Evening journal., 1905-06-30
OLD COUNCIL
NOW RETIRED
Held Last Meeting and
Speeches Were Made by
Most of the Members
MAYOR SIGNS FIRE ORDINANCES

lIlhIUH OlunO I'LL UllulNhNuLu
The retiring City Council held its
last session last night and speeches
were the order Of the evening. The
most important business transacted
was the granting to the Phoenix Fire
Company Of an additional appropria-
tion Of $500. Mayor Charles ID. Bird
also returned with his approval the
ordinances passed on Thursday night
last, granting additional appropriations
to the various fire companies and Pres
ident McNulty declared them laws.
Messrs. Lynch and Taylor voted
against the Phoenix Company's ordi-
nance, as they cid the similar meas
Ures presented last week.
Before the speechmaking began
Council took a recess for fifteen MN
utes. Upon returning to the Council
chamber and after the remaining bus
iess before the body was transacted,
Mr.. Spence, of the Ninth ward, arose
and addressing the chair said: "Mr.
President, as this is my last nighr in
Council / desire to thank you for the
many cOurtesies you have sEown me
and also for your fair and impartial
ruling. / never came to you out what
as always courteous'y received
Upon his motion a rising vote OF
thanks was extended to President Nc
Nuliy
In responding. Mr.. McNulty said that
he came to Council as the president,
totally inexperienced. "1ha. / have
mace mistakes, he declared, Il am sat
ished, as perhaps some of you have
DONE but 10. us believe that they were
misiai es of the head and not of the
heart. We have disagree on some
things. and agreed on many things. u
our Gin stra'ion has oeen success
ful that is for 'he people to decide.
think we all have done the best we
knew how"
As retiring members, Charles M
Zebley, James O'Neal, Frederick Reil-
| lly and George A Willis each spoke a
/ few words and rendered their thanks
to the president and their fellow coun-
icilmen for courtesies shown them dur
ling the two years past.
Mayor Bird, who was present, was
asked to make a few remarks He
said he remembered well when he frs
entered on mis- duties as mayor of vii.
nington. What / ever did" saic tn,
Mayor, was done in my Judgment FOL
the best interests of the people" Hl
thought the city was large enough Il
elect A mayor ar a salary sufficient {,
keep him in his Office during certain
hours every day. 1T wouldn't pay m'
as a working man." he sa'0. ito spen,
all my time in the mayors Office fo
ne paltry sum Of $500 a year. H.
no af he Ion ],
mayor after Saturday he looked for
ward with pleasure to meetings of tn
new Council he intended to attend a.
a private citizen.
AS one of the holding-ovcr members
Mr.. McC afferty also spoke a fey
words.
Mr.. Tay'or said he cou.dp't say tina
he regretted to see some Of the coun
oilmen retire from a po'.tical stand
point, but personally he did regret thei
retirement. Messrs. Lynch and Sim
mons also made a few remarks.
ROUTINE OF COUNCIL
The interest list for July amounting
to 5000 and for the redemption of bond
Amounting to 5000 was ordered paid.
City Treasurer Mammele reported
balance in bank of S4222.62. TreasuT
receipts for the week were: Eugene NJ
Sayers, $1,000; George II. Mccall, $3.50
and miscellaneous, S112.43.
The law and finance committees re
ported favorably on the ordinance au
thorizing the Street and Sewer De
, partment to borrow $500O0 for IN
abolition of grade crossings and tn
Improvement of streets and sewerl
The ordinance was later passed and re
ferred to Mayor Charles d. Bird fo
his approval.
Mr. McGovern presented bills fo
S4S3.79 and S732.29 for the Democrat
and Republican election expenses re
spectively. He moved that the bills b
passed with the understanding ths
they first be investigated by City An
, ditor Boughman. He called attentio
to the wide difference in the amount
of the bills. The motion was carrie,
The police Council and miscel!an
eous pay rolls were ordered paid
Mr.. Kane presented a resolution froi
the Board of Health asking Counc
to turn over to that body the unlimite
control of the city crematory. Th
matter was referred to the law con
mite and the city solicitor. It win b
acted upon by the new Council
ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY.
j, The Board of Trade presented II
names of Charles d. Bird and Charlie
". Gawthrop as candidates to succee
William w. Lobdell. the retiring men
Der of the Board of Port Ward en-
Mayor Bird was the unanimous choiC
of the Council.
Mayor Bird returned with his az
proval the ordinance providing for =
o appropriation of $25 for the mainter
ance Of a horse and carriage for II
= milk Inspector.