Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-18
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ne l. of the Common Council were abs ent
aso all the other mt mbers being present.
/ Tue absent members are all Democrats,
Il as he arpotn'm menls which the joint
session assembled to make, were to be
made on party lines. neither side could
oct maiurily of full Council.
IN TnE sELhoT COUNCIL.
MIR. Barry introduced the following
us, 'itoN
| R@soived If Common Council consent the AS
sessor be instructed to make an assessment, as
| per message OF the Mayor. Adopted.
Mr. Kennedy Introduced the ordinance
drtnining the duties of the City Clerk.
| Passed two readings
Tue ord nance relating to the organza
ton of Councils was read by the Clerk,
All passed Two readings.
the Street Commissioner ordinance was
int oduced by Mr.. Moses. Carried two
lea iirps
ADJOURNED on motion of Mr.. McLaugh-
lin 10 go into JOINT session.
IN THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The meeting was called to order AZ T:45
after which the minutes of the several
sessions were read and approved. The
body then took recess to await the ar
rival of the Select Council for the joint
session.
THE JOINT SESSION.
In the joint session President Yeagley
of the Select Council presided.
MIR. Matthews nominated Jas. NJ. Wal
ters, Esq, for City Solicitor, and Mr.. j.
M. Davis nominated John II, Brown, Esq.
Five ballots were taken, each resulting
In IA voles for Walters and Is for Brown,
neither one having received the required
maiority-17. Mr.. Matthews moved to
postpone the election of Solicitor and take
up the election of City EngiL eer. Carried.
Mr.. Matthews then placed Mr.. John
Downcy in nomination, and Mr., Smith
named Mr.. Chas. Ogle,
Five ballots having failed to effect
choice. motion to adjourn the joint ses.
sion 10 Friday evening was made, but it
failed of passage by a vote of 10 TO IA.
The voting for City Engineer was re
sumcd until eleven ballots had been taken
without resulting in a choice, when Mr..
Smith, as he said for the sake of varying
the proceedings, moved to resume the
voting on Solicitor. The motion was lost,
and the twelfth ballot was proceeded
with. No choice resulted, and the thir
teentL ballot was ordered.
The balloting continued until about
1890 O'clock, when motion to adjourn
succeeded by a majority of one vote. For
both Solicitor and Engineer about thirty
ballots were cast with unvarying results
except during the temporary absence of a
member or two.
Both sides seemed determined, but as
the! Republicans were all present and
could muster but fifteen voters-two less
than majority-their only hope lay in
out sitting the Democrats. The latter
showed up as much endurance as the
other side. And thus it was that our City
Council came to be in session until af ter
midnight.
The City Council met Wednesday night
in joint session. The members absent
were Messrs. Fearl and Foster, OF the
Common branch and Mr.. O'Shea, of the
Select Council.
The minutes being read and approved,
the twenty ninth and thirtieth ballots for
a City Engineer were taken with the re-
suit of fourteen votes for Mr. Downey,
and fifteen for Mr.. Ogle.
Messrs. Smith, Green and Kennedy
made remarks, the latter concluding his
remarks by motion to adjourn the joint
session unul Saturday evening at 7:30
O'clock. The motion was carried and the
members of Select Council filed out into
their room. President Donaldson lmme-
dlately stated that called meeting of
THE COMMON COUNCIL
would be held at once, sufficient
number of the members having requested
a call of tie meeting.
On motion it was agreed, that, if the
Select Council concur, Mr.. Cuthbert AL
derman of the Tenth ward, be allowed the
use of the building formerly occupied as
a lookup in that ward at the rental of So
per month, provided that he agree to va
cate the building at any time upon re-
quest of the Councils.
A concurrent resolution was assed fin
ally authorizing the continuance of the
work Of grading Ridge avenue in the
Tenth ward until all of the $500 appro-
priated by the Cambria Iron Company for
that purpose be exhausted.
A resolution from Select Council au
thorizing the City Assessors to add TO
the list of taxables all new comers ia the
city, as recommended by the Mayor in
his message,
A fire limit ordinance was passed one
reading. Another ordinance on the same
subject was introduced from Select Coun-
Gil, having passed three readings there.
AS the two bills disagreed on some mater
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