The Morning herald., 1877-09-26
ONE CENT:
CITY COUNCIL.


THE CONTESTED ELECTION CAsB-w. W
SIMMONS DECLARED ELECTED INSPECTOR
OF EIGHTH WARD.
City Council met in special session last
night, President Lichtenstein in the chairs
to hear the contested election case for the
Inspectorship of the Eighth Ward, thir-
teenth election district.
The Democratic Inspector, Mr.. Gill being
absent, Walter Cummins appeared as his
attorney. but by q strict party vote of II to
Q was not allowed to plead his case.
Mr.. johnson stated that the Hon. 7. +.
Bsyard, some years ago, was employed for
the same purpose, but was prevented by
Council. The examination of the Inspector
and Assistants of the election day were
sworn in by Squire O'Neil. .....
Mr.. Hepburn, in his examination, was At
first unable to say whether there were two
or three candidates for Inspectors, but
finally came to the conclusion there were
three candidates. That all the regular
tickets were counted first, and the split ones
afterwards. In coming to those with Gill
and Wells names reversed, maAing Wells
the candidate for Inspector and Gill as
t Assistant Inspector. He stated that there
were only two or three votes counted which
he objected to, but which the assistants
thought would make no alteration in the
result, and were therefore counted, each
vote being put to the respective mans
name.
Mr.. McAllister stated that he recollected
three candidates for Inspector, but thought
there that there were others. When the
mixed tickets were counted he stated that
as there were only three votes, as the clerks
told him, 1t would make no difference in
the result. After signing the papers next
day he thought there were moro than three,
and meeting Mr.. Robinson the next satur.
day after he told me that there were at
least thirty votes for Wells, but he thought
there were not so many. Mr.. McAllister, in
conclusion, stated that in every other re-
spect it was fair election. '',,.
Mr.. Baker here moved that the ballot box
be opened, and the counting Of the votes be
commenced, as it was the only way to &c
at right conclusion.
Mr. Paynter objected, as he desired to
hear Mr.. Donnelly, the other Assistant In.
spector who was sworn in, and stated, in
answer to questions put him, that his place
was to put the tickets in the box, and that
be put every one in as 1t was handed tohim.
Mr.. Paynter thought 1t necessary to have
Mr.. Foulk, the clerk of the Council, in
whose charge the ballot box was in since
the election. He stated that 1t had been In
his room, where it was left on the morning
after the election by Police Officer Jones,
and since that time no one, to his knowl"
edge, had touched it up to the time it was
brought before Council. .,
The box was then opened and the votes
counted, with Messrs. Baker and Paynter
as clerks, and Messrs. Windle and Max
we'll as tellers. The following is the re-
suit Simmons, 41; Gill, 2so- Wells, 20;
James Watson, 1; blank, 8. Simmons
majority, Al.
On motion of Mr.. Baker, Mr.. Simmons
was declared duly elected Inspector of the
Eighth Ward, having received the unani.
nous vote of Council. n'
The chair having appointed Nessrs.
johnson and Norton to reseal the ballot
box, Council adjourned.