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Show OUR CITY FATHERS. What Ilisy Did a the Coancll Ketlliio on Saturday hl0M. inn Miiutt's inrnooAiius ciunii.i ii. Orailniilly Hie Appolnllre 1'orrrr la Ilrlof .Made "llj and Ullli llio Content of tliu Lonncll," There wai another aptelnl traiilon of the City Council ' rretldenl lioolbcurow occupied the nialr. The couDCllmen In atlendanco " wen: r.tam, Itlch, KollanJ Hardy, llelif, Horn, I.aweou, JlearJfliy, Moran and Hell. Ijrt UTV amlmoii or WAirit II AT 1-1. On motion of Itlch thv action la paMlng the ordinandi rchtlnz to a deruty awaior and rolltclor of water ratra waa rcconridortd nnd tho wordi "City Council" Ini.tlcd where tho word "Mayor" occulted, the fight of appointing tliut being tiUn from the latter and bestowed on tho former, Jbih Inquired If tho Council had the authority to rettal an or.ll-nanca or.ll-nanca by the adojllon ol teeolu. tlon. Itoardtleydealttd light on tlieiame tublect, and Mked the City Attorney for hboilrjloo. Ain. JICHJt'S 111 UtNATIO.V. Tha city attorney replied that an ordinance could neither l created nor' repealed by a ilmple motion. The amendmetitaoOered ihould Lo takeo aud noted; then they could be adopted at a whole. 01 coune tho rlek of tho cicrclte of Iho mayor'a Ttto power would hare to be ruu. "Who eball hold hie ofllreeuoject lo the will of the Council" wna added to thitaectlon creating o deputy for tha amuor of water ratea. ACIHTOIl'a 11K1 UTV. Moran made n apeech on the luljecl of the atpolntiueut of a deputy city auditor, lie waa oppoaed to tho Mayor liaTlng abaoluto and eiclualfo Jurisdiction Juris-diction In the matter. Jlnmoeed that the appointment l only made "by and with Ilia content ol the City Council." Carried. DICSKhUlUKANT. The appointment and dutlea ol police aerkeaula cau.ed comlderablo uulm iottant dlfcufflou. Moran uaaopja.ed to audi rertonf belnff called "dek aerftcaute." iln waa of the opinion that "police ckrki" waa nearer the proper thing. The aelectlon of auch tmfluyef If left to thujud ment el tho Mayor. The chief of police will have no Tolee In the mfttu other than Iho pet.onal luflueniu liu may hate with the chief cteiutlre of llio city. i.istrCToit of BrwniM, Itloli moTod Hint tho o 111 Co ol aewet Inspector be ntolialied, and mado a eierch to that end. Hucli n pctaoult retained abould bo an employe of tho city Kovtrnment and not an oClcor. The motion tailed lo carry. x cunn on "rANiu.f. Tho Counoll put a curb oo Chief Btanton, of the fire del artment, by de-cldlug de-cldlug that be can only promoto and appoint "by and with the content of the City Council." OTitrit cnECKi. It waa alio decided that the tame rule must hold good tn thu appoint ment of deputlca by the Int jfctor of bulldlnga, raar.hal, lallor, anl recorder. re-corder. 1'ltEI'AlllMJ Ull DAWJIIt. HaTlnic In mind the great dimculty In gettlnK rid of an Incompetent and Immoral iollce Justice, the Council added the.e worda to the ordluauco relating to that efllclal'a aplntmentl "And the Council may ruinoee bluul pleuure." ONLY OMK. Alter toraa ltttlo dlncuetlon II wtn decided to allow theaealer of wtlgbla and meaturta to haTc but ono deputy, romuirjt instead or tun luisoiu). Htrraller tho aril. taut lUperTleoraot atrceta will ! called loremeti u will alao the aatlitant walerina.tora. IIIIIIK 1IE8T1I10TIOM). Tho otdlnancut vere toadmended that the city textouaud watermaster can only npimlnl deputlaa by aud with the content ol Ibecounill. ItrvEitnKU. The ordinance relating to health and sanitary reculatloni was riftrred to thn board of hraltti lor examination aud recommendation. MUST Ilg bUimiT.Fn. It wat decided that all specification! from the board cl public) worka shall 1 submitted to the counoll beloro bids nreadTirtlted lor. JAlUAI I7A1ION COMMI1TH;. The coiutnltti o appointed aa board ol rimallxitlon coLtlsta of Luwinu, ilulf, lttcli. Horn and Blmoudl who re ictent tho i reclnctt lu the ordtr nururd. Adjourued iir.tll Turtday lilglit at 7i30. |