The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-11
NINE BALLOTS ARE TAKEN
NO ERECTION LAST NTGHT-THE
 DEMOCRATS WERE UNITED.

Were eRead-PresIdent D ewelI Anno unoed
 His Committees-Mayor Hendrick Pre-
 sents His Address.
 Interest in the board of councilmens S meeting last evening centered about the appointment of the committees by President James D. Dewell and in the fact that at the close of the session Q joint session of both the councilmen and aldermen would be held to elect an as sistant city clerk and sealer of weights and measures. It took but little more than an hour for the accomplishment Of routine business, most of which had come from the aldermanic body. There was long list of unpaid liens, many of which dated back twenty years. The following petitions for special consta- bles were read and referred to the com mittee on nominations: Daniel Waller, Edwin Randolph. Paul Sabins, H. w.. Williams, Joseph Sypher, E. J. Bren- nan, A. c. Martin, Charles Connor, E. L. Lennerman, H. Cohen and Charles Behler
 Councilman Fuller offered an amend ment to the aldermanic resolution re- latlng to the use of explosives within the city limits, which was to make sufficiently clear the resolution referred to- It reads as follows:
 That the following words be stricken out: No machine, retort, receptacle or other contrivance shall be located, plac- ed or used in any building in said city containing gas or other infiammable material under pressure of more than five pounds to the square inch or for generating gas from oil or other fluids and that the following words be in- serted in place thereof: No machine, retort, receptacle or other contrivance containing gas or other inf1ammable material under greater pressure than f1ve pounds to the square inch or in tended for generating gas from oil or other fluid shall be located or placed in any building in said city, and further strike out the words unless the same is located in a building not used for other
 
 less there be at all times clear space of not less than thirty feet on all sides between said building and all other buildings" The amendment was re- ferred to the committee on ordinances.
 President Dewell announced the fol- lowing committees for the year:
 Annual reports-Burton, Sperry and Hubbard
 Appropriations-Mors CQrcoran and Cannon.
 Auditing-Simpson, Ryan and Marx.
 Bath houses-Isbell Kinsella and Morse.
 Buildings-Norris, Fullerton and Cor coran.
 Building lines-Petrie, Leary and Brown.
 Claims-Fuller, Gonlpertz and 1sbell. Commercial and manufacturing inter- ests-Martin, Wirkus and Clarke.
 Fire partment-Marlow, Fullerton and Klinkerfuss.
 Lamps and street lighting-Unger, Thomas and Petrie.
 Licenses-Liefield, Keegan and Lila.
 Squares--Brown, Faulhaber and Car rington.
 
 Water-Sperry, Fuller and Thomas.
 Special auditing-Fullerton, Keegan and Cannon.
 inations-Klinkerfuss Belz and Unger.
 Numbering streets-Liefield, Gom- pertz and Lila.
 Ordinances-Beers, Leary and Pick ett.
 Printing-Carringt Thomas and Beers.
 Railroads and bridges--Freneh, Hub- bard and White. Retrenchment and reform-White. Wirkus and Burton. Sewers-Pickett, Marlow and Simp- son.
 AS the board was about to adjourn Alderman Nicoll and Mayor Hendrick entered the room and the former asked the privilege of the floor and in appro- priate words presented to the city the handsome group of photographs of the councilmen of 1895. Mayor Hendrick as- sured him that the city accepted the gift with gratefulness and that it would hang in the chamber of the board of councilmen.
 llt DOdlu lltD duJOuTu6u. The Joint session of the court of com mon council met in the councilmanic chamber ar about 9:30 D. m., in pursu- ance to the call of Mayor Hendrick. Aldermen Macdonald and Bromley of the Sixth and Councilmen French and Morse was absent. Tn calling the con- vention to order Mayor Hendrick an- nounced the object of the convention in joint session. which was the election of an assistant city clerk and a 'sealer of weights and measures. At the same time he took occasion to remark that he hoped to be able to read his annual message.
 The first business of the session. electing an assistant city clerk-was S then proceeded with. President Dewell placed in nomination Edward A. Street, and Alderman Rourke nominated Syl- veSter Chase. Alderman Belden and Councilman Gompertz were appointed tellers. The full vote was 56 on the first ballot, of which Edward A. Street re- ceived 51, Sylvester Chase 23 and Peter Carberry 2. Mayor Hendrick declared Edward A. Street elected Councilman Brown took the floor and placed in nomination for the democrats Peter Carberry for sealer of weights and measures when the time arrived for the election of that officer. Alder man ChillingwOrth nominated William A. Lincoln. stating that he was the