The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-06
NEW BOARD OF ALDERMEN
MET AND ORGANIZED FOR BUST.
 NESS LAST NIGHT.
"A Long Wait for Mayor Driscoll-John J. Hogan Elected President of tho BOard-Special Committee to Investi- gate the Supervisory system i'm the City Schools.

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 City Schools.
 The board of aldermen for 1S99-19OO
 organized last night by eecting J. J..
 Hogan of the Seventh ward president,
 Edwin S. Dove of the Fifth ward mem
 Der of the board of finance and Samuel
 Jackson page It has been customary
 for the mayor to call the board to order
 at its meeting for organization after an
 election, and it was expected that May
 or Driscoll would be present last night.
 but o'clock, the usual hour for the
 board coming to order, passed and the
 mayor was not present. Finally, after
 waiting nearly half an hour, City Sher-
 fir Hunie was sent after his honor and | found him at his residence on Howe
 street. It was nearly g o'clock when
 Mayor Driscoll arrived. He at once
 called the board to order and apologized
 for being late.
 The first business was the reading by City Clerk Norris of the certificate of | the election of the new members after which the new members were requested | to stand and the oath was administered l by Mayor Driscoll The newly elected | members sworn in were Baldwin of the First ward, Gruener of the Second, Cor coran of the Third, Whitaker of the Fourth, O'ConnelI of the Fifth, Weiss l of the Sixth, Beecher of the Seventh.
 Atwater of the Eighth, Unger of the Ninth, Hall of the Tenth, Wallace of the Eleventh, Walsh of the Twelfth, Dickerman of the Thirteenth, Rose of
 the Fourteenth and Kelsey of the Fif- teenth,
 The election of officers of the board was next in order Alderman Cooley nominated J. J. Hogan for president, AL derman Madden seconding. Alderman Unger of the Ninth nominated Alder man George D. Hall of the Tenth as re- publican candidate for the position, AL dernnan Chillingworth seconding. The vote stood: Hogan F, Hall g. Alder man Dove was nominated by the dem- ocrats for member of the board of finance, and Alderman Chillingworth by the republicans The vote was: Dowe 1S Chill1ngworth 9.
 Messrs. Cooley and Unger were ap- pointed committee to escort Mir. Ho- gan to the chair. Tn taking the chair MT. Hogan said that he realized that the members were there for business and not for speech-making, and he would only thank the members for the honor conferred upon him. His intention was to preside with fairness during the com ing year and with that inpartiality which should be observed by all mem bers of the board.
 There were two candidates for page, Co, ay1A axula w. Lincoln, republican. The vote re- suited in the election of Master Jackson.
 After the board had been organized vote for assistant city clerk was taken. Alderman Cooley nominated James B. Martin, the democratic candidate, and Alderman Hall presented the name of Olin W. Hill, republican. The vote re- suited as follows: Martin IS, Hill il.
 The first regular business taken up was a recommendation from the board of finance that the director of public works be authorized to construct road at the foot of West Rock The board of finance had received communication from Director Beecher calling attention to the fact that in 1891 John w. Alling to the city twenty five acres of land adjoining West Rock on condi- ton that the city should build road through or by the tract within eight years. The resolution offered last night was to the effect that the director be to expend $1,000 in building the road without advertising for bids. Alderman Chillingworth moved an making the resolution an order. The amendment was carried and the resolution as amended was passed.
 A communication was received from he police department stating that. one ,r more new horses were needed in that department and asking that permission De given to purchase the needed horses without advertising for bids. It was moved that unanimous consent be giv- ,n for the passage of the resolution, hat being necessary under the rules. Alderman Beecher objected, however, lnd on his motion the matter was re- erred to the committee on fire depart nent to be raised.
 Several claims for damages were re- erred to the claims committee to be aised and several petitions for abate- nent of taxes and assessments were re- erred to the special tax abatement conn nittee to be raised.
 A petition for the lease of the old City market and the mayors communication his veto of the ordinance 0 establish a city market place, which yas presented to the last common coun- il, but not disposed of, were referred to
 special cimmittee to consist of two ldermen and three councilmen. The ldermanic members of the committee ppolnted were Messrs. Corcoran and Jnger.
 A petition from the Edward Malley for permission to erect an wning over the Temple street entrance f that companys store was referred to le street committee.
 A petition for permission to do light utchering'' on Cedar street was refer- ed to the street committee. lgton Star.
 A communication was received from roperty owners on Edgewood avenue skiing that a brick pavement be laid n that street between Park street and Vest river, the petitioners stating that ley were willing to pay assessments [ fifty cents per front foot for such a avement. The matter was referred to le committee on streets.
 A petition was received from Antho-