Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-12-07
AN EFFORT TO REMOVE THE AUDITOR,
Some of the Members of City Council Mako
an Unsuccessful attempt to Gust Pnlice
t;o,nnisstoner PyIe's Brother.

Some of the Members of City Council Mako
an Unsuccessful Attempt to Gust Police
Commissioner pyIe's Brother.
City Council hold an adjourned
meeting Friday night, most of the regu-
lar business having been deferre from
The pre+ious night, which was Thanks
giving. Prior to the meeting former
Police Captain Robert w. Chambers,
who was dismissed by the commission
ers on Wednesday week, conferred with
several members OF Council in front ct
the City Hall, and, although nothing
was said during the meeting relative
to his dismissal or the probability of
Council taking any cognizance OF tho
action of the police board, move was
made and participated in by several of
the councilmen which looked very
much like an effort to Dust City Audi
tor Pyle, Democrat, who is brother
of President Pyle of the police board,
but without success.
After the regular business had been
disposed of and motion made to ad..
iourn, Mr.. Cannon moved that Council
take ballot for clerk of Council. This
was at 8. 10 o'clock and the balloting
continued for half an hour. Two bal
lots for clerk were taken, and on each
UdlIlbS luUiHpSOn ttCD1NVo siA5
p. Morrison, four, and William Fl.
Deer, a Republican, two votes. Mr..
Fisher was absent. After the second
ballot had been taken and 1t was ap-
parent that there was no chance of
clecting anybody, Mr.. Cannon moved
| that further bailoting for clerk be dis
pensed with and that Council go into
| o nomination and election Of an auditor.
Mr.. Smith objected, expressing the
opinion that this was deviating from
| the regular order of things, and would
be an unwise precedent. President
| Alexander said be had been unable to
| find where there was any fixed rule as
10 the order in which officers should be
elected, whereupon Mr.. Cannon s motion
prevailed.
| Mr.. Cannon nominated John d.
] Thompson, Mr.. Willis nominated Her
man Z. First and William File, Re-
/ publican, was placed in nomination by
MIR. Stewart. -Four ballots were taken,
and on each Mr.. Thompson received
six, Mr.. First, four, and Mr.. File, two
votes, showing that the change frcm
one office to another had no effect, and
that the six and four Democratic mem.
bers of Council were going to vote the
same way throughout.
After the fourth ballot, on motion oi
Mr.. Groves, it was decided to discon
tinue voting for auditor and go into :
nomination and election of a bailitf
Robert Croziei was nominated by Mr..
Groves, James Gagan by Mr.. Mousley
and Charlton Robinson by Mr.. Stewart
Four ballots we're taken, and on eacf
MI. Crozier received six; Nh. Gagan
four, and Mr.. Robinson. two votes.
After the second and third ballot
Mr.. Kane made an effort to bav'
Council adjourn, but each time th
motion was voted down. After th
J fourth ballot, however, the motion
J prevailed, although some of the mem
! hers voted in favor of continuing tn
balloting.
Some nf the councilmen were evi
IDENTIFY of the opinion that enough Q
the members were favorable to oustin
Auditor Pyle to insure election OF
full set of officers, but if such was tn
purpose, miscalculatjun was made.
After the meeting one of the Demo
cratic members said he was of tn
opinion that Council would take II
cognizanoe of the Chambers matter TN
.. less asked to do so in regular way an
: tho future action would depend en
tirely upon the result of an inpestiga
! tion which would follow an appeal.
The regular business of the meetin
|, was transacted with dispatch.
! City Treasurer Humann reported
: balance of sti3, 6l0.50 to the credit {
: current expenses, S43, G40.50 being j
the Union National Bank and s5, 600 j
/ onch OF the four depository banks; alst
that he had received the followin
: amounts during the week: From Ia
: Collector Sayers 81, $50: Collector Levi
Sl,U15; City Auditor Pyle, So, license
Chief Boughman of tho Engineerin
: Department, SAT. 10, fees for Novembe
y On motion of Chairman Kane of til
!, finance ommittee, the s5 600 was will
y drawn from each OF the four deposition
!, banks and placed in the Union Bank.
= The report of Milk Inspector McEvil
7 for November, which was received an
I, filed, was as follows: Number of il
!" spections, 235: quarts inspected, S,56!
\ samples taken, 45; cautionary notice
y IL; dairies inspected, II.
=, A communication was received fro
. the Street and Sewer Department. SUI
% costing that Council pass an ordinan'
"a requiring people building or rebuildir
y houses at street intersections to pla
y y on each such house stone bearing Il
street names. The matter was referit
TO the public building COMMITTEES.
!, Thirteen tickets one for each mer
a ber of Council.-having been receive
y y from the Union Club for It's receptit
y on Friday night, December st
% were formally received and the Gle
4 was directed to acknowledge their
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