City Council met pursuant to adjournment.— meeting opened by Prayer.— names of Council were called.— minutes of the two last Meetings were read & approved.
The Petition of & others to have a Law enacted to prevent Nuisances, was referred to the Committee of Municipal Laws, who reported a Bill, which after discussion & amendment became an Ordinance, entitled, “An Ordinance regulating the erection & removal of Slaughter Houses within the City of ”.
The Council then proceeded <by Ballot> to elect Assessors & Collectors for the several Wards of the City, & the following was the Result.— for continuation, See next Book.— [p. 48]