By Half Past Nine

The half-hour bell struck 9:30 o'clock and there was no greater surprise when the world read of the two Spanish fleets which now comprise the Spanisli sub-marine navy than there was when Mayor Davis announced the council adjourned. Whatever the mayor has done during his incumfoency, he certainly has demonstrated his Reed-like methods of expedition of business. The mayor does not play favorites, but even Aid. Shaffer realized that talking when not strictly according to Cushing's manual would not be tolerated. In fact it was the flrst meeting of the council which passed off like a parliamentarian would like to see it. All were present except Aids. Worden and Dawsen. The flrst question which came up was the mayor's veto for the purchase of a dynamo. Aid. Moore, after it had been laid on the table until later on, started right in with a good argument. He maintained that the dynamo which the mayor intended should be purchased, is not possible to use as it is of a much higher tensión and because it does not correspond with the present machinery. Dynamos such as are now in use must be added. Aid. Shaffer also thought it was right as did Aid. Huston. Aid. Shaffer took the chair and Mayor Davis said that he too had talked with a great many men, and that they believed that what is to be purchased should be of the best. However, he did nat say in his speech that he had spoken to competent engineers as some of the committee claimed they had done. It was carried over his veto. All the bilis were allowed as brought in, and the bill of Jane Eaton for $20 was split in half, for taking care of a city's charge who was 111, notwithstanding that three consecutive marshals had signed the petition as having hired her and for whdm she had worked and nursed for several months at her own home. There were no remonstrances aguinst the Ellis st. sewer and it was ordererl laid. The Perrin st. and Brower st. sewer was ordered to be built by the board of public works. The petition to shorten the lawn extensions on Summit st. was referred to the committee on streets and walks to report at the next meeting. The committee to negotiate with the Lansing Veneer Door factory was givea until the next meeting to report. The committee to which was referred the Comiskey judgment advises that it be paid, and it was so ordered. Aid. Huston moved that the Oakwood and Congress st. sewer be built, and it was ordered built at a future time not yet named. Old or Ntw Dynamo? Mayor Davis gives for his reasons that he does not believe in purchasing old property for the city's use, henee he vetoed the resolutlon to. purchase a second-hand dynamo for the electric light plant. He thinks that if one is purchased it should be of a late pattern. The resolutlon, however, will probably be passed over the mayor's veto at tonlght's meeting for several reasons. The reason the couicil voted to purchase such a dynamo is that it is like the ones now in use, and the expense for another would be but a few hundred dollars. But this is not the principal reason. That the city should purchase everything of the best is not. questioned, but in this case a dynamo such as the mayor would purchase is out of the question because it could not properly be used with the two that they must use with it, they of a low tensión and the new one of a hig-h tensión. The eommitte last year had the same question under advisement and found that it could not be done on not 1aau,Lhonty of exPert ENGINEERS, As the mayor says, the city ought to be thickly punctuated with small lighte instead of a few, but this can only be done by an outlay of about $1,600 putting in all new dynamos, but which the city would not now afford.