Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-22

anu was thrown out.
Seventeenth - Mr.. Oberly, G: Mr..
Robertson. 4; Messrs. Watson and
Fisher, each; blank. /.
Eighteenth = Mr.. Oberly, 6; Mr..
Robertson, 8; Messrs. Watson and
Fisher, each; blank, 2.
Nineteenth MIR Obery, G.; Mr..
Robertson, 5; Mr.. Morris, Il; blank, /.
Twentieth = Mr.. Oberly. G.; Mr..
Robertson, 3; MIR. Fisher, q; Mr.. Wat
son. 4 /; blank, l.
Twenty. first = Mr.. Oberly, g.; Mr..
Robertson, 3; Messrs Watson and Zeb.
ley, each; blank. 2. 4.
Twenty -second-Mr. Oberly, g.; Mr..
Robertson. 3; Messrs. Zebley and
Fisher, l each; blank, 3
At this iuncture Mr.. Lsary made a
motion that Council take recess un-
Ill 4 o'clock the following afternoon,
MIR. Robertson objected. 1.-The law
says" he said, that Council shall
elect finance committee at the first
stated meeting. after II O'Clock TO-
night the time for holding special
meetinee of this Council will have OK
nired, and it will be illegal to select
committees after that time. !"
Mr.. O'Neill voted against the mo.
tion, with the Republicans, and 1t was
lost, wbereupon, on motion OF Mr..
Smith, the twenty third ballot was
takensAthe result being as follows: MIR.
Oberly, 6; Mr.. Robertson, 4; Measrs.
Watson and Morris. l each blank, l..
Other ballots were taken, with the fol.
lowing results:
Twenty fourth - Mr.. Oberly, 6; Mr..
Robertson, 81; Mr.. Watson. 2; blank, 2.
Twenty. fifth MIR. Oberly, 6: Mr..
Robertson. 3; MIR. Fisher, 2; Mr.. Wat.
SOD, 1 blank, /.
Twenty 81 Stb-Mr. Oberly, g.; Mr..
Robertson, B; Messrs. Zebley dnd Nor.
| ris, ] each !; blank. 2.
Twenty .seventh-Mf. Oberly,. g.; Mr..
Robertson, 9; Messrs. Zehley and Wat
son, eschi blank, 2. One ballot,
which w6s marked with the name
Morrisson." was thrown out.
Twenty y-eightb--Mr. Oberly, 6; Mr..
Robertson, q; Messrs. Fisher and Zeb
ley, each; blank, 3.
Twenty.ninth-Mr. Oberly,6; Messrs.
| Robertson and Watson, 2 each; Mr..
Morris, / blank, 9.
Thirtieth-Mr.U Uberly, g.; Mr. Robert
son. q; Messrs. Fisher, Morris anG
Watson, each; blauk. 2.
|
Robertson and Zebley, 2 each; Mr..
Watson, /: blank, 2.
Thirty -second-Mr Oberly,6: Messrs
Robertson and Fisher, each Mr.
Watson, / blank, 2.
Thirty third-Mr. .Oherly, q; Messrs
Robertson and Watson. 2 each; MIR,
Morris, 1; blank, 9.
Thirty -fourth-Mr. Oberly, G Messrs
Robertson and Fisher. 2 each; Mr.. Zeb
ley. /; blank, 2.
Thirty fifth--Mr. Oberiy, G.; Messrs
Robertson, Morris, Zebley and Watson
/ each; blank. 3.
Thirty,sixth-Mr. Oborly, 6; Messrs
Robertson nnd Zebley, 2 each; Mr.
Fisher, L; blank, 2.
Thirty seventh Mr.. Obery, 6
Messrs. Robertson and Watson, 2 each
| Mr.. Fisher, /; blank, 2.
Thirty eighth-Mr Oberly, g.; Mr.
Robertson, g; Messrs. Watson and Zeb
ley. each; blank. 3.
Thirty Oberly, 6; Messrs
Robertson and Zebley, 2 each; blank, 3
Fortieth--Mr. Oberly, G.; Mr.. Robert
son, q Messrs. Zebley, Norris ant
Watson, / each blank, 2.
Forty first - Mr.. Oberly, G; Mr.
Robertson, 3; Messrs. Watson anC
Fisher, l each; blank. ..
After the forty first ballot had beer
taken Mr.. Oberly conferred with Mr.
O'Neill, and the baloting proceeded, al
follows:
Forty -secund-Mr. oberly,6; Messrs
Robertson, Fisher, Watson and Zebley
/ each blank, 3.
Forty third -. Mr.. Oberly, G; Mr.
Robertson, g; Messrs. Morris. Watson
and Fisher, each; blank, 2. Will,
this ballot wss being taken Mr.. O'Neil
remarked to une of his colleagues tina
they could not down him.
Aftsr the forty. third ballot several o
the Democratic members left tho room
presumably to confer. In about II
minutes, the clock hands marking IL. 35
balloting was resumed. as follows:
Forty. y.fourth-M Oberly, 6; Mr.
Fisher, 3; Messrs. Robertson, Watson
and Zeblay, each blank. 9.
Forty.fifth Mr.. Oberly, 6; Mr.
Robertson. 3; Messrs. Watson and Nor
ris, each; blank, 2.
Forty -Hixth-Mr. Obsrly, g.; Messrs
Robertson and Zebley. each blank. 3
Forty seventh--Mr. Oberly,6 6; N Messrs
Robertson aud WatGon, , each; Mr.
Fisher, / blank, ..
/ riy-eighth-Mr. Oherly, 6; Mr.
Robertson. 3; Messrs. Fisher aud Wat
son, | each blank, 3.
Forty -ninth--Mr. Oherly, 6; Mr.
Robertson, B; Mr.. Morris, / blank. 3
After the result of this ballot hat
been announced Mr.. O'Neill asked TO
the presidents ruling, as TO whethe
Council could go on with the ballotinI
after IL O'Clock, to which Presiden
Leitch replied that according TO hi
Interpretation of the law the time fu
balloting would expire at u O'Clock
which caused Mr.. O'Neill 10 remark
ITS pretty near that now.'' Th,
clock, which was seven minutes slowe
than the City Hall and Court lIous
clocks, marked IL. 10. On Mr.. Kane'
motion. the fiftieth ballot was taken
1t resulted as follows: Mr.. Uberly,
Messrs. Robertson, Norris Watson ant
Fisher, l each: blank, 5.
The fifty first and last ballot, which
was also taken on Mr.. Kane's motion
showed the follow ing result Mr.. Oberly
8; MIR. Zebley, q Messrs. Robertson
Fisher and Watson, | zach blank, 2.
The city clocks had struck 70, but i
was five minutes Of IL by the Counci
chamber clock, and Mr.. Kane moved
that the tifty-second ballot be taken.
Mr.. Robertson called attention 10 th,
fact that it was after l2 O'Clock ant
moved to adjourn. The motion pre-
vailed, Mr.. O'Neill voting in the aifirma
tive. with the Republicans.
AS the members were leaving Coun
ell chamber John F. Callahan anC
Councilman O'Neill had a tilt, thu
latter informing Mr.. Callahan that th,
Democrats could run the city withou
his assistance.