The evening Republican., 1902-08-01
DEVlNE ELECTED.
MEAT INSPECTOR

last night a Democratic meat IN
spector and a Republican assistant
city solicitor were elected through
| a combination OF three Democrats
and the five Republican members
of City Council. James Kane who
broke up previous scheme to elect
meat inspector was not in on the
| scheme last night and was so much
taken by surprise that he hardly
knew what was going on.
The first move was made when $.
| S. Adams, Jr, resigned as assistant
city solicitor, but Kane and his
colleagues failed to see the point OF
this until later. Then they saw it
very plainly.
There was a meeting of the Re-
publicans before the Regular meet
ing of council and dicision reach
ed 49,
Mr.. Willis made the motion in
council maeting to go into an elec-
/ ton for meat inspector and nominat-
ell Michael Devine. Mr.. Stewart
nominated George Reed.
Tho vote stood Devine 10; Abele
/; Blank /; absent l. Cannon had
voted for Abele and Kane had evil
IDENTIFY voted for blank to prevent
an election, but it failed and De-
vine was declared elected.
Mr.. Stewart then moved to go in
to an election for assistant city So
licitor in place Of S. S. Adams, who
had resigned, and nominated 2. l..
Garrett. Mr.. Kane nominated
Baldwin Springer.
Mr.. McCafferty opposed an cleo
ton, but the Republicans with
Zebley Willis and Mousley voted to
go on with the election. The vote
stood. Garrett 8; and Springer, 4.
Monaghan, Cannon, Kane and Nc
Cafferty voted for Springer, it is
understood and Zebley, Willis and
Mousley voted with the Republicans
on the deal.
Chairman Cannon Of the law
committee presented an opinion
from City Solicitor Reinhardt to the
effect that council had no right to
enter into an agreement with 3. l.
DUPONT de Nemours e. Csnpany,
to relieve that company from re-
sponsibility for persons injured or
killed by powder mill explosion
while using the observatory on the
new Rockford water tower. Mr..
Reinharjlt said that such an agree
ment could only be made by express
authority OF the General Assembly.
William S. Hilles, counsel for
the dupont company concurred in
the opinion. The opinion was ac-
cepted and filed. This me ans that
the tower cannot be used for an
observatory until the Gen eral AS
sembly meets.
City Treasurer Feaster reported
the balance in First National Bank
to be $42O, 564.61; received of E. NJ.
Sayers, $10S, $50; George H. Mccall,
1924, AGA. S4; ThomasS. Lewis, 81, 40
George H. Boughman, $3.50.
The miscellaneous pay roll OF $2,-
SIS. 13; council pay roll of $276, 26,
and police pay roll of $6,2l3.37,
we're ordered paid.
The petition of Sylvester ID.
Townsend, Jr., deputy judge of the
City Court, presented bill OF $l24.-
"A for unpaid taxes, which was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Petitions for the return OF over
paid taxes were received from Cath.
crime Blank, John R. Chambers,
Annie c. Richards, ]. p. Mcdonald,
Frances Rose, G. B. Guyer, e. Wit
sill, G. Witsil, Edward McKelvey,
James Garley, f. R. Lodge, Walter
Buckmaster, William Hemphill,
Mrs. Frederick Grodwohl, John G.
Culp, John w. Crawford, Roman
Perrini Hugh B. Alexander, George
w. Baker, B. F. Faivre, j. Frank
Biggs, James r. Parton, James R.
Deighton, Edward Rogers, A. D.
Hasbrook, James Fisher, Robert
H.. Fisher, Abraham and John H.
Jones, jeremiah Wilson, John H.
= Schaeffer, James Sloan, John Moore
Edward X. Solomon, S. B. Cooling,
Frank Boehm, Zadie May, Zodoc
Lohand, Elizabeth McAllister and
E. G.. Moore and were referred to
the finance committee.
After the above names had been
read some excited citizens in the
audience arose and demanded an
explanation of how the finance
committee had made so many mis-
takes but President Blaine informed
him that he had not been granted
the privilege of the floor and must
sit down.
More petitions then came in from
William Loper, c. S. Middleton,
Mrs. Hannah Montgomery, Robert
McCaulley, Mrs. Sarah Keenan, for
the return of taxes, and were re-.
ferred.
Orders were drawn on motion of
Mr.. Kane as follows: First National
Bank for loan and interest, $60,S20
port wardens, 5000; street and
sewer department, 100000; park
commission, SIS, 900; Board Of Edu-
cation, $50, 900. Council then dis
posed of $l96,770 in less than five
minutes.
Wants To Review Will
C,nrad and HastinUs have filled