Daily Republican., 1890-06-30
THIRD EDITION


This evening will witness the last meet
1eg q the City Council with IL present
Number Of membere. Those who hold
over cannot be called Q new Council
acc6sdtuG to the late decision OF civ
so'lelsor Turner, hnt they constitute the
Council With depleted numbered mem.
oers. Twelve OF the members Of Counc
veo havs served two years will rslirs
shis evening and the twelve who have
served but one year, with the President
OF The City Council, thirteen In all, will
constitute the holdiug.over Council,
which vii serve until July ], 1891. when
they too will step down and out and an
entire new Couno and new city officers
elected In June will take their places,
The following are the retiring members
Preston b. Ayars First ward, Demo-
erat; Philip 4. Shea, Second ward. Demo.
crat; Thomas johnson, Third ward. Re.
publican; Isaac Dillin, Fourth ward.
Democrat; George r. Roberts, Fith
ward, Republican; George Mccall, Sixth
ward, Republican; Samuel Chambers.
Seventh ward, Republican; Benz am n F.
DAvia Eighth ward. Democrat; Daniel
Forrest. Democrat, Ninth ward; Thomas
J. Ryan, Democrat, Tenth ward; Francis
Z. eawdfn, Eleventh ward, Democrat:
Joseph w. Co.ey, Twelfth ward, Repub.
lican.
The following are the members OF the
holdiug-over Counsil: President, John
Q. farra. Democrat. First ward. vii.
Yam @. Baugh, Democrat; Second ward.
John e. Curren, Democrat; Third ward,
Daniel Mckinney, Democrat; Fourth
ward, James A. Nagee; Fifth ward.
franklin B. Cotton, Republican; sixth
ward, Samuel R. Lawson, Republican,;
Seventh ward. John Wesley Hawkins,
Republican; Eighth ward, Henry W.
fsrk'ns, Republican; Ninth ward, Aaron
9. besls. Democrat; Tenth ward, Michael
:. sharkey. Democrat; Eleventh ward,
John White, Democrat; Twelfth ward.
Samuel @. Vandeariit, Republican.
The present Council stands fifteen
DEMOCRATS 10 ten Republicans, aud the
holding over Council stands eight
Democratic ~ five Republicans.
The Council will be compelled 10
amend the rue which requires each
new Council to elect the member OF
committees OF the frat meeting after its
organisation, a. there will not be under
Ciey Solicitor TurDer's opinion any new
Council, but continuous body, As
many OF the members Of committees re-. |
tire Council must elect new ones and |
must consequently amend the laws,
AeS -" PAovi0ink tut u lSiuOueIi0S oil l
Council limits tue salary of members of |
the City Council TO $40 per month iude. |
psudent Of the annual salsrie, of $50 Der |
annum for the chairman of the Public |
Building Committee and the $50 per
ennum allowed the chairman Of the
1inauce Committee.
The most desirable position In Council
b Chairman OF tho Finance Committee, |
MhSuEill get By annual salary of SOC,
a.d $3.50 more ss . Inemser of the board
81 revision Of the ely taxea. These,
with hls $40 per month fans hts salary
mp TO t440 per annum. By Title bead
work all the members of Council can>be
placed upon committees that would earn
them t20 per month. The most promi- |
pent candidate for chairman OF the
Finance Committee is John 4. Curreu OF |
the Second ward. He 10 the only hold |
ing over member left upon that COM |
nittee. Mr.. Currents claims are con-
essted by Daniel Mckinney and William |
O. Baush.
The Democrats will decide all these
Positions In caucus, five members being |
. majority Of that caucus Hereafter
seven members Of Council will corsti- |
tQ1o q quorum,