Evening journal., 1909-07-02
COUNCIL ELECTS
NEW COMMITTEE
Some Members Remembered
by Friends With Flowers at
Organization Meeting
SLIGHT CHANGES
MADE In RULES

Two hundred spectators saw the new
city Council ushered into office last
night. Several of the Councilmen
found huge bouquets of flowers on
their desks. President of Council
James l.. Banning and Councilman
John j. McGovern, of the Eleventh
ward, received identical gifts of
flowers, each receiving two handsome
baskets filled with carnations and
roses, one basket a gift Of the Elev-
enth ward Legion and the other from
"A Friend" The Eleventh Ward
Democratic Legion cards contained the
following inscription: THE Whole
Science Of Government is in Being
Honest"
The desk of Councilman Daniel p.
duRoss Of the Sixth ward, contained
three bouquets. one from the North.
end Athletic Club. another from the
Ladies of the Sixth Ward" and the
third from "A. Friend"
The Twelfth Ward Democratic Club
remembered Councilman Richard c.
McMullin, of the Twelfth ward, with a
handsome bouquet of carnations and
roses.
Mayor J. Harvey spruance. City
Solicitor John w. Brady, Assistant
City Solicitor Armon D. Chaytor. and
Mayors Secretary Charles X. Lloyd,
occupied seats on the presidents plat
form
Clerk of Council Thomas $. Lewis
called the body to order and then ad-
ministered the oath of office to Presi-
dent Banning. The members Of Coun-
ell were then sworn in by Mayors
Secretary Lloyd.
Clerk Lewis read the certificate of
election of the city officials. following
which. Mr.. Kane. of the Fourth ward.
moved that the president appoint n
committee on credentials. The COM
mittee appointed was composed Of
Councilman McGovern, Kane and
Taylor The committee shortly after
ward reported favorably on the
credentials Of all of the members
Mr. McGovern then moved that a
committee of five he appointed on
rules. This committee comprise
Councilmen McGovern. Kane. McMul-
lin, Benson and Taylor.
This committee, after a short recess.
made its report The only changes in
the rules are that the selection Of
standing committees shall he elected
by ballot instead of appointed by the
president. as i'm the old Council. and
that no officer or member of Council
can be suspended except by two
thirds vote OF Council This is a re-
turn TO the old Democratic rules. The
rule Of the last Council bearing on the
matter Of suspension provided that
such could be done by a majority
vote
The rules we're adopted.
The election of the standing commit
tees then followed and resulted as fol-
lows
Finance Committee James Kane.
Dem; Richard c. McMullin. Den..;
Samuel II. Benson. Jr. Rep.
Public building Michael T. Conway.
Dem; McMulln. Dem; Daniel P. du-
Ross. Dem. John j. McGovern. Dem:
Walter Rash, Rep
Law Committee-Messrs. McGovern.
Kane. Conway. Edward A. Higgins.
Dem. and Benson.
Fire Committee Higgins. Conway.
Charles G. Dempsey, McGovern, Dem.
and Benson.
Police -DuRoss. Nc
Govern, Conway. Dempsey and Nor
man c. Downes. Rep.
Printing Dempsey, Con-
way and Henry G. Taylor, Rep.
Pork Committee-Mc -McMullin. Demp-
sey. DuRoss. Higgins and George L.
iBlderback. Rep.
Bond Committee-Kane. Higgins,
McGovern. McMullin and Benson.
Navigation Committee - Dempsey,
Higgins, DuRoss. Kane and Taylor.
Election Committee--DuRos Hig-
gins. MCMullin. Dempsey and Bilder-
back.
Accounts Higgins, Con-
way and Bilderback.
Engrossment Committee-Conway
Dempsey and Downes.
Crematory Committee-DuRoss, Nc
Mullin. Dempsey. Conway and Ben
son.
Engineering Committee-McMu
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