Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-10
new COUNCIL.
WHAT THE MEMBERS DID
AT THEIR FIRST
MEETING.
Very Little Beyond Organic alton and
The Appointment Of Committees
The New Board of Public Improve
monte- Ths Gas Resolution,


for the FIRST time. The meeting las
night was the regular annual meeting
of council for the reorganization o
that body.
The council as it now stands is a
follows:
First ward-William Korthaus ant
j. A. kemper.
Second ward-Charles III. Clawsor
and j. Fl. Dobbins.
Third ward-David p. Whelan anG
Edgar Norris.
Fourth ward-Adolph Bliekwede
and c. w. GEM.
Fifth ward-H. j. Kehlenbrink and
o. A Leftwich.
Sixth wards. W. Gillian and W.
P. O'Neal.
Seventh ward-M A. Bell and B. A
Kennepohl.
After the call to order and the new
members had been duly installed in
their places, the clerk read the repor,
of the election board, a mere form
ality, showing the result of the late
city election. The roll call was then
had and all the members of the new
council responded to their names as
they were called.
The first business taken up by the
council was the election of the mem
bers of the new board of public i'm
provements, and nominations were
called for.
ID. P. Whelan was nominated "
Gillian and the nomination was Sec
onded by Norris.
C. Fl. Clawson was nominated by
Dobbins and the nomination was sec
onded by Whelan.
C.. w. GEM was nominated by
Whelan and the nomination was sec
onded by O'Neal.
B. A. Kennepohl was nominated by
Blickwedel and the nomination was
seconded by Kemper.
There were no further nominations
and the mayor declared the nomina-
tions closed. Messrs. Bell and Gill :
Ian were appointed to collect the votes
and act as tellers to assist the clerk.
The result of the vote sustained the
caucus action, Whelan receiving II
votes, Clawson 10, and Gem 13. Ken
nepohl, the Democratic nominee, re-
ceived 5 votes, those representing the
Democratic quota of members.
The new board will meet next Fri
day afternoon, and will organize by
electing d. P. Whelan chairman of
the board
The mayor then announced the COM
mittees Of council. as they had been
by himself and the mayor
elect, who sat at the side Gf the aaayar
ma tUU0 notes Al11s.4z1e.
The committees were as follows, and
they will serve for two years:
Committee on Finance - Whelan,
Gem, Kennepohl.
Committee on Claims-9enn, o Neal,
Kemper.
Committee on Streets and Alleys
Kehlenbrink. Norris, Korthaus.
Committee on Fire Department
O'Neal, Dobbins, Bell.
Committee on Public Schools-Blick
wedel, Gillian, Gem.
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds-Dobbins, Norris, korthaus.
Committee on Light = Gillian,
Whelan, Kemper.
Committee on Printing and Station
ery-Clawson. Leftwiek, Bell.
Committee on Railroads Norris,
O'Neal, Kennepohl.
Committee on Water Supply-Left-
wick, Whelan, kemper.
Committee on Natural Gas-Bell, f,
Clawson, Blickwsdel.
COMMITTEES on Cremator kenne-
pohl, Dobbins. Kehlenbrink.
Committee on Slaughter Houses
korthaus, kemper, Blickwedel.
c. II. Clawson then presented a
resolution asking that the city attorney
and the finance committee cooperate
with the peoples committee that is
now engaged in the process of bring
ing suit against the natural gas com
pauy, and assist in the suit in what
ever way is deemed advisable. After
some debate as to whether regular
business could be transacted at that
meeting. the resolution was unani-
mously adopted by council. Mr.. Ken
nepohl. then to clinch matters, moved
to reconsider and that the motion to
reconsider be laid on the table. The
motion was carried without a dissent
ing voice. This transfers whstever of
fight there is between the people and
the gas company into the council rather
than leaving it among the few persons
who have taken it, up, and puts the
burden of it upon all rather than upon
those who voluntarily took il up. The
action was sprung as surprise on
some members of council.
Tne matter of the picking up and
graveling of north third street from A
to D was presented by Mr.. Clawson
and was referred to the new committee
on streets and alleys with power to
act. The matter of the crushing OF
the stone left at the old National road
bridge was also referred to the streets
and alleys committee of the new coun
ell with the city engineer and street
commissioner with power to act.
The two eouncilmen from the thirG
ward then drew lots for the long an,
short terms of the Office from tina
ward. Mr.. Whelan got the short tern
and Mr. Norris the long. Mr.. Whelal
has twice drawn straws for that sam,
thing and has each time drawn th,
short term.
As there was nothing else before tn,
council an adjournment was had til
next Monday night.
The council chamber was beautiful,
decorated last night with the nationa
colors and patriotic pictures IN homo
of the new council. This deeoratio,
was the work of thoughtful John Sea
man, the janitor of the city building
and was appreciated by the new an
old members.
Resigned.