The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-07

" DN>'1 committee I1ll through Mr.,
that $4,000 of the bonded Indebtedness be
and the recommendation was
adopted.
The law committee reported that the con-
tract for street paving had been amended in
such a manner that the contractors agreed to
first try to get the amount due from the
respective property owners for street paving
The report was accepted.
The report Of Borough Treasurer Bradigan
showed credit balance in favor of the
borough to the amount of $7,32721
Chairman James then, in default of other
business, ordered that the new Councilmen
be sworn and Messrs. Kane, Finney, James
Gafigan and Dougherty stepped up before
Chief Burgess Burns and took the oath.
This formality having been concluded the
old Borough Council was declared adjourned
sine die.
NEW COUNCIL.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
old Council Mr., scheiny arose and nominated
Mr.. James for temporary chairman. Mr..
Kane seconded the nomination. The motion
was carried.
Mr. Mcclure nominated Mr.. Coakley for
temporary secretary and that motion also
prevailed.
An election of permanent chairman was
next called for and Mr.. Lamb nominated Mr.
T. J. James. Mr.. Scheihy nominated Mr.
Betteridge. A vote was taken and resulted
in Betteridge, James, 5; and Holman
responded Holman w
Mr.. Holman subsequently explained that
he had entered into no caucus and had con-
cluded to vote for himself. This policy he
upheld with the exception of the Supervisor
ship, when he voted for Mr.. Williams
When nominations for secretary were
called for Mr. Kane nominated Mr.. 4. J.
Coakley for reelection. Mr.. Gable nomi-
mated Mr.. R. H. Morgan. Mr.. Coakley was
declared elected by vote of 8 to 5.
Treasurer was the next considered and Mr..
Gallagher named Mr.. T. J. Bradigan. That
gentleman was elected by the secretary cast
ing the vote.
The Solicitorship was next taken up and
Mr.. Finney nominated J. H. Pomeroy, Esq,
who was elected as the treasurer was.
Then came the Supervisor Mr.. Gable
nominated Mr.. Edward Williams, the then
policeman. Mr.. Scheify nominated ex-
Supervisor D. II. Lewellyn. On the first
ballot the former received six votes and the
latter seven. Chairman Betteridge had not
declared himself and Mr.. Holman was de-
cared not heard. On the second ballot Mr..
Llewellyn was declared elected by vote of
s to 6.
Police were next considered Mr. Gal
lagher nominated Martin O'Hara and Mr..
Gable named Jacob Davis. Mr.. O'Hara was
declared elected by vote of to 5.
For first lieutenant Mr.. Coakley nominated
William Flaherty, of the First ward Mr.
Lamb nominated James Tempest. Mr.
Flaherty was elected by vote of 8 to 5,
Mr.. James nominated David Rennie fol
second lieutenant and Mr.. Dougherty named
Martin Mcclure ex-Supervisor. Mr.. Nc
Guire was elected by vote of s to s.
Frank Wilcom was nominated by Mr.
Gable for first patrolman. Mr. Gafigar
named James Dougherty. The latter was
elected by vote of ten to three. Messrs
Stout and Lamb adding their votes to the
controlling eight on tbs previous elections.
The second craftsmanship concluded the
elections and Mr.. Gable nominated Michae
Makarawicz. Mr.. Mcclure nominated Martin
Casey. The latter was elected by a vote o.
s to 3.
President Betteridge ordered that the newly
elected policemen be sworn in and declared
Council adjourned.
After the adjournment the police wer,
sworn and went on duty.
For the benefit of the uninitiated it may
be stated that the slate selected was one con
summated about ten minutes before the OLE
Council met to wind up its business. 1t wa
made to break slate made at late hou
Sunday evening by combination of Citizen
and Democrats. After repeated efforts the
Citizens and independent members o
Council failed to get together" Eive mem
bers of the Citizens party-Messrs. Lamb
James, Gable, YanDusen and Stout-con
cluded to deal with three Democrats -Messrs
Betteridge Gafigan and Dougherty Tha
deal was oonsummated, whereby James wa
to have been chairman of Council T. +
Bradigan treasurer R. H, Morgan secretary
Edward Williams, Supervisor and Jaco
Davis James Tempest David Rennie, Jane
Dougherty and Martin Casey were to b
policemen.
This slate was considered q certainty by
large majority up to the holding of tn
Council election.
But in the meantime efforts had been pu
forth to break the slate and, as the resu
shows, a combination by Messrs. McGuir