Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-07
BALLOTING FOR A CLERK.

l First Meeting of the New Court of Common Council-Adjourned After Three Hours Session Until This Evening.
 The new court of common council met and organized last evening". The board of aldermen was called to order by Mayor Boughton who administered the oath of office to the members of the board, the only one absent being Alder man Hellmann. Mayor-elect Baldwin | afterward entered the chamber and re- ceived the oath from Mayor Boughton.
 The board of councilmen was called to order by George Barnes, clerk of the old board. Every member was present, and Emmet P. Riordan was elected clerk pro tem. The oath of office was administer ed by J. P. Kellogg.
 The first business taken up in the low CT board was the bolloting for president of the board. On the first informal bal lot J. P. Kellogg received 10. M. F. Spellman 9, George Barnes 1. On the second informal ballot J. P. Kellogg re- ceived 12, M. F. Spellnan 8. The third was formal ballot, J.. P. Kellogg re- ceiving r, and NJ. F. Spellman 3.
 The next business was the balloting for clerk. The informal ballots were taken resulting as follows
 First Second Emmet F. Riordan, 8 George Barnes, 10 10 John H. Fruin, M. F. Spellman, l Six formal ballots gave Mir Riordan 10, and Mir Barnes 10.
 President Kellogg ruled that clerk pro tenn could be elected to act during | the reception of the mayor and board of alderman. Councilmen White and Fin ley were appointed to wait on the mayor and board of aldermen and announce that the council were ready to go into joint session.
 Upon the reassembling of the board of aldermen Mayor Baldwin announced the appointment of the following com mittees:
 Lamps and gas, Alderman Dillon: public buildings, Alderman Hellmann; law, Alderman Martin; auditing water accounts, Alderman French; auditing city accounts. Alderman Thompson; water supply, Alderman Cross; railroads and railroad bridges and crossings, Al derman Vail.
 Upon motion of Alderman French it was voted to print 300 copies of the mayors message for distribution. The council cOncurred.
 UrOn the recommendation of the board of finance it was voted to give the board permission to negotiate loar , of $40 ,00O is such sums as may be need ed by the city.
 Ballotting to fill vacancies in the sev- eral boards was taken up by the board of aldermen: Three ballots taken for fire commissioners each gave M. F. Con- nelly ,. James Hines ,, c. B. Vail ?, T. D. Bassett 1.
 Two ballots for police commissioners } each gave J. J. Mcdonald ?, c. B. Web } ster ,, T. R. Martin }, George Cowell 1.
 Three ballots for sewer commission CTS each gave George A. Boughton 8, Bernard Burns }, Charles Jackson ?. A recommendation was received from : the fire board asking that fire alarm box be placed at the corner of Walnut and High streets and that special ap. propriation of $500 be made for the same. Alderman Thompson advocated the establishing of the box and paying for the same out of the original appro- priation for the fire department. Alder , man Cross and Vail thought an addi- tional appropriation necessary. An amendment of Alderman Thompson motion was lost. The motion of Alder men Cross to make the speclal approprl' ation was lost by the following vOte Yea: Aldermen Vail, Martin, Cross 3.
 Nav: Aldermen French, Chipman Thompson. Dillon-l.
 Alderman Dillon introduced resolu- tion which passed creating committee consisting of the mayor, one alderman and one councilman to investigate all claims of the city. Alderman French was appointed to represent the aldermen and the council appointed Councilman Guernsey.
 Councilman White introduced res olution appointing the mayor, one al derman and two councilmen as a com mittoe on the union station. The motion was passed and Councilmen White and Cunningham were appointed. The board of aldermen passed the resolution and appointed Councilman Vail to represent them on the committee.
 Balloting for clerk of the council was continued until nearly 11:3O o'clock, forty-eight ballots being cast with no choice, Riordan receiving ten votes on every ballot, the other ten being divided between Barnes. Turner and Guernsey.
 At Il 40 it was voted te adjourn until | this evening.