The New Council

The new council met last Eriday evening and organized with Mayor Smith in the chair. When the roll was called every member responded whea his name was called. Mayor Smith made a few remarks, before the business of the meeting commenced, calling the aldermen's attention to the wants of the city, and the care and wisdom which they ehould exercise in the expenditure ot finances. He then announced the following standing committees : Finance - Aldg. Swift, Wines and Seabolt General Fund - Aids. Allmendinger, Sutherland and Hammond. Streets - Aids. Kearns, Sutherland, Herz, Swift. Hammond and Wines. Sidewalk - Aids. Herz, Allmendinger, Neithamer, Ware and Wines. Fire Department - Aids. Neithamer, Sutherland and Seabolt. Pólice - Aids. Ware and Allmendinger and the Recorder. License - The Mayor, Recorder and Aid. Martin. Parks- Aids. Wines, Herz and Hammond. On motion the council then proceeded to the election of city officers, which resulted in the selection of the followiug gentlemen ior the various offices: Marshal - Fred Sipley. Treasurer - Albert Sorg. City Attorney E. D. Kinney. City Physician- ö. C. Darling, M. D. Board of Health- Drs. Breakey and Sullivan and Jerome Freeman. Aid. Wines offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the City Marshal is hereby insiruoted that this council expeet that he will enforce all laws and ordinances in regard to the closing of saloons at unlawful hours and that all places of business shall be closed on Sunday, except such as are allowed to remain open under the laws of the state and ordinances oí this city. Aid. Wines offered a resolution that the saloons be closed at ten o'clock p. m., local time, which broaght out an animated discussion. Aids. Wines and Allmendinger championed the resolution and Aid. Swift brought hig eloquence to bear in its opposition. When the yeas and nays were called the resolution was lost The time was then fixed at ten o'clock p. il., standard time, as the hour when they should be closed. The attorney for the parties who lost the ferret was again present and addreseed the council in behalf of his client'g claim. The Mayor appointed the City Attorney, Aids. Kearn?, Ware and Wines a committee to investígate the matter to report at the next meeting. A petition was presented, tigned by a number of tax-payers, asking to have Fifth-et, between Pontiac and Summet-sts graded. Referred to street committee. Several petitions were presented asking for new sidewalka, all of which were referred to the sidewalk committee. The sum of $24.87 was transferred from the contingent fund to the cemetery fund. On motion the Recorder was instucted to request bids trom the city banks, on the city funds on same basis as last vear. The matter of transforming the old cemetery into a park was referred to the city attorney to report at his earliest convenience. The sum of $800 was borrowed from the contingent fund and placed to the credit of the general street fund, to be paid back, February 1, 1888. A committee was appointed to investígate the condition of the bridge on west Thirdst, to report at their earliest convenience. The resignation of Aid. Steere again carne up and received a considerable discussion. The city attorney gave it ai his opinión that at the time of election there was no vacancy in the Sixth ward, inasmuch as Mr. Steere had not filed his written resignation. His reeignation was finally accepted and the Sixth ward will get along with one alderman. The city attorney was instructed to draw up an amendment to the charter providing for filling vacancies on the board, and present it to Representativo Manly to get through the legislatura.