The weekly tribune., 1894-05-11
THE OLD AND NEW COUNCIL.
The Old City Council Closed Its Ofiicial
Career in a Blaze Of Glory
Monday Night.
Mayor GelsthOrpe Delivers Timely Ad'
dresses to the Old and New
Aldermen.
The First Annual Report Of the City
Clerk Full of Valuable In
formation.

The last meeting Of the city council
was held Monday. Those present were
Mayor Ge!sthorpe, Aid. Roberts, Sulli-
van, Hansen, Joscelyn, Jensen, Cleeland,
Randall, and City Clerk Clark. Absent,
Aid. Wilt.
After the reading Of the minutes OF
the last meeting OF the council the an
nual reports of the several city officers
were read and placed on file.
A temporary plank box sewer was or
dered built between First and Second
avenues north, on Sixth steeet, to con-
meet with the main sewer.
A large number Of bills we're passed
and orders directed to be drawn for the
same.
A warrant for 500 was directed to be
drawn in favor of Mckay Bros. on an
old sewer contract.
This closed the business Of the old
council, when Mayor Gelsthorpe deliv-
cred the following parting address:
Gentlemen of the Council: After the
detailed reports from the heads Of the
various departments, just read, so fully
covering every department Of the city's
business for the last year, but little is
left me to say except TO compliment you
all on the magnificent record you have
made. which l do most heartily. This is
the closing hour of our administration
and we shall very soon surrender the
reins to those who are to succeed us IN
the administration of the government OF
the city for the ensuing year. Some oi
you will lay down the burdens but your
successors will take them up for another
year. For those OF us who will share
in the responsibility Of the administra
ton of our fair city during the coming
year let us hope that the same high order
of devotion to duty and the best interests
of the city will prompt us in the future
as it has in the past. More could not be
asked nor hoped for. For those who are
about to retire from the council and re-
sumo their places in the daily walks OF
private life, think it can be well saio
by those whose interests they have sc
carefully guarded and so zealously de
Tended. well done good and faithful
servants
Your record for meetings are Regular
meetings. %; adjourned regular meet
ings 3. and special meetings 2G; total. .:
meetings. There have been | 1,2S1 war
rants drawn during the year. ant
sixty four pages of contracts, bonds
ETC.. recorded on the record book, and
ninety eight closely written pages o.
minutes. This will probably compare
favorably with proceeding administra
tions. think this is largely due to tht
careful and painstaking attention tha
the several committees have given to al
matters referred to them, and the gener
al desire of all members Of the counci
for harmony and to labor for the bes
interests of the city. In conclusion
desire to thank you gentlemen, individual
ly and collectively, for the many cQurtesie
received at your hands, the various cit!
officers for their faithful and efficien
service. the representatives OF the pres
for their fair and impartial reports o
our proceedings, and the much valuable
information given to the public.
At the conclusion Of the address vot'
of thanks was rendered the mayor for tn
able and impartial manner in which b.
presided over the deliberations on tn,
council during the past year.
On motion the council adjourned sim