Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-04
lot DEBATE I'm THE COUNCIL

General Opposition to the Decision
of President McPartland-The Conn |
mittees Finally AppOinted-Concur"
renee with the Aldermen on Water
and Electric Light.
At the opening of last nights meeting
of the councilmen, final stand was taken
by Councilman Hogan for the immediate
appointment of the councilman's part of
the Joint committees which President Nc
Partland has delayed for two months.
Councilman Hogan was successful in this
and the following appointments were
made:
Annual reports-Donlan, Reyes, Interest.
ppropriatons-Wells, Kaehrle, Clarksan.
Auditing-Ryerson, Hogan, Smith
Bath Houses-Rabanus, Smith, Werwass.
Buildings-Kaehrle, Beaulch, Herman.
Building Line-Litterest, Emory, Brown
Claims-Dangett, Courtney, Coolahan
Commercial and manufacturing interests
Hogan Moore, Collins.
ney.
Lamps-Courtney Mcdonald, Tracey.
Licenses-Werwass, Rabanus, Brown.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moore, Doughan
Numbering acts-Rehman, Bradley, Redfeld
Ordinances Cleveland, Coolohan.
Printlng-COlInS, ParSOnS heu1elu
Railroads and bridges-Coolohan, Munson SUIT
ter. .
Retrenchment and reform-Rehmau, Nicoll
Herman.
Sewers-Clarkson, Parsons, Beecher.
Squares-Donlan, Blakeslee, Herman.
Streets-WerwasS Mcdonald, Hogan.
Water-Tracey, Guernsey, Kaehrle.
When the matter of establishing a
municipal electric light plant came be-
fore the board Councilman Tracey moved
the board recede from its former action in
| referring the matter to special committee
| and concur with the aldermen in indefinite
| ly postponing it. This motion was passed
| without opposition.
! The resolutions appointing messenger
for use of the city officials at city hall were
objected to by several of the councilmen.
It appears that there is but little use for a
| messenger here and that John Williams, a
former Western Union boy, had obtained
the names of Walter Pond, Judge Sheldon
| and w. S. Wells to petition asking for
such an appointment. This was passed by
| the aldermen On motion of Councilman
| Guernsey the matter was indefinitely post
poned.
The councilmen concur1ed with the al
dermen in submitting Alderman Dailey's
| questions regarding the proposed water
purchase to the corporation counsel.
| Alderman Maley's resolution instruct
| ing Cno lamp cOmm1Utee not TO appoint
clerk or lamp inspector until the corpora
ton counsel gives his opinion as to whether
such an officer is legal one was objected
to by several councilmen
| Councilman Donlon thought the com
mon council had the power to appoint this
officer and should appoint him.
A motion was made to concur with the
aldermen and there were but three audi
BILE votes against it, but President Mozart
land declared the motion lost.
This decision was vociferously doubted
and President Mcfarland then declared
the resolutions new business, which coult
not be passed without being referred to
committee except by unanimous consent
decision of the chair and arose to demon
strate that the resolutions could not be re
ferred to any committee.
Councilman Reyes appealed from thi
decision of the chair but Councilman
Cleveland kept right on in his demonstra
ton. Councilman Reyes insisted that hi
appeal should be put without debate bu
President Mcfarland ruled that Council
man Cleveland could speak upon the mat
ter before the appeal was put.
At this point Councilman Tracey mad
motion to adjourn. This seemed lost b.
the vote which followed but the chair de
clared the board adjourned This de
cision was doubted and upon risin
vote the motion was lost by a large major
ity. Councilman Cleveland then con
tinued.
When he had finished Councilman
Keyes' appeal was sustained by larg
majority vote but President McPartlan
apparently refused to declare the appeal a
carried. He said he would make no deci
sion upon the vote.
This created storm in the body. Coun
Gilman Hogan arose and declared the pre-
ceedings of the board disgrace to the cit
government. We decide ourselves upol
all questions, he continued, and the pre-
siding officer is required only to announc
our vote I should like to know who
running the city government.
} This was greeted with burst OF az
plause
Councilman Beecher arose to ask Pres
dent Mcfarland what he meant by hi
statement
"You are out of order" declared tn
chair.
$50 are you exclaimed Councilma
Beecher.
A heated discussion followed and me-
ton to concur with the aldermen was fina
ly put and carried.