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Monday 11 oClock AM
Kingston January 18th, 1886

The first meeting of the Council elect of the Corporation of the
City of Kingston was held this day. Present

John Lanyon Whiting Esquire Mayor elect

Aldermen
Cataraqui Ward
Robert J. Eilbeck, William M. Drennan and
William B. Little

Frontenac Ward
James Duncan Thompson, John O'Brien and William Dunn

Ontario Ward
Leonard Clements, Cornelius Bermingham and William Wilson

Rideau Ward
John Carson, Christopher Robinson and John McIntyre

Saint Lawrence Ward
John McKay Junior, George T. Hobart and James Redden

Sydenham Ward
Charles F. Gildersleeve, William Harty and Chamberlin A. Irwin

Victoria Ward
Joseph Hiscock, Robert W. Shannon and James Wilson

Cornelius V Price Esquire Judge of the County Court
of the County of Frontenac administered the declarations
of qualification and office to the Mayor elect

Whereupon the Mayor (elect) John Lanyon Whiting
Esquire took the chair and administered the declarations of
qualification and office to the newly elected Aldermen

The Mayor read his address to the Council

A Communication from Adam McArthur was
read offering himself as candidate for Auditor

The Mayor nominated Joseph C Clark as Auditor

Ald. Gildersleeve introduced a By Law to appoint
Auditors for the year 1886, which was read a first time

The 30th Rule of orders was suspended as to the
readings of this By Law and the Council went into Committee
of the whole on the second reading

Alderman Bermingham in the chair
The Council resumed
The Committee rose and the Chairman reported the second
reading of the By Law. The Report was received.

The By Law was read a third time and passed

On motion of Ald. Gildersleeve seconded by Ald. Hobart
Ordered, that the sum of five thousand dollars
be placed to the credit of the Committee on Streets.

On motion of Ald. Gildersleeve seconded by Ald Harty
Ordered, that Messrs Harty, Wm Wilson, Clements
Jas Wilson and the mover be a Committee to strike the
Standing Committees for the year and that the Council do
stand adjourned for ten minutes to receive the Report of the
Committee

The Council here adjourned

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