Daily Republican., 1890-06-20
CITY COUNCIL.
LYMAN srEPs IN AND TuR-
NEn Steps OUT.
1.hs city solicitors Opinion ON ths
Right OF Council to Elect Success
sor to the Late Martin j. Mealey.
C0npIainS Against the saivn-
siOn Army--The Police Sig
nal Telegraph Matter
Postponed.

A regular meeting Of the City Coun-
ell was held lass night, all the mem bers
be hg present except Mr.. Parhins.
The report Of tho Law COMMITTEES
being called for, MIR. Forrest, chairman,
Ltsted that the committee Lad n report
on an ordinance, but 1t had either been
taken from his desk or had got Iuislaid.
The chair announced that the oIdi'
nance abol.shing hre tests had been re-
turned with the Mayors approval and
was declared . law.
The chair stating thst 1t would be In
order to Feai the bids for furnishing the
city with police signal telegraph sys-
Hin, on motion Of Mr.. Chambers the
y bids wero referred to the Police Com
mittee.
n The city Treasurer reported the bal.
1eucs In bank to current expenses to bs
Da5, l5O. "a; park fund, e2.l8l.O4; rsce;v-
ID OF John J. Mealey, administrator u
artin j. Mealey, collector Of taxes,
.l5o; Z. 7. Moody, 81, 225; 4. +. Kanc,
W5).
n A com muulcation was received fr. IN
n Street snd Sewer Department stating
hat that body would open Eleventh
Ssrset through the Churchmau property
y seen ~ Ccupcil appropriated the
nonty for the same.
ab. Aasos pteeehtcu W iuou uVh
: pumbcr of residents In the neightOrhood
Of Fifth and Walnut str,ets, com planning
~ the disturbances made by the Saliva
Non Army and asking that the nuisance
BE- abated.
Mr.. Msgcc moved that the Mayor be
irs'ructtd to carry cut the request Of the
petitioners.
Mr.. johnson, speaking with some
warmth, said he thought the motion was
entirely out OF place. The Mayor, It is
supposed. knows his duty in the matter
without any Instructions from Council.
II he wGro the Mayor he would look
upoE such Instructions a. at irect insult
and would treat 1t as such. lie moved
- . substitute that tho petitioa 10 re-
terred to the Mayor, and the mo,ion was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Kyan, from tho Printing Com mt.
tee, had read a number oi printing bills
from the Every Evening, Morning News,
Evening Journal, DAILY REPUBLICAN,
Mnd Sunday Star, which he ssid he knew
nothing about. On bi, motion tho bills
were referred to joint committee OF
printing and police.
City Solicitor Turner sent the follow
ing communication:
ITO the President aud Members OF Couc-
ell:
OEhTbhmEN' Ny opsntou texaruiuB
! che power of the Council to Ill tho va
eancy m the Office Of tax collector, occa.
sioned by the death Of the lAta Martin J.
uealey, was transmitted BY me to Coun-
~ agreeably to the reQuest By the Hou.
John @. Farrs, yonr president. 1t was
~ your body referred to the Law and
Finance committees without reading.
A. the city solicitor have the right and
II WIS my duty Independently oil any ex-
pressed wish from the Council or from
its president, or from any member there.
oi, 10 forward you my views ss city soil
casor whenever perceive that there was
any danger Of IN interference which
threatened the municipal government,
although am the creature OF your body
BY election; yet In electing me It 10 to be
presumed that you only obeyed the wishes
Of your constituents, and l therefore ieel
that my official duty concerns ihs whole
people, aud that ! am 90 much beholding
70 them aud ~ much bound to them for
the proper performance Of my duty as
an to yourtelveA
1 therefore ask your honorable body to
esuse that opinion to bo road this ever
iag In the Council In order that tho
U0pls oi this city may know who 10 the
proper person. In the opinion Of the city
collector, to succeed to all the duties an d
V"Shb Va VIC AHbo NAuttin " NAt 8icys uG-
esssed; Otherwise l shall deem 1t my
outy 10 transmit to the press OF the city
1cs the Information Of the public q copy
od the cpinion which 10 now In my pos
session.
Gsnslemeu. l am, with great respect,
yeur obedlent servaut.
II. G. TURNER, City Solicitor.
On motion Of Nj. sharkey the opinion,
which had been referred to the Finance
asd Law Committees, was read.
Mr.. Forrest asked for the reading Of
Ne section Of the city ordinance on page
066 requiring the city solicitor to make
report OF all unfinished business In bis
hands at the expiration Of his term OF
of1ce.
When the law had been read Mr.. For
rest romsrked that the city solicitor had
not done his duty.
hr. eharkey and Mr.. Shea Informed
III. Forrest that tho city solicitor had
swe Weeks yet In which 70 report
NJ. Chamters offered rest luton
isat when Council adjourns II adjourn
70 meet On Monday night next. He
I've a. MS reason for Offering the reso-
luaon that the Police Committee, to
vnich was referred the police signal
saeereph ordinance, could then report
Ne bids and sction could 10 taken 90
mg their systsms need not be kept under
Unnecessary expense. MIR. Roberts
lovsd 20 amend BY instruoting The
Folies Committee 70 report on Monday
nlght The amendment and The resoln.
ssen were adoptsd.
On motion Of Mr.. Shea the Counc,,
went into an election for city solicitor.
MI. 1hsa noninated william T. Lv.
nam. Esq., and Mr.. Chambers nomi.
nated alter n. Hayes, Eco.
M Lyman received Is voses. Mr..
aayes : and blanks. Mr.. Lyman Wss
declared elected.
NJ. Baugh moved that Council take q
teoess Of ~ minutes 70 examine the
Police signal telegraph sisnals, in opera
aso IN the City Hall, but before the
molten Wa put M. 6harksy made .
motion to adjsurn, which was adopted.
Bills wers passed - follows: Neil
Dsnl, y; q. 7. Sutton, S20. is; Daniel
4: Forrest, Isl 20; James M. Bryan,
~ Ooi George A. Fraser, $l6 65; Joshus
0eener. ~; Finn Bros., $50.
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