,,'4.. s,, Naanhels moved that the vote BE-
,'lsi .m 'of cioud, Peeky aud Dicker-
s,.,c., @ nyaa asked that the prot, ct
80. 80. 'he returns he read.
.,,. "e protest was read, when Mr.. Rob-
p,ns. or !" Az bmendment that the
Ie ,s .,s,an u, loud Peeky and Dickerson
F,ms ,sAeh Ga cut OF tho returns of the
K ny my oo'n any and those Of Rob!osop.
p,..,au aal y ecu be inserted,
u,,,," ,'eh' fsrra said that the motjo,,
!, :, " par imeniary, but II VIA NOT
Il, MAUI. ,au upon MIR. Roberts urging tbs,
lsr ''h Dc put, declared 1t out Of or
+ 1,' na ssnph moved that the pres,dent
ni lie s.. a'ae company, with his counsel,
,e ,rvi,a5' sJ''e es'Ahts with their counsel,
'rr.,daa.u 10 seats on the platform,
e'@rs ,'.'.i ARA sail there was Z motion
q ~, -. a"ii' oii and he thought II better
hs, ~ l,augh niged his motion. and s,,,
@ o' hs onnril lid met 10 invsst,os,.
,.,,sS m 'doail go ahead aud get at il. He
\ '.e ~ The Hight possible on tbis mat.
.'n 'ad men II 1t was snown there hsd
st' e,. ta,id committed, he would cat M
W. n, 'qr l;obiuson. '~N sss A''
hoMy Solicitor Turner said thu. .,tM,
nd H., motion was adopted 1t would
'l5u1 matter AZ once By declaring
tsuut; ta; resky and Dickersen elected. Hc
f,S fsa' The proper way would be r.
ill., amendment to procsel with ths
ro'.ab ' bhoteFts then moved that Couno,l
ceo,al, ,5d 70 investigate, and said tbs,
o,'' eoI,'Yt,alhg to the dictation of The cIi,v @
I,sn, ''of ,a m hs would offer It as an smsnd
tn. tn. 70 tls previous motion.
.i,n'a . chair decided that II was a snh
"a, Az, s,a and upon a vote being taken i,
Iys. w. saSp'ed with the following yots
'arr.n AsssI.. n.,, Ayars, Bau, Cotton,
lcK.n, lKn, ~, Dillln, Davis, Forrest. Marss'
Hobsrts, Ryan, Perrin.
'.rrs Sh'a, vandsyrlft. Wh,ts
.ar.on aml,. Nays-Chambsrs, Hawtins, ss
,eIn', G laugh then insisted on hi. rno,,or
he f,a aaeh up to allow the presIden q,
NJ Nj h taa ams Company, and liz . Counsel II
0 tske a .ss &C contestants ?. and tbeir counsel,
Ieipa,.s . Sc seats on the platform aud par.
y, NM IN the investigation. N par
II rr /, ,@s.henney said he did not co,-